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Lung Cancer

3-5 February 2011 (Berlin, Germany)

 

 

Meeting Venue

The course will take place at

Kaiserin Friedrich-Haus
Robert-Koch-Platz 7
10115 Berlin

Please follow the link to access the Kaiserin Friedrich-Haus

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                       Course Practical Information

Organising Committee

Johan Vansteenkiste (Leuven, Belgium)
Fernando Gamarra (Munich, Germany)
Nicolas Schönfeld (Berlin, Germany)

Invited Faculty

Felix Herth (Heidelberg, Germany)
Rudolf M Huber (Munich, Germany)
Paul van Houtte (Brussels, Belgium)
Gilbert Massard (Strasbourg, France)
Philipp Schnabel (Heidelberg, Germany)
Jean-Paul Sculier (Brussels, Belgium)
Dragan Subotic (Belgrade, Republic of Serbia)
Virginie Westeel (Besançon, France)

Educational Aims

The audience will acquire updated knowledge in screening, diagnosis, staging, and therapy of lung cancer. Moreover, the integration of newly developed drugs and strategies for lung cancer treatment in every-day clinical practice will be discussed.

Target audience

  • Pneumologists
  • Thoracic surgeons
  • Oncologists
  • Other disciplines that need to extend their knowledge in thoracic oncology

Course goals

At the end of the course, participants will be:

  • Informed about the newest developments in diagnosis, staging, and therapy of lung cancer
  • Able to apply newly developed drugs and strategies for lung cancer in their clinical practice having a critical opinion on their benefits and disadvantages   

Case Presentations

You are strongly encouraged to submit cases for discussion during the case review period. For easy submission, please follow the steps below:

  • Lung Cancer should be the theme of the case study 
  • Prepare your case study in a Word document of <200 words
  • Give a clear description of the patient, including the clinical manifestations and any radiological pictures or pathological findings
  • Include all images pertaining to the case study within the document
  • State the questions which you would like to be discussed by the participants
  • If your case study is selected, you will be asked to prepare a short PowerPoint presentation with a maximum of five slides

Therefore, please make sure your contact details are mentioned.

Cases can be submitted either by fax to +41 21 213 0100 or sent as an e-mail attachment to school@ersnet.org by 1 November 2010.

Bursaries (Available to ERS Members only)

A limited number of bursaries, covering either full attendance or registration only, will be available to selected applicants under 40 years of age who are members of the ERS and from countries with economies in transition. Selection from the pool of applicants will be made by the organising committee based on the submission of:

  • Curriculum vitae
  • A one-page personal statement explaining how you would apply the knowledge gained from this course.

Applications should be submitted with a completed registration form, by fax: +41 21 213 0100 or by email school@ersnet.org .

The deadline for applications for bursaries is 1 November 2010.  Applicants will be notified of selection results by 3 December 2010.