Children's cancer and leukaemia friend's day
Monday 14 May 2012
Venue: Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, LONDON, W1G 0AE
A joint meeting with Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Online registration for this event has now closed. Spaces are still available so please turn up on the day to register, lunch is not guaranteed at this late stage.
Aims: To provide an update on treatment of children with cancer and leukaemia, especially brain tumours, clinical trials, the patient experience and radiotherapy, for the families of those affected.
At the end of the meeting participants will:
- Have an understanding of the role of the various treatment modalities, surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy for brain tumours.
- Have an understanding of the clinical trials and research governance structures involved in assessing novel treatments for children with cancer and leukaemia.
- Have an understanding about ways in which the patient experience of high quality care can be enhanced.
- Have a better understanding of modern radiotherapy, including proton beam treatment.
Registration Details:
Dinner: £60
Attending the Adam Hay Lecture: Free of charge
CCLG Associate: £60
CCLG Fellow: £70
Consultant/GP: £150
RSM Retired Fellow: £35
RSM Student: £35
RSM Trainee: £60
RSM Associate: £60
RSM Fellow: £70
Student: £45
Trainee: £80
AHP/Nurse/Midwife: £80
Family member: Free of charge
11.00 am |
Registration, tea and coffee |
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Brain tumours |
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| Chair: Consultant in Clinical Oncology and Chairman, University College Hospital and Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group | |
11.30 am |
Advances in neurosurgery |
| Mr Conor Malluci, Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon, Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool | |
11.50 am |
Developments in chemotherapy |
| Dr Antony Michalski, Consultant Oncologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London | |
12.10 pm |
Progress in radiotherapy |
| Dr Yen-Ch'ing Chang, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, University College Hospital, London | |
12.30 pm |
Proton therapy in Florida - one family's experience |
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Mr and Mrs Emma and Paul Vaughan |
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12.50 pm |
Panel discussion |
1.00 pm |
Lunch |
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Clinical trials |
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| Chair: Dr Angela Thomas, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, Royal Hospital for Sick Children Edinburgh | |
2.00 pm |
Developing international clinical trials |
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Dr Meriel Jenney, The Children's Hospital for Wales, Cardiff |
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2.20 pm |
Creating a balanced portfolio |
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Dr Christopher Mitchell, Chairman, Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Clinical Studies Group |
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2.40 pm |
Delivering trials close to you |
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Dr Amos Burke Associate Director, NIHR Cancer Research Network |
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3.00 pm |
A parent's view of trials at home and abroad |
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Mrs Yvonne Brown J-A-C-K Foundation |
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3.20 pm |
Panel discussion |
3.30 pm |
Tea and coffee |
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Aspects of care |
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| Chair: Mrs Susan Hay | |
4.00 pm |
Sharing complex information with children: professionals and parents working together to get it right |
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Professor Faith Gibson, Professor of Children & Young People's Cancer Care, London South Bank University and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust Mrs Ginny Macintyre |
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4.20 pm |
The shared care hospital |
| Dr Lynne Riley, Consultant Paediatrician, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust | |
4.40 pm |
Paediatric care beyond the comfort zone |
| Ms Helen Woodman, Specialist Paediatric Radiotherapy Radiographer, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham and Chairman of SPRIGG | |
5.00 pm |
The shock of the new |
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Lord Taylor of Goss Moor Patron, CCLG |
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5.20 pm |
Panel Discussion |
5.30 pm |
Completion of evaluation forms and drinks reception in the Atrium |
6.30 pm |
The Adam Hay Lecture: Paediatric radiation oncology |
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Dr Carolyn Freeman McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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7.30 pm |
Dinner |
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Meeting ref: OCC05 CPD (Applied for) |
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