7:30 | Breakfast |
8:00 | Welcome and Logistics |
8:15 | Keynote Speaker: Brenda Banwell, MD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Multiple Sclerosis |
8:50 |
Keynote Speaker: Alberto Espay, MD |
9:25 | Keynote Speaker: Frances Jensen, MD Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania The Unique Strengths and Vulnerabilities of the Adolescent Brain |
10:00 | Matt Alexander, MD University of Utah Neuroimaging and the Evolution of Acute Stroke Treatment |
10:20 | BREAK |
10:50 | Richard Gurgel, MD University of Utah The Hear and Know: Hearing Loss, Cognition, and Cochlear Implants in Older Adults |
11:10 | Michael Hunter, MD Intermountain Healthcare Myasthenia Gravis: An Update |
11:30 | Awais Riaz, MD University of Utah Ethical Issues in Brain Death |
11:50 | Shervin Rahimpour, MD University of Utah Deep Brain Stimulation: Past, Present and Future |
12:10 | Hot Topic Blitz Vivek Reddy, MD - University of Utah Neurology Practice Updates - Growth in Uncertain Times Lisa Schweitzer, SLP - University of Utah We Have Ways of Making Them Talk: Speech Language Pathology Communication Strategies Erica Marini, PharmD - University of Utah Sleep Agents: Safety and Considerations |
12:40 | BREAK - Lunch |
1:40 | Keynote Speaker Frances Jensen, MD Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania The Shared Neurobiology of Epilepsy and its Cognitive Comorbidities |
2:05 | Keynote Speaker: Alberto Espay, MD College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati Practical Pearls in the Management of Parkinson’s Disease |
2:30 | Keynote Speaker: Brenda Banwell, MD Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia MOGAD in Children |
2:55 | Hot Topic Blitz Susan Baggaley, FNP-BC, MSN - University of Utah 3 Cool Things to Help Headache Patients Robert Kadish, MD - University of Utah 3 New Things in ICI Complications of the CNS Lisa Pabst, MD - University of Utah Focal Cerebral Arteriopathy as a Cause of Stroke in the Young |
3:25 | BREAK |
4:00 | Kara Dassel, PhD University of Utah What If? The Importance of Developing Care Plans |
4:25 | Resident Presentations |
5:20 | End of Conference Wine & Cheese |

CONTACT US
Contact Christie Ekins
neuroconference@hsc.utah.edu
LOCATION & PARKING
University Park Marriott 480 Wakara Way Salt Lake City, Ut 84108