Mission
In accordance with the bylaws of the Southern Clinical Neurological
Society (SCNS), the mission of the SCNS is to support and
enhance the study, acquisition, dissemination, and application
of knowledge concerning neurology in all of its phases: biological,
clinical, and social.
Goals
- Provide a course at each annual meeting which provides
important new or undercommunicated clinical, biological
or social information to the membership in the area of neurology
- Provide workshops at each annual conference which permit
a forum to discuss the most current and significant findings
in clinical neurology in a "Meet the Professor"
format
- Provide a program at each annual conference which addresses
the needs of the membership as determined by previous conference
attendee evaluations and periodic membership-wide needs
assessments
- Develop and administer platform and poster sessions through
solicited peer-reviewed papers from the membership which
shall be presented at the annual conference
- Hold regional educational activities for the membership
and interested neurologists and other physicians and persons
in medically related areas who are interested in neurology
- Develop means and outcomes of the program of the previous
annual meeting, which will be used in the development of
future meetings
Scope
The scope of the SCNS is North America. The content of
SCNS programs is limited to clinical and scientific topics
related to neurology and the delivery of care to the neurology
patient, and related issues for the health care team.
Audience
The audience for CME activities includes neurologists,
neurosurgeons, psychiatrists, residents in neurology,
and other allied health professionals with a significant
stake in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of neurological
disorders including nurses, social workers, doctors of
pharmacy, neuropsychologists, and others interested in
the field of neurology.
Types of Activities
The SCNS's CME activities include an annual meeting,
regional workshops, and symposia.
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