Methodist University Hospital to Webcast Virtual Brain Tumor Board Series: Interactive, educational forum focuses on improving patient care

Memphis, Tenn. -  Methodist University Hospital, home to one of the busiest neuroscience institutes in the country, will make an innovative breakthrough in medicine by webcasting a series of multidisciplinary meetings to discuss brain tumor cases live for medical professionals. These virtual brain tumor board discussions will begin Wednesday, July 2, from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Central Standard Time.

The virtual brain tumor board webcast series is the first program of its kind. It expands on the universal tumor board concept by providing a platform where a multi-disciplinary team of experts made up of various specialties within the neuroscience field including neurosurgeons, pathologists, clinical and medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, neuro interventional radiologists present and review challenging clinical cases and collaborate together to create the best treatment plan for each patient.

Webcasting the tumor board to physicians across the country and around the world opens dialogue to improve cancer care by providing them the opportunity to get expert opinions from top-tier, highly respected neuro-oncology leaders. This exchange of ideas and collaboration will advance patient care by making the most progressive treatments accessible to all physicians.

“Our goal is to give physicians in other geographic areas the chance to receive the expertise and experience from our physicians here regarding brain tumor treatment and care for their patients,” said Allen K. Sills Jr., M.D., medical director and neurosurgeon, Methodist University Hospital.

The innovative educational platform of our virtual brain tumor board series is designed to provide real-time collaboration and on-demand access to some of the most leading-edge treatment in brain tumor care. It also provides physicians:
CME credits
opportunity to submit challenging cases in advance for review
ability to email questions during each live webcast

“I think making the brain tumor conference available online is a great idea for physicians who live in rural areas and are not near academic centers,” stated Frederick Harris, M.D., neurosurgeon, Duluth Clinic, Duluth, Minnesota. “It allows them to have access to expert opinions and also to have the ability to see the multi-disciplinary approach to the treatment of brain tumors.”

The virtual brain tumor board series webcast will be the first Wednesday of each month starting in July 2nd and will continue for five consecutive months through November at 7 a.m. Central Standard Time. To register and view the virtual brain tumor board, go to www.methodisthealth.org/virtualbrain.

For more information or questions about the series, email virtualbrain@methodisthealth.org.