FRIDAY, JULY 27 GENERAL SESSIONS HELD IN THE RENAISSANCE BALLROOM, SALONS A-E 11 a.m. 5 p.m. Check-in (Hotel Lobby) (Lunch on your own)

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1 FRIDAY, JULY 27 GENERAL SESSIONS HELD IN THE RENAISSANCE BALLROOM, SALONS A-E 11 a.m. 5 p.m. Check-in (Hotel Lobby) (Lunch on your own) 1 p.m. 1:10 p.m. Welcome Diana Sullivan, RN, BSN; Director, National Programs & Services 1:10 p.m. 2 p.m. Understanding and Treating Brain Tumors: An Overview Jeff Cozzens, MD; Southern Illinois University 2 p.m. 2:45 p.m. Update in Imaging: Techniques for Brain Tumors Ryan Murtagh, MD, MBA; H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute 2:45 p.m. 3:15 p.m. Break and Snacks 3:15 p.m. 4:15 p.m. Panel Presentation: Understanding Stereotactic Radiosurgery Moderated by Mary Lovely, PhD, RN, CNRN Senior Advisor, National Programs and Services Ramji Rajendran, MD, PhD; Alexian Brothers Cancer Center James Ruffer, MD; Good Shepherd Hospital John Han-Chih Chang, MD; Radiation Oncology Consultants, Ltd. 4:15 p.m. 5 p.m. Understanding Clinical Trials Robert Rutigliano, PhD; EmergingMed 5 p.m. Wrap-up (Dinner on your own) SATURDAY, JULY 28 GENERAL SESSIONS HELD IN THE RENAISSANCE BALLROOM, SALONS A-E 7:30 a.m. Check-in & Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. 8:40 a.m. Welcome Elizabeth M. Wilson, President & CEO 8:40 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Understanding General Brain Tumor Pathology: Part I (Part II at 1:15 p.m.) Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD; University of Kentucky Healthcare 1

2 9:30 a.m. 10:10 a.m. New Trends in Brain Tumor Research Michael Graner, PhD; University of Colorado, Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus 10:10 a.m. 10:30 a.m. Break 10:30 a.m. 12 p.m. Ask the Expert Panel: Quality of Life Issues in Brain Tumor Treatment & Care Moderated by Susan Chang, MD; University of California San Francisco Expert Panelists: Terri S. Armstrong, PhD, ANP-BC, FAANP; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Peter M. Black, MD; Brain and Spine Institute, Metrowest Medical Center Amar Gajjar, MD; St. Jude Children s Research Hospital Stephen Keir, DrPH, MPH; The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke M. Kelly Nicholas, MD, PhD; University of Chicago Christopher J. Schultz, MD; Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee 12 p.m. 1 p.m. Boxed Lunch (Provided; Served from Renaissance Foyer) BREAKOUT SESSIONS ADVANCING THE UNDERSTANDING AND TREATMENT OF BRAIN TUMORS 1:15 p.m. 2:05 p.m. (choose one) Glioblastoma & Anaplastic Astrocytomas: Update in Treatment and Care (Blues Room) James P. Chandler, MD; Northwestern Memorial Hospital Meningiomas, Pituitary and Other Benign Tumors: Update in Treatment, Care and Watch and Wait (Swing Room) Mark Johnson, MD, PhD; Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's Hospital Low-grade tumors: Update in Treatment and Care (Author Room) Joon Uhm, MD; Mayo Clinic Oligodendroglioma & Oligoastrocytoma: Update in Treatment and Care (Artist Room) Nina Paleologos, MD; NorthShore University Health System Ryan Merrell, MD; NorthShore University Health System Pediatric Tumors: Update in Treatment and Care (Writer Room) Rishi Lulla, MD; Children s Memorial Hospital 2

