OVERVIEW

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

6th Annual Innovative Approaches to Brain Tumor Management is organized by Seattle Science Foundation (SSF) and will be held on Feb 12, 2021.

Target Audience:
Specialties - Neurological Surgery, Neurology, Oncology
Professions - ALL

Accreditation:
Credit Designation Statement:
Seattle Science Foundation designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Overview:
The 6th Annual Innovative Approaches to Brain Tumor Management course is for healthcare providers who manage and treat patients with brain tumors. Leading experts in the field will come together to discuss the future of brain tumor management including the progress in personalized medicine and implications of immunotherapy in specializing treatment. The design of this conference is to focus on the future of brain tumor therapy with the goal of improving treatment response rates, outcomes, and overall patient care.

Objectives:
• Discuss diagnostic modalities including molecular pathology in precise classification of brain tumors
• Address the risks and benefits of surgery, and the indications for surgery in heretofore “inoperable” brain tumors
• Provide an update regarding advances in chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation and electromagnetic therapy for treatment of primary and secondary brain tumor

Sincerely,
Charles Cobbs, M.D., Zachary Litvack, M.D. & Phillip Kester, M.D.
Swedish Neuroscience Institute
Course Chairmen