The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) was established in 1948 and is an international professional association of more than 25,000 neurologists and neuroscience professionals dedicated to promoting the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care.

The AAN is strongly committed to its mission and focuses its efforts on ensuring the reality of the principles and standards set forth in the AAN mission statement.

Vision

•  To be indispensable to our members.

Mission

•  To promote the highest quality patient-centered neurologic care and enhance member career satisfaction.

Core Values

•  Leadership: We provide guidance and inspiration through education, information, policy development and advocacy for our members and their patients

•  Integrity: We set and maintain the highest ethical and professional standards for ourselves, our staff and our programs

•  Professionalism: We work with expertise, commitment and diligence to provide high quality neurologic care

•  Commitment: We are dedicated to upholding the integrity and mission of the American Academy of Neurology

•  Respect: We embrace the dignity and uniqueness of every human being and in all we do keep the interests of the patients first

•  Compassion: We are sensitive and empathetic to the needs of others

Cognistat is also exhibiting at the INS Conference on February 15-18, 2012 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Please visit our booth for a live demonstration of “The Cognistat Assessment System.”

The International Neuropsychological Society is a multi-disciplinary non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing communication among the scientific disciplines which contribute to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships. The Society currently has more than 4500 members throughout the world. The Society holds two meetings per year. The North American meeting is held in February and the non-North American meeting is held in July.

The mission of the International Neuropsychological Society is to promote the international and interdisciplinary study of brain-behavioral relationships throughout the lifespan. The Society’s emphasis is on science, education, and the applications of scientific knowledge.

The International Neuropsychological Society was founded in 1967 as a scientific and educational organization dedicated to enhancing communication among the scientific disciplines which contribute to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships. The Society currently has more than 4500 members throughout the world and from various areas of practice.

Membership in the Society includes a subscription to the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, which is published six times a year. The Society holds two meetings per year: the North American meeting is held in February and the non-North American meeting is held during the summer months.

It is our pleasure to invite you to visit our booth.

Join us for a Webinar on November 9, 2011

Space is limited.

Reserve your Webinar seat now at:
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/263920750

Cognitive assessment is a critical component of both brain fitness and medical management, and proper assessment tools are essential. Dr. Jonathan Mueller examines the specific need for cognitive screening , as well as five major areas of cognition. This webinar will also introduce the next generation of Cognistat – the Cognistat Assessment System (CAS). CAS is a computerized version of the original Cognistat paper and pencil test. It faithfully reproduces the Cognistat format to maintain the substantial body of literature validating the original test, but has been adapted for computer to facilitate electronic patient record keeping and the review and comparison of patient data.

Title: The next generation of Cognistat,” Introduction to Cognistat Assessment System
Date: Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

System Requirements
PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

The National Academy of Neuropsychology is a professional society that includes clinicians, scientist-practitioners, and researchers interested in neuropsychology. Its mission is to advance neuropsychology as a science and health profession, to promote human welfare, and to generate and disseminate knowledge of brain-behavior relationships.

In order to fulfill its mission, the National Academy of Neuropsychology has established the following objectives:

1. To provide information and support to the membership and the profession to enhance neuropsychological assessment, treatment, and consultation services;
2. To disseminate neuropsychological knowledge through meetings, professional contacts, publications, reports, the Internet, and other forms of media;
3. To promote research to improve knowledge of brain-behavior relationships and to improve the efficacy of outcomes in neuropsychological evaluations and interventions;
4. To encourage membership to aspire to the profession’s highest ethical standards;
5. To promote understanding of cultural and individual diversity as it applies to the study and practice of neuropsychology;
6. To promote the field of neuropsychology as a career choice among students, thus supporting student participation in the Academy’s activities;
7. To provide education to the public that fosters healthy behavior and the prevention of neurological illness and injury;
8. To advocate in various forums on behalf of the profession, health consumers, and the promotion of neuropsychological health.

The American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide.

The mission of the APA is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.

The American Psychological Association aspires to excel as a valuable, effective and influential organization advancing psychology as a science, serving as:

• A uniting force for the discipline
• The major catalyst for the stimulation, growth and dissemination of psychological science and practice
• The primary resource for all psychologists
• The premier innovator in the education, development, and training of psychological scientists, practitioners and educators
• The leading advocate for psychological knowledge and practice informing policy makers and the public to improve public policy and daily living
• A principal leader and global partner promoting psychological knowledge and methods to facilitate the resolution of personal, societal and global challenges in diverse, multicultural and international contexts
• An effective champion of the application of psychology to promote human rights, health, well being and dignity

The American Psychological Association commits to its vision through a mission based upon the following values:

• Continual Pursuit of Excellence
• Knowledge and Application Based on Methods of Science
• Outstanding Service to Its Members and to Society
• Social Justice, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Ethical Action in All That We Do

Attendees come from around the country and abroad to find the answers, the experts, the research, the best practices, and the most comprehensive educational offerings available to professionals. It is the place to be if you want to learn about what’s new, what works, and how you can make it work to respond to the ever-growing demands of serving an aging population. The conference provides attendees with the opportunity to network with new and old friends, gain insight from voices from the front line and find new grassroots and national partners for advocacy.

Aging in America, the 2011 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging is recognized as:

• A showcase for literally hundreds of programs and projects that can be replicated
• A forum for policy discussion and advocacy
• A prime source of information on new research findings in aging with a focus on research to practice
• An excellent opportunity to network with peers, to share ideas and to make new connection

The Aging in America conference is the largest gathering of a diverse, multidisciplinary community of professionals from the fields of aging, healthcare and education. Join us to find the answers, the experts, the research, the best practices, and the most comprehensive educational offerings available to professionals.

