OR Live and Methodist University Hospital Present: Virtual Brain Tumor Board Webcast Series

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Wed Aug 27, 2008 1:56pm EDT

  MEMPHIS, TN, Aug 27 (MARKET WIRE) -- 
Methodist University Hospital, home to one of the busiest neuroscience
institutes in the country, made an innovative breakthrough in medicine by
launching a Virtual Brain Tumor Board Webcast series, the first program
of its kind. Join us at 7:00 AM CDT on Wednesday September 3rd for the
third in this series.

    Virtual Brain Tumor Board (VBTB) expands on the universal tumor board
concept by providing an online platform where a multi-disciplinary team of
experts including neurosurgeons, pathologists, medical oncologists,
radiation oncologists, and neuro interventional radiologists reviews
challenging clinical cases and collaborates 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 physicians the opportunity to get expert opinions from
top-tier, highly respected neuro-oncology leaders.

    "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,
M.D., neurosurgeon and moderator of VBTB. Our first two VBTB Webcasts were
very successful in providing an interactive, collaborative platform to
viewers across the globe. We've seen participation from over 500
registered participants from more than 50 countries and nearly every
state in the USA. Methodist University Hospital's multi-disciplinary team
of experts has reviewed cases for patients outside of the country in
Australia, India, Japan as well as from Michigan and Montana. Physicians
across the globe are invited to submit cases for live review.

    This innovative, educational forum is designed to provide real-time
collaboration and on-demand access to some of the most leading-edge
treatments in brain tumor care. Physicians may also:


--  Earn CME credits
--  Submit challenging cases in advance for live review
--  Email questions to be answered during live events
--  Get a fast-paced case evaluation in real-time, with each event
    archived for later viewing
    

    
Virtual Brain Tumor Board live Webcasts take place at 7 a.m.
(Central) the first Wednesday of each month and will continue through
November 2008.

    Visit: www.methodisthealth.org/virtualbrain to learn more. Upon approval,
this activity will be accredited for CME credit. There is no fee for
participation in this CME activity.

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