Radiology in Paediatric Oncology – an Update

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Fri, 22 Sep 2017, 08:45

End

Fri, 22 Sep 2017, 04:30

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This event will provide an update on the current major challenges faced by clinicians dealing with children who present with some of the commoner tumours of childhood, both from an oncology perspective but also from a radiological viewpoint. The speakers comprise some of the leading paediatric oncologists and radiologists from around the UK. The lecture topics include neuroblastoma, Wilms’ tumours, rhabdomyosaroma, osteosarcoma, and lymphomas plus sessions on functional imaging and interventional radiology in pediatric oncology. The day will finish with some interactive case sessions.

Educational aims:

To be aware of optimal imaging techniques in children with cancer
To understand new advances in paediatric oncology

Registration fees

BIR Plan 1 member £145
BIR Plan 2 member £110
BIR Trainee member £65
BIR Retired member £55
BIR Student member £55
Non-member £250

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08:45	Registration and refreshments
09:15	Welcome and introduction
	Dr Kieran McHugh, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
09:30	Wilms’ tumour – current dilemmas and challenges
	Dr Jesper Brok, Oncology Research Fellow, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
10:00	Rhabdomyosarcoma - current dilemmas and challenges
	Dr Julia Chisholm, Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, Royal Marsden Hospital
10:30	Refreshments
11:00	Interventional radiology in paediatric oncology
	Dr Derek Roebuck, Consultant Radiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
11:30	PET/CT
	Dr Andy Scarsbrook, Consultant Radiologist, St James University Hospital
12:00	Road-mapping for paediatric surgeons
	Dr Subhasis Chakraborty, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Neuroblastoma imaging
	Dr Kieran McHugh, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
14:00	Osteosarcoma update
	Dr Ann-Marie Jeanes, Consultant Radiologist, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
14:30	Leukaemia/lymphoma update
	Dr Georgina Hall, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, John Radcliffe Hospital
15:00	Refreshments
15:30	Diffusion weighted imaging
	Dr Paul Humphries, Consultant Radiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
16:00	Miscellaneous cases and pitfalls
	Dr Kieran McHugh, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children; Dr Subhasis Chakraborty, Consultant Paediatric Radiologist, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust


16:30	Close of event

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