A Practical Introduction to Oncology
Venue: W12 Conferences
Ref: 12.04 Now booking. Registration fee: £145/95 Click here to apply for this event.
| SATURDAY, 10 MARCH 2012 | ||
| Perfect for junior doctors starting their oncology rotation, or for physicians, surgeons and GPs looking for an update. | ||
| Patients with cancer represent 33% of deaths and approximately 25% of hospital admissions in the UK. However, many physicians have limited exposure to oncology in their training. | ||
| This course will provide invaluable grounding for core and specialist medical and surgical trainees, as well as an update for physicians, surgeons and GPs. | ||
| Comments from previous participants: | ||
| “Excellent overview of oncology.” - CMT CT1 | ||
| “Comprehensive and well directed at all categories of physicians.” - GP | ||
| “This has helped me greatly as a new SpR in oncology.” - ST3 | ||
| 09:00 | Registration and coffee | |
| 09:15 | Welcome and introduction | Dr Roshan Agarwal |
Dr Roshan Agarwal Senior Lecturer and Consultant Medical Oncologist Imperial College London | ||
| GENERAL ONCOLOGY | ||
| 09:20 | General principles of cancer management - diagnosis, staging and case presentations | Dr Roshan Agarwal |
Dr Roshan Agarwal Senior Lecturer and Consultant Medical Oncologist Imperial College London | ||
| 10:00 | Radiotherapy - principles, planning and managing side-effects | Dr Amar Challapalli |
Dr Amar Challapalli Senior Fellow in Radiotherapy Imperial College London | ||
| 10:45 | Coffee | |
| 11:00 | Chemotherapy - principles, prescribing and managing side-effects | Dr Roshan Agarwal |
Dr Roshan Agarwal Senior Lecturer and Consultant Medical Oncologist Imperial College London | ||
| 12:15 | Endocrine and targeted therapies - principles, prescribing and managing side-effects | Dr Roshan Agarwal |
Dr Roshan Agarwal Senior Lecturer and Consultant Medical Oncologist Imperial College London | ||
| 13:00 | Lunch | |
| ACUTE ONCOLOGY | ||
| 13:45 | Oncological emergencies - neutropenic sepsis, hypercalcaemia, tumour lysis, SVCO, spinal cord compression | Dr Tom Newson-Davis |
Dr Tom Newson-Davis Consultant Medical Oncologist Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, London | ||
| 14:30 | Site specific complications and VTE - brain mets, bone mets, pleural effusions, ascites, recurrent VTE | Dr Laura Kenny |
Dr Laura Kenny Senior Lecturer and Consultant Medical Oncologist Imperial College London | ||
| 15:15 | Tea | |
| 15:30 | Symptom control - pain nausea, constipation, diarrhoea, cough, breathlessness | Dr Catherine Urch |
Dr Catherine Urch Consultant in Palliative Care Imperial College London | ||
| 16:15 | Psycho-social support: other issues in terminal care | Jackie Marshall |
Jackie Marshall MacMillan nurse | ||
| 16:45 | Questions - close | |
| 17:00 | Interested in a career in Oncology? Optional extra session for FY, CMT and ST trainees) | |
| 17:30 | end | |
| Registration fees: £145 for consultants/GPs; £95 for trainees | ||
| CPD approved by The Royal College of Physicians and The Royal College of Surgeons | ||
Ref: 12.04 Now booking. Registration fee: £145/95 Click here to apply for this event.
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