Oncology
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Oncology Specialty Course

Tuesday 22 April - Tuesday 22 July

Courses
Tue 22 Apr - Tue 22 Jul
Tue 08:00 - Tue 23:59
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
+ 30
Activity code: 151092

With over 30 hours of content from our biennial examination prep course, focusing on understanding oncological treatments, practical application in oncology, and insights into emerging oncology practices. This specialty oncology course provides learning and updates in a broad range of cancers.

This course format includes a resource ‘library’ of over 30 pre-recorded talks on a wide range of cancers.  Along with access to the full recordings of the 3 day in-person, Multi Disciplinary Team style, panel discussions of clinical cases, held at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 

This course is primarily designed for trainees in Clinical Oncology at the start of their preparation for the FRCR exam part 2, and trainees in Medical Oncology at the start of their preparation for MRCP(UK) Specialty Certificate Examination in Medical Oncology, and will also be of interest to Consultants, SAS doctors and nurses and anyone with an interest in oncological updates.

This is a recording of the full biennial exam prep course, over 30 hours of education, providing delegates with a reference library of online talks, and recordings of the in-person Multi Disciplinary Sessions from 19 -21 March 2025.  Available to delegates until 21 March 2026.

This information was up-to-date at the time of the presentation but does not take into account material published since then.

 

List of additional talks for registered delegates

Sessions from Wednesday 19 March 2025

Breast cancer

Dr Marjory Maclennan, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre &

Dr Sophie Barrett, Consultant Medical Oncologist, SACT Lead, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde   

GU Malignancy 

Dr Alastair Law, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre 

Dr Jahangeer M Malik, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre  

 

Lung cancer

Dr Iain Phillips, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre

Dr Colin Barrie, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre

Sessions from Thursday 20 March 2025

     

Head and Neck cancer

Mr Andrew Evans, Consultant ENT Surgeon, NHS Lothian

Mr Arshad Siddiqui, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, NHS Lothian

Dr David Noble , Consultant Clinical Oncologist, NHS Lothian

Dr Reena Dwivedi, Consultant Neuroradiologist, NHS Lothian

Oligometastatic disease

Dr Stephen Harrow, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre

Dr Allan Green, Consultant Radiologist, NHS Lothian

 

Central Nervous System  

Dr Allan James, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow

 

Gynaecological cancer

Dr Ian Sanders, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Tayside Cancer Centre, Dundee 

Dr Barbara Stanley, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow

 

Lower GI cancer

Dr Archie McNair, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre

Dr Lesley Dawson, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre

 

All you need to know about FRCR/SCE 

Dr Alison Stillie, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre

Dr Karim El-Shakankeny, ST6 Medical Oncology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

 

 

Sessions from Friday 21 March 2025

Paediatric/Teenage and Young Adult 

Dr Sharon Peoples, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre

 

Lymphoma

Dr Carolyn Bedi, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre, Dr Jennifer Buxton, Consultant Haematologist, NHS Lothian

 

Cancer of Unknown Primary

Dr Colin Barrie, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre

Dr Steve Glancy, Consultant Radiologist, NHS Lothian

Dr David Worrall, Consultant Histopathologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

 

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.  

Recording of course held 19-21 March 2025

This event is available for registered delegates to access until 21 March 2026
 

Registration fees  Fee for full course
Standard Delegate Fee  £500

Invoices

If you wish us to invoice an employer/organisation, please contact the Symposium Coordinator. Payment via invoice is not available for online booking.

Cancellation policy

As this booking is for on demand resources, we cannot refund places once they have been booked

Booking Terms & Conditions

Please read the College’s full event booking T&Cs regarding event changes, CPD, and data protection. 

This information was up-to-date at the time of the presentation but does not take into account material published since then.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. 

Please note that in order to obtain a CPD certificate you must have confirmed your 'attendance' via the online feedback survey

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.  

 

List of Online Library of Recorded Talks below

Non-surgical management of anal cancer
Dr Faye Robertson, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre

(Neo)Adjuvant systemic anti-cancer therapy and radiotherapy for colorectal cancer
Dr Ian Sanders, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Tayside Cancer Centre, Dundee
Systemic anti-cancer therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer
Dr Lesley Brown, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Systemic anti-cancer therapy for melanoma
Dr Ewan Brown , Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Systemic anti-cancer therapy for ovarian cancer
Professor Charlie Gourley, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Systemic anti-cancer therapy and radiotherapy for cervical cancer
Dr Jen Morgan, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre,  
Systemic anti-cancer therapy and radiotherapy for endometrial cancer
Dr Alison Stillie, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Localised prostate cancer - the role of radiology
Dr Aravinhan Sundaramurthy, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Localised prostate cancer - the role of surgery
Professor Alan McNeill, Consultant Urologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
Localised prostate cancer - the role of imaging
Dr John Brush, Consultant Radiologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh
New developments in the treatment/management of advanced prostate cancer
Dr Rob Jones, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow
Non-surgical treatment of bladder cancer
Dr Rhona McMenemin, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Northern Centre for Cancer Care, Newcastle
Non-surgical treatment of testicular cancer
Dr Alastair Law, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Care
Non-surgical treatment of renal cell cancer
Dr Jahangeer M Malik, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Surgical management of breast cancer
Ms Victoria Webber, Consultant Breast Surgeon, Edinburgh Breast Unit, Western General Hospital
Risk-adapted breast radiotherapy
Dr Indrani S Bhattacharya, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Systemic anti-cancer therapy for metastatic breast cancer
Dr Caroline Michie, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Management of thyroid cancer
Dr Kathryn Graham,  Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow
Non-surgical management of CNS malignancies
Dr Sara Erridge, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Non-surgical management of mesothelioma
Dr Tamasin Evans, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Non-surgical management of small cell lung cancer
Dr Carrie Featherstone, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow
Non-surgical management of stage I - III non-small cell   lung cancer
Dr Sorcha Campbell, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Systemic anti-cancer treatment for metastatic non-small cell lung cancer 
Dr Colin Barrie, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Systemic anti-cancer treatment for pancreatic and hepatobiliary cancers
Dr Grace Ding (tbc), Consultant in HPB and Breast at Western General Edinburgh and Borders General Hospitals
Radiotherapy and systematic anti-cancer therapy for gastro oesophageal cancer
Dr Derek Grose, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow
Radiotherapy for sarcoma
Dr Ben Fulton, Cancer Research UK Clinical Trial Fellow, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Glasgow
Non-melanomatous skin cancer
Dr Joanna Mackenzie, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Western General Hospital
Management of malignancy of unknown primary
Dr Sally Clive, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Edinburgh Cancer Centre
Overview of the management of lymphomas
Dr Kirsten Laws, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Aberdeen Cancer Centre

Pathology for the oncologist – an idiot’s guide
Dr David Dorward, Consultant Pathologist, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh

 

This event is open to all grades of medical, health care and scientific staff and to students. If you are unsure about eligibility, please contact the RCPE member of staff responsible for the event m.allan@rcpe.ac.uk

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

 

Event co-ordinator
Marie Allan
Telephone
+ 44 (0)131 247 3680
Email
m.allan@rcpe.ac.uk
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Courses
Tue 22 Apr - Tue 22 Jul
Tue 08:00 - Tue 23:59
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
+ 30
Activity code: 151092

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