Post-Polio Conference to Highlight Two Physicians with Polio Credentials in New Jersey, April 27th The Polio Network of New Jersey (PNNJ) will hold its 24th annual conference on Sunday, April 27th, at New Jerseys Bridgewater Marriott Hotel from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Principal speakers will be Judith Glaser, D.O., of New Hyde Park, NY, and Peter L. Salk, M.D., president and director of the Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation. The impact of polio on the past, present, and future will resonate throughout the one-day meeting of polio survivors, families, friends, and health care advocates. Vendors of goods and services of interest to attendees will also participate. Continental breakfast will be available from 9 a.m. Registration by mail or online is available. Call 201-845-6860 or e-mail [email protected]. Generous support from the NJ Chapter, March of Dimes, enables PNNJ to offer the conference, including continental breakfast and lunch, for $30. For further details, visit the Network website: pnnj.org. Dr. Glaser, Osteopath, to be Keynoter Judith Glaser, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.), of New Hyde Park, NY, will be the principal medical speaker, with holistic approaches to treating post-polio syndrome as her main theme. In addition to being among those rare physicians who care for people with PPS, Dr. Glaser has expertise in diagnosis and treatment of various pain conditions, including specialized training and certification in medical acupuncture for pain relief. Some of her presentation will be devoted to that subject. She is Board Certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation and has presented nationally and internationally on post-polio issues. A graduate of New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Glaser completed her residency training at New Yorks renowned Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine. She served as co-director of the Post-Polio Clinic and as attending physiatrist at the National Rehabilitation Hospital, Washington, DC, working with Dr. Lauro Halstead, and returned to Long Island in 2012 to start her own practice. Her website is drjudithglaser. Dr. Salk to be Luncheon Speaker Peter L. Salk, M.D., president and director of the Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation, will be the luncheon speaker. Dr. Salk, whose medical practice is in La Jolla, California, is the eldest son of Dr. Jonas Salk. After graduation from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and staff training in internal medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland, he worked in his father’s laboratory at the Salk Institute from 1972 to 1984, conducting research on immunotherapy for cancer and autoimmune diseases. The Jonas Salk Legacy Foundation has undertaken a collaborative program with Spencer Trask & Company called BeyondPolio as part the global effort to eradicate polio and maintain success once eradication is achieved. The Foundation, working with other organizations, is holding events in 2014, the centenary year of Jonas Salk’s birth, to further this cause. PNNJ.org
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