Diagnosis and Management of Myeloid Malignancies

Monday 22nd October 2018

Education Centre (Dept. 17), The Christie, Manchester, M20 4BX

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for nurses and AHPs, to attend a study day focusing on Myeloid Malignancies. We have a variety of expert speakers. The day will focus on the diagnosis and management of Myeloid Malignancies. There will be sessions on the Myeloid disease groups, their treatments, novel therapies, ethics and consent, geriatric hematology and living with myeloid

malignancies.

Further information

Fee £60 Visit www.christie.nhs.uk/soo-events Register myeloid-malignancies.eventbrite.co.uk Email education.events@christie.nhs.uk Call 0161 918 7409 Tweet @TheChristieSoO

Intended Audience

This is aimed at staff working in haematology either inpatient or outpatient settings. Also open to nurses, and other allied health professionals.

Diagnosis and Management of Myeloid Malignancies

Topics covered

Myeloproliferative Disorder (MPD)

Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (CML)

Acute Myeloid Leukaemia

Ethics and consent

Geriatric Haematology

Living with Myeloid Malignancies

Key Themes

Discussion and understanding of main myeloid disease groups, their treatments, novel therapies, ethics and consent, geriatric haematology and living with myeloid malignancies

Aim/objectives

The day is designed to increase knowledge on the Diagnosis and management of Myeloid Malignancies.

Intended audience

This is aimed at staff working in haematology either inpatient or outpatient settings. Also open to nurses, and other allied health

professionals.

Fees £60 General Admission

To register click here

Sponsorship

Interested in sponsoring? Get in

touch!

Victoria.taylor2@christie.nhs.uk

or call 0161 446 3683

This event is supported by the

following companies who will be

exhibiting with trade stands. They

have had no input into the agenda or

selection of topics or speakers.

SILVER SPONSOR

BRONZE SPONSOR

Learning outcomes

To provide a good knowledge base of the haematological malignancies and the complications and challenges that can occur when caring for them.

08.45 Registration and Coffee

09.20 Welcome and Introduction

09.30 Making the right choices in Myeloproliferative Disease

Prof Tim Somervaille - Honorary Professor, The Christie

10.15 Current Treatments in AML

Dr Sam Alimam - Manchester University Hospitals

11.00 Coffee break

11.30 Novel Therapies & Case Studies in Myeloid Disease Dr Dan Wiseman - Honorary Consultant, The Christie 12:15 Ethical considerations and Consent Dr Anna Castleton - Consultant in Haematology, The Christie

12.45 Lunch

13.30 CML - can we cure CML?

Prof Steve O’Brien - Newcastle University

14.15 Geriatric assessment and toxicities

Dr Fabio Gomes - Clinical fellow in Medical Oncology, The Christie

15.00 Comfort break

15.15 Living with Myeloid Malignancy

Roxanne Spencer - Haematology CNS, The Christie

15.45 Patient speaker 16.15 Closing remarks Sponsors This event is supported by the following companies who will be exhibiting with trade stands. They have had no input into the agenda

or selection of topics or speakers

SILVER SPONSOR BRONZE SPONSOR

Diagnosis and Management of Myeloid Malignancies