Invigorate Strategies, Resources, and Motivation from a Brain Tumor Survivor Since 1998 : 2024 UCLA Brain Tumor Conference

2024 UCLA Brain Tumor Conference : Invigorate Strategies, Resources, and Motivation from a Brain Tumor Survivor Since 1998

Invigorate Strategies, Resources, and Motivation from a Brain Tumor Survivor Since 1998

In-Person ONLY Session May 11, 2024 - 3 PM

After Jeannine Walston’s brief brain tumor story introduction, she will highlight some strategies and resources that could be helpful for patients and caregivers. Moreover, she will convey some motivation in the journey. Note: Talk duration 2:40-3:00 PM in same room as BTB Case Review.

* Each session is pre-recorded and provides a broad overview suitable for all types of audiences. Health professionals will be available to provide additional information on Saturday, May 11th 2024 at the In-Person Session on UCLA Campus.

About the presenter

Jeannine Walston

Patient Advocate

Learn more about Patient Survivor

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Event Speakers

Leia Nghiemphu MD

UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)

Professor of Clinical Neurology

Timothy Cloughesy MD

UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)

Clinical Professor and Director of the UCLA Neuro-Oncology Program, Co-Director of UCLA Brain Tumor Center

Richard Everson MD

UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)

Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery

Tania Kaprealian MD

UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)

Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Albert Lai MD, PhD

UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)

Professor In-Residence, Neurology

Noriko Salamon MD, PhD

UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)

Professor, Department of Radiological Sciences; Diagnostic Neuroradiology Section Chief

Fausto Rodriguez MD

UCLA Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Professor & Chief of Neuropathology

Quinton Gopen MD

UCLA Department of Neurosurgery

Richard Green MD

Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center

Director of Neuro-Oncology

Phil Chang DO

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Oncology Rehabilitation Physician

Robert Prins PhD

UCLA Department of Neurosurgery & Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology

Professor

Patricia Walshaw PhD

UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)

Assistant Professor

Robert Chong MD, PhD

UCLA Neuro-Oncology

Assistant Professor

Tracy Chang MD

UCLA Department of Neurology; Neuro-Rehabilitation

Katie Hu MD

UCLA Health Center for East West Medicine

Assistant Clinical Professor

Lauren Michelson RN, MSN, NP

UCLA Neuro-Oncology

Nurse Practitioner

Kathleen Van Dyk PhD

UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry

Clinical Instructor and Neuropsychologist

Cara L. Siegel MD

UCLA Dept of Neurology and Dept of Medicine, Palliative Care Program

HS Assistant Clinical Professor

Nanette Fong RN, MSN, NP

UCLA Medical Center (Ronald Reagan)

Nurse Practitioner

Marco Giovannini MD, PhD

UCLA Division of Head and Neck Surgery

Professor-in-Residence; Scientific Director, UCLA NF2 Multidisciplinary Clinic; Director, Neural Tumor Research Laboratory

Christine Goukasian MS, RDN

UCLA Division of Clinical Nutrition

Senior Dietitian

Tom Pier LCSW, OSW-C

Cancer Support Community Los Angeles

Facilitator

John Hegde MD

UCLA Department of Radiation Oncology

Assistant Professor