The 68th American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual conference in Vancouver was well-attended by Yale trainees this year including seven resident physicians and three fellows. Presenters included fellows Drs. Amy Chan, Irene Yang and Teddy Youn as well as residents Drs. Diane Chan, Ilena George, Vincent Lau and Sirisha Sanamandra. Recent Yale alumnus and current Vanderbilt fellow Dr. Matt Schrag discussed tPA for central retinal artery occlusion based on joint research from the two institutions.
Neuro-oncology fellow Dr. Amy Chan discusses treatment of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia with central nervous system involvement
Recent alumnus Dr. Matthew Schrag presents joint research from Yale and Vanderbilt
At the awards luncheon, chief resident Dr. Sara Schaefer was honored with the Award for Creative Expression of Human Values in Neurology based on her piece “Caring for Maggie“, published in the Neurology journal in August 2015. Dr. Ilena George also represented Yale as an editor of Neurology (an example of her work is found here in a recent podcast).
Highlights from residency leadership included department chair Dr. Hafler’s plenary speech, vice-chair Dr. Greer’s discussion on brain death and program director Dr. Moeller’s talk on neurology simulation. Residents also praised presentations on EMG waveform reading, neuro-ophthalmology cases and unusual movement disorders. Many participated in virtual reality sessions and other learning activities at the exposition.
Drs. Irmady and Lau participate in a virtual reality module about multiple sclerosis
Drs. Chan and Sanamandra learn about Parkinson’s psychosis via virtual reality
Residents networked with faculty at the Yale Neurology reception on Tuesday April 19th and dined at Belgian restaurant Chambar the following evening. Outside of the convention, attendees explored the beautiful city of Vancouver via biking to Stanley Park and Granville Island, braving the 70-meters-high Capilano Suspension Bridge and riding the Seabus to North Vancouver.
Yale neurology reception: Vice-chair Dr. Greer with current and former trainees
Attendees look forward to the AAN conference in 2017 to take place in Boston.