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Document 6423134
AUCKLAND
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LUNG CANCER ADVANCED COURSE
Thursday 15th March, 2012
Clinical Education Centre
Auckland City Hospital
This one day course has been designed to provide a broad
and comprehensive overview of modern multi-disciplinary
lung cancer management in New Zealand.
The sessions are designed to be up-to- date, interactive
and case-based.
The course is aimed primarily at advanced trainees and
newer SMOs from all disciplines involved in lung cancer
care, including respiratory/general medicine, cardiothoracic
surgery, medical and radiation oncology, radiology and
palliative care. However, the content is likely to be
relevant to those from other fields and disciplines who are
also welcome to attend.
Registration is free of charge.
This course is kindly sponsored by an
educational grant from
AstraZeneca
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Registration form
Name (for badge)
Position
Institution
Address for correspondence
Telephone
Email
I wish to attend the advanced course
I wish to attend the course dinner
(Dietary requirements
YES/NO
)
Delegates will be responsible for arranging their own accommodation.
A list of accommodation options near Auckland City Hospital or
Auckland Airport is available on request, from Tracie Erridge :
[email protected]
ONCE COMPLETED, PLEASE EITHER
FAX your form to 09 631 0712 and/or
EMAIL [email protected]
CLOSING DATE (for catering purposes) _15th February 2012
AUCKLAND
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BOARD
LUNG CANCER ADVANCED COURSE
Clinical Education Centre
Auckland City Hospital
Thursday 15th March 2012
Programme (provisional}
9am
Welcome and introduction
Session 1:
Diagnosis of lung cancer
9.15am
Lung cancer in New Zealand: where are we at and where do we need to be?
Or Wendy Stevens
9.35am
Screening for lung cancer: current evidence and controversies
Or Rob Young
9.55am
Modern pathological
Or Chris Van Vliet
classification
of lung cancer
MORNING TEA
Session 2:
Staging and work up of lung cancer
10.45am
Lung cancer staging:
Or Tim Christmas
11.05am
Radiological diagnosis and staging modalities
Or Oavid Rogers
11.25am
Staging: endoscopic and surgical techniques
Or Chris Lewis
11.45pm
Physiological assessment of fitness for radical treatment
Or Ken Whyte
the
7th
IASLC staging system
LUNCH
Session 3: Surgical management and follow up
1.00pm
Surgical resection: established and new techniques
Mr Indran Ramanathan
1.25pm
Adjuvant treatment and follow up of resected cases
Or Rita Sasidharan and Or Chris Lewis
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Session 4:
Radical treatment of lung cancer
1.45pm
Radical radiotherapy: state of the art
Or Ramesh Arunchalam
2.05pm
Radical combined treatment of stage 3 disease and small cell
Or Oragan Oamianovich
2.30pm
Novel interventional
Or Brendan Buckley
techniques:
Radiologic ablation
AFTERNOON TEA
Session 5:
Palliative treatment and management of lung cancer
3.15pm
Palliative chemotherapy
Or Mark McKeage
3.35pm
Mutation analysis and targeted therapy
Or Gareth Rivalland
3.55pm
Bronchoscopic palliation of large airway tumour
Or Mark O'Carroll
4.10pm
Modern management of malignant pleural effusions
Or Fiona Horwood
4.25pm
What happens at the end?
Or Chris Lewis
4.35pm
Simulated TMDM cases - expert panel
with spot prizes
Quizmaster: Or Chris Lewis
5.00pm
Orinks reception
6.00pm
DINNER
This course is kindly sponsored by an
educational grant fram

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