UK NETwork 3rd National Neuroendocrine Tumour Conference
Monday 15th November, 2004
The Royal College of Surgeons, London, WC2A 3PE

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Meeting sponsored by an educational grant from: UK NETwork 3rd National Neuroendocrine Tumour Conference

PROGRAMME - MORNING
08.15 - 09.10 Registration and Coffee
09.10 - 09.15 Opening Remarks
Dr. M. Caplin (Chairman), Royal Free Hospital, London
09.15 - 09.40 Epidemiology and Biology of NETS
Prof. I. Modlin, Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA
09.40 - 10.40 Diagnosis – Brief Reviews
Chairmen: Dr. K. Meeran, Hammersmith Hospital, London
Prof. M. Scanlon, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff
      
Biochemical
Dr. J. Ardill, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Imaging
Dr. A. Rockall, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London
Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Dr. S. Clarke, Guy’s Hospital, London
Histology
Dr. A. McNicol, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
10.40 - 10.55 Forum Discussion on Epidemiology and Diagnosis
10.55 - 11.10 Coffee
11.10 - 11.45 Keith Buchanan Memorial Lecture – Peptides and NETs
Introduction: Dr. J. Ardill, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Speaker: Prof. S. Bloom, Hammersmith Hospital, London
11.45 - 12.10 Genetic Screening
Chairmen: Dr. P. Perros, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle
Mr. J. Buckels, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
Speaker: Prof. R. Thakker, Churchill Hospital, Oxford
12.10 - 12.45 Case Study – Surgery for Pancreatic NETs
Prof. R. Sutton, Royal Liverpool Hospital
Prof. B. Davidson, Royal Free Hospital, London
12.45 - 13.45 Luncheon (separate Nurses Forum with Luncheon)

PROGRAMME - AFTERNOON
13.45 - 14.25 Case Study – Surgery for Midgut Carcinoid - desmoplastic problems
Chairmen: Prof. I. Modlin – Yale University School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA
Dr. D. McCance, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast
Speakers: Mr. G. Poston, Royal Liverpool Hospital
Prof. M. Winslet, Royal Free Hospital, London
14.25 - 15.00 Breakout Sessions
a) Quality of Life
Dr. J. Ramage, Kings’ College Hospital, London
b) Molecular Pathogenesis of NETs
Dr. J. Newell-Price, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield
15.00 - 15.20 Tea and Biscuits
15.20 - 15.30 Abstract Prize Presentation
15.30 - 16.20 Medical Therapies – Brief Updates
Chairmen: Dr. M. Caplin, Royal Free Hospital, London
Dr. N. Reed, Western Infirmary, Glasgow
        
Somatostatin Analogues
Prof. A. Grossman, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London
Interferon
Prof. R. Hawkins, Christie Hospital, Manchester
Chemotherapy
Dr. P. Corrie, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
Radionuclide Therapy
Dr. V. Lewington, Royal Marsden Hospital, Surrey
Ablation Therapies
Dr. J. Tibballs, Royal Free Hospital, London
16.20 - 16.45 Forum Discussion on Therapies
16.45 - 17.00 Management Algorithm and Concluding Remarks
Dr. M. Caplin, Royal Free Hospital, London

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