13th annual PET CT meeting

Monday - Tuesday  22 - 23 March 2010

Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE, England

This years meeting will particularly concentrate on the patterns of spread of common cancers and recent changes to staging.

The two day conference on PET CT will bring together leading European experts in the field of PET CT.

The aim of the meeting is to provide an overview of current and emerging applications of PET CT in oncology

It is anticipated that the participants will benefit from:

A comprehensive overview of the current and emerging applications of FDG PET CT in oncology

An update on recent advances in PET CT in oncology.

Interactive presentation of cases to illustrate various pitfalls and highlight the strengths and limitations of FDG PET CT in oncology.

An opportunity to raise questions and discussions with leading practitioners in the field.

Registration Details:
Optional meal: £30
RSM Trainee: £60
RSM Trainee - 2 days: £110
RSM Fellow: £80
RSM Fellow - 2 day: £150
Student - 2 days: £90
Radiographer 2 days: £150
Radiographer 1 day: £80
Trainee - 2 days: £150
Student: £50
RSM Associate: £60
RSM Associate - 2 days: £110
RSM Student: £35
RSM Student - 2 days: £55
Consultant/GP: £150
Consultant/GP - 2 days: £260
Trainee: £80
Patient both days: £60

Meeting ref: RAA03

CPD: 10 credits



Monday 22 March 2010

9.30 am

Registration, tea and coffee
Chair: Dr Wai Lup Wong, Northwood

9.55 am

Welcome and introduction
Dr Tom Nunan, London

10.00 am

PET CT technology - what's new?
Dr Bal Sanghera, Northwood

10.20 am

Lung cancer - Patterns of spread, staging and FDG PET CT
Dr Jeanette Dickson, Northwood

10.40 am

Colorectal cancer - Patterns of spread and FDG PET CT
Dr Patrick Veit-haibach, Zurich

11.00 am

Discussion

11.10 am

Tea and coffee
Chair: Dr Tom Nunan

11.30 am

Skin cancers - current role of PET CT
Dr Michael O'Doherty, London

11.50 am

PET CT in HIV patients
Professor Mike Satheke Pretoria

12.30 pm

Discussion

12.40 pm

Lunch
Chair: Dr Julian Kabala, Bristol

1.40 pm

Head and neck cancer - patterns of disease and PET CT
Professor Michele Saunders, London

2.00 pm

Common PET CT pitfalls (chest)
Dr Jane Chambers, Northwood

2.20 pm

Audit: common PET CT discrepancies
Dr Tom Nunan

2.40 pm

Discussion

2.50 pm

Tea and coffee
Chair: Dr Sharon Hain, London

3.10 pm

Lung cancer - Interactive cases
Dr Michael O'Doherty

3.30 pm

Musculo-skeletaL FDG PET CT: pearls and pitfalls
Dr Iain Lyburn, Cheltenham

3.50 pm

Head and Neck cancer - Interactive cases
Dr Wai Lup Wong, Northwood

4.10 pm

Colorectal Cancer - Interactive cases
Dr Andrew Scarsbrook, Leeds

4.30 pm

Discussion

4.40 pm

Completion of evaluation form

4.50 pm

Close of meeting

7.30 pm

Dinner (for those that have pre-registered)
Tuesday 23 March 2010

9.30 am

Registration, tea and coffee
Chair: Professor Peter Ell, London

10.00 am

PET CT scanners NCRI guidelines
Dr Paul Marsden, London

10.20 am

Perfusion CT and PET CT
Dr Patrick Veit-Haibach, Zurich

10.40 am

Discussion

10.50 am

Tea and coffee break
Chair: Dr Rob Glynn-Jones, Northwood

11.10 am

Upper GI cancer: patterns of spread revised staging criterion and PET CT
Dr Florian Lordick, Heidelberg

11.30 am

PET CT and gynaecological tumours: an update
Dr Annika Loft-Jacobson, Copenhagen

12.10 pm

Non-FDG tracers in clinical use - Methionine, fluoride, FLT
Professor Norbert Avril, London

12.30 pm

Non-FDG tracers in clinical use - Gallium, choline
Dr Jimmy Bomanji, London

12.50 pm

Discussion

1.00 pm

Lunch
Chair: Dr Gary Cook, London

2.00 pm

Breast cancer - Role of PET CT
Professor Ora Israel Haifa

2.20 pm

Brain PET CT - cancer applications
Professor Roland Hustinx, Liege

2.40 pm

Brain PET CT - non cancer applications
tbc

3.00 pm

Extra cranial stereotactic RT and PET CT
Dr Nihal Shah, Northwood

3.20 pm

Tea and coffee
Chair: Professor Norbert Avril, London

3.40 pm

Lymphoma - Relevance of Research Trials to Clinical Practice
Dr Sally Barrington, London

4.00 pm

PET Audit & Heart Sink Scans
Dr Tom Nunan London

4.20 pm

Discussion

4.30 pm

Completion on evaluation form

4.40 pm

Close of meeting

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