|
The content on or accessible through Medpedia.com is for informational purposes only. Medpedia is not a substitute for professional advice or expert medical services from a qualified health professional.
Read more
|
Virtual Brain Tumor Board
There are currently no Lead Editors of this article.
Ask a Question on This Topic
Important Resources for Virtual Brain Tumor Board:
The Virtual Brain Tumor Board (VBTB) is an on-line brain tumor board that collaborates on real, dynamic cases for tumors in the brain. It is a program of the Neuroscience Institute of Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, with collaboration from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Medtronic, Inc. has provided support for VBTB.
VBTB has evolved from a live Webcast series where a multi-disciplinary panel of experts gathered to review difficult and unusual neuro-oncology cases to a comprehensive online neuro-oncology resource for physicians and their patients. It focuses on leading-edge treatments for brain tumors and offers participants the opportunity to:
- Select and view discussions of challenging neuro-oncology cases from the large video bank
- Subscribe to receive new neuro-oncology videos each week, via email
- Submit challenging cases for review (physicians only)
- Collaborate with our experts and contribute to the case discussions in our case-specific forums
- Access information on the latest clinical trials
- Locate valuable neuro-oncology resources
VBTB was born from the growing demand for quality clinical information online, especially for clinicians practicing in rural communities far from academic medical centers. Because VBTB offers the opportunity for physicians to submit cases for review and collaborate in our physician-only discussion forums, the on-demand access needs of many regional and international clinicians is finally being met.[1]
The web site at www.methodisthealth.org/virtualbrain provides a total of 30 plus videos - with a new video to be released each week. Allen K. Sills, Jr., M.D., a neurosurgeon, the moderator of the program, and Medical Director of the Neuroscience Institute at Methodist University Hospital,[2] is featured in many of the videos. Videos of similar scope, elsewhere on the site, introduce the work of most of the dozen members of the Faculty Panel.
References
To suggest changes to this page, you must create an account on Medpedia.