Advances in Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and Research
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Jewish Hospital Rudd Heart and Lung Conference Center 220 Abraham Flexner Way Louisville, KY 40202
Presenting Sponsors
Kentucky Spinal Cord and Head Injury Research Trust
Program Schedule
7:15 – 8:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:40am Welcome,Doug Stevens, MD, M. S.
8:40 - 9:00am Opening Remarks,Senator Tim Shaughnessy
9:00 - 10:00 am Urological and Fertility Interventions for Spinal Cord Injuries, Christopher Schrepferman, M.D.
10:00-10:15pm Presentation of the Spinal Cord Injury of Kentucky Officer's Award, Julie Duncan
10:15 – 10:30am Break/Exhibits
10:30 – 11:30am Current Status of Spinal Cord Injury Research and the Future of Activity Based Therapy, Susan Harkema, PhD
11:45 – 1:00pm Networking Luncheon (provided) with Leaders in Spinal Cord Injury Treatment and Research
1:00 – 2:00pm KEY NOTE SPEAKER, "Repair and Regeneration of the Injured Spinal Cord: Opportunity for the Clinical Translation of Basic Discoveries",Michael G. Fehlings, M.D., Ph.D.
2:00 – 3:00 pm ‘There is No Excuse’, Randy Snow
3:00 – 3:15pm Break/Exhibits
3:15 – 4:15pm Round Table Discussion with SCI Community and Researchers, Clinicians and Administrators
4:15–4:45pm Closing Remarks, Christopher Shields, M.D.
