PAEDIATRIC RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Brussels, Belgium, 1 - 3 December 2011
This course is fully booked
Course Director
Rolf Dieter Kor tmann, Radiation Oncologist, University of Leipzig (DE)
Umber to Ricardi, Radiation Oncologist, University of Turin (IT)
Teachers
Christian Carrie, Radiation Oncologist, Centre Leon Berard, Lyon (FR)
Karin Dieckmann, Radiation Oncologist, University Hospital Vienna (AT)
Carolyn Freeman, Radiation Oncologist, McGill University, Montreal (CA)
Tim Jaspan, Radiologist, University of Nottingham (GB)
Roger Taylor, Clinical Oncologist, South Wales Cancer Institute, Swansea (GB)
Philippe Thiesse, Radiologist, Centre Léon Bérard (FR)
Beate Timmermann, Radiation Oncologist, West-German Proton therapy Center Essen (WPE), University Hospital, Essen (DE)
David Walker, Paediatric Oncologist, University of Nottingham (GB)
Contouring Administrator
Silvia Scoccianti,
Radiation Oncologist, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence (IT)
Background and Mission
Radiation therapy is an integral component in the management of childhood malignancies. The rarity of childhood neoplasms and the complexity of their management due to several factors are putting high demands on the application of radiation therapy. A comprehensive knowledge in the management of paediatric malignancies, not only addressing radiation oncology treatment technologies, is therefore mandatory for an optimal management of childhood cancer. Paediatric radiation oncology covers many different and complex fields in paediatric oncology.
The distribution of knowledge on a worldwide level is an important component of the PROS-ESTRO Teaching Course on paediatric radiation oncology.
Target Group
This basic course is aimed primarily at trainee radiation oncologists and experienced radiation oncologists who want an update of their clinical knowledge.
Teaching Method
This is a 3-day course, jointly organised by ESTRO and PROS (Paediatric Radiation Oncology Society). All teachers are oncologists specialised in different fields and treatment techniques of paediatric oncology. The structure of the course includes plenary theoretical lessons, case discussions in small groups with development of oncological plans including detailed radiotherapy approaches (target contouring), and discussion of clinical cases in plenary sessions. The didactic concept is a crucial component of the teaching course. Theoretical knowledge will be communicated by using presentations and providing the participants with basic information material at home. The participants are strongly encouraged to actively use the acquired theoretical knowledge by using web based cases. Immersion of knowledge will then be exercised in collaborative discussions including new case scenarios. The learning process enables the participants to identify the correct active way for case management and to identify possible flaws and mistakes. The individualized case based learning process will provide an adapted feedback between teaching staff and participants.
A new web based tool EduCase will be used for contouring exercises. Case exercises including clinical information and technical aspects (contouring and application of technologies) permit a comprehensive acquisition of knowledge that can be transferred to different clinical scenarios (enhanced emersion of clinical cases in clinical practice).
Educational Programme
• Basic aspects in paediatric oncology
• Epidemiology, general disease management in paediatric oncology
• Imaging and staging
• Paediatric radiation oncology in clinical studies, requirements and shortcomings
• Networks for clinical studies
• Modern technologies in radiation therapy - an overview
• Hodgkin’s disease
• CNS-tumours (ependymoma / medulloblastoma)
• Brain tumours in the adolescents - a need for specific protocols
• Ewing sarcoma
• Plenary lectures and seminars with practical examples (individual case management) and final plenary case discussions