Wound Care in Oncology Study Day – 25th September
Overview
This course will provide a multi-disciplinary approach to cancers affecting the skin. It will share typical presentations and discuss their management. There will be opportunities to explore treatment options, share good practice and debate day to day challenges in wound care.
What to expect:
Attendee Fee : £80 virtual/ in person attendance. £50 student
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Modern Cancer Pain Management For community teams
Overview
Advances in cancer treatments mean that more people are living longer, even with incurable disease. This has uncovered a need to review our approach to cancer pain management, ensuring that care is more personalised, and consistent with stage of disease. This course brings together expertise in the cancer pain field to provide an up to date view on current best practice.
Intended Audience - GPs, Community palliative care services , Community pharmacists.
What to expect:
· Latest evidence on management of cancer pain at different stages of the disease
· The pitfalls of high doses of opioid
· NSAIDS and COX-II inhibitors
· Newer approaches including personalised cancer pain assessment
· Supportive oncology – the new kid on the block
Attendee Fee : £80 virtual/ in person attendance. £50 student
A Spotlight On Early Breast Cancer – Tuesday 1st October
Overview
This study day will focus on important new approaches to management of patients with early breast cancer. Topics will include all aspects of the patient pathway including surgery, endocrine, immune and targeted therapies, radiotherapy and the prevention and management of treatment toxicities.
Intended Audience - All health care professionals that work with breast cancer patients or who have an interest in breast cancer, including: SpR and consultant oncologists, GPs, community nurses, Nurse Specialists & Research Nurses.
What to expect:
This study day will focus on important new approaches to management of patients with early breast cancer. Topics will include all aspects of the patient pathway including surgery, endocrine, Immune and targeted therapies, radiotherapy and the prevention and management of treatment toxicities.
Attendee Fee : £80 virtual/ in person attendance. £50 student
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UKASCC supportive oncology conference 9-11th October
Overview
We have brought together speakers from all over the globe to share their knowledge and expertise, and we welcome delegates from all medical and allied health specialties to learn more about this fast growing field of oncology. The aim of this 3-day event is to provide a range of up to date, evidence-based guidance on how to anticipate and manage problems associated with cancer and its treatment. Please do join us for this unique event.
This event is hybrid and will take place on-site at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, UK.
Delegate's can attend face-to-face or virtually via our online event platform. Regardless of how you wish to register you will be provided with on-demand access which will allow you to revisit any talks at a time that suits you.
Attending face-to-face will be a fantastic opportunity to network with other professionals in the supportive oncology field.
What to expect:
Intended Audience - The course is aimed at Medical Trainees, Clinical Nurse Specialists, GP’s, Oncologists, General Physicians, Emergency Physicians, Research Nurses, Acute Oncology Nurses, Palliative Care Professionals and Allied Health Professionals (such as Radiographers, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Dieticians)
(Consultants) £350
(Nurses, AHPs etc) £250
(Student/Charity) £200
(LMIC) £100
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Lymphoma Study Day for nurses, Wednesday 16th October
Overview
This study day aims to expand specialist knowledge about the care of patients with lymphoma, including an overview of the main types of lymphoma, new and emerging therapies.
Intended Audience - Qualified health care professionals involved in the care of patients with lymphoma or anyone with a special interest in this patient group.
What to expect:
An overview of the main types of lymphoma
• Issues facing older patients with lymphoma
• Supporting TYA patients through treatment
• Checkpoint Inhibitors, Bi-Specific therapies and nursing implications
Attendee Fee : £80 virtual/ in person attendance. £50 student
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Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression Study Day – Wednesday 27th November
Overview
The 9th Christie Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression Study Day is an opportunity for attendees to better understand how to manage patients with suspected or confirmed metastatic spinal cord compression
throughout the pathway.
Intended Audience - Health professionals in settings where patients with MSCC may present. This includes doctors at all levels (GPs, Consultants, Registrars, Junior doctors), Radiologists, AHPs and Nurses.
