Patient Education and Information Forum Melbourne 2024
Event description
The Patient Education and Information Forum is being held at The Langham Melbourne on
Sunday 13 October from 10am - 3.00pm.
The event will be an opportunity for patients, families and their supporters to hear from international and national experts in brain cancer treatment, research and support.
The Program:
Facilitated by Marina Kastelan
Neuro Oncology Nurse Practitioner, The Brain Cancer Group
9.30am - 10.00am | Registrations
Tea and coffee on arrival
10.00am | Opening Remarks
A/Prof Eng-Siew Koh, Chair COGNO
10.10am | Simultaneously Managing a “Bucket List” & a Shopping List: Strategies to Feel and Function Well in the Face of a Brain Tumour.
Dr Erin Dunbar, Director of Neuro-Oncology, Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
10.30am | Molecular Profiling of Brain Tumours
Dr Ben Kong, Medical Oncologist, Prince of Wales Hospital
10.50am | Neuro-Oncology Clinical Trials Update
Dr Malaka Ameratunga, Medical Oncologist, Alfred Health
11.10am | Fatigue and Brain Tumours
Dr Rachel Campbell, University of Sydney, PoCoG
11.20am | Role of Community Brain Cancer Navigator
Jonathan Muller, Community Brain Cancer Navigator,
Peace of Mind Foundation
11.35am to 12.15pm | Q&A Panel Discussion
12.15pm – Lunch (Mindful Meditation video plays for online participants)
1.15pm | Patient and Carer Sessions
Patient session: Fatigue
Dr Rachel Campbell, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Carer session: Caring for the Carer
Dr Megan Jeon, Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Sydney
2.15pm | Patient and Carer Sessions Smmary
2.25pm | The benefits of Exercise for Individuals with Brain Cancer - an Interactive Exercise Session.
Dr Ashley Bigaran Senior Exercise Physiologist, Austin Health
Mr Blake Binion, Exercise Physiologist, Deakin University
2.45 pm – Closing Remarks
Craig Cardinal, Chair BTAA.
Attendance is free, but registration is required.
The event will be filmed and a Live Stream Option Ticket is available
Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity
