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Outsmarting Brain Tumors: October 23, 2004

Free Community Conference on Adult and Pediatric Brain Tumors

Thank you to everyone who participated in and attended this free public conference held on October 23, 2004. The conference educated patients and their caregivers about the latest research that has been translated into surgical and nonsurgical treatments for adult and pediatric brain tumors. Participants heard about the latest information on the effects of diet and alternative treatments for brain tumors, as well as the emotional aspect of living with this disease.

Researchers at the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute are in the forefront of developing treatments for adult and pediatric brain tumors. Funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer Society and private donations, their work has recently appeared on the covers of several prestigious medical journals.

Presentations

Please click on the links below to view selected slide presentations from Outsmarting Brain Tumors in pdf format. If you are using a slow-speed Internet connection and are unable to download, contact us to request the presentations on CD-ROM.

• Development of Brain Tumor Therapies (1.9 MB), Keith L. Black, MD
• The Cognitive Imact of Brain Tumor Diagnosis (1.3 MB), Enrique Lopez, PsyD
• Clinical Research: Promise of New Drug Treatments (884k), Asha Das, MD
• Advances in Radiation Oncology (2 MB), Behrooz Hakimian, MD
• New Technology in Brain Tumor Surgery (2.4 MB), Brian Pikul, MD
• The Treatment of Low Grade Gliomas in Adults (1 MB), Michael A. Badruddoja, MD
• Surgical Management of Vestibular Schwannoma (1 MB), Rick A. Friedman, MD, PhD
• Central Nervous System Metastases Diagnosis and Treatment (644 k), Asha Das, MD
• Understanding Your Brain Images (680k), Ajay Ananda, MD
• Complementary and Alternative Medicine Approaches to Brain Tumors (680k), Evan Ross, LAc, DOM
• From Dream to Reality: Progress in the Treatment of Young Children with Malignant Brain Tumors (196k), Jonathan Finlay, MD
• Controversies in the Treatment of Malignant Pediatric Brain Tumors (744k), Moise Danielpour, MD
• Pediatric Brain Tumors (376k), Carole Hurvitz, MD
• The Benefits of Maintaining Hope (288k), Linda O'Connor, LCSW
• Immunotherapy Clinical Trials for Patients with Brain Tumors (2.3 MG), John S. Yu, MD

Agenda

9:00 to 9:30 a.m.

9:30 to 9:45 a.m.

9:45 to 10:45 a.m.

Breakout Sessions

10:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

10:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.

10:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Consultants' Corner

10:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
15-minute discussion and review of scans with specialist. Sign up day of conference.
Harvey Morse Conference Center, Room 6

Acknowledgements

The Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute's Brain Tumor Program is among the services that comprise the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute at Cedars-Sinai.

The Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute would like to acknowledge the following organizations for their generous support of this event:

• American Brain Tumor Association, (847) 827-9910
• National Brain Tumor Foundation, (415) 834-9970
• Florida Brain Tumor Association, (954) 755-4307
• The Wellness Community, (310) 314-2555

For an appointment, a second opinion or more information, please call 1-800-CEDARS-1 (1-800-233-2771) or e-mail us.