NANOS Spotlight- March 2024

WELCOME TO NANOS SPOTLIGHT - SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
NANOS Spotlight is a Society Newsletter that keeps NANOS members informed of what's going on in the Society, highlights member achievements, celebrates member successes and Society accomplishments, features NANOS volunteers and member resources, and much more. Enjoy our March 2024 issue and click here to check out our past issues.


#NANOS2024 MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
The NANOS Annual Meeting continues to be the premier meeting for cutting-edge innovation and advances in Neuro-Ophthalmology. This year’s in-person meeting successfully provided a forum for everyone to come together from across the globe to share expertise and advance the field of Neuro-Ophthalmology through case discussions, didactic sessions, workshops, and networking opportunities.Thank you for being a part of NANOS 50th Annual Meeting Anniversary! Here are some key highlights from NANOS 2024 in case you missed it.

  • Over 1,020 attendees: more than 920 in-person and 95 on-demand registrants
  • Over 272 international attendees: 228 in-person and 44 on-demand registrants
  • 6 General sessions & 4 Optional symposiums
  • WIN and YONO forum
  • 15 Walsh Presentations
  • 24 Platform Presentations
  • 470 Posters 
  • 1 Industry Sponsored Lunch Symposium
  • 1 CME Dinner Symposium
  • 1 CME Lunch Symposium
  • 6 Top Sponsors
  • 20 Exhibitors

2024 BUSINESS MEETING
AN UPDATE ON ALL THINGS NANOS
Didn’t have a chance to attend the NANOS Annual Business Meeting? Click here to view a recording of the 2024 Business meeting and stay up to date with all things NANOS.

REGISTER FOR ON-DEMAND
IT'S NOT TOO LATE!
Heard about #NANOSinHawaii and don't want to miss out? Registration for the On-Demand meeting is still open. Don't delay and register today! Those who attended the in-person meeting automatically have access to on-demand content. Click here to register now and keep an eye out on your inbox for on-demand meeting updates! On-demand viewing is available from April 10 - August 31, 2024 for CME credits.

Click here to view the 2024 On-Demand Registration Fees.
Click here to register for the 2024 On-Demand Annual Meeting.

ON-DEMAND REGISTRATION
MEETING WEBSITE
2024 CME INFORMATION
 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING AWARD RECIPIENTS
2024 MERIT AWARDS
For extraordinary contributions of time, energy, and resources to the North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society:

Steven R. Hamilton, M.D.


Devin D. Mackay, M.D.


Clare L. Fraser, M.D.


Courtney E. Francis, M.D.



BEST FRANK B. WALSH PAPER PRESENTATION BY A FELLOW-IN-TRAINING
Amalie Chen, MD for the presentation: Headache and Visual Deficits: Ironing Out the Details


BEST ABSTRACT AWARD BY STUDENT
Olivia Grech for the presentation: Raised Intracranial Pressure Alters Cranial Nociception Which Can Be Rescued by Glucagon Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonism and CGRP Antagonism In Vivo


BEST ABSTRACT AWARD BY RESIDENT
Amy (Mung Yan) Lin for the presentation: Emergency Department (ED) Non-Mydriatic Fundus Photography Expediates Care for Patients Referred For “Papilledema"


BEST ABSTRACT BY A FELLOW-IN-TRAINING
Maximilian Friedrich, MD for the presentation: Curiouser and Curiouser: A Distributed Brain Network Underlying Alice in Wonderland Syndrome


J. LAWTON SMITH AWARD
Francisco Sanchez, M.D for the abstract: Transient Bilateral Central Scotoma on Awakening: A Distinct Phenomenon


DANIEL M. JACOBSON MEMORIAL LECTURE AWARD
Valerie Purvin, MD for the presentation: Moving from Not Knowing to Knowing


WILLIAM F. HOYT LECTURE AWARD
Steven Galetta, MD for the presentation: Optic Neuritis and MS: Friend or Foe

TOP INDIVIDUAL NOVEL CONTRIBUTOR
Allison Nogi, DPT, Johns Hopkins Medicine

TOP INSTITUTION NOVEL CONTRIBUTOR
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine


2024 DR. IVY DREIZIN LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Nurhan Torun, MD, FRCS(C)


2024 PILOT GRANT AWARD
Nitza Goldenberg-Cohen for the research topic: Non-Invasive Identification of Alzheimer's Disease Through Ocular Analysis Utilizing Raman Spectroscopy


2024 THOMAS AND SUSAN CARLOW YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Benson Chen, MBChB, MSc, FRACP for the research topic: Vision-Related Quality of Life in LHON Patients Treated with Lenadogene Nolparvovec Gene Therapy: Analysis of the VFQ-25 using Rasch Measurement Theory

Click here to view previous NANOS award recipients.


2024 MEMBERSHIP UPDATE

NEW FELLOW MEMBERS OF NANOS


NEW MEMBERS OF NANOS


KNOW A POTENTIAL MEMBER?

SHARE THIS NEW MEMBER APPLICATION COUPON CODE
Those who Join NANOS by April 15, 2024, may take advantage of the 20% member application discount. Coupon Code: FIRSTMEM

JOIN NANOS

Please note that this promotion applies to new members only.

NEW: STUDENT MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
This membership status is open to students currently enrolled in a medical school, endorsed by a neurologist, ophthalmologist, or neurosurgeon.

Membership is only $10 for eligible medical students. Apply online today!


