ISPNO Program 2008

 

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    ISPNO Sunday, June 29, 2008   1:00pm - Open to all Registrants

Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium (BTEC) Education Day:

Topics:

  • Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Brain Tumours: comparisons, contrasts and (possible) causes  Michael Murphy & Jillian Birch (United Kingdom)
  • Malignant Brain Tumors in Childhood and Chemical Exposures  Dora Il’Yasova (North Carolina, USA)
  • The Cefalo Studay and the Cellphone Kids Study  Maria Feychting (Sweden)
  • Blood Spots as a Resource for Genetic Studies of Pediatric Brain Tumors  Beatrice Malmer (Sweden) and Roberta McKean-Cowdin (California, USA)
  • Blood Spots for Exposure Assessment for Genotyping  Patricia Buffler (California, USA)
  • Summary of Recommendations for Childhood Brain Tumors from the BTEC Berkeley Meeting  Tarik Tihan & Patricia Buffler (California, USA)
 
ISPNO Program at a Glance

Sunday, June 29, 2008
Time        
         
    Registration - 7:00AM – 5:00PM
       
8:00AM        
    Pre-Symposium     
9:00AM   Education Day:    
    Neuro-Oncology    
10:00AM        
      Pre-Symposium   
11:00AM     Education Day:  
      Neurosurgery  
12:00        
         
1:00PM       ISPNO Welcome 
         
2:00PM       ISPNO
        Epidemiology
3:00PM       Course:
        Presented by
4:00PM       Brain Tumor
        Epidemiology
5:00PM       Consortium
        (BTEC)
6:00PM    
     
7:00PM   ISPNO Welcome Reception
    Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile
Monday, June 30, 2008
Time   Session A Session B Social Schedule
         
    Registration - 7:00AM – 5:30PM
         
7:00AM        
    Welcome Address    
8:00AM        
    Epidemiology   Registered Accompanying
9:00AM       Person Welcome Breakfast
    Biology of Nursing & (Registration Required)
10:00AM   Glioma & Malignant Tumors
Multi Disciplinary Care 1  
    Break and Poster/Exhibit Viewing Tour 1: Sights &
11:00AM        Scenes of Chicago, 
    Medulloblastoma/   Double Decker Bus Tour
12:00   PNET    (Registration Required)
         
1:00PM        
    Lunch: Controversies in Neuro-Oncology:   
2:00PM   "Do Brain Tumor Stem Cells Exist?"  
    Relapse Surgical   
3:00PM   Medulloblastoma/ Techniques  
    PNET 1  
4:00PM   Break and Poster/Exhibit Viewing  
      Biology II:  
5:00PM   Advances in Seminar on Low Grade  
    Radiation Oncology Glioma   
6:00PM   Break Provided by: BTS & Low Grade Astrocytoma Foundation
         
7:00PM     Seminar on Low Grade  
      Glioma   
8:00PM   Evening Free
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Time   Session A Session B Social Schedule
         
    Registration - 7:00AM – 4:00PM
       
8:00AM     Biology III: New Mouse   
    Germ Cell Tumors Models of  
9:00AM     Pediatric Brain Tumors  
      Advances  
10:00AM   Infant Tumors in Tour 2:
      Neuro-Radiology Chicago River
11:00AM   Break and Poster/Exhibit Viewing Architectural Tour
    New Drug Therapies    (Registration Required)
12:00   & Methods of Craniopharyngioma  
    Delivery    
1:00PM      
    Lunch: Awards and Recognition  
2:00PM   High Grade Surgical   
    Glioma Techniques II  
3:00PM   Late Effects  Leptomeningeal &  
    & Outcome Disseminated Disease  
4:00PM   Break and Poster/Exhibit Viewing  
    ATRT & Genetics & Genomics of   
5:00PM   Rare Tumors Pediatric Brain Tumors  
       
6:00PM        
         
7:00PM   Gala at Navy Pier - Space is Limited, (Registration Required)
         
8:00PM        
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Time   Session A Session B  
         
    Registration - 7:00AM – 4:00PM
       
8:00AM   Brain Stem    
    Tumors    
9:00AM       ISPNO
    Ependymoma    
10:00AM       Family
    Break and Poster Viewing Education
11:00AM   NF-1 & Nursing &   Day
    Associated Tumors Multi-Disciplinary Care II  
12:00   Neuropathology Cognitive
    Update Issues
1:00PM    
    Lunch
2:00PM   High-Dose Quality of
    Chemotherapy Life
3:00PM      
    Translational Research  
4:00PM   Consortium Report  
    Welcome to ISPNO 2010  
5:00PM   Adjourn  
         
6:00PM        
         
7:00PM   Scientific Dinner    
    (By Invitation Only)   White Sox Baseball Game
8:00PM       (Tickets Limited)