2011-2012 Fellowship Training Courses in Clinical Oncology

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Basic Training Course (Clinical Oncology)

Radiobiology & Cancer Science Course 2010

Date: 11th September 2010 - 29th January 2011
Time: Lecture: 9:00 a.m.– 11:30 a.m. (Sat)
except

22 January 2011 at 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

  29 January 2011 at 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Workshop: 11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (Sat)
Venue: Lecture:

Conference Room (Room 1203), 12/F, Block R,
Department of Clinical Oncology, QEH

  Workshop: 13/F, Block R, Cancer Biology Unit,
Department of Clinical Oncology, QEH
Course Fee: HK$ 600 for HKCR trainee
HK$ 1,000 for non-HKCR trainee

Cancer Science Lectures

 

Date

Session

Time

Topic

1. 11/9/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

Techniques in molecular biology:

  • Nucleic acid analyses including electrophoresis
  • Hybridization, blotting, PCR, sequencing, transfection
  • Microarray techniques
  • Transgenic models
A 11/9/10 Workshop

11:45-13:00

Molecular biological techniques for cancer studies (I)
2. 18/9/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

General principles of tumour biology & aberrant cell growth control:

  • Definitions of growth disorders, dysplasia and CIS
  • Mechanisms of local invasion & metastasis
  • Basic on cell cycle
  • Control of cell growth
  • Autocrine, paracrine & endocrine growth factors
  • Altered expression in maligancy
B 18/9/10 Workshop

11:45-13:00

Molecular biological techniques for cancer studies (II)
3. 2/10/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

The genetics of normal and malignant cells:

  • Environmental factors
  • Carcinogenesis
  • Viral carcinogenesis (HPV, EBV etc)
  • Radiation carcinogenesis
    1. lonising & non-ionising radiation
    2. DNA damage & repair, nucleotide excision repair
    3. Repair genes & gene products
4. 9/10/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

Techniques in molecular biology:

  • Point mutations, translocations, deletions, gene amplification
  • And over-expression
  • Oncogenes, proto-oncogenes, TS genes (with examples)
  • DNA repair mechanisms
  • Point mutations, translocations, deletions
  • Polymorphism, mini & microsatellites
  • Brief chromatin & chromosomal structure
  • Gene therapy
5. 23/10/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

The epigenetics of normal and malignant cells:

  • DNA hypermethylation, hypomethylation & association with cancer
  • Methylation reversal 
  • Histone acetylation & deacetylation & association with cancer
  • Protein-protein interactions
6. 6/11/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

The physiology of haemopoiesis:

  • Marrow structure and organisation
  • The haemopoietic microenvironment
  • Cell lineages and hierarchies
  • Control mechanisms in normal haemopoiesis
  • Tumour vasculature and angiogenesis
7. 13/11/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

The immune system:

  • Cellular immune system
  • Antigen recognition & processing
  • Dendritic cells
  • Immunological surveillance
  • Tumor immunology
  • Immuntherapy
C 13/11/10 Workshop

11:45-13:00

Immunological techniques for cancer studies
8. 27/11/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

Growth of normal and malignant cells:

  • Tumor kinetics
  • Signal transduction (MAP kinase pathway etc), kinase inhibitiors & cancer
  • Cyclin, cyclin kinases & inhibitors & cancer
  • Gene promotors
9. 4/12/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

Cancer susceptibility & inheritance genetics:

  • Inherited syndromes: AT, XP, Nijmegin break syndrome
  • Li-Fr, Lynch, MEN, Cockayne, FPC, inherited breast cancer syndromes
  • Genes conferring susceptibility to cancer
  • Familial linkage analysis
  • Genetic counseling

Radiobiology Lectures

 

Date

Session

Time

Topic

1. 20/11/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

General principles of radiobiology:

  • Cellular systems (hierarchical, flexible) and their response to radiation
  • Parallel and linear systems
  • LET and its relevance to cellular damage
  • Radiation damage at the cellular level (membrane, cytoplasmic, nuclear)
2. 11/12/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

Assays for cell survival & radiation damage:

