Brain Tumour Alliance Australia (BTAA) Patient Education and Information Forum. 8 October 2023

The Patient Education and Information Forum was held at the Hilton Sydney on

Sunday 8 October from 10am - 3.00pm.

The event was an opportunity for patients, families and their supporters to hear from international and national experts in brain cancer treatment, research and support.

PROGRAM

10.00AM - 12.00PM MORNING SESSION

Prof Martin Taphoorn
Leiden University
Patient Reported Outcomes and Advance Care  Planning in Brain Tumour Patients; the importance for patients, caregivers and clinicians.

Dr Ben Kong
Medical Oncologist – Prince of Wales Hospital, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, UNSW 
Clinical Trials Update.

Prof Matthew D. Dun
The University of Newcastle (UON)
From bedside to bench to bedside & back again, leukaemia researcher come DIPG dad.

Dr Sarah Bray
Project Manager - Brain Tumours Online at University of Melbourne 
Brain Tumours Online Project.

Peter Ramstadius.
Website Coordinator and Helpline - Brain Tumour Alliance Australia (BTAA) 
Brain Tumour Alliance Australia Update.

Q&A Panel Discussion.

12.00PM - 1.00PM LUNCH

1.00PM - 1:45PM

PATIENTS - Mindful Meditation - A tool for Patients. Facilitated by David Hewitt of Mindful Meditation Australia

CARERS - Sharing Session. Facilitated by Philip Steel, Diane Legge and Catherine Hindson

1.45PM Break

2.00PM - 2.45PM

CARERS - Mindful Meditation - A tool for Carers. Facilitated by David Hewitt of Mindful Meditation Australia

PATIENTS - Sharing Session Facilitated by Philip Steel, Diane Legge and Catherine Hindson

2.45pm - 3.00PM

Altogether - Questions and Conclusion

3.00PM AFTERNOON TEA

The videos with the speaker presentations available here