Continuing medicaL education Palliative Care Workshop Primary Brain Tumors: What We Need To Know Presented by: Dr. Elizabeth Schneider, Dr. Jonathan Grynspan, Dr. Rahim Khomani, Dr. Matias Mariani and Dr. Linda Tenhunen CYPCW-01402-A Thursday, November 20, 2014 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST NOV 20 Program Description During this three-hour palliative care workshop participants will hear from a team of health-care professionals about the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors. Each member of the team will speak for 20 minutes with the entire presentation culminating in a case discussion. This discussion will integrate some of the material covered throughout the workshop to illustrate how a tumor board functions. Presenters Dr. Elizabeth Schneider, MD, RCPSC , Neurosurgeon Dr. Jonathan Grynspan, MD, RCPSC, Radiologist Dr. David Want MD, RCPSC, Radiation Oncologist Dr. Rahim Khomani, MD, CFPC, Medical Oncologist Dr. Matias Mariani, Neuropsychologist Dr. Linda Tenhunen, MD, CFPC, Palliative Care Physician Distributed Learning Face to Face Northeast Cancer Center: Room 3 North OTN NOSM at Laurentian Campus: MSE Room 215 NOSM at Lakehead Campus: ATAC Room 6033 Other OTN location (Please specify when registering) Webcast This program meets the accreditation criteria of The College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been accredited for up to 3 Mainpro-M1 credit(s) as approved by the Continuing Education and Professional Development Office at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. This program meets the approval criteria of the Continuing Education and Professional Development Office at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. CEPD continuing education and professional development nosm.ca/cepd Continuing medicaL education Palliative Care Workshop Primary Brain Tumors: What We Need To Know Objectives By the end of the program, participants will be able to: 1. Dr. Elizabeth Schneider, Neurosurgeon • Discuss neurosurgical considerations in management of a newly diagnosed brain tumor. • Define total / sub-total resection. • Identify when re-resection is to be considered. • Discuss surgical complications. 2. Dr. Jonathan Grynspan, Radiologist • Briefly outline etiology: genetic / environmental factors. • Outline various imaging modalities used in diagnosis of brain tumors. • Discuss advantages / disadvantages of various imaging modalities. 3. Dr. Andrew Pearce, Radiation Oncologist • Describe staging and grading of malignant primary brain tumors (MPBT). • Outline radiation oncology considerations in treatment of MPBT. • Identify treatment modalities that may be used. • Discuss indications for each treatment modality. • Discuss complications of radiation treatment. 4. Dr. Rahim Khomani, Medical Oncologist • Briefly describe classification of tumor types and prognosis. • Outline treatment options in systemic therapy of MPBT. • Discuss new treatments on horizon. 5. Dr. Matias Mariani, Neuropsychologist • Outline more common challenges and cognitive changes faced by patients and caregivers that HCSPs hould be aware of. • Outline potential coping strategies for patients / care providers. 6. Dr. Linda Tenhunen, Palliative Care Physician • Identify common issues encountered in care patients with brain tumors. • Discuss the importance of advance care planning. Deadline to Register Tuesday, November 18, 2014 Registration If you have a NOSM login, please visit www.nosm.ca/cepdereg/ to register. If you do not have a NOSM login, please visit www.nosm.ca/cepdform/ to complete our manual registration form. CEPD Office phone: 1-807-766-7464 | Website: nosm.ca/cepd CEPD continuing education and professional development
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