Events

Red Whale Cancer Update

Red Whale are putting on a cancer update session for all GPs within the Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale locality. During this session they covered:

We consider:

• Early diagnosis: Why is it so difficult and how we can shift the balance in favour of our patients?
• Lifestyle advice: is it really worth it?
• Cancer screening: Is early detection worth the burden of over diagnosis? How do we discuss this complex idea with patients?
• Cancer as a long term condition – what are the needs of your patients and what are the learning needs of your team?

We also focus in detail on some tricky areas:

• Difficult to spot cancers e.g. myeloma, lymphoma, renal tract cancers, sarcoma.
• Tumour markers: When and how to use them.
• Is aspirin the new cancer wonder drug?

And a Red Whale course wouldn’t be complete with lots of practical tips to go home with:

• Identifying a relevant cancer family history and what to do with it!
• How to follow up pre-cancerous conditions like Barrett’s oesophagus.
• Identifying a teachable moment and making the most of it.
• How to do a really good cancer care review.
• Find out which cancer treatment reduces fatigue, improves bone density, mental health and quality of life – and has no side effects.
• Best practice prescribing in ‘End of life care’ including how to make sense of all the different morphine preparations and how to sort out intractable hiccups.
• Lots of case studies to embed your knowledge in a patient story – the way most of us learn best! 

The Red Whale Cancer Update was a success with our GP's from Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale.