March 14, 2019 - Bilateral Essential Tremor Trial Begins – and more news

March 14, 2019 IN THIS ISSUE Top News | Foundation News | Patient News | Research News | Industry News | Events First Patient Enrolled in Trial for Bilateral Treatment of Essential Tremor March is Essential Tremor Awareness Month, and researchers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London recently began a clinical trial using focused ultrasound to treat both sides of the brain in patients with essential tremor. READ MORE >   Foundation News Symposium 2018 Summary Now Available The Foundation’s 6th International Symposium on Focused Ultrasound included scientific presentations from all areas of research, and the summary is now available. READ THE SUMMARY >  WATCH PRESENTATION VIDEOS > Workshop Held to Define Roadmap for Focused Ultrasound and Pancreatic Cancer The Foundation convened a wide range of pancreatic cancer experts to create a clinical roadmap for using focused ultrasound to treat the disease.  READ MORE > Blog: Foundation Chairman Shares Why Collaboration is Essential Neal F. Kassell, MD, discusses why the focused ultrasound community’s commitment to collaboration will be vital to the technology’s success. READ THE BLOG POST >  More Foundation News The Focused Ultrasound Foundation welcomes a new team member: Leslie Wenert, Development Officer   Patient News Meet Jodi: An Essential Tremor Patient After suffering with essential tremor for more than 15 years, Wisconsin mom Jodi opted for focused ultrasound to treat her condition. READ HER PATIENT PROFILE >  WATCH JODI SHARE HER STORY >   Medicare to Cover FUS for Essential Tremor in 38 States Device manufacturer Insightec announced that Medicare beneficiaries in 38 states will have coverage for focused ultrasound treatment of essential tremor beginning April 1.  READ THE RELEASE >  More Patient News March is Essential Tremor Awareness Month Learn more about the disease and treatment options from device manufacturer Insightec and patient support organizations: the International Essential Tremor Foundation, the Tremor Action Network, and HopeNet. Stilling Parkinson's Tremors | University of Virginia Health System Research News Research Site Profile: Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust Professor Wladyslaw Gedroyc discusses focused ultrasound research and clinical care at Imperial College Healthcare National Health Service Trust. READ MORE >  2019 First Quarter Research Award The Foundation will fund a liver cancer project by John Eisenbrey, PhD, at Thomas Jefferson University comparing the current standard-of-care treatment to that plus ultrasound-triggered microbubble destruction. READ MORE >  Research Update – Mapping Histotripsy through the Skull A Foundation-funded project by Jonathan Sukovich, PhD, at the University of Michigan aimed to monitor and locate histotripsy-generated bubble clouds during transcranial treatment. READ MORE >  Online Course on Focused Ultrasound for Glaucoma Now Available The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Therapeutic Ultrasound has released a course by Florent Aptel, MD, PhD, on focused ultrasound for glaucoma. This is the final course of the MOOC, and all 12 courses are available online.  REGISTER & START THE COURSE > LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MOOC > Research Roundup Duke University researchers have developed a groundbreaking method for incorporating photoacoustic temperature mapping into focused ultrasound therapy. READ THE PAPER > Visit our free, online research library of focused ultrasound publications.  More Research News The Foundation is now accepting applications for 2019 Global Internships Bubbling Up | Radiology Today Tell us about your research news for our next newsletter > Industry News SonaCare Medical Participates in Medical Innovation Showcase Focused ultrasound manufacturer SonaCare Medical was featured at an Innovation Showcase aimed at introducing disruptive healthcare ideas to members of Congress. READ MORE > Tell us about your industry news for our next newsletter > Upcoming Events March 23-28, 2019 Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas March 29–April 3, 2019 American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia April 13-17, 2019 American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Annual Meeting, San Diego, California April 28–May 2, 2019 Society For Thermal Medicine (STM) 36th Annual Meeting, St. Pete Beach, Florida May 3-6, 2019 American Urological Association (AUA) 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 (ISRS), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil June 10-11, 2019 Society for Image Guided Neurointerventions (SIGN), Baltimore, Maryland June 13-15, 2019 Ultrasound Energy - ISTU and EUFUS Joint Meeting, Barcelona, Spain | Late-breaking poster submissions accepted until April 15.