NANOS MEMBERS IN THE NEWS - PROFESSOR CHRISTIAN JOSEPH LUECK AWARDED MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA.

Congratulations to Professor Christian Joseph Lueck, PhD FRACP FRCP(UK), on being awarded the Member of the Order of Australia. This prestigious honor stands as one of the highest civilian distinctions in Australia. NANOS takes pride in recognizing your invaluable contributions to neurology and neuro-ophthalmology through your dedicated work in medical research and clinical practice. Read More.


NEW PODCAST: Neuro-ophthalmology consultations

Dr. Drew Carey sits down with Dr. Valérie Biousse to discuss the shortage of neuro-ophthalmologists and the need for technological and diagnostic aids for improved outpatient access, from her Ophthalmology article, “Neuro-ophthalmology Emergency Department and Inpatient Consultations at a Large Academic Referral Center.” Click here to listen.

LISTEN TO PODCAST

If you have any questions click here or please reach out to info@nanosweb.org.

MEMBERS ONLY: Join the new NANOS WIN, YONO, AND INTERNATIONAL Online COMMUNITIES!

We are excited to bring more value to our members in 2024 and invite you to join our NEW member-only community. Use your NANOS credentials and you are in!
Click here to learn more and join today!

NEW ONLINE MEMBER COMMUNITY

2024 NANOS POSTERS

DID YOU KNOW NANOS HAS 40+ COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCE COMMITTEES? 
NANOS is proud of and grateful for having so many engaged volunteers who are passionate about advancing our mission. All our volunteers are the blood vessels of our organization. All that NANOS does ties back to their ongoing efforts and hard work behind the scenes.

Are you looking to get involved with NANOS? Click here to view the NANOS Committee posters and learn more about the work of our professional Society powered by volunteers. New committee appointments will be made July 1, 2024. Get Involved here!

2024 NANOS POSTERS

Please click here to view all #NANOS2024 Committee and Organizational posters.


#NANOS2024 ANNUAL MEETING FUNDRAISER CONTINUES
Thank you for helping us exceed our goal of $10,000! Let’s keep it going and try to reach $15,000. If you haven’t had a chance to support our non-for-profit organization, you still can! 

Here's how:

  1. Visit https://www.giveonsite.com/nanos/ to contribute to the NANOS Annual Meeting fundraiser, or scan the QR code below.
  2. Continue to share the love for your favorite Annual Meeting on social media by using #iDonatedAtNANOS2024 and tagging @NANOSTweets in your posts!

The fundraiser will run through August 31, 2024 our final day of the on-demand meeting experience. #NANOS2024

 
 

RENEW YOUR 2024 NANOS MEMBERSHIP ONLINE:

Please log in to your Member Profile on the NANOS website using your username and password. If you cannot remember your password, please click here to reset it.

RENEW HERE

Member login required.

ACTION: UPDATE YOUR LISTING IN FIND-A-NEURO-OPHTHALMOLOGY DIRECTORY

Are you a practicing Neuro-Ophthalmologist? If yes, please make sure to check your listing in the Find-A-Neuro-Ophthalmology Directory. If you don't see your listing, please click here to learn how to update your directory settings. 

LEARN MORE

NEW KNOWLEDGE: In this interesting read, Li and colleagues describe two cases of chronic papillitis who were identified to test positive for the IgLON5 antibody. Both patients had extensive negative testing for other etiologies, but sera from 18 patients with chronic papillitis tested negative for IgLON5 antibodies. The authors argue these findings could expand the clinical phenotype of IgGLON5 disease. Read More

The authors of this study found a 1.35x increase in the prevalence of ICD10 diagnoses of IIH/papilledema between 2015 and 2022 in this national database of 85 million patients with the largest growth in prevalence shown in girls between age 11 and 17. Read More

In this work, several NANOS members show that glaucoma patients often have abnormal MRI signal in the optic nerves and that investigations for alternative optic neuropathies are usually not warranted. The presence of signal changes may also correlate with visual field loss. Read More


NEW! EXPLORE THE LATEST JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Neuro-Ophthalmologist | Hartford, Connecticut

Neuro-Ophthalmologist | Loyola University Medical Center

Optometrist | Fogelsville, Pennsylvania

Pediatric Ophthalmologist | Lehigh Valley Health Network, Pennsylvania

VIEW ALL

REMINDER!  NANOS CAREER CENTER
MEMBER BENEFITS IN ACTION: Post Today - Free Job Postings on the NANOS Career Center

ARE YOU ON SOCIAL MEDIA?
Stay connected with NANOS! Enhance your experience by following us on Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, and LinkedIn. Like, share, and engage with our posts to stay updated on the latest news, events, and valuable insights. We would love to see what you are working on so tag us in your posts—your active participation makes a difference! #NANOS #NANOS2024 #NANOSConnect

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Membership Inquiries:
Ruva Schuster
NANOS Membership Specialist
info@nanosweb.org
952-646-2037

Annual Meeting and Marketing Inquiries:
Edina McAllister
NANOS Meetings and Marketing Manager
meetings@nanosweb.org
952-641-2293

Donations and Fundraising Inquiries:
Jonah Coronis
Client Relations and Fundraising Specialist 
jonah@nanosweb.org
952-592-5281

Executive and Board Inquiries:
Toma Kinville-Ossian, CMP
NANOS Executive Director
toma@nanosweb.org
952-646-2047

Janel Kuebker
NANOS Consulting Director & GMP Partner
janel@gmpartners.org

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