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Head and neck cancer study day
Thursday 4 September 2025, 9am to 4.30pm BST - The Christie Institute for Cancer Education, Education Centre
Intended audience
Nurses, Allied Health Professionals and anyone working with head and neck cancer patients.
What to expect
- Immunotherapy in head and neck cancer
- Proton beam therapy in head and neck cancer
- Ethical dilemmas around management including enteral feeding etc.
- Managing treatments around patients' lifestyle choices
- Treating patients with a dementia diagnosis and safeguarding issues
Head and neck cancer study day - Thursday 4 September 2025
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:20 | Introduction and welcome Kathleen Mais |
| 09:30 | Immunotherapy in head and neck cancer Dr Remus Seres, Consultant Medical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 10:00 | Managing immunotherapy-related toxicities in the head and neck patient group Claire McVey, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 10:20 | Non-melanoma skin cancer – non-surgical management Christopher Hughes, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 10:40 | Proton therapy in head and neck cancer Christopher Hughes, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
11:10 - break
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 11:30 | Acute oncological emergencies in head and neck Cathryn Turner |
| 11:50 | Therapy radiographer to head and neck ACP—the challenges Asha Pritchard, Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Head and Neck Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 12:10 | Moving from the surgical to clinical oncology setting Emma Cameron, Clinical Nurse Specialist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
13:00 - lunch
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 13:30 | Ambulatory nasogastric tube feeding in head and neck cancer patients: a pilot Karen O'Hare, Senior Specialist Oncology Dietician, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 13:50 | Considerations in eating and drinking with acknowledged risk in head and neck cancer Katy Kift, Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 14:10 | Enteral feeding challenges in the head and neck cohort Fiona Brennan, Senior Specialist Nutrition Support Nurse, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust Naomi Pearson, Specialist Oncology Dietician, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 14:30 | Delivering proton beam therapy – some challenges Mark Reed, Review Radiographer, Proton Beam Therapy Department, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 14:50 | Panel discussion |
15:00 - break
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 15:20 | Managing treatments around patients' lifestyle choices Trish Murray, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Head and Neck Oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust |
| 15:40 | Patient experience |
16:00 - close of day
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