Outsmarting Brain Tumors: A Conference on Brain Tumors for Patients, Families and Caregivers
Saturday, May 14, 2011 from 8:30am to 4:45pm
Harvey Morse Auditorium, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Course Description
The multi-disciplinary faculty of the Department of Neurosurgery offers this comprehensive, one-day conference to bring participants up to date on the most recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of adult brain tumors. The conference seeks to educate patients and their caregivers on the latest research that has been translated into treatments for brain tumors. It will include a discussion of promising therapeutic discoveries for brain tumors as well as information on other surgical and non-surgical treatment options available today. Participants will also have the opportunity to hear 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.
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Registration for the conference, lunch and parking are complimentary. If you would like to register for the conference, please click here or call 1-800-CEDARS-1 (1-800-233-2771).
AGENDA
| Saturday, May 14, 2011 | |||
| 7:45am to 8:30am | Registration and Continental Breakfast | ||
| 8:30am to 8:45am | Welcome and Introduction | Keith L. Black, MD | |
| Morning Session: Harvey Morse Auditorium | Moderator: Keith L. Black, MD | ||
| 8:45am to 9:15am | Brain Tumor 101 | Keith L. Black, MD | |
| 9:15am to 9:45am | Role of Radiation Therapy | Howard Sandler, MD | |
| 9:45am to 10:15am | Chemotherapy Treatments | Jeremy Rudnick, MD | |
| 10:15am to 10:45am | Surgery: Role and Options | Chirag Patil, MD | |
| 10:45am to 10:55am | BREAK | ||
| 10:55am to 11:25am | What's New and Promising? | Keith L. Black, MD | |
| 11:25am to 11:55am | Cancer Vaccines and Stem Cell Therapies | John Yu, MD | |
| 11:55am to 12:15pm | Question and Answer | ||
| 12:15pm to 1:15pm | LUNCH | ||
| Breakout Session A: Harvey Morse Auditorium | Moderator: Jethro Hu, MD | ||
| 1:15pm to 1:30pm | Introduction to Personalized Medicine | Jethro Hu, MD | |
| 1:30pm to 2:00pm | Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine as a Support System for Brain Tumor Treatment | Lucy Postolov, LA-c | |
| 2:00pm to 2:30pm | Nutrition and Cancer | Alyssa Tennenbaum, RD, CDE | |
| 2:30pm to 3:00pm | Mental Imagery for Wellness | Veronica Porche, PsyD | |
| 3:00pm to 3:10pm | BREAK | ||
| 3:10pm to 3:40pm | Anatomy and Functions of the Brain | Ray Chu, MD | |
| 3:40pm to 4:10pm | Imaging: Functional, MRI, MR spec, CT | Marcel Maya, MD | |
| 4:10pm to 4:40pm | TMI: Navigating Clinical Trials, the Internet, and Other Hazards of the Information Age | Jethro Hu, MD | |
| 4:40pm to 4:45pm | Closing Remarks | Keith L. Black, MD | |
| Breakout Session B: Harvey Morse 1-3 | Moderator: John Yu, MD | ||
| 1:30pm to 2:00pm | Acoustic Neuromas | Chirag Patil, MD | |
| 2:00pm to 2:30pm | Pituitary Tumors | Adam Mamelak, MD | |
| 2:30pm to 3:00pm | Low Grade Gliomas | Ray Chu, MD | |
| 3:00pm to 3:10pm | BREAK | ||
| 3:10pm to 3:40pm | High Grade Gliomas | John Yu, MD | |
| 3:40pm to 4:10pm | GAMMA Knife | Amin MIrhadi, MD | |
| 4:10pm to 4:40pm | Brain Tumors and the Eye | Swaraj Bose, MD | |
| 4:40pm to 4:45pm | Closing Remarks | John Yu, MD | |
| Breakout Session C: Harvey Morse 5-6: CONSULTANTS' CORNER** | Moderator: Suzane Brian, PA-C | ||
Parking
Validated parking will be available in Cedars-Sinai parking lots 1, 2, and 4. No validation is provided for the Medical Office Tower parking lots.
Cedars-Sinai Parking Map
