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2001 Conference Agenda

Holiday Inn Select International Airport
Bloomington, MN
Friday, June 22, 2001

2:00 PM - 6:00 PM  Registration

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4:00 PM – Reception

  Hors D’Oeuvres
  Cash Bar
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6:30 PM - Dinner   Fireside Room

Opening Remarks by Alan Burstein
Ann Inc. acting President

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7:30 PM - Panel presentation on Nystagmus and driving

  Michael Arm: “In pursuit of a driver license”
  Sue Redepenning:  Instructor with Drive Safe
 

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9:00 PM - hospitality room

[Daycare provided for all registered children from 7:45 AM to 5 PM]

8:00 AM – Dr. Byron Newman, OD   Cortland Room

"The Eyes Have It,"
An update on visual conditions that people with Nystagmus need to learn about.

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9:00 AM –  Break     continental breakfast
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9:15 AM – Breakout Session A    Regent/Waldorf Room

Dr. Jen Hensil, OD,
“Low vision rehabilitation....more than just magnifiers”

9:15 AM – Breakout Session B   Pippins Room

Mr. Phillip Trobaugh: an Attorney specializing in IDEA
"Top Ten Things You Need to Know About IDEA"
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10:15 AM - Break
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10:30 AM – Breakout Session A   Regent/Waldorf Room

Mr. Rich Gieschen: State Services for the Blind,
“Assistive Technology- What's New in Blindness and Low Vision

10:30 AM – Breakout Session B   Pippins Room

Mr. Marshall Tanick: an Attorney specializing in ADA
"Top Ten Things You Need to Know About ADA"

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11:30 AM – Luncheon   Fireside Room
 

1:00 PM - Keynote Address Dr. Richard Hertle, MD   Cortland Room

"Nystagmus In Infancy and Childhood: Understanding, Diagnosis, Treatment and Visual Implications"

3:00 PM- Breakout Sessions A    Regent/Waldorf Room

Dr. Kevin Frankeberger, Ph.D., CFRE
Nystagmus and the Professional Setting:  Tricks of the "trade" in dealing with those Board meetings, cocktail parties, media interviews and so on.

Kevin’s presentation will be followed by a panel discussion with CN adults relating their adaptations for social interactions and other real world situations.
(Panel volunteers contact Dr. Frankeberger)

3:00 PM- Breakout Sessions B  Pippins Room

Panel discussion:  Neurotin, Botox, and other drugs therapies used to treat Acquired Nystagmus (AN) and Congenital Nystagmus (CN)

Dr. Jen Hensil, OD (moderator)
Mr. Steve Abeles  (AN, Neurotin)
(Panel volunteers contact Dr. Hensil or Mr. Abeles)

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4:00 PM - Break
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4:15 PM - Breakout Session A  Regent/Waldorf Room

Mr. John Knox moderator (Panel Discussion)
Children’s issues (ages 2 to 12)
Participants: Children, Parents, and some CN adults
Teen issues (ages 13 to 20)
Participants: Teens, CN young adults
(Panel volunteers contact Dr. Hensil or Mr. Knox)

4:15 PM - Breakout Session B Panel Discussion Pippins Room

Alternative medicine: Biofeedback, Chiropractic, Hypnosis, Herbs, Acupuncture...Adult issues
(Panel volunteers contact Mr. Reul)

Saturday evening - on your own (Mall of America, Thunderbird Motel, Science Museum...)

9:00 PM - hospitality room

9:00 AM - ANN, Inc. member meeting followed by closing remarks

Noon - Conference officially ends, but group outing to Mall of America, Nature Trail, and/or other local attractions may be organized depending on interest expressed.

ANN, Inc. Caveat: Though discussions on specific problems are permissible and expected, remember that no posting here shall constitute professional health care or medical advice, and you should never rely on any contribution to this, or any, Internet discussion forum on important medical or professional health care questions.  Indeed, no Internet discussion forum is a substitute for the careful advice and treatment of a competent professional health care provider or doctor.

ANN, Inc. is a volunteer, nonprofit organization for persons and families involved with nystagmus. ANN, Inc. does not diagnose or treat, or provide professional counseling. It is involved in self-help, while trying to promote research and education, among other goals contained in its mission statement.