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St. Louis, Missouri Educational Workshop – Harmony in Health: The Composition of a Balanced Care Team

Date : August 10, 2019

Location: St. Louis Children's Hospital, One Children's Place, 3rd Floor Auditorium, St. Louis, MO 63110

Time: 10:00AM Registration/Meet and Greet
10:45AM Lectures/Workshop

Expert Speakers: Dorothy Poppe; Sean McEvoy, MD; Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD; Mary Epperson, RN, CPNP

Learn who should be a part of your healthcare team, what their role is in managing your disorder, and how you can work collaboratively to receive the best care possible. Hear about the research happening in St. Louis and around the country to improve the lives of those with Chiari malformation.

IN PERSON LECTURE: REGISTER HERE

CAN’T ATTEND IN PERSON? VIEW THE LECTURE LIVE ON WEBEX: REGISTER HERE

LECTURE FLYER

Dorothy Poppe; Sean McEvoy, MD; Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD; Mary Epperson, RN, CPNP

Dorothy Poppe – Executive Director of the Bobby Jones CSF

Sean McEvoy, MD – Neurosurgeon at Washington University, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, specializes in the decompression of Chiari malformations

Christina Gurnett, MD, PhD – Neurologist with a focus on pediatric neurological, neurogenic and musculoskeletal disorders

Mary Epperson, RN, CPNP – Pain management whose practice centers on individuals with Chiari malformations and concussions in the pediatric headache clinic