What to expect:
· Overview of MSCC
· NICE guidelines update 2023
· Red flags
· Radiology
· Treatment Decisions
· Aspects of rehabilitation / nursing
· Patient Perspective
· Bladder & bowel management
· ……………. and more
Attendee Fee : £80 virtual/ in person attendance. £50 student
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Principles of CAR-T Study day – 5th & 12th November
Overview
The Christie NHS Foundation Trust is one of a small number of specialist centres able to deliver this therapy.
Intended Audience - This course has been designed to meet the needs of all those with an interest in knowing more about this specialist treatment.
What to expect:
Attendee fee:
Virtual £100
Student £70
LMIC: £60
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An introduction to haematology care – Thursday 21st November
Overview
This study day will provide a basic understanding of caring for haematology patients and expand knowledge on the diseases and the complications that can occur.
Intended Audience - Newly qualified health care professionals (HCP’s) new to haematology or those wanting a refresher on basic knowledge. Also open to all nurses and HCP’s working with haematology patients.
What to expect:
· Haematopoesis & Basic Immunology
· Diagnosing Haematological Malignancies
· Disease group sessions- Acute Leukaemia, Myeloma, Lymphoma
· Stem cell transplant
· CAR-T
Attendee Fee : £80 virtual/ in person attendance. £50 student
Welcome to The Christie Proton e-School
Join us for an exciting six weeks of virtual learning as the school delivers ‘The Christie Proton Therapy e-School’ from November to December 2024.
The Christie Proton School is led and run by experts in proton therapy and education from the Christie Proton Clinical Service, the University of Manchester and the School of Oncology. The course content is based on the specialist knowledge and experience of those who have developed the proton service and are involved in the delivery of proton therapy to patients here in Manchester.
The course will provide an in-depth perspective in proton therapy and involve live presentations, interactive sessions and virtual networking.
What can you expect to learn?
Live webinars of fundamentals of proton therapy, science and research in proton therapy and clinical application of proton therapy. Webinars will also include sessions on service and centre development.
Interactive delivery with opportunities to network with faculty and delegates virtually.
Dates and module delivery
Week 1 – 5th November (Tues) and 6th November (Weds)
Week 2 – 11th November (Mon) and 13th November (Weds)
Week 3 – 19th November (Tue) and 22nd November (Fri)
Week 4 – 25th November (Mon), 27th November (Wed) and 28th November (Thur)
Week 5 – 3rd December (Tue), 4th December (Wed) and 6th December (Fri)
Week 6 – 10th December (Tues), 11th of December (Wed), 12th of December (Thur)
Fully course £850
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An Introduction to cancer : Anatomy, Biology and treatments Tuesday, 28 January
Overview
This is a two day course which will present a basic understanding of cancer. Through a series of presentations David describes how cancer develops, the commonest types of cancer, cancer detection and treatment modalities.
Intended Audience
All those new to and in early careers in Oncology including Research, CTU, Admin support, Doctors, Nurses, AHP’s, Hospice, Industry Colleagues and any other staff groups who require an understanding of the anatomy, biology and treatments of cancer.
Topics Covered:
· Introduction to cells, tissues and cancer
· The spread of cancer
· Classification of cancer
· Overview of treatment options for cancer
· Colorectal cancer
· Leukaemia and lymphoma
· Lung cancer
· Breast and Prostate cancer
Attendee fee £260
Brain Metastases Study Day, Thursday 20 March
Overview
This study day aims to update healthcare professionals of any discipline on the management of brain metastases, focusing on how we can best support our patients through diagnosis, treatment and beyond.
Intended Audience - Suitable for Nurses (including Practice and Specialist), Allied Health Professionals, GPs and Registrars
What to expect:
Fee
£80 Live Stream/On-line Attendance “5 for 4” available
£80 Onsite Attendance (incl lunch and refreshments)
£50 Student / charity