Oncology Professional Care Virtual was a two-day, CPD certified online educational programme offering best-in-class, cutting-edge content and supported by key NHS arm’s length bodies and major cancer charities. It tackled the major challenges facing the industry, including the impact of COVID-19, as well as insights into the innovations and new technologies that will improve treatment options and help detect cancers earlier.
Virtual Programme Summary
Just some of the topics across the 2 days included...
Keynote
- Recovering from Covid-19: Getting the NHS Long Term Plan back on track
- Exploring the impact of new health legislation on cancer care
- Rolling out Rapid Diagnostic Centres: Assessing progress so far
- How has Covid-19 impacted and altered our priorities for cancer diagnosis and treatment in the UK?
- Harnessing genomics to drive a step change in personalised medicine
- Responding to a pandemic: What have we learned in the past 12 months to inform our future thinking?
Improving early detection and diagnosis
- Achieving the faster diagnosis standard: Removing the blocks and constraints
- Evaluating the success of the Targeted Lung Health Check programme
- Using population data to pinpoint variations in care and address health inequalities
- Delivering tailored screening programmes for bowel & cervical cancers
Advanced cancer treatments and technologies
- Radiotherapy: Learning about new approaches
- Unlocking the potential of AI in cancer diagnosis and treatment
- The role of robotics and specialised technologies in complex cancer surgery
- Learn about game changing new drug treatments and therapies
- Exploring innovative treatments in immunotherapy
Transforming cancer care pathways
- Exploring the most effective new models of care for cancer treatment
- Transforming the cancer workforce to meet the needs of the long-term plan
- Living with and beyond cancer: improving patient experience
- Raising cancer awareness through public health campaigning: What needs to happen
- How Cancer Alliances are driving collaboration, innovation and improvement
- Widening primary care involvement in cancer diagnosis and treatment
