When?  Thursday 29 March 2012

Where? Continuing Education Centre at the University of Surrey

Relevant for: nurses, physicians and researchers working in the field of cancer or palliative care in both secondary care and in the community.
                           

Chair –Sara Faithfull – Professor of Cancer Nursing Practice
The impact of skeletal events in cancer patients
Metastatic bone disease and cancer
Cancer therapy induced bone loss, osteoporosis and fractures
Diagnosis and assessment of skeletal related events

Chair – Dr Jane Maher - Macmillan
Multidisciplinary management of skeletal related events:-
Assessing osteoporosis risk and place for prevention
Surgical treatment of skeletal metastasis
Radiotherapy and radio isotopes
The role of bisphosphonates and new agents

Market Place
Managing palliative bone pain
Spinal cord compression and neurological assessment
Understanding FRAX and BMD
Osteonecrosis and prevention
Myths and facts of nutritional intervention
Exercise for bone health

Chair – Lawrence Drudge Coates – Nurse Practitioner in Urology
Case studies:-
Lessons we can learn from HIV and aids
Metastatic disease and breast cancer
ADT in prostate cancer and bone health
Bone health in the real world : parting words

There is no charge for the event, however to book a place to attend and to ensure we have parking and catering requirements met, please email Stephanie Fuller on s.fuller@surrey.ac.uk for a booking form.