The mission of the International Neuropsychological Society is to promote the international and interdisciplinary study of

brain-behavioral relationships throughout the lifespan. The Society’s emphasis is on science, education, and the applications of scientific knowledge.

The International Neuropsychological Society was founded in 1967 as a scientific and educational organization dedicated to enhancing communication among the scientific disciplines which contribute to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships. The Society currently has more than 4500 members throughout the world and from various areas of practice.

Membership in the Society includes a subscription to the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, which is published six times a year. The Society holds two meetings per year: the North American meeting is held in February and the non-North American meeting is held during the summer months.

The International Neuropsychological Society is a multi-disciplinary non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing communication among the scientific disciplines which contribute to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships. The Society currently has more than 4500 members throughout the world. The Society holds two meetings per year.The North American meeting is held in February and the non-North American meeting is held in July.

The mission of the International Neuropsychological Society is to promote the international and interdisciplinary study of

brain-behavioral relationships throughout the lifespan. The Society’s emphasis is on science, education, and the applicati

The International Neuropsychological Society is a multi-disciplinary non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing communication among the scientific disciplines which contribute to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships. The Society currently has more than 4500 members throughout the world. The Society holds two meetings per year.  The North American meeting is held in February and the non-North American meeting is held in July.

The mission of the International Neuropsychological Society is to promote the international and interdisciplinary study of

brain-behavioral relationships throughout the lifespan. The Society’s emphasis is on science, education, and the applications of scientific knowledge.

The International Neuropsychological Society was founded in 1967 as a scientific and educational organization dedicated to enhancing communication among the scientific disciplines which contribute to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships. The Society currently has more than 4500 members throughout the world and from various areas of practice.

Membership in the Society includes a subscription to the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, which is published six times a year. The Society holds two meetings per year: the North American meeting is held in February and the non-North American meeting is held during the summer months.

ons of scientific knowledge.

The International Neuropsychological Society was founded in 1967 as a scientific and educational organization dedicated to enhancing communication among the scientific disciplines which contribute to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships. The Society currently has more than 4500 members throughout the world and from various areas of practice.

Membership in the Society includes a subscription to the Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, which is published six times a year. The Society holds two meetings per year: the North American meeting is held in February and the non-North American meeting is held during the summer months.

About eHealth Summit 2010:

Healthcare and The Economy: Strategies & Tools To Support A High Performance Delivery System For Health & Wellness

INVITED KEYNOTE: Dr. Donald Berwick, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

• MODELS FOR CONTROLLING COSTS AND IMPROVING QUALITY- ACOS (ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS) AND MEDICAL HOMES
  Forging partnerships between patients, their families and caregivers and physicians and payers to create a continuous, comprehensive care model for all stages of life from pediatrics to geriatrics; acute care; chronic care; preventive services; and end of life, which is secure, accessible, compassionate, and culturally effective. Canadian health officials weigh in with appraisals of their own health system.
• MEDS & EDS
  Rob Wonderling, President, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
  How the Greater Philadelphia region can leverage its world class assets in medicine, education, life sciences and pharmaceuticals to become a global leader in health information technology, How Ontario’s MaRS Discovery District found a better way to capture the commercial potential of Toronto’s $1 billion in annual science and technology research spending.
• LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO EMPOWER WELLNESS
  Information and communications technologies have helped to revolutionise business; can they do the same for health? Examples from Canada and the region on how Telemedicine, Telehealth and mobile communication devices are being deployed to improve outcomes and overcome disparities in healthcare delivery.

The online version of Cognistat automates many aspects of the testing process while maintaining the clinician’s central role throughout the assessment process.  It is available in multiple languages and can be administered at any location around the globe on a PC, Mac, Notebook or iPad.

CAS allows for flexible data storage and ready access to this information. Data from prior evaluations can be directly compared to current findings in order to document either progression of illness or response to treatment.

Data from individual patients can be compared with control groups and reference populations. Group data can be filtered and accumulated according to criteria such as age, gender, and diagnosis. Users at a single site or multiple sites can either isolate data from individual clinicians or pool this information into a single database.

Find out why CAS is right for your practice by following this link.

To address this fundamental concern, companies take several very different approaches.  These include in-house development, using ERP systems as a LIMS, and more recently, the altogether acquisition of a LIMS provider.
There are some advantages to the acquisition of software vendors by larger pharmaceutical companies.  This is primarily financial stability, but with stability comes forced direction.  The mandate of the software provider is no longer set by trends of industry, or more importantly, client requirements, but specific financial goals of the parent company.

The question is how independent and reliable is your vendor to serve your business in the long term?
Research suggests that more than 28% of software suppliers are bought by various pharmaceutical companies who were once considered potential clients.  These corporations use the acquired software companies and platforms to apply technologies that are related to their own products, services, and markets.  They increasingly become less interested in LIMS and what clients (now also competitors) require.  While the software may be satisfactory from a technical standpoint at the initial purchase time, users hesitate over concerns about the level of support they can obtain in the long term.

From a cost-of-ownership point of view, the industry is shying away from relying solely on words from dependent suppliers as guarantee of future support.   There are many different types and levels of support that organizations should consider before adding a specific supplier or software to their IT infrastructure.  Being able to upgrade the software once their requirements have expanded, or when trends have changed, is an important factor in deciding the supplier.

Another complication that arises with dependent suppliers involves the product itself. The acquired supplier will have to change its direction at the request of the parent company.  This makes the original software so specific to their own process and requirements that it is no longer useful to industry. Clients end up abandoning a product that required months, if not years, of internal resources (costs such as configuration, training, documentation, validation, user spec collection and the like).

No matter if this is your first LIMS, next generation, or globalization of your existing LIMS, how comfortable are you with a LIMS vendor that is not autonomous?