3 Inoperable Brain Tumors: Update in Treatment and Care (Jazz Rooms I & II) Peter M. Black, MD; Brain and Spine Institute, Metrowest Medical Center Understanding Brain Tumor Pathology at the Molecular Level Part II (Board Room) Craig Horbinski, MD, PhD; University of Kentucky Healthcare 2:15 p.m. 3:05 p.m. (choose one) Management of Fatigue & Sleep Disorders: What Every Patient Needs to Know (Blues Room) Terri S. Armstrong, PhD, ANP-BC, FAANP; University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Effect of Massage Therapy on Stress Levels and Quality of Life in Brain Tumor Patients (Swing Room) Stephen Keir, DrPH, MPH; The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke Do Complementary Therapies Work? Herbs, Acupuncture, and Others (Author Room) Scott Woodworth, ND; Cancer Treatment Centers of America Palliative Care in Patients with Brain Tumors: From Diagnosis to Bereavement (Writer Room) Alan Carver, MD; Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Advance Care Planning Legal and Financial Issues (Jazz Rooms I & II) Creating a financial life plan after a catastrophic life event with Peter Wilmot, The Premier Wealth Group; Getting your affairs in order with Joan Hopley, Strohschein Law Group Rehabilitative therapy (Artist Room) Kevin Svoboda, PT; Rehab Management Solutions 3:05 p.m. 3:20 p.m. Break and Snacks (Mezzanine Lobby) 3:20 p.m. 4:10 p.m. ABTA Research Poster Session Meet the Researchers 3:20 p.m. 4:10 p.m. (choose one) Healthy Eating When You Have a Brain Tumor: Nutrition During Treatment (PART I; part II at 4:15 p.m.) (Author Room) Cassandra Vanderwall, MS, RD, LDN, CPT; Rush Nutrition and Wellness Center 3

4 Treatment s Done Now What? (Swing Room) Deb Wojcik, MSW, LCSW; Cancer Wellness Center Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Brain Tumors (Repeated at 4:15 p.m.) (Jazz Rooms I & II) Isabel Schuermeyer, MD; Cleveland Clinic Understanding Seizures (Artist Room) Glen Stevens, DO, PhD; Rose Ella Burkhardt Brain Tumor Neuro-Oncology Center at Cleveland Clinic Recognizing Side Effects and Late Effects Following Treatment (PART I; part II at 4:15 p.m.) (Blues Room) M. Kelly Nicholas, MD, PhD & Dan Golden, MD; University of Chicago The impact of a brain tumor on siblings (Writer Room) Sandi Ring, MS, CCLS; SuperSibs! 4:15 p.m. 5 p.m. ABTA Research Poster Sessions Meet the Researchers 4:15 p.m. 5 p.m. (choose one) Healthy Eating When You Have a Brain Tumor: Nutrition After Treatment (PART II) (Author Room) Cassandra Vanderwall, MS, RD, LDN, CPT; Rush Nutrition and Wellness Center Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Patients with Brain Tumors (Jazz Rooms I & II) Isabel Schuermeyer, MD; Cleveland Clinic Caring for the Caregiver Understanding Caregiver Burden and Interventions: Strategies for Successful Caregiving (Swing Room) Kimberly Matthews, MA, LCPC; Cancer Wellness Center Managing Side Effects and Late Effects Following Treatment - PART II (Blues Room) M. Kelly Nicholas, MD, PhD & Dan Golden, MD; University of Chicago Brain Tumors in the Pediatric Patient Promising Treatments (Writer Room) Amar Gajjar, MD; St. Jude Children s Hospital 4

5 SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 28 6:30 p.m. 10 p.m. My Kind of Town Chicago-Style Dinner Buffet, Cash Bar & Entertainment (Included for all attendees; held in Renaissance Ballroom. Casual attire.) SUNDAY, JULY 29 - GENERAL SESSIONS HELD IN THE RENAISSANCE BALLROOM, SALONS A-E 8 a.m. 9 a.m. Breakfast (Provided) & Performance by Rob Miller and Colleagues; Healing Earth Native American Flute Circle 9 a.m. 9:45 a.m. Breakfast continues, plus Tumor Talks casual roundtable meet-and-greet 9:45 a.m. 10 a.m. Nondenominational morning convocation with Kristy Stoker, Meningioma Survivor 10 a.m. 11:15 a.m. Stories of Courage: A Panel Discussion Moderated by Mary Lovely, PhD, RN, CNRN Senior Advisor, National Programs and Services Panelists: JoAnne G. Colucci, Parent/Caregiver/Advocate John Kerastas, Brain Tumor Survivor Jean Mathew, Brain Tumor Patient Brian J. Olson, Brain Tumor Survivor & ABTA Board Member 11:15 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Adjourn 5