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ONLINE EVENT: Neuro-Oncology: Multidisciplinary Management of Adult Brain Tumours

18 ESCO credits

11.12.2020  -  13.12.2020

COURSES AND SEMINARS

Neuro-oncology

Description

Due to the current situation with COVID-19 we have decided that the event will be held online.
Please, find out the latest information about this online course on www.e-ESO.net.


INTRODUCTION
The event offers lectures regarding state-of-the-art clinical evaluation and treatments with reference to clinical guidelines and which will conclude in take-home messages in management of adult brain tumours. Selected participants will deliver case presentations within groups sessions.

The course will be entirely in English.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
• Improve of neurologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and surgical oncologists/neuro-surgeons skills
• Practicing case discussions
• Update on the current standards of neurosurgery with special focus on intraoperative imaging, monitoring and neuro-navigation.
• Improve the knowledge on current radiotherapy standards and techniques (IMRT, stereotactic radiosurgery, protons, etc.)
• Update on epidemiology, combination of radiotherapy with surgery and drug therapy, clinical trials management

MAIN TOPICS
• Clinical management of patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors
• Technical improvements, altered fractionation, specific aspects of high precision radiotherapy, radiosurgery, chemo-sentitization and other aspects of medical therapy
• Supportive treatments, symptom control both in palliative and curative intent

TEACHING FORMAT
All the clinical sessions will be complemented with live group discussions supported by the chairs and faculty.

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Faculty

INVITED FACULTY
Luca Bertero, University of Turin, Pathology Unit, Dept. Medical Sciences, Torino, IT
Ranjeev Bhangoo, Kings College London NHS Foundation Trust, Dept of neurosurgery, London, GB
Davide Giovanni Bosetti, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI), Radiotherapy Dept., Bellinzona, CH
Michael Brada, University of Liverpool & Clatterbridge Cancer Center NHS Foundation Trust, Dept. of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine and Dept. of Radiation Oncology, Bebington, Wirral, GB
Jody Filippo Capitanio, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Hospital, Head and Neck Dpt., Milan, IT
Paolo Giovanni Casali, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, SC Oncologia Medica 2, Milano, IT
Alessandro Cianfoni, Neurocentro della Svizzera Italiana, Neuro Radiologia, Lugano, CH
Gaetano Finocchiaro, Istituto Neurologico Besta, Dept. Neuro-Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, IT
Enrico Franceschi, Azienda USL of Bologna - IRCCS Institute of Neurological Sciences, Department of Medical Oncology, Bologna, IT
Stefan Grau, University Hospital Cologne, Center for Neurosurgery, Cologne, DE
Monika Hegi, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Clinical Neurosciences Dept., Epalignes, CH
Pietro Mortini, San Raffaele University Health Institute, Neurosurgery and Radiosurgery Units, Milan, IT
Alessia Pellerino, City of Health and Science University Hospital, Dept Neuro-Oncology, Turin, IT
Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana, IOSI, Div. di Radio-Oncologia, Bellinzona, CH
Stefano Presilla, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Servizio di Fisica-medica, Bellinzona, CH
Michael Reinert, Klinik St. Anna Hirslanden - Neuro und Wirbelsäulenzentrum, Luzern, CH
Federico Roncaroli, University of Manchester, Neuroscience and Experimental Psychology, Manchester, GB
Roberta Rudà, City of Health and Science, Dept. Neuro-Oncology, Torino, IT
Riccardo Soffietti, University and City of Health and Science Hospital of Turin, Neuro Oncology Dept., Torino, IT
Silvia Stacchiotti, Unità Sarcomi, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, IT

General information

ORGANISING SECRETARIAT
European School of Oncology
Piazza Indipendeza 2, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
Laura Richetti, Ph: +41 91 820 0951, E-mail: lrichetti@eso.net

CME ACCREDITATION CERTIFICATES
Participants will be issued a certificate of attendance (minimum attendance: 75% of the entire course). An online evaluation questionnaire and learning assessment test will need to be completed in order to get the certificate that will be issued by email.
Application for CME recognition will be submitted to the Accreditation Council of Oncology in Europe (ACOE) The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Accreditation Council for Continuous Medical Education (ACCME) designate this type of educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA category 1 credits per hour of activity.

