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See you in New Orleans, Louisiana for the 2009 CNS Annual Meeting!
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION CENTER IS NOW OPEN!
Announcements
Submit Your Application for 2009-2010 CNS Fellowships by December 1, 2008 at 11:00 pm Central time.
Note: Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
Registration and Housing Now Open for the 2009 AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves Annual Meeting to be held in Phoenix, Arizona on March 11 - 14, 2009. Register Today!
Complete and Return the 2008 CME Tracking Form to the CNS by Fax or Mail.
All forms turned in after October 15 will receive a CME Certificate depending on receipt of the completed form.
2008 PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS REFERENCES
Neurosurgery in the News
Brain Tumor Awareness Day: Free Brain Scans to Promote Early Detection
UB physician saves lives in Iraq
Statin drugs reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
A very encouraging clinical trial for patients with OCD
Inquest told rural doctors fear emergency neurosurgery litigation
Nutritional Support Linked to Lower Brain Trauma Mortality
Hopkins neurosurgery director to receive Medal of Freedom
Political/Economic Issues More...
• *More Doctors Leaving Hawaii More....
• *Pennsylvania Is Driving Its Doctors Away More....
• *Health care reform goes beyond cost, coverage More....
• *MICHIGAN ON TRIAL: Litigation Industry Looks to Recapture the Great Lakes State More....
*Taken from Protect Patients Now

International Corner More...
• The CNS has launched a new International Vista Membership in 2007, an internet option that provides international neurosurgeons with many of the benefits of active membership at reduced cost.
• Visit the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) New Website. Coordinating efforts in neurosurgical education.
Critical Reading
CME NATURAL HISTORY OF BRAIN ARTERIOVENOUS MALFORMATIONS: A LONG-TERM FOLLOW-UP STUDY OF RISK OF HEMORRHAGE IN 238 PATIENTS.
Juha A. Hernesniemi, MD, PhD; Reza Dashti, MD; Seppo Juvela, MD, PhD; Kristjan Väärt, MD; Mika Niemelä, MD, PhD; Aki Laakso, MD, PhD
OBJECTIVE: Long-term follow-up studies in patients with brain arteriovenous malformations (AVM) have yielded contradictory results regarding both risk factors for rupture and annual rupture rate. More...
Learning Science and the Community of Neurosurgery: A Call to Action
Anthony L. Asher, MD
Physicians’ organizations have long recognized that ongoing education is essential to the maintenance of medical knowledge and skills. Over the last few decades, billions of dollars have been expanded in continuing medical education (CME) programs in an effort to develop meaningful and relevant learning experiences for practicing physicians. More...

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