Radiation Oncology Trainees

8th Biennial Paediatric Radiation Oncology Teaching Programme

The 8th Biennial Paediatric Radiation Oncology Teaching Programme will be held as a satellite symposium of the SIOP Congress in Auckland on Wednesday October 26th 2011 (day minus 2). Radiation Oncology Trainees and Junior Fellows, Paediatric Oncology Trainees and Junior Fellows, and Radiation Therapists with an interest in Paediatrics are invited to attend. Nurses with an interest in paediatric oncology are also welcome.

The day will commence 8:20am. Following talks and case discussions, punctuated by morning tea, and lunch, the group will walk to the Radiation Oncology Department for the afternoon. The paediatric oncology trainees and fellows will be introduced to the principles of radiation oncology, then tour the department. After the tea break they will have the opportunity to join the small group tutorial sessions. The radiation therapists will tour the department before holding their ANZCHOG subgroup meeting. It is envisaged that the day will finish by 6pm. The small group tutorials will be capped at 60 participants in total. There will be a dinner arranged for that evening.

On the next day (27th October) there will be a SIOP CNS Paediatric Oncology Symposium. This is regarded as complementing the teaching programme, so it is highly recommended that participants stay on for this day. The remaining conference should prove of great interest with its focus on adolescents and young adults, as well as indigenous health.

ALL intending participants MUST register via the registration page. Day registration will be an option. The conference organiser will send the registration details to the Course Convenor to ensure that the pre-reading list and final course details can be sent to you. If you have already registered for the conference, please confirm your attendance at this symposium by emailing the Course Convenor.

It is intended that this course will be accredited as part of the RANZCR radiation oncology curriculum. An evaluation at the day's end forms part of that accreditation.

For further details please contact the Course Convenor:

Dr Mary Dwyer
DROCI, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,
Email: Mary.Dwyer@PeterMac.org