  • Radiation biology models (monolayer, spheroids, animal)
  • (normal and transgenic), regrowth curves, clonogenic assay, MTT
  • In vitro, in vivo & in situ methods for cell survival & damage determination
  • Acute radiation syndromes & biological dosimetry techniques (dicentric chromosomes & micronuclei etc.)
D. 11/12/10 Workshop

11:45-13:00

Cell culture & mouse models in radiobiology study

3. 18/12/10 Lecture

9:00-11:30

Cell survival curves, radiation damage & repair:

  • Current formulae applied to cell survival curves determination (e.g. Linear quadratic model, α & β cell kill, α/β)
  • Cell cycle sensitivity to radiation, repair of sublethal & potentially lethal damages by radiation (i.e. SLDR & PLDR)
E. 18/12/10 Workshop

11:45-13:00

Biological dosimetry techniques

4. 8/1/11 Lecture

9:00-11:30

Oxygen effects, hypoxia & biological modifiers:

  • Oxygen effects, hypoxia & its model
  • Radiosensitizers, halogenated pyrimidines; radioprotectors
5. 15/1/11 Lecture

9:00-11:30

Physical factors affecting cell survival, fractionation & 4R:

  • Relative biological effectiveness (RBE)
  • RBE & LET, dose, dose rate and fractionation
  • Hyperfractionation and accelerated treatment
  • Repair, reoxygenation, redistribution, repopulation)
6. 22/1/11 Lecture

9:00-16:00

Factors affecting therapeutic ratio & hyperthermia:

  • Influence on therapeutic ratio by dose, dose-rate &, RT fraction numbers
  • Isoeffect curves, NSD system, quality of irradiation
  • Biologically effective dose (BED)
7.

29/1/11

 

Lecture

9:00-16:00

Tumor and normal tissue radiobiology:

  • Normal tissue damage (early & late)
  • Concept of normal tissue tolerance
  • Factors influencing tolerance
  • Effects of radiation on different tissues & organs
  • Organ tolerance to retreatment with radiation
  • Scheme for reporting normal tissue damage
  • Effects on embryo & foetus
  • Parenchymal & stromal injury

 

Medical Physics Course

Date: 23 July 2011 - 3 March 2012
Venue: Room 1203, Block R, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
*Lecture Theatre, Department of Clinical Oncology, Basement, Main Block, Tuen Mun Hospital
Course Fee: HK$600 for HKCR trainee
HK$1,000 for non-HKCR trainee

 

Date

Time

Topic

Lecturer

1. 23/7/11

9:00-11:00

Basic Physics relevant to Radiotherapy Nelson Lam
2. 30/7/11

9:00-9:30

FRCR Examination Format CK Law

9:30-11:00

Electromagnetic Radiation and its interaction with Matter Nelson Lam

11:15-12:45

Interaction of Sub-Atomic Particles with Matter Nelson Lam
3. 6/8/11

9:00-11:00

Beam Therapy Equipment-1 Ricky Chau
4. 13/8/11

9:00-11:30

Beam Therapy Equipment-2 Ricky Chau
5. 20/8/11

9:00-11:00

Radiation Dosimetry-1 Samuel Leung
6. 27/8/11

9:00-11:00

Radiation Dosimetry-2 Samuel Leung
7. 3/9/11

9:00-11:00

Radiation Dosimetry-3 Samuel Leung
8. 10/9/11

9:00-11:00

Teletherapy Beam Physics (X-ray)-1 Joel Cheung
9. 17/9/11

9:00-11:00

Teletherapy Beam Physics (X-ray)-2 Joel Cheung
10. 24/9/11

9:00-11:00

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning-1 Michael Lee
11. 8/10/11

9:00-11:30

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning-2 Michael Lee
12. 15/10/11

9:00-11:30

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning-3 Michael Lee
13. 22/10/11

9:00-11:30

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning-4 Michael Lee
14. 5/11/11

9:00-11:00

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning-5 Michael Lee
15. 12/11/11

