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

Sponsored and Co-Hosted by The Brain Cancer Group