Course Schedule

DAY 1 – Wednesday, May 22: 8:15 am – 5:30 pm

8:15  Registration - Tea/coffee on arrival

8:30 Welcome/Opening Remarks

8:35  Introduction to Cancer
• Clarification of terminology
• Classification of tumor types
• Principles of treatment and review of treatment options
       - chemotherapy
       - radiotherapy
       - surgical intervention
• Adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy
• Endpoint assessment (response/survival)

9:30  Introduction to Anti-Cancer Drugs and Side Effects
• Classification of anti-cancer drugs
• Mechanisms of action
• Mono vs. combination therapy
• Chemotherapy regimes
• Dose intensity and outcome

10:30  Tea/coffee

11:45  Lung Cancer
• Epidemiology
• Small vs. non small cell cancer
• Patient presentation
• Treatment options
     - surgery
     - chemotherapy
     - radiotherapy

12:45  Lung Cancer Case Presentations and Discussion

1:00 pm  Lunch

2:00  Prostate Cancer
• Epidemiology
• Patient presentation
• Diagnosis and management
• Treatment of localized disease

3:15  Prostate Cancer Case Presentations and Discussion

3:30  Tea/coffee

3:45  Breast Cancer
• Epidemiology
• Diagnosis and staging
• Review of surgical procedures
• Chemotherapeutic options
• Role of hormonal therapy

5:15  Breast Cancer Case Presentations and Discussion

5:30  End of Day One

DAY 2 – Thursday, May 23: 8:15 am – 3:15 pm

8:15 am Tea/coffee on arrival

8:30 Ovarian Cancer
• Epidemiology
• Diagnosis and staging
• Review of surgical procedures
• Chemotherapeutic options
• Role of hormonal therapy

9:30  Ovarian Cancer Case Presentations and Discussion

9:45  Melanoma
• Epidemiology
• Classification
• Diagnosis, staging and prognosis
• Current treatment options, their strengths and limitations

11:00  Tea/coffee

11:15  Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Cancer (esophagus, stomach, pancreas)
• Epidemiology
• Patterns of presentation
• Diagnosis and management
• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Radiotherapy

12:15  GI Case Presentations and Discussion

12:30 Lunch

1:30  Colorectal Cancer
• Epidemiology
• Patterns of presentation
• Diagnosis and management
• Surgery
• Chemotherapy
• Other Treatment Options

2:45  Colorectal Case Presentations and Discussion

3:00 Closing Remarks

3:15 Departure