Lung cancer imaging

15th November 2019  09:00 AM - 05:00 PM (GMT+01:00) Europe/London

This one-day event will cover the evidence for screening, process of screening, pearls and pitfalls in detection, AI impact, management of nodules, management of incidental findings. It will also discuss who should be doing it i.e. chest or any radiologist. As quality assurance and credentialing is important, standards needed to be set will also be covered.

 

This event is relevant to a multi-disciplinary audience consisting of radiologists, radiographers, advance practice providers, oncologists and pathologists.

 

Educational aims:

  • To discuss the current multidisciplinary knowledge base regarding lung cancer diagnosis, including procedural techniques, management of complications and malignant pleural effusions, minimally invasive procedures, and optimal oncologic/radiotherapy options for patients with early and late-stage lung cancer
  • To capture new ideas on how to optimise the multidisciplinary conference approach to outstanding lung cancer care

 

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Registration Fees

BIR Member Plan 1 £185

BIR Member Plan 2 £125

BIR Trainee member £125

BIR Retired/Student member £65

Non member £295

 

 

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Speakers

Sponsors

Bayer

Bayer’s Radiology business is well placed to be the partner of choice in helping NHS trusts to address the many challenges faced today including the increasing need for governance to demonstrate best practice and improving patient care within increasing financial constraints. With market-leading contrast media and power injector systems, Bayer is able to offer innovative patient care and with the addition of its informatics platform, it can support radiology departments in driving protocol standardisation and easily accessible audit data that enable departments to meet further challenges faced around contrast and radiation dose management. 0118 2063999 www.radiology.bayer.co.uk

Philips Healthcare

Enabling better health and better care at lower cost Philips is a leading health technology company focused on improving people`s lives across the health continuum - from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Applying advanced technologies and deep clinical and consumer insights, Philips delivers integrated solutions that improve people`s health and enable better outcomes. Partnering with its customers, Philips seeks to transform how healthcare is delivered and experienced. The company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. www.philips.co.uk/healthcare

Siemens Healthineers

At Siemens Healthineers, our purpose is to enable healthcare providers to increase value by empowering them on their journey towards expanding precision medicine, transforming care delivery, and improving patient experience, all enabled by digitalising healthcare. An estimated 5 million patients globally everyday benefit from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services. We are a leading medical technology company with over 170 years of experience and 18,000 patents globally. With more than 48,000 dedicated colleagues in 75 countries, we will continue to innovate and shape the future of healthcare. For more information and latest product line, please visit www.siemens-healthineers.com/en-uk/