UCL Neuro-Oncology Teaching: Benign and Malignant Tumours

Event Notes:

This is the second of a two part course but it is stand alone and you do not necessarily need to have attended the first one in October 2024. It is intended to be run again next year October 2025/March 2026

The Aims of the Course are:

To introduce the basic principles and recent advances in Neuro-oncological treatments
To develop a standardised approach to the diagnosis and classification of brain and spinal tumours using modern imaging, histopathology and molecular genetic techniques.
To develop an understanding of the multidisciplinary management of patients with primary and metastatic brain and spine tumours, and other rarer tumours of the nervous system.
To develop an understanding of the symptomatic management of the brain tumour patient with neurological symptoms, including palliative and end-of-life care and treatment related toxicity.
To provide an opportunity for multidisciplinary discussion of common and rare cases