ESCO CREDITS

The event enables ESCO students to earn ESCO credits and therefore access more ESCO benefits. Full and active participation in the event earns participants 18 ESCO credits.

Visit www.esco.org for information on how to join ESCO.

Registration

PARTICIPANT’S PROFILE

Neurologists , radiation oncologists, medical oncologists and surgical oncologists/neuro-surgeons with at least 2 years experience in neurosurgery, radiotherapy or neuro-oncology.

REGISTRATION
Registration for the online course is free but you must register to be able to take part (link below).

During the live streaming of the event (11/12/13 December 2020) live and pre-recorded sessions will be webcasted and participants will be able to discuss the topics with the involved experts via chat.

All the contents will be recorded and accessible via the e-ESO website after the event (registration to access the contents will remain open).

REGISTER ONLINE HERE

CLINICAL CASE PRESENTATIONS
Participants are encouraged to send in a clinical case, after having registered for the course. The course chairs will select cases that will be discussed live during the event.
The clinical case presentations should be sent by 2nd November 2020 (10-slide presentation including three questions relating to the clinical case that you would like to discuss with the experts). The author of each selected case will be connected via internet to discuss it with the experts on the indicated date (max 8/10 minutes for each case presentation followed by 5/7 minutes of discussion). Further details will be provided directly to the selected participants.
Cases should be sent to lrichetti@eso.net

DISCIPLINE ORIENTED WORKSHOPS: RADIOTHERAPY AND SURGERY
This course includes two parallel workshops, one for surgeons and one for radiotherapists. All registered participants will be able to take part in one of the workshops and interact with the experts via chat during the live session.
Some participants have been selected to connect to these sessions via audio/video and this will allow them to directly discuss the topics with the involved experts.

Radiotherapy workshop
The ESO-ESTRO radiotherapy workshop will include the discussion of some contouring exercises performed on a separate on-line platform provided by ESTRO. In the weeks before the live workshop, interested radiotherapists will have the opportunity to access the platform and perform a couple of exercises. The results will be analysed during the workshop, comparing them with the experts’ guidelines.
Please note that registration to the contouring exercises has closed.

Surgery workshop
During the surgery workshop, videos will be presented by the involved experts and discussed with the participants.

Programme

11 December

12:30SESSION 1 - INTRODUCTION - LIVE
Chairs: Pietro Mortini, IT - Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH
 12:30Welcome and introduction to the course + Overview on brain tumours - LIVE
 13:00Taking care of patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors, why one needs to specialize on this subject - LIVE
Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH
 13:20Discussion - LIVE
13:40SESSION 2 - BRAIN METASTASIS
Chairs: Pietro Mortini, IT - Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH
 13:40Introduction to brain metastases - LIVE
Chairs: Pietro Mortini, IT - Michael Reinert, CH
 13:45Neurosurgery of brain metastases: State of the art
Michael Reinert, CH
 14:15Radiotherapy and radiosurgery for brain metastases: State of the art
Michael Brada, GB
 14:45Medical therapies for patient with brain metastases
Riccardo Soffietti, IT
 15:15Debate on brain metastases - LIVE
16:00SESSION 3 - RARE TUMOURS
Chair: Paolo Giovanni Casali, IT
 16:00Introduction to Rare Tumours - LIVE
Chair: Paolo Giovanni Casali, IT
 16:05Chordoma
Silvia Stacchiotti, IT
 16:35Medulloblastoma and other PNETS
Enrico Franceschi, IT
 17:05Discussion - LIVE
17:30Session 4 - Group Workshop - LIVE PARALLEL (1 hour)
 17:30Group 1 - Clinical cases presentations by the participants
Chair: Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH
 17:30Group 2 - Clinical cases presentations by the participants
Chair: Pietro Mortini, IT
 17:30Group 3 - Clinical cases presentations by the participants
Chair: Gaetano Finocchiaro, IT

