Note: This webinar has been produced by the ERS Group 9.03: Nurses, with support from ERS Assembly 11: Thoracic oncology and the European Lung Foundation.
Novelties in past few years in treatment lung cancer have expanded, and by entering molecular testing as diagnostic tool open possibilities for lung cancer patients with targeted therapies that provides better quality of life and longer survival.
Educational aims
Discussion will take place about importance of diagnostic and show recent improvements in targeted therapies in lung cancer patients.
The goal of this webinar is to get acquainted with molecular testing in diagnostic procedure in lung cancer patients.
This webinar will emphasize proper sample collecting and deliver to the laboratory.
Participants will base on the acquired knowledge that proper sampling in diagnostic procedure in lung cancer patients gets shorter and efficient.
Format
- Panel discussion
- Lectures will be provided with examples and new studies in this field
- Case presentations from clinical field
- Quizzes, multiple choice questions
- Patient’s experience: results from on-line survey
Topics/Programme
- Novelties in target therapies
- Multidisciplinary approach integrated in diagnostic pathway
- Histology Sample Preparation
- Value of diagnostic methods in lung cancer
- Patient’s experience on oncological pathway
Learning outcomes
Following the webinar, participants will be able to describe:
- Novelties in target therapies
- Histology Sample Preparation
- Diagnostic methods in lung cancer
- What patients need and aspect
CME credit
An application for accreditation of this webinar has been made to the European Board for Accreditation in Pneumology (EBAP) for 1 CME credit per 1-hour attendance. If accredited, the CME credit will be granted upon attendance of at least 60 minutes during the live webinar only.
What is a webinar?
The webinar closely simulates a lecture-based teaching experience. The speaker can interact with the audience, just as in a classroom setting.
This webinar comprises a 45-minute lecture followed by a 15-minute question-and-answer sessions. During the webinar, you will be asked to share your opinion on issues related to the topic using interactive polls.
All participants will be able to hear the lecturer and see the slides throughout the presentation. As a participant you will be able to pose questions or discuss ideas with the other participants via the text chat facility and the speaker will respond to the questions via the microphone.
Login guidelines
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Diseases / methods
- Thoracic oncology
Target audience
- Respiratory/oncology nurse
- Thoracic oncologist
- Thoracic surgeon
- Adult pulmonologist/clinician
- Pathologist/cytotechnologist
- Pathology/cytology technician
- Clinical researcher
- General practitioner
- Physician in pulmonary training
- Physiologist
- Respiratory physiotherapist
- Respiratory therapist
- Scientist (basic, translational)