14 th International Meeting UPDATES IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY July 1-4, 2015 - Cortona (AR), Italy Meeting President Henry Brem Baltimore, MD, USA Honorary President Carlo L. Solero Milan, IT In collaboration with Scientific Committee E. Antonio Chiocca Francesco DiMeco Alessandro Olivi Allen Sills (Nashville TN, USA) Zvi Ram (Tel Aviv, Israel) Russell R. Lonser John Hopkins University Organizing Committee Cecilia Casali Francesco DiMeco Laura Fariselli Gaetano Finocchiaro Federico G. Legnani Antonella Mangraviti Luca Mattei Alessandro Perin Bianca Pollo, Francesco Prada Marco Saini Andrea Saladino Antonio Silvani Betty M. Tyler Ignazio G. Vetrano Scientific Secretariat Tiffany K. Chimal Department of Neurosurgery Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico C. Besta Via Celoria 11 20133 Milano (Italy) Ph. (+39) 02 23942411 Fax (+39) 02 70635017 fdimeco@istituto-besta.it
Program description This meeting provides a platform where distinguished international experts from leading institutions in North America and Europe can come together and present their latest clinical findings in neuro-oncology while comparing practice patterns to look for areas of collaboration and improvement. The program is conducive for fostering collegial interaction, advancing neurosurgical knowledge, and sharing ideas. We ve designed an interdisciplinary program aimed to educate neurosurgeons, neurologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, neuropathologists, neuroradiologists, internists, nurses, and researchers on the latest emerging neurooncology treatments. Educational Objectives Discuss advances in clinical CNS tumor care Present case studies, talk show debate format, and review with speaker panel Discuss translation of laboratory findings into clinical practice Topics Stem cells Basic and translational research Immunotherapy Malignant gliomas Low grade gliomas Intra-operative imaging Brain metastases Radiosurgery Neurosurgical training Skull base Spine tumors The Virtual Neurosurgery Contest Test your neurosurgical skills on the most advanced 3-D virtual reality, haptic feedback neurosurgical simulator and show how good you are! The young neurosurgeon who will get the best score in performing a virtual temporal lobectomy will be publicly acknowledged during the final ceremony of the meeting; besides, he/she will win a stunning prize NeuroTouch The contest is open to Neurosurgeons under age 40 To be defined Program update, registration form and online Abstract submission on www.adarteventi.com
Provisional Faculty (to be confirmed) Ammirati Mario (Columbus, Ohio, USA) Asher Anthony L. (Charlotte, NC, USA) Barbagallo Giuseppe (Catania, Italy) Barcia Juan (Madrid, Spain) Barker Fred Batchelor Tracy T. Bello Lorenzo (Rozzano, Italy) Benvenuti Lucia (Livorno, Italy) Berger Mitchel S. (San Francisco, CA, USA) Bernardo Antonio (New York, NY, USA) Bizzi Alberto Blakeley Jaishri Boriani Stefano (Bologna, Italy) Brem Henry Broggi Giovanni Bruce Jeffrey N. (New York, NY, USA) Burger Peter C. Cappabianca Paolo Carapella Carmine M. Caroli Manuela Casali Cecilia (Milan,Italy) Castelnuovo Paolo (Varese, Italy) Chang Susan (San Francisco, CA, USA) Chiocca Antonio E. Danesi Giovanni (Bergamo, Italy) D Avella Domenico (Padua, Italy) Delfini Roberto Delitala Alberto DeMonte Franco DiMeco Francesco Dirven Clemens M. F. (Rotterdam, Holland) Ducati Alessandro Duffau Hugues (Montpellier, France) Eberhart Charles G. Esposito Vincenzo (Pozzilli, Italy) Ewend Matthew G. (Chapel Hill, NC, USA) Falini Andrea Fariselli Laura Ferroli Paolo Finocchiaro Gaetano