Thu, 08 Feb
|Virtual Event
Cancer Genomics in Primary Care - why is it relevant and what do we need to know?
This webinar in the Cancer Community of Practice series will cover cancer genomics in primary care. The Cancer Community of Practice is a collaboration with NHSE (WTE) and Central London Community Health Academy.
Time & Location
08 Feb 2024, 12:00 – 13:00
Virtual Event
About the event
This webinar in the Cancer Community of Practice series will cover cancer genomics in primary care. The Cancer Community of Practice is a collaboration with NHSE (WTE) and Central London Community Health Academy. In this session we will cover both why this topic is important and aim to demystify the subject for primary care clinicians . the session is especially aimed at general practice nurses, advanced nurses and clinical practitioners, AHPs in primary care , and GPs . Although we are a London based COP we welcome delegates nationally to our webinars . We aim for an interactive session and there will be time for questions and discussion Speakers
Dr Angela George (Medical Co-Director North Thames Genomic Medicine Service Alliance - GMSA) • Cancer Genomics - why is it relevant and what do we need to know in the primary care context? Tracey Cole (Cancer Genomics Project E&T lead, NTGMSA and Lead Lung Cancer CNS) • Genomics and Lung Cancer - how is genomics relevant to our clinical practice? Members of the Oncogenic Driven Lung Cancer (ODLC) Patient Alliance - Angela Terry (EGFR+ve UK Patient Advocacy Group chair), Debra Montague (ALK+ve UK Patient Advocacy Group chair), Dr Gini Harrison (EGFR+ve UK Research Lead). • "See through the symptoms campaign" • Lung Cancer in Never Smokers (LCINS) 'the patient story' • What does primary care need to know about LCINS? • How can hospitals and primary care work together better to improve our experience?