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Educational Meeting for Nurses
Haematology: Myelodysplasia &Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Patients – please inform your nurses about this meeting!
Thank you
When: Monday 24th February 2014
Where: Education Centre (Dept 17), The Christie, Manchester, M20 4BX
Suitable For: Nursing staff working in haematology oncology with a good basic knowledge
Full agenda: Haem (MDS) – 24th Feb 2014
Overview: This event forms part of a series of 6 educational days scheduled to run over a two year period. The program is set up to cover key diseases, treatments and nursing issues in haematological nursing. The study days are distinct and can be
booked individually or as part of the programme.
Other events listed below
• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (21 Oct 2013)
• Myeloma (23 Jun 2014)
• Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (20 Oct 2014)
• Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (23 Feb 2015)
• Stem Cell Transplantation (22 Jun 2015)
Learning outcomes: Expanding basic and intermediate level of haematology nurses knowledge and its application in the clinical environment.
Keynote speakers:
Professor David Bowen – Leeds Teaching Hospitals
Professor Rodney Taylor – MDS Patient Forum
Dr Sally Killick – Royal Bournemouth Hospital
Topics to be covered:
• Coping with symptoms
• Managing fatigue in advanced illness
• Implementation of gold standard framework
• Patient Experiences
• Diagnosis of MDS/MPN – morphological classification/prognostic scoring
• The use of hypomethylating agents in MDS/CMML
• Managing myeloproliferative disorders
• Issues in allogeneic transplantation in MDS
Study Day Fee: £50 Early Birds: £30 (before 21 Jan 2014) Christie/Hospice/Students: £25
Further Info: Email education.events@christie.nhs.uk or call 0161 446 3773
