December 3, 2007         December 4, 2007


7:00am - 8:00am BREAKFAST AND REGISTRATION  


   

Session I

Brain Tumor Imaging & Clinical Presentation  
8:00 am - 8:10 am
  
Welcome Drs. Black and Loeffler
8:10 am - 8:30 am
  
Introduction to Brain Tumors Fred Hochberg, MD
8:30 am - 9:00 am
  
Brain Tumor Imaging Amir Zamani, MD
9:00 am - 9:30 am
  
Neuroimaging in Clinical Context John Henson, MD
9:30 am - 10:00 am
  
Metabolic Imaging for Brain Tumors Greg Sorenson, MD
     
10:00 am - 10:15 am MORNING BREAK  


   
Session II Brain Tumor Pathology, Clinical Pathological
Correlation in Brain Tumors

Moderator: Mark Johnson, MD, PhD
10:15 am - 10:45 am
  
Brain Tumor Epidemiology & Genetic Syndromes Elizabeth Claus, PhD, MD
10:45 am - 11:15 am
  
Histological Diagnosis Keith Ligon, MD, PhD
   
11:15 am - 1:15 pm LUNCH BREAK – (free time)  


   
Session III

Gliomas  
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
  
Surgery for Patients with Malignant Gliomas Fred Barker, MD
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
  
Chemotherapy for Patients with Gliomas Eric Wong, MD
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
  
Radiation Therapy for Gliomas Naren Ramakrishna, MD, PhD
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
  
Targeted Drug Therapies for Brain Tumors Patrick Wen, MD
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
  
New Approaches to Brain Tumor Therapy Peter Warnke, MD, FRCS
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
  
Biology vs. Technology in Brain Tumor Treatment Phil Gutin, MD
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
  
Brain Mapping in Glioma Management Alexandra Golby, MD
     
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  
RECEPTION  

***Please Note: Course date(s), location, time(s) and contents are subject to change at anytime without notice.

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Presented by:
Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education
 
Brigham and Women's Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
  
Brain Science Foundation
 
Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology
 
Children's Hospital Boston Department of Neurosurgery
 
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center


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