Event Calendar
All ANA members are invited to attend;
"Important Considerations in the Treatment of Patients With Acoustic Neuromas"
Monday, March 25, 2019
4:00 pm ET, 3:00 pm CT, 2:00 pm MT, 1:00 pm PT
ANA welcomes Dr. Selesnick and Dr. Stieg of Weill Cornell Medicine who will discuss decision making and how to choose a treatment option after being diagnosed with acoustic neuroma. They will also cover the strengths and weaknesses of different surgical approaches used to treat AN.
Dr. Samuel H. Selesnick is Vice Chairman and Professor of Otolaryngology at Weill Cornell. He is President of the American Otological Society, and he is a Past President of the American Neurotology Society. Dr. Selesnick treats patients with acoustic neuromas or other skull base tumors with appropriate interventions including skull base microsurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery and serial observation.
Dr. Philip E. Stieg is the Chairman of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell and Neurosurgeon-in-Chief of New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. He also holds appointments as Professor of Neurological Surgery at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Hospital for Special Surgery. As the leader of the Skull Base Surgery team at Weill Cornell, Dr. Stieg evaluates patients with acoustic neuromas or other skull base tumors and recommends the appropriate course of treatment, including microsurgery, stereotactic radiosurgery and observation.
Webinar FAQs
Q: Can I participate from anywhere?
A: Yes. All you need is a good internet connection (good enough to watch a YouTube video, for example) and the link in your confirmation email. It should be noted that some places of business have firewalls that prevent employees from accessing this type of event. If that happens, the webinar will be accessible as a recording and available on the ANA website.
Q: How long will the presentation be?
A: The actual presentation will last approximately 30-35 minutes following a short introduction. After that, we'll do a Q&A session lasting about 20 minutes. The entire webinar will last one hour.
Q: Will the presentation be recorded?
A: Yes, ANA members who cannot attend will be able to access a recorded version (audio and slides) on the ANA website about one-week after the presentation. That recording can be viewed at any time.
Q: How do I ask questions?
A: You can send them to communications@ANAUSA.org before the presentation or use the chat feature on your webinar dashboard, which will be active once you sign into the webinar, to ask questions during the webinar.
