EVENT PROGRAM

Saturday, October 5, 2024

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All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (Toronto)

• 8:00am

  Registration

  Continental Breakfast

  Check in, pick up your name badge, get your virtual walk t-shirt (if ordered in advance), and enter into our 5th Annual Virtual Walk raffle draws!

• 8:50am

  Welcome

  Peggy Bray, Past-President and Longtime Member, Acoustic Neuroma Association of Canada (ANAC)

• 9:00am

  Opening Remarks

  The World of Acoustic Neuroma Symposium 2024

  Gelareh Zadeh, MD, PhD, FRCSC, FAANS, Professor and Dan Chair, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Toronto; Head, Division of Neurosurgery, Krembil Brain Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network (UHN); Chair, ANAC Medical Advisory Committee (Toronto, ON)

• SESSION ONE: ACOUSTIC NEUROMA TREATMENT

  9:10am

  Part 1) Surgical Management & Intraoperative Monitoring Techniques

  Part 2) Empowering Choices: Navigating Treatment Options
  for Better Quality of Life

  Anthony Zeitouni, MD, FRCSC, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, McGill University (Montreal, QC)

  9:55am

  Facial Reanimation after Acoustic Neuroma Surgery: Timing, Options and Outcomes (followed by Q&A)

  Heather Baltzer, MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto; Head, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, UHN (Toronto, ON)

• 10:20am

  Morning Break and Networking

• SESSION ONE: ACOUSTIC NEUROMA TREATMENT (cont'd)

  10:35am

  The Natural History of Vestibular Schwannomas: What We Have Learned from Conservative Management Studies

  John Rutka, MD, FRCSC, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto; Otolaryngologist (ENT), Sinai Health System and Toronto General Hospital (Toronto, ON)

  11:00am

  Radiosurgery for Acoustic Neuroma

  Derek Tsang, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Associate Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto; Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, UHN and Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, ON) 

• 11:25am

  Session One: Q&A Panel

  All speakers from morning session (with exception of Dr. Baltzer who will take questions immediately following her presentation per above)

• 12:00pm

  Lunch and Networking

  Hot Buffet

  Make sure to check out the Poster Board displays (see below)

• 1:30pm

  Keynote Speaker Introduction

  Michelle Gillespie, National Operations Director, ANAC

• 1:40pm

  SESSION TWO: COGNITIVE & EMOTIONAL IMPACTS

  Emotional and Cognitive Issues Associated with Acoustic Neuroma/Vestibular Schwannoma

  Keynote Speaker: Megan Sherod, PhD, Neuropsychologist and Clinical Professor of Psychology, University of Central Florida; Medical Advisory Board Member, Acoustic Neuroma Association (ANA) (USA)

• 2:25pm

  Session Two: Q&A

• 2:40pm

  Afternoon Break and Networking

• 2:55pm

  SESSION THREE: RESEARCH UPDATES

  Biological Updates in Vestibular Schwannoma:
  Toward Increasingly Personalized Care

  Alexander Landry, MD, Senior Neurosurgical Resident, University of Toronto; PhD Candidate, Zadeh Lab, UHN (Toronto, ON)

• 3:40pm

  Session Three: Q&A Panel

  Alexander Landry, MD (see above)

  Farshad Nassiri, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto; Staff Neurosurgeon, Skull Base and Brain Tumor Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, UHN; Scientist, Princess Margaret Cancer Center (Toronto, ON)

  Suganth Suppiah, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Assistant Professor, Surgeon- Scientist, University of Toronto; Peripheral Nerve and Spine Surgeon, Toronto Western Hospital, UHN (Toronto, ON) 

• 3:55pm

  Closing Remarks

  The World of Acoustic Neuroma Symposium 2024

  Rebecca Raghubeer, President, ANAC

• 4:05pm

  ANAC's 5th Annual Virtual Walk Kick-Off

  Event Planning Committee Members

• 4:15pm

  On-site Raffle Draws

• 5:00pm

  Farewell

Thanks to Our Generous Sponsors

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