The Asia-Pacific Neuro-Oncology Conference will be held July 23 - 28, 2018 at the Fairmont Orchid Hotel in Waimea, Hawaii. This five-day CME course, the Harvard Medical School Asia-Pacific Neuro-Oncology CME Conference, is designed to provide an international audience with a comprehensive review of the diagnosis and management of adult and pediatric patients with primary and metastatic brain and spinal cord tumors and neurologic complications of cancer. Our target audience will be the health care specialists involved in the care of adult and pediatric neuro-oncology patients (oncologists, radiation oncologists, neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuroradiologists and neuropathologists).
COURSE DIRECTOR
Tracy Batchelor, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
COURSE CO-DIRECTORS
Antonio Chiocca, MD, PhD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Jay Loeffler, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Nancy Tarbell, MD, Harvard Medical School
Patrick Wen, MD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:
- Evaluate, diagnose and treat adult and pediatric patients with primary and metastatic central nervous system tumors
- Appreciate the role of biomarkers in the diagnosis and treatment of brain and spinal cord tumors
- Recognize and address neurological complications associated with cancer and new cancer therapies
- Discuss the role of palliative and supportive care in neuro-oncology
TARGET AUDIENCE
Physicians and Allied Health Professionals in the field of:
•Adult Medical Oncology and Hematology
•Pediatric Oncology and Hematology
•Neuro-Oncology
•Neurology
•Neurosurgery
•Radiation Oncology
•Neuropathology
For complete information, visit http://hms-apno.com/