The Bottom Line
An update on bowel cancer treatment and palliative care
On the 16th September 2010 the Trust will hold its 20th annual medical conference at Kingston Maurward. It is 17 years since our conference last visited the subject of bowel cancer.
The conference will cover the following topics:
- Overview of where bowel cancer treatment is today
- Surgical approaches for bowel cancer
- Chemotherapy for bowel cancer
- Screening and diagnosis
- Stoma care
- The conservative management of bowel obstruction
As usual, our speakers will range from local talent to those used to speaking on the international stage.
The conference is for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
The fees are:
- £80
- Early bird: £60 for applications received before 2nd July 2010
- Students: £40 (university registration number required as proof)
For booking please print off an application form (Word 270KB) and send in with fee to:
Reception
Weldmar Hospicecare Trust
Hammick House
Bridport Road
Poundbury
Dorchester
Dorset
DT1 3SD
Programme
| Time | Item |
|---|---|
| 8.45am | Registration and coffee on arrival |
| 9.10am | Chairman’s Welcome Chairman – Mr Mark Watson – Head of Cancer Surgery, Dorset County Hospital |
| 9.15am | An Overview of Bowel Cancer Care Mr Mark George – Consultant Surgeon at Guys and Thomas’ Hospital Trust |
| 10am | The Role of the Consultant Nurse in Screening and Diagnostic Procedures Harriet Wright– Nurse Consultant, Dorset County Hospital |
| 10.45am | Coffee |
| 11.15am | The Management of Colorectal Liver Metastases Miss Fenella Welsh – Consultant General & Hepatobiliary Surgeon, Basingstoke |
| 12noon | Panel Discussion |
| 12.15pm | Lunch - Visiting Trade Stands |
| 1.30pm | Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy in Bowel Cancer Dr Maxine Flubacher, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Poole Foundation Hospital NHS |
| 2.15pm | Stoma Complications Jude Cottam, RGN (Ret’d) MSc, MBE |
| 3pm | Tea |
| 3.15pm | Bowel Obstruction: How to Manage Without ‘Drip and Suck’ Dr Janet Gillett, Associate Specialist in Palliative Medicine, St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice |
| 4pm | The Patient’s Perspective Pauline Sly, Chair of ‘Semi Colons’ Bowel Cancer Support Group |
| 4.15pm | Panel Discussion and Chairman’s Closing Remarks |
| 4.30pm | Conference Ends |
The timing of this programme may vary
5 CPD points awarded
