February 28, 2019 - Capitol Hill Fly-In Educates Policymakers and more news

View this email in your browser February 28, 2019 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Patient News | Research News | Industry News | Events Educating Policymakers on Focused Ultrasound: Patients and Physicians Meet on Capitol Hill On Tuesday, February 26, a group of patients and physicians convened on Capitol Hill to educate lawmakers and staff about the value of focused ultrasound therapy. Organized by the Medical Imaging & Technology Alliance (MITA) with input from the Foundation, this “fly-in” event was an opportunity for decision makers in Washington, DC, to learn more about focused ultrasound and hear directly from those who are benefiting from the technology. READ MORE >   Foundation News Foundation’s 2018 Year in Review Report Now Available The newly released Year In Review report includes clinical milestones from the field of focused ultrasound and the Foundation’s notable achievements over the past year. READ THE REPORT > The Hill Publishes Op-Ed on Focused Ultrasound as a Better Treatment Option Foundation Chief Scientific Officer, Jessica Foley, PhD, and SonaCare CEO, Mark Carol, MD, co-authored an op-ed entitled "Better Treatment Options Exist – Why Don't We Use Them?"  READ THE ARTICLE > Watch Now: History of Focused Ultrasound Webinar Focused ultrasound pioneer and entrepreneur Narendra Sanghvi, PhD, recently gave a webinar entitled “High Intensity Focused Ultrasound – Past and Present.” WATCH THE WEBINAR > Blog Post Explores Early Development of Focused Ultrasound Narendra Sanghvi is a true focused ultrasound pioneer, having developed a device for treating prostate disease. In this blog, he discusses the technology's early days.    READ THE POST > Donor Profile: Peter Gabriel  Perhaps best known as an iconic musician, Peter Gabriel's interests also include human rights initiatives, innovative technologies, and focused ultrasound.  READ MORE >  More Foundation News The Focused Ultrasound Foundation welcomes two new team members: Skyler Kitchen, Financial Analyst, and Michelle Majorin, Executive Administrative Assistant   Patient News The Michael J. Fox Foundation Webinar Includes FUS for Parkinson's On February 21, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research held a webinar exploring treatments for the disease, including focused ultrasound.  WATCH NOW* > *Brief registration required Brain & Life Article Discusses Essential Tremor Diagnosis and Treatments, Including FUS There is no definitive test to diagnose one of the most common movement disorders – essential tremor. Learn about the disorder and treatment options for those suffering.  READ THE ARTICLE >  More Patient News Glenn Tipton’s Daughter Karina to Run Marathon for Father’s Parkinson’s Foundation | Louder Sound | Also see coverage from Blabbermouth. Research News Tracking Drugs Through the Brain A team at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Dr. Hong Chen, has developed a method to accurately measure the dose of drug delivered by focused ultrasound.  READ MORE >  Online Course on Focused Ultrasound in Oncology Now Available The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Therapeutic Ultrasound has released a new course by Franco Orsi, MD, PhD, on oncological focused ultrasound applications.  REGISTER & START THE COURSE > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MOOC > February 2019 Research Roundup Researchers at the University of Oxford collaborated with a French team to develop and successfully test a protocol using low-intensity focused ultrasound for neuromodulation.  READ THE PAPERS > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications.  More Research News Now Accepting Applications for Global Internships Focused ultrasound releases cancer drugs on target | Physics World Ultrasound Beams and Nanoparticle Cages: Toward More Targeted Brain Treatments | Scientific American Light and Sound Gauge the Temperature of Deep Tissues | Phys.org Tell us about your research news for our next newsletter > Industry News Company Profile: Daxsonics Ultrasound Daxsonics is a design-build consulting firm that provides innovative solutions for challenging ultrasound imaging and integration problems.  READ MORE >  More Industry News John Wayne Cancer Institute at Providence Saint John’s Health Center Becomes First in U.S. to Offer a Non-invasive, Outpatient Prostate Cancer Treatment Using New Focal One Breakthrough HIFU Technology | Santa Monica Daily Press Tell us about your industry news for our next newsletter > Upcoming Events February 27–March 3, 2019 European Congress of Radiology (ECR) Annual Meeting, Vienna, Austria March 3-8, 2019 Winter School on Therapeutic Ultrasound, Les Houches, France  March 23-28, 2019 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas April 28–May 2, 2019 Society For Thermal Medicine (STM) 36th Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, Florida May 3-6, 2019 American Urological Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois May 4-10, 2019 American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 9-13, 2019 14th Biennial Congress and Exhibition of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 10-11, 2019 Society for Image Guided Neurointerventions, Baltimore, Maryland June 13-15, 2019 Ultrasound Energy - ISTU and EUFUS Joint Meeting, Barcelona, Spain | Late-breaking poster submissions accepted March 8 - April 15.