Medicine

This short course aims to provide delegates with the necessary knowledge, skills and confidence to integrate genomic data into routine care of cancer patients in their Oncology Clinic. This will enable delegates to act as “Genomic Champions” to disseminate good practice to their colleagues locally.

The course will be delivered online by experts in Cancer Genetics from the SouthWest Thames Regional Genetics Service based at St Georges University Hospital.

Attendants of the course will be taught through interactive case based lectures. Topics covered include, the cancer genome, assessment and testing for inherited cancer predisposition, consenting for genetic testing, understanding genetic test results and management of families with hereditary cancer predisposition. The focus will be on breast, bowel and colorectal cancer, but other cancer types will be covered.