32nd Annual National Neurotrauma Symposium

描述（由申请人提供）：神经创伤是一个主要的公共卫生问题，目前没有有效的治疗方法。神经创伤是世界上45岁以下人群死亡和残疾的最大原因，由此造成的残疾每年造成的社会成本超过500亿美元。国家神经创伤研讨会，现在在其第32个年头，一直是在创伤性脑损伤（TBI）和脊髓损伤（SCI）领域的研究交流信息多年的主要论坛。会议的重点是整合神经创伤的基础，翻译和临床科学信息。2014年会议由美国国家神经创伤学会（NNS）和AANS/CNS神经创伤和重症监护联合分会（AANS/CNS JSNCC）共同主办，将于6月29日至7月3日在加利福尼亚州弗朗西斯科市中心的Marriott Marquis酒店举行。这项申请要求为20名博士前和博士后受训人员出席会议提供支助，并为57名发言者的旅费提供部分支助。一个令人兴奋的整理的最先进的临床，转化和基础科学会议的后果损害神经系统，和治疗策略损伤后的修复计划。会议的亮点包括慢性创伤性脑病和运动性脑震荡，儿科TBI，SCI细胞移植（临床试验和最近令人兴奋的实验室结果显示恢复增强），神经创伤后突触发生，SCI和TBI的实验室和临床康复策略，模型选择的圆桌讨论，神经创伤后疼痛，以及未来基础和临床研究的新方法。将有指导和网络会议组织的妇女在神经创伤研究（WiNTR）的学生和年轻的研究人员，和一个特殊的研讨会一天专门为神经创伤盟军卫生专业人员。会议的第一天将与鲍勃·伍德拉夫举行一次公开讲座，并计划播放一部关于凯文·皮尔斯的纪录片《撞车卷轴》，这是一部关于头部受伤的奥运会滑雪板选手的纪录片，将提供重要的病人和家庭观点。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Neurotrauma is a major public health problem for which there are currently no effective therapies. Neurotrauma is the largest cause of death and disability, for persons under age 45 in the world, and the societal costs of the resulting disabilities exceeds $50 billion per year. The National Neurotrauma Symposium, now in its 32nd year, has been the primary forum for exchanging information on research in the fields of both traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) for many years. The meeting focuses on integrating basic, translational, and clinical scientific information on neurotrauma. The 2014 meeting, co-hosted by the National Neurotrauma Society (NNS), and the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care (AANS/CNS JSNCC), will be held in downtown San Francisco, CA at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 29-July 3. This application requests support for 20 pre-and post-doctoral trainees to attend the meeting and partial support for travel for the 57 speakers. An exciting collation of state of the art clinical, translational and basic science sessions on the consequences of damage to the nervous system, and treatment strategies for repair after injury is planned. Highlights of the meeting include sessions on chroni traumatic encephalopathy and sports concussions, pediatric TBI, cell transplantation for SCI (both clinical trials and recent exciting lab results showing enhanced recovery), synaptogenesis after neurotrauma, rehabilitation strategies in both the lab and clinic for SCI and TBI, a roundtable discussion of model selection, pain after neurotrauma, and novel approaches for future basic and clinical research. There will be mentoring and networking sessions organized by the Women in Neurotrauma Research (WiNTR) for students and young investigators, and a special symposium day devoted to Neurotrauma Allied Health Professionals. A public lecture with Bob Woodruff will be held on the first day of the meeting, and an airing of "The Crash Reel", a documentary about Kevin Pearce an Olympic snow-boarding contender who suffered a head injury, is planned to provide important patient and family perspectives.