DRAFT PROGRAM
Draft program as at 16th January 2020 but is subject to change without notice
Thursday 27th February |
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| 9:00am – 12:00pm | Varian User Group Meeting |
| 1:00pm – 4:30pm |
8th Oncentra Brachy User Group Meeting “ Put A Needle In It: Interstitial 101” |
| 5:00pm – 7:00pm |
Welcome Reception The Heritage Lounge, Rendezvous Hotel |
Friday 28th February |
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| 7:30am – 8:30am | Registration |
| 8:45am – 9:00am | Welcome Address |
| 8:30am – 8:45am |
Welcome Address Associate Professor Gerry Hanna |
| 8:45am – 9:30am |
Keynote Speaker kindly sponsored by ELEKTA Dr Jyoti Mayadev Novel approaches and technical advances of locally advanced cervical cancer |
| 9:30am – 10:00am | Professor Kailash Narayan Consultant Radiation Oncologist Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Impact of practice of new FIGO staging system for cancer of the cervix |
| 10:00am – 10:30am | Morning tea |
| 10:30am – 11:00am | Dr Hilmy Ismail Consultant Anaesthetist Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre Prehabilitaiton and Surgery School – Getting patients fit for and motivated in their pathway |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | Associate Professor Orla McNally, Consultant Gynae-Oncologist Director of Oncology Gynaecology Royal Women’s Hospital Gynaecological Tumour Stream Lead Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Gynaecological Surgical Oncology TBC |
| 11:30am – 12:00pm |
Keynote speaker kindly sponsored by ELEKTA Dr Jyoti Mayadev Optimal management of stage 3B locally advanced cervical cancer with custom image guided brachytherapy |
| 12:00pm – 12:15pm |
Proffered paper Judith Martland 3D printed intracavitary BT moulds: a new workflow for improved efficiencies |
| 12:15pm – 12:30pm |
Proffered paper Dr Khadiga Mohammed Dosimetric comparison of HDR cervix brachytherapy with and without interstitial needles |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Lunch |
| 1:30pm – 1:45apm |
Proffered paper Dr Karen Lim Implementing EMBRACE II – The Liverpool Experience |
| 1:45pm – 2:00pm |
Proffered paper Jia Yi Joy Lim The impact of music therapy on pain and anxiety levels in patients with gynaecological cancer undergoing complex intracavitary brachytherapy |
| 7:00pm – 11:00pm |
CONFERENCE DINNER Taxi Kitchen |
Saturday 29th February |
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| 8:00am – 8:30am | Registration |
| 8:30am – 10:00am |
Keynote Speaker Presentation Brachytherapy for Sarcoma Siddartha Laskar Guest Speaker Seed Brachytherapy William Keogh |
| 10:00am – 10:30am | Morning Tea |
| 10:30am – 12:30pm |
Guest Speakers Biology of Prostate Cancer Simon Kean Clinical Implications Scott Williams Global view of Brachytherapy Representatives from Rad Onc, RT, Physics Proffered Papers |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch ABG Annual General Meeting for ABG members |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm |
Keynote Speaker Presentation Paediatric Brachytherapy Siddartha Laskar PANEL Urology Moderator: Sandra Turner |
| 3:00pm – 3:30pm | Afternoon Tea |
| 3:30pm – 5:00pm |
BYO Panel All aspects of brachy Gyn/urol/skin/breast/other Cases submitted by audience dilemmas, technical issues, innovations Gerard Morton |
| 5.00pm | Meeting close |