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Prostate Cancer Specialists Conference 2023

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2:35 Learning hours

Prostate Cancer Specialists Conference 2023

These sessions are from the Prostate Cancer Specialists Conference 2023.

The course is delivered by experts in prostate cancer care and will equip you with the latest knowledge and guidance so you can provide best practice care for your patients. Upon completion of  this course, you will: 

  • Have increased knowledge of living well with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) 
  • Be able to promote a multidisciplinary approach to the management of prostate cancer through active surveillance 
  • Have gained confidence in managing the unmet needs of patients, from sexual functions to health inequalities in prostate cancer 

This course consists of the following 5 modules:

Meet the unmet need: providing support on sexual function

William Kinnaird, Consultant Therapeutic Radiographer at University College London Hospitals, helps you understand the importance of providing support on sexual function after prostate cancer treatment.

Living well with Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)

Lisa O’Sullivan, Senior Specialist Nurse at Prostate Cancer UK, presents an overview on Hormone Therapy and Androgen Deprivation Therapy.

Active Surveillance – the Wild West of prostate cancer management

Vincent J Gnanapragasam, Professor of Urology in the University of Cambridge and an Honorary Consultant Urologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, presents the difficulties and challenges of Active Surveillance.

Risks Counselling and the importance of Active Surveillance

David Thurtle, senior urology registrar, introduces you to the importance of Active Surveillance.

Living and dying well with prostate cancer

Philippa Aslet, Director of Nursing, St Michaels Hospice North Hampshire and Ann Graham, volunteer at Prostate Cancer UK, discuss the importance of living and dying well with prostate cancer.