NBTS has provided free educational programs via the web and telephone to patients, families, and health professionals each year. Topics ranged from new patient orientation to the latest clinical trial drugs to survivorship issues. You can download interviews and/or presentations from national experts from your home or office. Click on the links below to access archives of educational programs based on their category. Programs are presented as webinars, podcasts, and/or written interviews with brain tumor field experts.
Treatment and Research Series
Meningioma Webinar: Treatment and Research Updates
A webinar hosted by the National Brain Tumor Society and the Brain Science Foundation featuring Dr. Michael McDermott, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) neurosurgeon, meningioma expert
Read additional Q & A in our meningioma forum
"Ask the Expert" Webinar on Ependymoma Tumors
A Q & A session on ependymoma tumors featuring Dr. Mark Gilbert,
neuro-oncologist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Principal
Investigator at the CERN Foundation.
Listen to the webinar recording
Download the webinar slides
Read additional Q & A in our ependymoma forum
Ependymoma Webinar
A webinar on ependymoma treatment and research updates featuring Dr. Mark Gilbert, neuro-oncologist at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Principal Investigator at the CERN Foundation.
View the webinar recording. This file above may require you to download the WebEx player. If you would prefer not to download the Player, you can watch the version that requires Windows Media Player. If you do not have this program, download a free version for Windows or a free Flip4Mac plug-in for Mac.
Download the webinar slides
Treatment Advances for Malignant Gliomas
Our 12th annual webinar on treatment and research updates on malignant gliomas featuring brain tumor expert Dr. Howard Fine.
Watch and listen to the teleconference. This file requires a media player such as Windows Media Player. If you do not have this program, download a free version for Windows or a free Flip4Mac plug-in for Mac.
Survivorship Series
Sexuality and Intimacy Podcast
An audio interview featuring guest expert Dr. Sueann Mark, Clinical Sexologist, and Associate Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality.
Listen to the interview with Dr. Mark:
Effects of Brain Cancer Treatments on Oral Health
A written interview featuring Cherry L. Estilo, DMD, dental oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering.
Caregivers, Family, and Friends Series
Caring for your Loved one from Far Away: Resources for Long Distance Caregivers
A webinar featuring Donna Schempp, LCSW, Program Director, Family Caregiver Alliance
Watch and listen to the teleconference. This file requires a media player such as Windows Media Player. If you do not have this program, download a free version for Windows or a free Flip4Mac plug-in for Mac.
Coping with Cancer at School: When your Parent has Cancer
Watch and listen to the teleconference. This file requires a media player such as Windows Media Player. If you do not have this program, download a free version for Windows or a free Flip4Mac plug-in for Mac.
