Queen Square Multidisciplinary Neuro-Oncology Teaching Course (session 1)

The need for multidisciplinary working in neuro-oncology is well established but a common theme that will be addressed is the need for better understanding between core specialties within the Neuro-oncology Multidisciplinary Team.

To address this, this course has been designed for Trainees, Consultants and Clinical Nurse Specialists in the core specialities of neuro-oncology – Neurology, Neurosurgery, Clinical Oncology, Neuroradiology, Neuropathology and Palliative Care.

The Aims of the Course are:

• To introduce the basic principles and recent advances in Neuro-oncological treatments
• To develop a standardised approach to the diagnosis and classification of brain and spinal tumours using modern imaging, histopathology and molecular genetic techniques.
• To develop an understanding of the multidisciplinary management of patients with primary and metastatic brain and spine tumours, and other rarer tumours of the nervous system.
• To develop an understanding of the symptomatic management of the brain tumour patient with neurological symptoms, including palliative and end-of-life care and treatment related toxicity.
• To provide an opportunity for multidisciplinary discussion of common and rare cases

Please note that there are two whole day sessions:

• 2nd October 2024: Principles of Neuro-oncology
• 5th March 2025: Benign and Malignant Tumours