CINCINNATI, OHIO - The
2009 Midwest Regional Brain Tumor Conference, a free educational event
for patients, caregivers and family members, will be held from 9 a.m.
to 4:15 p.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Northern Kentucky Convention
Center in Covington. The
conference, titled “Hope, Innovation, Progress, Support,” is presented
by the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience
Institute, in partnership with the National Brain Tumor Society. The
conference will provide patients, survivors and caregivers with an
opportunity to mingle with each other and to acquire information from
brain tumor specialists and allied health professionals. The conference
will offer formal presentations and informational displays. Topics will
include the origins of brain tumors, advances in treatment, management
of treatment side effects, long-term survivorship, rehabilitation, the
patient’s “bill of rights” and financial resources. Breakout
sessions will focus on brain tumor types, including pituitary adenoma,
acoustic neuroma, low-grade glioma, astrocytoma, glioblastoma and
meningioma. Metastatic tumors also will be covered. Featured speakers include: The conference is directed by McPherson.
Fifteen-minute physician consults also will be available. Patients wishing a consult should contact Tara Orgon Stamper by June 10 at (513) 558-8649.
Although the symposium is free, participants are asked to register in advance by calling (513) 569-5354 or by sending an e-mail to eries@mayfieldclinic.com. Additional information, including a downloadable brochure and registration form, is available online at ucbraintumorcenter.com.
The Northern Kentucky Convention Center is located at One West RiverCenter Blvd., Covington, Ky, 41011.
The UC Neuroscience Institute, a regional center of excellence at UC and University Hospital, is dedicated to patient care, research, education and the development of new treatments for stroke, brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy, traumatic brain and spinal injury, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, disorders of the senses (swallowing, voice, hearing, pain, taste and smell) and psychiatric conditions (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression).





























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