12 December

12:30SESSION 5 - INTRA AXIAL PRIMARY BRAIN TUMOURS (PART 1)
 12:30Introduction to Intra-Axial primary brain tumors: High grade gliomas and lower grade gliomas - LIVE
Chairs: Ranjeev Bhangoo, GB - Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH
 13:15Neuropathology: Current WHO classification (2016)
Luca Bertero, IT
 13:15Epigenetic vulnerabilities in glioma, biomarkers and new opportunities
Monika Hegi, CH
 13:45Neuro imaging - updates
Alessandro Cianfoni, CH
 14:15Discussion - LIVE
15:00SESSION 6 - INTRA-AXIAL PRIMARY BRAIN TUMOURS (PART 2)
 15:00Introduction to part 2 - LIVE
Chairs: Ranjeev Bhangoo, GB - Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH
 15:15Neurosurgery: State of the art
Ranjeev Bhangoo, GB
 15:45Radiotherapy: State of the art
Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH
 16:15Medical Therapies: Updates
Alessia Pellerino, IT
 16:45Immunotherapy of gliomas
Gaetano Finocchiaro, IT
 17:15Debate intra-axial tumors
17:45SESSION 7 - DISCIPLINE ORIENTED WORSHOPS - LIVE PARALLEL (1h 15')
 17:45Group 1 - Surgery: Techniques to optimize tumor resection (intraoperative ultrasound, hydodissection, neuronavigation, brain Mapping) - LIVE
Chairs: Ranjeev Bhangoo, GB - Jody Filippo Capitanio, IT
 17:45Group 2 - ESO-ESTRO Workshop - Radiotherapy planning: Exercise for cases of glioma and metastasis - LIVE
Chairs: Michael Brada, GB - Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH - Stefano Presilla, CH

13 December

12:30SESSION 8 - GLIOMAS
 12:30Treatment of Gliomas in special situations - LIVE
Chairs: Pietro Mortini, IT - Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH
 12:45Management of elderly patients with gliomas
Roberta Rudà, IT
 13:15Treatment options for "inoperable" and recurrent gliomas: Is there a role for surgery?
Pietro Mortini, IT
 13:45Treatment options for recurrent gliomas: Is there a role for re-irradiation?
Michael Brada, GB
 14:15Discussion - LIVE
14:45SESSION 9 - GROUP WORKSHOPS - LIVE PARALLEL
 14:45Group 1 - Clinical cases presentations by the participants
Roberta Rudà, IT
 14:45Group 2 - Clinical cases presentations by the participants
Davide Giovanni Bosetti, CH
 14:45Group 3 - Clinical cases presentations by the participants
Ranjeev Bhangoo, GB
16:00SESSION 10 - EXTRA-AXIAL PRIMARY BRAIN TUMOURS
 16:00Introduction to Extra-axial primary brain tumors - LIVE
Chair: Pietro Mortini, IT
 16:15Neuropathology: Update in 2016 WHO classification
Federico Roncaroli, GB
 16:45EANO guidelines on diagnosis and treatment options of EAPBT
Stefan Grau, DE
 17:15Neuro-surgery: State of the Art
Pietro Mortini, IT
 17:45Radiation therapy: State of the Art
Davide Giovanni Bosetti, CH
 18:45Medical Therapy of Meningeomas
Riccardo Soffietti, IT
 18:45Discussion - LIVE
19:00BEST CASES AWARDS - CLOSING REMARKS - LIVE
Chairs: Pietro Mortini, IT - Gianfranco Angelo Pesce, CH