Mind Over Matter:Focusing on the Educational Needs

of Children with Brain Tumors

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Registration FormPlease print and mail this form to the address below,by October 3, 2014, or Fax to (631) 444-9230.

SEATINg IS LImITEd…REgISTER EARLy!name: ________________________________________

school and District: _____________________________

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address: ______________________________________

city/state: _____________________________________

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license number and state for ceUs: ________________________________

Due to limited seating, a $20 deposit must be included to secure your reservation. your money will be returned upon check in. If you would like to make your check a tax-deductible donation tosupport the School Re-entry Program, please checkthe box below. Please make checks payable to thestony Brook foundation.

q yES, please accept my check as a donation to the school re-entry Program.

To register, return this form and your check to:Stony Brook Children’s Hospitaldivision of Pediatric Hematology/OncologyHSC T11, Room 020Stony Brook, Ny 11794-8111ATTN: Nicole gutman

for more information call (631) 444-7521 or email: nicole.gutman@stonybrookmedicine.eduor cara.giannillo@stonybrookmedicine.edu

No commercial support was received for this education activity.

the state University of new york is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and educator. if you need disability-related accommodations, please call (631) 444-7521.

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School INTERVENTIoN AND RE-ENTRy PRogRAm

13th Annual “Educating the Educators”

Conference

3.5CEUs!

NEW LOCATION!

Conference Outline4:30pm Registration Begins

Community Resources, Hands-on Educational Simulations and Networking

5:30pm Welcoming Remarksdinner Served

6:30pm mind Over matter: An Overview of Common Pediatric Brain Tumors

Devina Prakash, MDAssociate Professor, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Stony Brook Children’s

7:00pm Focusing on the Complex EducationalNeeds of Children with Brain Tumors –A multidisciplinary Approach

7:45pm Break

8:00pm  mind Over matter: Neuropsychological,Social-Emotional, and Quality of LifeLate Effects Arising From the Treatmentof Pediatric Brain Tumors

Stephen Sands, PsyDAssistant Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center

9:00pm distribution of Attendance Certificates/Adjourn

Stony Brook University’s School of Nursing in an approvedprovider of continuing nursing education by Pennsylvania StateNurses Association, an accredited approver by the AmericanCredentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Special Guest Speaker dr. Stephen Sands, Psyd,earned his doctorate in child and school Psychology from new york University and completed his fellowship in clinical neuropsychology at thememorial sloan kettering cancercenter. Dr. sands is an associateProfessor of medical Psychology inthe Departments of Pediatrics andPsychiatry at the columbia University medical centerand is the Director of the valerie fund Psycho-socialand Palliative care Programs and co-Director of thecenter for comprehensive Wellness.

Dr. sands is a child psychologist who provides mentalhealth services to patients and families currently undergoing treatment within the pediatric hematology,oncology and stem cell transplantation program at thecolumbia University medical center and the morganstanley children’s Hospital of ny-Presbyterian. as a pediatric neuropsychologist, Dr. sands performs neuropsychological evaluations for pediatric hematology,oncology and stem cell transplantation patients as partof ongoing clinical research studies that evaluate the impact of treatment. He provides clinical assessmentsfor those returning to school or those off treatment whomay benefit from receiving appropriate educationalplacements and remedial interventions. Dr. sands is on the steering committee of the Behavioral sciencecommittee and the cns Brain tumor committee withinthe children’s oncology group (cog), the primary research consortium of over 270 Pediatric oncology programs across north america. Dr. sands is also onthe scientific council of the international society for Pediatric oncology (sioP) and is actively involved in numerous national and international research studiesexamining the late effects of treatment for pediatric cancer and blood disorders. lastly, Dr. sands has published numerous articles in peer reviewed medicaljournals on the late effects of treatment for pediatriccancer and blood disorders.

Hilton garden Inn, main Campus,Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, Nylong Island Expressway to exit 62. Follow Nicolls Road(Route 97) north for nine miles. The main entrance toStony Brook University is on the left. Turn left into thecampus and proceed to the traffic light. Turn left at thelight on to circle Road. The hilton garden Inn will beon your left.

For information, please call (631) 444-7521

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Objectivesgoal: to increase awareness of pediatric brain tumorsand their impact on education.

the participant will acquire important information regarding pediatric brain tumors:

• overview of common Pediatric Brain tumors

• symptoms and effects of Brain tumors and treatments

• medical, Psychosocial, and educational issues

• neurocognitive, social-emotional, and Quality of life late effects

• the role of school personnel in successful schoolintervention & re-entry

• strategies to eliminate barriers to school success.

• community, technological, and educational resources