ABTA Patient Education Meetings

I really like the American Brain Tumor Association’s educational webinars, meetings and conferences. I’ve attended several and wished I’d learned about them before my operation. A recent ABTA email from them listed a new batch, if you don’t know about them, here’s the link:  http://hope.abta.org/site/MessageViewer?dlv_id=37741&em_id=26901.0   

Here’s descriptions of a couple that caught my eye:
“In addition to hosting our own educational programs and conferences, the ABTA takes part in and supports local brain tumor events designed for patients and their families all around the country. Here’s where we’ll be in the coming weeks: 

The 2013 Midwest Regional Brain Tumor Conference
Hosted by the Brain Tumor Center at the University of Cincinnati Neurosciences Institute
Date: October 26, 2013
Location: Miami University Voice of America Learning Center, West Chester, OH
Stacy Fass of our Advancement division will present an overview of the ABTA and tell you how you can get involved in our Cincinnati Volunteer Network.

Brain Tumor Patient & Caregiver Forum
Hosted by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University
Date: October 28, 2013
Location: Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Building, Chicago, IL
Stop by the ABTA table to speak with Jillann Demes of our Mission division.

Understanding Brain Tumors
Hosted by NorthShore University HealthSystem and Mayo Clinic
Date: November 9, 2013
Location: Renaissance Hotel, Northbrook, IL 
Stop by the ABTA table to speak with ABTA Chief Mission Officer Deneen Hesser”