Overview
Prostate Cancer Training and Update Day will provide cancer specialists and associates healthcare professionals a chance to hear from national and international experts on the latest prostate cancer diagnosis and management.
This in-person only programme will be of interest to consultants, trainees of all grades, SAS clinicians and specialist nurses in urology, oncology, radiology and pathology.
The £10 booking fee for this conference is donated to Prostate Cancer UK.
Trainees can attend for free by using code PCTR10 when booking their place.
This conference is led by Professor Imran Ahmad, Meeting Chair Professor of Urological Oncology at the CRUK Scotland Institute and the School of Cancer Sciences (SCS) University of Glasgow.
Sessions will include:
- What's new in EAU guidelines
- Advances in prostate biopsy techniques and fusion technologies
- The impact of the Cambridge Prognostic Groups and Predict Prostate in modern Prostate Cancer Management
- MR prostate imaging and CLIMATE
- PET imagine in prostate cancer
- PROCEED project and how it is being implemented in routine clinical practice
- STAMPEDE (Past, Present, and Future)
- Prostate Cancer in Ethnic Minorities: Understanding risk and early diagnosis in North East London
- TRANSFORM - the national prostate cancer screening study and the BioDigitial Twin
- Systemic therapy in prostate cancer: Recap and update
- Update on prostate cancer radiotherapy current practices and the future
To reserve your place, please see how to book.
Take a look at our programme to see what's happening on the day.
View the video with Professor Rob Jones, Professor of Clinical Cancer Research, University of Glasgow Consultant, Beatson, West of Scotland Cancer Centre, to find out more.
Learning outcomes
- Review and understand advances in prostate diagnostics and screening
- Gain insight into the role of surgery, focal therapy and robotics
- Learn about the advances in oncological management, radiotherapy and immunotherapy in prostate cancer
Who is this conference for?
The Prostate Cancer Training Day is aimed at:
- Consultants
- Trainees of all grades
- SAS clinicians
- Specialist nurses in; urology, oncology, radiology and pathology
What happens on the day?
Click below to view the programme by downloading the pdf.
8.30
- Registration, tea and coffee
Session 1: Diagnosis and Active Surveillance
- Chair: Hing Leung
Introduction
- Professor Imran Ahmad, Meeting Chair Professor of Urological Oncology at the CRUK Scotland Institute and the School of Cancer Sciences (SCS) University of Glasgow.
9.00
- Item 1
- Phil Cornford – What’s New in the EAU Guidelines Professor of Urology, Bon Secours Cork
9.30
- Item 2
- Mark Salji - Advances in Prostate Biopsy Techniques and Fusion Technologies Senior Lecturer, University of Glasgow
10.00
- Item 3
- Vincent Gnanapragasam – The impact of the Cambridge Prognostic Groups and Predict Prostate in modern Prostate Cancer Management Professor of Urology, University of Cambridge
10.30
- AM break
Session 2: Screening and Imaging
- Chair: Hing Leung
11.00
- Item 4
- Shonit Punwani - MR prostate imaging and CLIMATE Professor of Magnetic Resonance and Cancer Imaging, University College London, Department of Imaging.
11.30
- Item 5
- Gary Cook - PET imaging in prostate cancer Professor of Molecular Imaging, King's College London and Guy's & St Thomas' Hospitals
12.00
- Item 6
- Lorna Harper - PROCEED project and how it is being implemented in routine clinical practice
12.30
- Lunch
Session 3: Trials in Urology
- Chair: TBC
13.30
- Item 7
- Ashwin Sachdeva – STAMPEDE (Past, Present and Future) Senior Lecturer in Urology, University of Manchester
14.00
- Item 8
- Prabhakar Rajan – Prostate Cancer in Ethnic Minorities: Understanding Risk and Early Diagnosis in North East London
14.30
- Item 9
- Rakesh Heer - TRANSFORM - the national prostate cancerscreening study and the Bio-Digitial Twin Chair of Urology, Imperial College London
15.00
- PM break
Session 4: Oncology
- Chair: Carolynn Lamb
15.30
- Item 10
- Rob Jones – Systemic therapy in prostate cancer: recap and update Professor of Clinical Cancer Research, University of Glasgow Consultant, Beatson, West of Scotland Cancer Centre
16.00
- Item 11
- Duncan McLaren - Update on Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy and Future Directions Consultant Clinical Oncologist and Professor in the Department of Clinical Oncology at the Edinburgh Cancer Centre
16.30
- Close
- Networking reception
Attending the conference
This event is an in-person conference. At the College, you’ll benefit from state-of-the-art facilities, as well as lunch prepared by our award-winning chefs.
The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow is conveniently located in Glasgow City Centre, within easy reach of major train stations, motorways and airports. Hotel and parking discounts can be accessed after booking.
Find out more about the best way to get to us.
Key information
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Please note: Trainees can attend for free by using code PCTR10 when booking their place.
Book nowHere's what our previous delegates said
"First time at the meeting, very impressed. I will plan to attend next year if you have another."
"This is absolutely fantastic event and revision course on prostate cancer management."
"An excellent all round program with great speakers."
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