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Strike action between Monday 2 October to Thursday 5 October 2023

Consultants and junior doctors at The Christie will both strike between 7am on Monday 2 October to 7am on Thursday 5 October 2023. Both consultants and junior doctors will still provide emergency care during their strikes.

We are proactively contacting patients with appointments that may be affected by this strike. If you have an appointment at the Trust on any of these dates, please continue to come to The Christie and our other centres as planned unless we contact you to tell you otherwise. There may be longer waits than usual in clinics during this time.

Please do not call to check if your appointment is still going ahead.

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An Introduction to Haematology Care

Monday 5 June 2023

This hybrid study day will provide a basic understanding of caring for haematology patients and expand knowledge on the diseases and the complications that can occur.

  • Haematopoesis and basic immunology
  • Diagnosing haematological malignancies
  • Disease group sessions - acute leukaemia, myeloma, lymphoma
  • Acute toxicities
  • Stem cell transplant
  • Challenging conversations in early diagnosis
  • What happens when things go wrong?

Newly qualified health care professionals (HCPs), new to haematology or those wanting a refresher on basic knowledge. Also open to all nurses and HCPs working with haematology patients.

Time Session
08:45 Registrations
09:00 Haematopoesis and basic immunology
Dr John Chadwick, Haematology doctor, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
09:30 Diagnosing haematological malignancies
Dr Richard Chasty, Consultant in haematology oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
10:00 Introduction to Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL)
Dr Anna Castleton, Consultant in haematology oncology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

10:30 - Break

Time Session
10:50 Introduction to Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML)
Thomas Seddon, Consultant haematologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
11:20 The role of clinical trials in haematology
Eleanor Pearce, Senior clinical research nurse, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
11:50 Challenging Conversations in Early Diagnosis
Lisa Jeffery, Transplant clinical nurse specialist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

12:20 - Lunch

Time Session
13:00 Introduction to stem cell transplantation
Angela Leather, Lead nurse haematology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
13:30 Introduction to CAR-T
Ruth Clout, Clinical nurse specialist haematology, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
14:00 Introduction to myeloma
Dr Jim Cavet, Consultant haematologist, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
14:30 Introduction to lymphoma
Dr Adam Gibb, Clinical research fellow in lymphoma, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

15:00 - Break

Time Session
15:30 Managing haematology patients who are acutely unwell
Jo Jackson, Nurse specialist acute and critical care, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust
15:45 Managing haematology patients with palliative and supportive care
Dr Jennifer Vdrine, Consultant in palliative and supportive care, Northern Centre for Cancer Care

16:15 - Close

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Last updated: July 2023

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