The ANA website is being continually upgraded and is frequently used by ANA members. Among the new features are a fast database look-up of ANA members, by first name, last name, city and state. There are instructions on how to search on the website. Another popular feature is the section on the Archives which chronicles some of the early meetings of the ANA complete with reproductions of lantern slides of past ANA greats as delivered by J. Ramsay Hunt in 1924 at the 50 th Annual Meeting. The website also provides information on future meetings, abstract submission for the Annual meeting, membership proposal information, and links to sites of Neurologic interest.
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The deadline for submitting completed proposals for new members is November 15 every year. It will address recent advances in outcomes research as it pertains to medical care provided to patients with neurological disorders. This meeting is intended to provide a forum for participants to learn the latest from this evolving research field, findings that will shape the course of how future health care is delivered. Dr. David Matchar will report on the results and discuss the implications of the Stroke Prevention Policy Model, highlighting the need to better link evidence from research to clinical decisions in daily practice. Dr. Bert Spilker will discuss the growing importance of pharmaeconomics and its relationship to quality of life research.