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Saturday night Robert Fisher, MD, professor of neurology and director of the Stanford Epilepsy Center, presented the first public results of the stimulation of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus in epilepsy (SANTE).

When physicians first realize they are being sued for malpractice, they feel %u201Cshame, anger, depression, a loss of control, and a crisis of confidence."

I was struck by the deep, eye-crossing complexity of it all, and the overwhelming potential for confusion and uncertainty generated by this process.

This abstract oral session featured several researchers who reviewed (quite quickly) the results of their studies, focused on such topics as spatiotemporal behavior of high dominant frequency, isoproterenol agents, mistakes in the use of amiodarone and anticoagulation management, and 3D transesophageal ultrasound. Highlights of these studies are provided below.

A study reveals a beneficial effect of tamoxifen on breast cancer recurrences at 10 and 15 years of follow-up in women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS).

Updates to the NCCN Prostate Cancer Guidelines were presented by James L. Mohler, MD.