Welcome Message

Kia ora koutou, nau mai haere mai.

It is our pleasure to welcome you to the Brain Tumour Support NZ Patient and Caregiver Meeting to be held in Ōtautahi / Christchurch on Sunday, 18th May 2025, from 3:00PM to 5:00PM.

The meeting will be held immediately after the 3rd Annual Conference of the NZ Aotearoa Neuro-Oncology Society (NANOS) where NZ’s top brain tumour clinicians and researchers will gather to discuss the latest developments in the field.

The venue for the meeting is the Beaven Lecture Theatre, 7th Floor, University of Otago, Christchurch Hospital.

We wish to acknowledge the support of the NANOS committee and our major sponsor Merck, Sharp and Dohme in the holding of this event.

See you in Christchurch!

Chris Tse Sarah Verran
Chair Chief Executive

In association with

Keynote Speaker

Dr Craig Gedye

Craig is a medical oncologist and cancer researcher, working for people with melanoma, brain, prostate, bladder and kidney cancers at the Icon Cancer Centre Adelaide, and is the Director of Research for Haematology and Medical Oncology for the Icon Group. His research focuses on complexity and heterogeneity in cancer – why a treatment works for one person’s cancer, but then fails another person. Craig is privileged to lead clinical trials for the ANZUP and COGNO cancer clinical trials groups, and chairs the ANZUP Renal Cancer Subcommittee.