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2018 INDEPENDENT SUPPORTED SYMPOSIA

The 23rd Annual Meeting and Education Day of the Society for Neuro-Oncology (SNO) will feature multiple Independent Supported Symposia (ISS) Sessions. Lunch-time and evening sessions will be offered. 


FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2018

LUNCH-TIME ISS SESSION: 12:15PM – 1:15PM

Integrative Solutions to Fragmented Glioblastoma Care in Community and Academic Settings
Sponsored by 
PRIME® through an education grant by AbbVie, Inc.  

Location: Galerie 5 – 6

Speakers:
Manmeet S. Ahluwalia, MD, FACP – Cleveland Clinic
Gabriel Zada, MD – Kecks School of Medicine of USC
Patrick Y. Wen, MD – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Craig M Horbinski, MD, PhD – Northwestern University

For more information and to register, please visit primeinc.org/SNO  


EVENING ISS SESSIONS: 5:30PM – 7:30PM

The Role of the Neuro-Oncologist in EGFR-Mutant NSCLC:  Treating Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis Within the Multidisciplinary Team
Supported by prIME Oncology through a grant by AstraZeneca.  
 

Location: Galerie 5 – 6

Chair:  Maciej Mrugala, MD, PhD, MPH – Mayo Clinic, Phoenix

Speakers: 
Barbara O’Brien, MD – The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jhanelle Gray, MD  – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Helen Shih, MD  – Massachusetts General Hospital

For more information and to register, please visit hubs.ly/H0dfJC20

NOVALIS CIRCLE SYMPOSIUM – Technological Advances in the Treatment of Intercranial Metastasis
Supported by Brainlab. 

Location: Galerie 1

Speakers: 
Erik Sulman, MD – New York University Langone Medical Center
Nzhde Agazaryan, PhD – University of California Los Angeles
Orin Bloch, MD – Northwestern University
Veronica Chiang, MD – Yale University

For more information and to register, please visit https://www.novaliscircle.org/events/

  

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2018


LUNCH-TIME ISS SESSION: 12:15PM – 1:15PM

TRANSFORMING GLIOBLASTOMA MANAGEMENT:  A MasterClass on Evaluating Newer and Emerging Options in the Precision Medicine and Person-Centered Care
Jointly provided by PVI, PeerView Institute for Medical Education and Medical Learning Institute, Inc., supported by an educational grant from Novocure, and developed in collaboration with the American Brain Tumor Association.

Location: Galerie 5-6

Chair: Steven Brem, MD – University of Pennsylvania

Speakers: 
Steven Brem, MD – University of Pennsylvania
Suriya Jeyapalan, MD, MPH – Tufts Medical Center
Katherine Peters, MD, PhD, FAAN – Duke University

For more information and to register please visit www.peerview.com/GBM18

 

EVENING-TIME ISS SESSION: 5:00PM – 7:00PM

Modern Tumor Board – Translating Molecular Pathology into Practice
Supported by Illumina. 

Location: Galerie 5-6

Chairs: 
Farshad Nassiri, MD - University of Toronto
Suganth Suppiah, MD - University of Toronto

Faculty: 
Daniel De Carvalho, PhD - Princess Margaret Cancer Center
William Couldwell, MD, PhD - University of Utah
Michael McDermott, MD - University of California San Francisco
Ian Dunn, MD - Brigham Women's Hospital
Leland Rogers, MD - Barrow Neurological Institute
Sandro Santagata, MD, PhD - Brigham Women's Hospital 
Craig M Horbinski, MD, PhD - Northwestern University 
Felix Sahm, MD, PhD - University Hospital Heidelberg

For more information and to register, visit http://eventregistration.illumina.com/d/cgqyjw