Connect Education Workshop Details

• Overview of Glioblastoma
• Current Standard of Care
• New Treatment Approaches
• Clinical Trials
• Managing Side Effects and Pain
• Communicating with Your Health Care Team
• Quality-of-Life Concerns
• Questions for Our Panel of Experts

Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD Professor of Neurosurgery, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Co-Director - Brain Tumor Center, Director - Bartoli Brain Tumor Research Laboratory, Columbia University Medical Center
Carolyn Messner, DSW, MSW Director of Education and Training, CancerCare

American Brain Tumor Association, American Cancer Society, American Pain Foundation, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Association of Clinicians for the Underserved, Association of Oncology Social Work, Black Women's Health Imperative, The Brain Tumor Foundation, Cancer Patient Education Network, Education Network to Advance Cancer Clinical Trials, Gilda's Club Worldwide, Intercultural Cancer Council, Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, National Brain Tumor Society, National Center for Frontier Communities, National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship, National Family Caregivers Association, Research Advocacy Network, Vital Options International & The Group Room, The Wellness Community

This program is made possible by an educational grant from Genentech BioOncology.

April 23, 2009