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Palliative Care and Radiotherapy A course on prognosis, symptom control, re-irradiation, oligometastases 26-28 November 2019 | Brussels, Belgium

TARGET GROUP This basic course is aimed primarily at experienced radiation and medical oncologists who want to update their clinical knowledge and at trainee radiation and medical oncologists. Clinical physicists, palliative care physicians and specialist nurses are welcome to participate. COURSE AIM In this course, a comprehensive overview of the applicability and effectiveness of palliative radiotherapy schedules from an evidence based perspective will be provided in amultidisciplinary framework. Focus will be on both clinical-ethical aspects andmore technical-physics related issues. palliative care and the latest evidence-based practice in palliative radiotherapy. LEARNINGOUTCOMES By the end of this course participants should be able to: • Have knowledge of the principles of palliative care, pain management, and indications for and effectiveness of palliative radiotherapy schedules • Be able to discuss clinical cases on management, expected survival, clinical outcome in terms of quality of life and side effects using evidence based outcome tools. An essential course that covers everything you need to know about

COURSE CONTENT • Principles of palliation, oligometastasis • Nature of cancer pain, physiology of pain • Principles of pharmacological management • Radiotherapy for pain: bone pain, soft tissue pain • Holistic pain therapy: integration of RT/CT/pharmacology and non- pharmacological approaches

• Neurological complications: brain metastases - introduction and pharmacological management • Management of solitary brainmetastases • Management of multiple brainmetastases • Ma lignant spina l metastasis, pathophysiology, diagnosis and initial management • Management of malignant spinal canal compression

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