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Invitation for dinner and clinical forum

The invitation for dinner and clinical forum: “Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Preterm Infants: Rationale Behind Therpeutic Options” with Dr. David Kanter, M.D. from St. Mary’s Medical Center, West Palm Beach Florida, department of Pediatrics, Pediatrix Medical Group.

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 5, 2007
6:30 - 7:00 PM cocktails
7:00 - 8:00 PM dinner and speaker

Following the program, there will be a clinical forum and open discussion with Dr. Kanter on current issues in neonatology.

Place: III Forks
17776 Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75287
(For directions, go to www.3forks.com)

Seating is limited for this event. Please RSVP to Megan Shoults, 1-866-337-6996 x 1612, or mshoults @ovationpharma.com by Monday, December 3, 2007.

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December 6, 2007 Meeting Agenda

Dinner will be provided by Ross Pediatrics.

Meeting Place will be at the Haggar Hall on the groud floor of Fogelson Building at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas.

Officers Report:
President - Holiday gift cards drawing and 2008 Goals
Vice president - Recruitment and Memberships
Secretary - Minutes
Education - 2008 CEU Topics
Treasuer-Financial report
Community Service - Blanket projects

Dr. Van S. Miller will talk about Neonatal Neurology Updates.

Introduction of guest speaker:

Dr. Van Strickland Miller, MD, PhD, is a Board Certified pediatrician and child neurologist. He obtained his PhD in neuroscience from University of Texas at Austin and then later acquired his MD from Texas Branch in Galveston, Texas. His research intereasts include:
neonatal neurology, developmental neurology, ontogeny of learning in humans and animals, neuro epidemiology, developmental defects of the brain, autism etc. He has published numerous papers and a book. He has been invited to present his papers and to speak all over the important cities in the U.S.A. and outside of the country too.

Dr. Miller is a private practitioner with Texas child Neurology and he has affiliated with several major hospitals in Dallas. He has taught in universities and medical schools concurrently with his medical practice in the past decade.
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October Meeting Minutes

Thanks Ross Pediatrics for the delicious food.
Congratulations to the six members who won the drawing for Ross’ gift of a new diaper/backpack bags and goodies.
Thanks Dr. Frances Strodtbeck for the free journals.
Dr. Wendy Chung’s talk about Congenital Syphillis is a refresher and brought our attention to this old sexually transmitted disease.
23rd NANN Conference reports by Kristina James and Sheri Clark were wonderful, Thanks.
What a thrill, all the fleece tied blanket projects for Women’s shelter are being taken home by the memebers to make while the weather is cold here in North Texas!  Thanks for their dedication to our community service.

Sue Liu and Kristina James are working on recruiting new members, and anyone interested in helping to create brochures for NTANN recruiting, please e-mail Sue or Kristina.