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Red flags, relationships and referrals: GPs and cancer specialists working together to fast track patients – For practice nurses | Bendigo

September 3, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 9:15 pm

Free
Bowel Cancer Screening

This is an education event with a difference! Bendigo Cancer Centre staff would like to work with general practice, understand issues, enhance best practice care and support optimal patient outcomes. Receive key clinical updates, a centre tour, two-way communication and networking opportunities with cancer clinicians. New initiatives will be launched to further support GPs in their clinical management of patients with cancer. A separate session will be held for practice nurses and advertised separately.

Practice nurse concurrent session will include information related to:

  • Shared care for patients managing cancer as a chronic disease
  • Immunotherapy and potential toxicities
  • Symptom and urgent review clinic
  • Tour of chemotherapy and radiotherapy services
  • Allied health services available to people with cancer

Practice nurses and GPs will come together to hear Dr Rob Blum speak on Red flags, relationships and referrals: GPs and cancer specialists working together to fast track patients, and a panel presentation.

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Click here to RSVP by Tuesday 30 August 2019

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Venue

Bendigo Cancer Centre
Mercy Street
Bendigo, VIC 3550 Australia
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