Radiotherapy Research Seminar Series Why are we offering this and why would you wish to attend? Topic: What’s new in breast radiotherapy Speaker: Professor David Dodwell, Consultant Clinical Oncologist St James’s University Hospital Leeds Date: Friday 9 th Jan 2015, 8.30 for coffee and cake(F514) 9am start Venue: F518 Robert Winston Building. There is an opportunity to gain an 'electronic badge' to show skills gained by attending, following completion of a post event survey. If you would like to attend please contact Jo Doughty([email protected]) If this is during clinical placement please seek the agreement of your PDF and use your study time, although the sessions are only an hour you can use the rest of the time to complete study on site if you wish. 1. We would like our students to feel included and informed about our research activity and the research activity of our collaborating departments. 2. Will allow students and participants to see what is involved in research 3. You may become inspired to move forward in research yourself This is an opportunity to enhance your understanding of current research in radiotherapy. For students it illustrates a commitment to learning beyond the curriculum students, students that have attended previous seminars commented… “As a RONC student new research is highly relevant for my career” AND “Good quality, informative seminar and relevant to my study/clinical placement experience. Also gave me some ideas regarding researching literature material for my dissertation” Breast cancer accounts for 15% of all cancers (around 49,900 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK in 2011). The lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer is 1 in 8 in the UK. Breast irradiation accounts for a substantial proportion of the radiotherapy department activity. After participating in this session, you will have knowledge of: • Current and ongoing trials in breast radiotherapy
1. Radiotherapy Research Seminar Series Why are we offering
this and why would you wish to attend? Topic: Whats new in breast
radiotherapy Speaker: Professor David Dodwell, Consultant Clinical
Oncologist St Jamess University Hospital Leeds Date: Friday 9th Jan
2015, 8.30 for coffee and cake(F514) 9am start Venue: F518 Robert
Winston Building. There is an opportunity to gain an 'electronic
badge' to show skills gained by attending, following completion of
a post event survey. If you would like to attend please contact Jo
Doughty([email protected]) If this is during clinical placement
please seek the agreement of your PDF and use your study time,
although the sessions are only an hour you can use the rest of the
time to complete study on site if you wish. 1. We would like our
students to feel included and informed about our research activity
and the research activity of our collaborating departments. 2. Will
allow students and participants to see what is involved in research
3. You may become inspired to move forward in research yourself
This is an opportunity to enhance your understanding of current
research in radiotherapy. For students it illustrates a commitment
to learning beyond the curriculum students, students that have
attended previous seminars commented As a RONC student new research
is highly relevant for my career AND Good quality, informative
seminar and relevant to my study/clinical placement experience.
Also gave me some ideas regarding researching literature material
for my dissertation Breast cancer accounts for 15% of all cancers
(around 49,900 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK in
2011). The lifetime risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer is 1
in 8 in the UK. Breast irradiation accounts for a substantial
proportion of the radiotherapy department activity. After
participating in this session, you will have knowledge of: Current
and ongoing trials in breast radiotherapy
2. Professor David Dodwell Professor David Dodwell is a
Consultant in Clinical Oncology at The Institute of Oncology, St
James Hospital , Leeds, UK. He also also has a Visiting
Professorship to Sheffield Hallam University. He is a member of
several professional organisations including the Royal College of
Physicians, the Royal College of Radiologists and the British
Breast Group. Dr Dodwells research interests include adjuvant
cytotoxic, endocrine and radio therapeutic interventions in breast
cancer and the impact of loco regional therapy on mortality. Dr
Dodwell has been author or co-author of more than 80 published
papers. He is chair of the Chemotherapy Clinical Information Group
for the systemic chemotherapy database (SACT)