"I didn't know

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"I didn't know you could do that..."
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Workshops
 How much longer? It's only tablets! Simon Rivers
BPharm MRPharmS Principal Pharmacist This
session will give a brief overview of when how
chemotherapy is used in 2004 and the role
pharmacy has in managing the safe and effective
use of all medicines in cancer patients.
Aromatherapy in Cancer Karen Loxton
Complementary Therapy Co-ordinator How
aromatherapy helps reduce anxiety, promotes
relaxation and may assist with the management of
treatment side effects or symptoms of disease
The Dieticians role in the MDT Radiotherapy
Clinic Lesley Freeman Oncology Dietician Coping
with the side effects of treatment and looking at
the consequences of under-nutrition for the
patient undergoing radiotherapy. An overview of
the nutritional interventions available. Case
studies to illustrate different interventions.
An overview of the Speech and Language
Therapist's role in the management of Total
Laryngectomy Eva Carlson, Principal SLT Ann
Whitehorn SLT Surgical Voice Restoration,
including discussion of the varieties of possible
speech rehabilitation with participation by
patients to demonstrate the different methods of
communication.
Psychological Support for Cancer
Patients Margaret Evison Consultant Clinical
Psychologist, Co-ordinator of the Psychological
Support Team The session will focus on the
psychosocial needs of cancer patients, and the
referral of patients to the Psychological Support
Team at Richard Dimbleby Cancer Information
Support Service (RDCISS)
The Power of PET (An overview of its role in
Oncology) Nigel Benatar Superintendent
Radiographer Sharyn Bray Senior
Radiographer The Clinical PET Centre   Clinical
Positron Emission Tomography has developed into
an established imaging technique over the last 12
years in the UK. The technique has been shown to
have a valuable role to play within the fields of
Cardiology, Neurology and Oncology. This session
will give a brief overview of PET scanning,
particularly focusing on its use in general, the
clinical role of PET in Oncology will be
discussed, illustrated with the use of case
studies 
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Presentations
Informed Consent necessity or improbability
Peggotty Moore Macmillan Specialist
Radiographer Is informed consent possible or
necessary and how do we try to achieve informed
consent?
Implementing a Student Mentoring programme in
the Radiotherapy Department Ricardo Khine
Lecturer Practitioner With increasing numbers of
students spending more time in the Radiotherapy
Department, a student mentoring programme was
implemented and introduced to ensure that the
students would be effectively supported
throughout their clinical training  
Special Clowns for children in hospital Theodora
Childrens Trust The work of Theodora Childrens
Trust is inspired by the philosophy shared by
clown doctors working in 85 hospitals in 9
different countries and draws from this wide
ranging experience. The Trust works in
partnership with Kings College London to run
their unique training programme, a combination of
medical and artistic workshops  
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Programme
09.00 09.30 Registration 09.30 10.15 Workshop
1 10.20 11.05 Workshop 2 11.05
11.20 Coffee 11.25 12.10 Workshop 3 12.15
13.00 Workshop 4 13.00 14.00 Lunch with Guest
Speaker 14.00 15.00 Presentations 15.00
15.15 Coffee 15.15 16.15 QA Session
Clinical Oncology
Shepherds Hall
Nevin Lecture Theatre