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2009 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Conference
You're no longer alone!
Your pain is real!
Connect and Learn
Be a part of history!
Thinking about attending conference and want to find out more about St. Louis?
2009 Historic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Conference is here!
The biggest indication of progress and change is recognition. Without improved TOS awareness and education, TOS will stayed mired in controversy for another fifty years. Let's not let this happen, let's create change! Let's come together and show our government that TOS patients and professionals want recognition and help for this terribly painful and sometimes life and limb threatening condition. As a patient, I know that alone feeling all too well but I'm here to tell you that you're no longer alone and that together we can make progress and help one another. Come one come all, meet us in St. Louis for the first ever official conference dedicated to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome! Meet other TOS patients, submit general non personal questions to TOS professionals, dine with TOS patients and professionals from America, Canada , UK and other countries.
The 2009 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome conference is being held in St. Louis, MO., on October 23 and 24, 2009. There are two concurrent conferences scheduled at the same time, one for patients and family and one for TOS professionals. The professional aspect of the conference is by invitation only. If you're interested in attending the professional aspect of the conference please contact Dr. Robert W. Thompson at the University of Washington School of Medicine, Barnes Jewish Hospital. If you're registering as a patient and/or family member, you should register through this site by clicking the above "registration" button. Seats are very limited so register soon! Early registration is underway with a discounted rate. You're registration includes most meals!
General Information
The conference will take place at the Eric P. Newman Educational Center (EPNEC), on the campus of Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO. The symposium will consist of two simultaneous conferences: a professional conference for physicians, therapists, and other specialists; and a support/advocacy conference for patients. The CORE-TOS sponsored professional conference will be held in Seminar Room B on the second floor, and the ATOSA sponsored patient support/advocacy meeting will be held in the EPNEC Auditorium on the first floor.
Patient Conference Participants
This multidisciplinary patient conference will include a select group of presentations and discussions led by speakers with expertise in neurovascular compression syndromes of the upper extremity. The speakers will be comprised of individuals specializing in the following fields and patient stories around the globe.
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Pain Management |
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Neurology |
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Internal Medicine |
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Social Security Disability |
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Long Term Disability |
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Patient Stories (International) |
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Anesthesiology |
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Chiropractic Medicine |
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Alternative Medicine |
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Diagnostic Radiology
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Hematology & Thrombosis |
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Interventional Radiology |
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Surgery |
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Physical Therapy |
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Worker's Compensation |
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Mental Health
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Sports Medicine |
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Nutrition |
Corporate Support
Initial support for this conference has been generously provided by Washington University School of Medicine and the Barnes-Jewish Hospital Foundation. Additional corporate sponsorship is being actively sought to help support the conference, as well as education and clinical research efforts directed toward TOS, in the form of unrestricted educational grants. Corporate sponsors wishing to sponsor ATOSA year round , display information and materials at the conference and interact with patient participants should consider this opportunity today! Oportunities should be related to products in the following areas:
Analgesic Medications
Anesthetics
Anti-Adhesion Agents
Anticoagulation Medications
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Agents for Thrombolysis
Pharmaco-Mechanical Thrombolysis
Electrophysiologic Testing
Neuromodulating Medications
Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory
Pain Management Interventions
Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Radiographic Contrast Agents
Radiographic Imaging (CT, MRI)
Surgical Instruments
Topical Hemostasis
Vascular Balloon Angioplasty
Vascular Grafts and Prostheses
Wound Healing Agents
2009 TOS Conference Directors
Dr. Julie Freishlag
Chief of Surgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Dr. Robert Thompson
Vascular Surgeon
Barnes Jewish Hospital
Gail M. Sault
Founder, CEO, TOS Patient
American TOS Association
A very special thanks to Dr. Robert W. Thompson, Washington University School of Medicine, and Barnes Jewish Hospital for their initial enthusiasm and support.
THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME
Challenges, Controversies, and Consensus
Friday - Saturday, October 23-24, 2009
Are you a Healthcare Professional and would like to attend conference? Click here!
See You in St. Louis!
Corporate and Conference information available the week of June 25th.
Dr. Robert Thompson
Vascular Surgeon
Barnes Jewish Hospital