Program at a Glance

 

    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)

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Sunday, June 29th

Monday, June 30th

Tuesday, July 1st

Wednesday, July 2nd

 

 

Registration

 
Morning

 

 

  
 

 

 Registration

Pre-Symposium Education Day:

1) Neurosurgery

2) Neuro-Oncology

  Epidemiology

 

Biology 1: Biology of Glioma Therapy

 Germ Cell Tumor

 

Advances in NeuroRadiology

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Biology of CNS Tumors 3: New Mouse Models of Pediatric Brain Tumors

 

Infant Tumors

 

 

 

Brain Stem Tumors

 

Ependymoma

Nursing and Social Work Session 1

Registered Accompanying Persons Welcome Breakfast 

 

 

Break/Exhibits/Posters

 
Morning

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Symposium Education Day:

1) Neurosurgery

2) Neuro-Oncology

 

 

 

 

Medulloblastoma/ PNET

 

 New Drug Therapies and Delivery

 

NF-1 and Associated Tumors

 

Neuropathology Update

    Craniopharyngioma

Nursing & Social Work 2

 

Cognitive Outcomes

 

Post-Symposium Family Education Program

 

 

Lunch/Exhibits/Posters/Seminars

 
Afternoon

 

 

Pre-Symposium Education Day:

1) Neurosurgery

2) Neuro-Oncology

 

 

Relapse Medulloblastoma/

PNET

 

 

Surgical Techniques I

 

High Grade Glioma

 

Late Effects and Quality of Life

 

High Dose Chemotherapy

 

Translational Research

 

Consortium and New Therapies

(ISPNO Welcome)

 

 

ISPNO Epidemiology Course (opent to all registrants)

Surgical Techniques 2

 

Leptomeningeal

Disease

Quality of Life

Post-Symposium Family Education Program

 

Break

Break/Exhibits/Posters

 
Afternoon

 

Pre-Symposium Education Day:

1) Neurosurgery

2) Neuro-Oncology

 

Biology 2: Biology of Pediatric High and Low Grade Glioma

ATRT & Rare Tumors

 

 

 

Post-Symposium Family Education Program

 (0pen to all Registrants)

Genetics and Genomics of Pediatric Brain Tumors

   
Evening
 

 

 

 

 Welcome Reception

Biology 2: Biology of Pediatric High and Low Grade Glioma, cont.

 

Gala at Navy Pier's Grand Ballroom

Faculty Reception

(by invitation only) 

 

White Sox Game (separate registration required)