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PROVIDED BY
Department of Pediatrics, Neuro-Surgery and Hematology-Oncology and the University of Minnesota Medical School

PRESENTED BY
Department of Pediatrics, Neuro-Surgery and Hematology-Oncology and the University of Minnesota Medical School

EDUCATIONAL CONSULTING PROVIDED BY
Office of Continuing Professional Development
University of Minnesota Medical School

ACTIVITY DIRECTOR
David Largaespada, PhD, Professor
University of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics

ACTIVITY PURPOSE
This conference is designed to address topics related to human brain tumors. The activity will focus on topics related to the detection and screening of patients who are genetically prone to childhood or adult brain tumor development, using genomics to determine the molecular profile and prognosis for patients diagnosed with a brain tumor, conventional therapy for brain tumors, living with a brain tumor, and new approaches for brain tumor therapy including blood brain barrier disruption, immunotherapy, and targeted drug therapy.

INTENDED LEARNERS
This activity is designed for physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals who care for patients with brain tumors.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Following completion of this activity, learners should be better able to:

  • Identify patients and family members that may have single gene defects that could cause brain tumors and recommend genetic testing.
  • Explain genetic or immunohistochemical tests on medulloblastoma or glioma cases that could be done in a clinical lab to improve accurate patient prognostication.
  • Describe promising methods that could be used to breach barriers to drug delivery for brain and other nervous system tumors.
  • Identify ongoing clinical trials, including immune therapies, for brain and other nervous system tumors to which their patients might be referred.
  • Evaluate promising immune based therapies being used in human cancer that are being tested and that may be useful in brain tumors and how they are purported to work.
  • Explain special barriers to brain tumor immunotherapy that must be breached.
  • Explain concerns of brain tumor patients by interacting with affected individuals and their caretakers who will attend this meeting.

AGENDA
The preliminary agenda (PDF) is available. The final agenda will be available approximately one week prior to the course.

ACCME LogoACCREDITATION STATEMENT

The University of Minnesota is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

American Medical Association (AMA) Credit Designation Statement
The University of Minnesota designates this live educational activity for a maximum of 14.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Health Care Professionals
Health care professionals who participate in this CE activity may submit their Statements of Participation to their appropriate accrediting organizations or state boards for consideration of credit. The participant is responsible for determining whether this activity meets the requirements for acceptable continuing education.

POSTER SUBMISSIONS
Due April 8, 2016

Poster abstract submissions should be emailed directly to godar009@umn.edu. Abstracts must be submitted as a one-page maximum Word document, font type Arial size 11, with poster title and all authors included. The presenting author should be underlined. Deadline for poster abstract submissions is April 8, 2016.

CONFERENCE LOCATION
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
1300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-370-1234
Website
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Overnight Accommodations
A block of sleeping rooms is available at the discounted rate of $139.00 for a single or $149.00 for a double per night plus the current tax. Please make your reservations directly with the hotel by the cut-off date of April 18, 2016 and refer to U of M Brain Tumor Program to receive the discounted rate. Reservations will be accepted on space and rate availability.

Parking Information

  • Self-pay parking is available in the Loring Ramp attached to the hotel for $5 per hour.
  • The special daily rate is $7 if arriving before 8:00 AM and leaving before 8:00 PM.
  • The rate for 24-hour parking is $19 per day.

REGISTRATION RATES
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Group Registration
A minimum of 3 registrants are required for a group discount of $20 per person to be deducted from the corresponding registration fee listed above. Please send all registrations together with check payment. NO refunds will be issued if a person from a group has to cancel or does not show up at the conference. Normal refund policy applies for complete group cancellations.

Registration fees include continental breakfast, lunch, and breaks.

HOW TO REGISTER
You may choose one of the following methods to register for this conference:

Online
Register online with Visa, MasterCard, or American Express by selecting Add to Cart in the Enroll Now section on the right side of this page. In order to protect your credit card information, the Office of Continuing Professional Development (OCPD) does not accept credit card payments by phone, fax, mail, in person, or on-site.

By Mail
Mail your check (payable to the Regents of the University of Minnesota) with the registration form to: Office of Continuing Professional Development, University of Minnesota Medical School, MMC 293, Mayo Memorial Building Room G-254, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

On-Site
On-site registrants may pay by check or cash. Credit cards cannot be accepted on site.

Special needs such as dietary restrictions, lactation room, etc. should be indicated in advance; requests cannot always be honored on site.

Note: Participants are not considered registered until registrant information and payment have been received by our office.

CANCELLATION POLICY
In the event you need to cancel your registration, the registration fee, less a $50 administrative fee, will be refunded if you notify us by 4:30 p.m. Central Time on April 18, 2016. No refunds will be made after this date.

QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, please contact our office by telephone at 612-626-7600 or 1-800-776-8636, or by e-mail at cme@umn.edu.

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