o your doctors, even if you don't think their attendance is possible. Thanks. Both physicians and patients are continually frustrated and frightened with brain illness problems. Our speakers, 9 am to 5 pm, will present new ideas and research on possible mechanisms and new treatments for MS, headache, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, post-traumatic brain injury, and neurologic Lyme disease. Our keynote speaker, Ken Mandato MD, Interventional Radiologist from Albany New York, will review CCSVI (Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency). He will outline the studies and research to date and describe the just begun Saskatchewan study. Several studies have confirmed the safety (published >1,000 cases to date) of venous angioplasty of the jugular and azygos veins. In addition, most of these have demonstrated relief of many symptoms in the majority of patients treated. These include better cognition, reduced fatigue and headache, improved bowel and bladder functions, and reduced muscle spasm. Diagnostic tools of CCSVI assessment are shifting from Doppler/Ultrasound to cardiac gated MRI and now even an inexpensive, non-invasive assessment of heart rate variability (HRV). The latter is documented under COMPASS at the Mayo Clinic and will be available in our exhibit area. Approximately 2/3 of Parkinson’s patients struggle with dysautonomia, i.e., abnormal autonomic nervous function and HRV may determine which of these and other brain illnesses might best respond to venous angioplasty. I have referred several patients with CCSVI symptoms (e.g., headaches, MS, or post traumatic brain injury) with usually very good outcomes of symptom relief. Other new frontiers to physicians will be presented at this conference. These include 1. Hypercoagulation, Hughes or Anticardiolipin Syndrome 2. Iron deposits in the brain 3. Allergic response to metals as a trigger to abnormal vasculature 4. Dental and bite influences on brain CSF and blood flow 5. Subtle but important cervical spine adjustment 6. Influence of dental spirochetes, and 7. Other speakers on related neurovascular topics You will enjoy the day and feel better informed in the encouraging and important area. Please come to Okotoks on September 30, 2012. For tickets, please visit: http://exploringfrontiers.eventbrite.com/