"Cancer Therapy - towards 2000"
ISOPP, Australasian Regional Meeting
9th-11th July, 1999
Marriot Resort, Surfers Paradise
Queensland
Australia

ISOPP Australasian Regional Meeting Programme Outline

(subject to minor change)

Friday 9th July

Saturday 10th July

Sunday 11th July

 

Pearls

Vaccines in cancer

Her-2 neu in breast cancer –
case study

Apoptosis

Disease Updates

Prostate Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer

Melanoma Symposium

Epidemiology

Prevention

Treatment:

Dr Damien Thompson

 

Nasopharyngeal Cancer

RADIOTHERAPY

MVT; Brachytherapy; implants etc

Dr Kathy Llamas

DISEASE UPDATES

Breast Cancer

Ovarian Cancer

Lung Cancer

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

What’s around the corner in cancer therapy?

Friday 9th July

LUNCH

CLOSING & Lunch

2 pm - OPENING

PEARLS

Tamoxifen as prevention

Bisphosphonates

HAEMATOLOGY

New treatments:
Dr James Morton

WORKSHOP 1

Palliative Care

Radiotherapy in Palliative Care

Chemotherapy in Palliative Care

Palliative Care Case Studies

WORKSHOP 2

Paediatric Oncology

Cytogenetic and molecular aspects of paediatric cancer: Dr Ram Suppiah

IDA-FLAG case studies

 

NEW DRUGS SYMPOSIUM

Rituximab

Irinotecan

Topotecan

Vinorelbine

Capecitabine

Tirapazamine

WORKSHOP 3

Supportive Care

New Antiemetics

Mucositis

Nutrition

WORKSHOP 4

Case Histories

 

POSTERs & cocktail PARTY

Happy Days Diner Theme

CONFERENCE DINNER

 

Organising Committee: Jill Davis, Peter Gilbar, Jude Lees, Terry Maunsell

for further information e-mail jlees@gp.rah.sa.gov.au