Event Topic:
Most of our webinars in the past have focused on topics relevant to adults with a primary brain tumour (tumours and cancer that start in the brain) and their family/carers. While we will be continuing our regular monthly webinar series, we are planning to also include some webinar topics that address the unique challenges associated with secondary brain tumours (also known as brain metastases), when a cancer from another part of the body (for example breast cancer, melanoma, lung cancer) spreads to the brain.
In this Q&A session, facilitated by Prof Kate Drummond (Neurosurgeon), you will hear from Dr Joe Sia, a Radiation Oncologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and Associate Professor Andrew Davidson, Neurosurgeon at Royal Melbourne Hospital.
They will provide some background information on brain metastases, why we consider the treatment of brain metastases differently to treatment of a primary brain tumour, when and how radiation therapy or neurosurgery might be used to treat brain metastases, and how the treatment of the secondary brain cancer fits into the overall treatment plan for the primary cancer.
Our panel will also do their best to answer YOUR questions on this topic, so if there’s something about radiation or surgery treatment for brain metastases (secondary brain cancer) that you would like to ask, please include it when you register to attend this webinar.
About our host and panel members:
- Professor Kate Drummond is a neurosurgeon and Director of Neurosurgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Kate also leads the team that developed Brain Tumours Online.
- Dr Joe Sia is a Specialist Radiation Oncologist at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, focusing on the treatment of brain and intracranial tumours. He did his medical training in New Zealand and radiation oncology training in Australia and holds a laboratory-based PhD in tumour immunology from the University of Melbourne.
- Associate Professor Andrew Davidson is a neurosurgeon at Parkville Neurosurgery. He works at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and Melbourne Private Hospital, and is the neurosurgical lead for the Victorian Gamma Knife Centre at Peter Mac.
Please note: these webinars are for education purposes only and should not be taken as individual medical advice. Consult with your healthcare team to find out what approach is best for you.
How do I register to attend?
Click the blue button below to “Sign up for the event”. This will take you to our Humanitix page where you can register to attend the free webinar. You can also submit a question for the panel as part of registering to attend.
How does the Q&A webinar work?
The webinar will be held online using Zoom Webinar. The Q&A session will be hosted and moderated by the Brain Tumours Online team. One day prior to the event, we will send you an email with the Zoom details including the link to join.
Attendees are encouraged to submit their questions prior to the event, when registering for the webinar. You can also submit questions live during the webinar using the Zoom Q&A function.
Our speakers will do their best to answer your questions and will do so in a way that does not personally identify the person who submitted the question.
Only the panellists will be visible during the webinar and in the video – attendees watching will be able to see and hear the panellists, but won’t be able to see or talk to other attendees, and attendees won’t be visible in the video recording.
Will the webinar be recorded?
The webinar will be recorded for those unable to attend live or in case you want to re-watch it. The video will be uploaded to the Brain Tumours Online website a few days after the event.
When do registrations close?
Registrations (tickets) close 2 hours before the webinar is due to start. If you miss this cut-off, you will still be able to watch the recording on our website once we upload the video, usually 1-2 days after the event.