Fontanella Marco M. (Brescia, Italy) Franzini Angelo Gallia Gary L. Gangemi Michelangelo Gaviani Paola Gentili Fred (Toronto, Canada) Germano Isabelle M. (New York, NY, USA) Giangaspero Felice Gokaslan Ziya L. Grossman Stuart A. Hegi Monika E. (Lausanne, Switzerland) Lang Frederick F. Laterra John J. Legnani Federico G. Lesniak Maciej S. (Chicago, IL, USA) Liau Linda (Los Angeles, CA, USA) Lim Michael Lonser Russell R. Maiuri Francesco Mangraviti Antonella Mardor Yael (Tel HaShomer, Israel) Mattei Luca McDermott Michael W. (San Francisco, CA, USA) Mendel Ehud Nabavi Arya (Hannover, Germany) Nakano Ichiro Neroni Massimiliano Olivi Alessandro Oyesiku Nelson M. (Atlanta, GA, USA) Parsa Andrew T. (Chicago, IL, USA) Perin Alessandro Pollo Bianca Prada Francesco Pradilla Gustavo (Atlanta, GA, USA) Quinones-Hinojosa Alfredo Ram Zvi (Tel Aviv, Israel) Rampini Paolo M. Raza Shaan M. Recinos Pablo F. (Cleveland, OH, USA) Recinos Renard Violette (Cleveland, OH, USA) Reynolds Brent A. (Gainesville, FL, USA) Rhines Laurence D. Riggins Gregory J. Rud Roberta Rutka James T. (Toronto, Canada) Sabel Michael (D sseldorf, Germany) Saini Marco Saladino Andrea Salmaggi Andrea (Lecco, Italy) Salvati Maurizio Sampath Prakash (Providence, RI, USA) Sawaya Raymond Scerrati Massimo (Ancona, Italy) Schucht Philippe (Bern, Switzerland) Servadei Franco (Parma, Italy) Sills Allen K. (Nashville, TN, USA) Silvani Antonio Soffietti Riccardo Solero Carlo L. Spena Giannantonio (Brescia, Italy) Stummer Walter (Munster, Germany) Stupp Roger (Lausanne, Switzerland) Thompson Reid (Nashville, TN, USA) Tihan Tarik (San Francisco, CA, USA) Timmer Bill (Washington, DC, USA) Tomasello Francesco (Messina, Italy) Tyler Betty M. Vescovi Angelo L. Vetrano Ignazio G. Westphal Manfred (Hamburg, Germany) Yamaguchi Fumio (Tokyo, Japan)
SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION Language The official language of the Meeting is English. Abstract submission You are invited to submit an abstract for presentation at the 14 th International Meeting UPDATES IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY. A panel of physicians will blindly review each submission. Abstracts of completed or on-going neuro-oncology research, clinical projects or novel programs will be accepted. The selected abstracts will be presented during the conference. Authors must submit abstracts online at: www.adarteventi.com Deadline: May 30, 2015. Cod. adaiv_4 - Stampato Gennaio 2015 Expenses Authors of accepted papers must be prepared to pay all personal expenses incurred including meeting registration, travel and accommodation during the Meeting. CME Accreditation Italian participants will receive CME credit for attending the Meeting. Variations The Scientific and the Organizing Secretariats reserve the right to make whatever change to the program they deem necessary for scientific and/or technical reasons,in compliance with Ministry regulations on CME credits. Attendance Certificate At the end of the Congress an attendance certificate will be given to all registered Participants. Audiovisual Equipment PC projection (only POWER POINT file on CD or on a memory stick, USB portor DVD) will be provided in the Conference room. Speakers are kindly requested to contact the Slide Centre to upload their presentation(s) and to test all the audiovisual material at least one hour before the lecture. All slides must be in English. Meeting Venue Teatro Signorelli P.zza Signorelli - 52044 Cortona (AR - Italy) www.teatrosignorelli.com Organization Phone (+39) 051 19936160 Fax (+39) 051 19936170 info@adarteventi.com www.adarteventi.com