The Regional NJ Brain Tumor Conference was help October 27, 2001 at JFK Conference Center, Edison NJ.  There were 207 attendees at the conference.

We also held a support group meeting on Friday evening with 72 attendees.

The video's for some of the sessions are online at http://www.virtualtrials.com/video.cfm courtesy of Al Musella.

 

DIAGNOSIS: BRAIN TUMOR-YOU ARE NOT ALONE

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2001

SOCIAL EVENING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2001

CO-SPONSORED BY: THE BRAIN TUMOR SOCIETY AND

THE CENTRAL NJ BRAIN TUMOR SUPPORT GROUP & RESOURCE CENTER

9:00 a.m. - 9:10                 Welcoming Remarks

                                        Dennis Roth

                                        The Brain Tumor Society - Member of the Board of Directors

                                        Member of the Central NJ Brain Tumor Support Group

9:10a.m. - 10:00a.m           Keynote Address

                                        Sean Kenniff, M.D. Neurologist

                                        "Brain Tumor survivors are the real survivors"

                                        National spokesperson for The Four  Foundation

                                        Original cast member on CBS television series "Survivor"

10:15a.m. - 11:00a.m         CONCURRENT SESSIONS

               Auditorium        Brain mapping and surgery

                                        R.A. Zappulla, M.D., Ph.D.

                                        Medical Director   

                                        NJ Neuroscience Institute

                                        JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ

                Room 1            Pediatric Rehabilitation- dealing with deficits

                                        Patty Munday, Ph.D.

                                        JFK Medical Center, Edison, NJ

                Room 2            Nothing benign about it - coping with non-malignant tumors

                                        Nancy Conn-Levin, M.A.

                                        Health educator and Brain Tumor Survivor

11:05a.m.-11:50                CONCURRENT SESSIONS

                Auditorium      Nutritional and Herbal Strategies to Complement

                                        Conventional Brain Tumor Treatments

                                        Jeanne Wallace, Ph.D, CNC

                Room 1            Scans - PET,SPEC,MRI, MRS & 3D Imaging- When and Why?

                                        Noam Eshkar, M.D., Neuro-radiologist

                                        JFK Medical Center

                Room 2            Look Good, Feel Better Session

                                        American Cancer Society

11:50p.m. - 1:00p.m.         LUNCH

1:00p.m. - 1:45p.m.           CONCURRENT SESSIONS

                Auditorium       The Mind Body Connection

                                        Henry Dreher, health and cancer writer

                 Room 1           Panel: Family Dynamics

                                        How critical illness can affect family relationships

                                        Moderator: Wendy Berk, LCSW

                                        The Brain Injury Association of NJ

                Room 2            Look Good, Feel Better Session

                                        American Cancer Society

1:50p.m. - 2:35                 CONCURRENT SESSIONS

                Auditorium       Research Updates

                                        Subramanian Hariharan, M.D.

                                        Director of Neuro-Oncology

                                        JFK Neuroscience Institute

                Room 1            Dealing with deficits

                                        Carolyn McCagg, M.D. Physiatrist

                                        JFK Rehabilitation Center

                Room 2            To be determined

3:00p.m. - 3:45p.m.           CONCURRENT SESSIONS

                Auditorium      Your treatment is over - what now?

                                        Panel of Brain Tumor Survivors & Doctors

                                        Moderator - Roberta Calhoun, LISW

                                        The Brain Tumor Society

                Room 1            Newly diagnosed? Becoming your own best advocate

                                        Panel - Members of the Central NJ Brain Tumor Support Group

                                        Moderator: Patty Anthony RN, Neurosurgical Nurse

                                        Founder, Central NJ Brain Tumor Support Group

                  Room 2          Who’s taking care of the Caregiver?

                                        Moderator: Beth Scheiderman, CSW, LPC

                                        Social Worker for Central NJ Brain Tumor Support Group

3:50p.m. - 4:20p.m.            Closing Remarks

                                        Rebecca Libutti, 

                                        Survivor, Author, Lecturer

                                        A Director of The Healing Exchange BrainTrust

                                        Member of the Central NJ Brain Tumor Support Group

4:20p.m. - 4:45p.m.            QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD

4:45p.m. - 5:45p.m.            SOCIAL HOUR