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Organizer	Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada
Title	London Brain Tumour Information Day
Category	Education
Location	London, Ontario
Date	October 17, 2015
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Web site	http://www.braintumour.ca/4743/london-brain-tumour-information-day
Description	London Brain Tumour Information Day You are invited to this morning of hope and support! Register online now! Event details: Saturday, October 17, 2015; 8:15 am - 12:30 Noon Goodwill Building (3rd Floor) 255 Horton Street West London, Ontario N6B 1L1 There is no cost to attend this unique and informative event. This event will also be live-streamed across Canada. The link will be made available here on Saturday, October 17, 2015. Event Schedule 8:15 am - 8:45 am - Registration 8:45 am - 9:00 am - Welcome and Introduction 9:00 am - 9:15 am - Patient Story 9:15 am - 10:00 am - Arm Chair Discussion- Surgery vs. Radiation Surgery - Dr. Joseph Megyesi- Neurosurgeon, London Health Science Centre Radiation - Dr. Glenn Bauman- Chair/Chief Oncology, London Health Science Centre 10:00 am - 10:15 am - Break 10:15 am - 11:00 am - Brain Tumour Professional Panel 11:00 am - 11:45 am - Wanda Sawicki, Art Therapist, Wellspring �I Create, I Am� Attend this session to learn about art therapy and the benefits art therapy can bring. 11:45 am - 12:30 pm - Dr. Rolando Del Maestro, McGill University "Brain Tumour Genetics and Neurosurgical Simulation: Moving Forward, Ever Forward" This presentation will focus on genetics and techniques and this is moving the brain tumour community forward. 12:45 pm - 1:45 pm - Networking Lunch for those wishing to stay. The networking lunch is an opportunity for participants to connect with other survivors, patients, caregivers, families and Health Care Professionals to speak about varied topics around pediatrics, Quality of Life, Treatment, and Surgery. A $20 per person fee, to cover lunch costs, will be charged for those wishing to stay. Speaker Bios Wanda Sawicki, OATR, MPS, is a registered art therapist with twenty years' experience working in community health settings. She has a Master of Arts in Psychotherapy and Spirituality, a program which promotes an integration of psychology, spirituality and creativity, from St. Stephen�s College in Edmonton, Alberta. An Associate Instructor in the Thanatology program at King�s University College in London, Ontario, she teaches Creative Responses to Death and Bereavement. She has national and international experience as a workshop facilitator. Dr. Del Maestro is the William Feindel Professor Emeritus in Neuro-Oncology at McGill University. As the Director of the Neurosurgerical Simulation Research Centre at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University, his research is now focused on surgical simulation using the NeuroTouch platform working in cooperation with the National Research Council of Canada and multiple national and international research groups. Download a poster for this Information Day. Register now for the London Brain Tumour Information Day! - See more at: http://www.braintumour.ca/4743/london-brain-tumour-information-day#sthash.sJ1RtGyX.dpuf Toll Free 1-800-265-5106 or locally 519-642-7755 - call with any questions and connect today! Brain Tumour Foundation of Canada 620 Colborne St., Suite 301 London, Ontario, Canada N6B 3R9 Fax: 519-642-7192 The office is open Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (EST) - See more at: http://www.braintumour.ca/634/contact-us#sthash.ujgzZiOS.dpuf

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