9:00-11:00

Radiotherapy Treatment Planning-6 Michael Lee
16. 19/11/11

9:00-11:00

Radioactive Sources-1 Collin Lui
17. 26/11/11

9:00-11:00

Radioactive Sources-2 Collin Lui
18. 3/12/11*

9:00-11:00

Brachytherapy-1 Victy Wong
19. 10/12/11

9:00-11:00

Brachytherapy-2 Victy Wong
20. 17/12/11

9:00-11:00

Electron Beam Physics Francis Tang
21. 31/12/11

9:00-11:00

Unsealed Sources YK Ngar
22. 7/1/12

9:00-11:00

Radiation Protection-1 Sherry Ng
23. 7/1/12

11:30-13:00

Radiation Protection-2 Sherry Ng
24. 14/1/12

9:00-11:00

Radiation Protection-3 Sherry Ng
25. 14/1/12

11:30-13:00

Imaging in Radiotherapy Louis Lee
26. 28/1/12

9:00-11:00

Quality Assurance Francis Tang
27. 28/1/12

11:30-13:00

Tutorials-1 Francis Tang
28. 4/2/12

9:00-11:00

Tutorials-2 Francis Tang
29. 4/2/12

11:30-13:00

Tutorials-3 Francis Tang

Basic Fellowship Training Course in Medical Statistics - 2011

Date: 3 September 2011 to 17 December 2011
Time:
11:30am - 1:00pm
except 8 October 2011, 15 October 2011 & 22 October 2011 at 11:45am - 1:15pm
Venue: Room 1203, Block R, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Course Fee: HK$400 for HKCR trainee
HK$600 for non-HKCR trainee

 

Date

Time

Topic

Speaker

1. 03/09/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Summarizing and Presentation of Data Angus Lee
2. 10/09/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Sampling Angus Lee
3. 17/09/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Survival analysis I FY Cheung
4. 24/09/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Statistical tests and Significance I TS Choy
5. 08/10/2011
11:45 - 13:15
Statistical tests and Significance II TS Choy
6. 15/10/2011
11:45 - 13:15
Survival analysis II KH Au
7. 22/10/2011
11:45 - 13:15
Statistical tests and Significance III TS Choy
8. 05/11/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Clinical Trials I (Design, and randomization, sample size calculation) FY Cheung
9. 12/11/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Epidemiology I Shelly Tse
10. 19/11/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Clinical Trials II (Protocol, Ethical consent, measure of response) KH Au
11. 26/11/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Clinical Trials III (Interim analysis, Intent to treat & Meta-analysis) KH Au
12. 10/12/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Epidemiology II FY Cheung / Oscar Mang
13. 17/12/2011
11:30 - 13:00
Revision SK Au

Clinical Pharmacology Course 2010
Date: 26 June 2010 - 17 July 2010
Venue: Lecture Room, Department of Clinical Oncology, Basement in Li Ka Shing Specialist Clinic (North Wing), Prince of Wales Hospital
Course Fee: HK$ 400 for HKCR trainee
HK$ 600 for non-HKCR trainee

 

Date

Time

Topic

Speaker

1. 26 June 2010
9:00-10:00
Drug Design and Development Prof. Brigette Ma
  26 June 2010
10:00-11:00
Toxicity of Chemotherapy Prof. Winnie Yeo
2. 3 July 2010
10:00-11:00
Mode of Action of Cytotoxic Drugs Dr. Hui Pun
  3 July 2010
11:00-12:00
Good Practice and Professional Ethics Dr. CK Law
3. 10 July 2010
9:00-10:00
Clinical Pharmacology of Analgesics & Drug Interactions Dr. SH Yau
  10 July 2010
10:00-11:00
Principles of Clinical Use Dr. Kenny Lei
  10 July 2010
11:00-12:00
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics Prof. Tony Mok
4. 17 July 2010
9:00-10:00
Endocrine Therapy, Biological & Novel therapies Dr. WM Ho

 


Intermediate Training Course (Clinical Oncology) 2012
Date: 4 February - 21 July 2012 (20 Saturdays)
Time:
First Lecture: 9:00 am – 10:30am (90 minutes)
 
Second Lecture: 11:00am – 12:30pm (90 minutes)
Venue: Lecture Theatre, 12/F, Block R, Dept of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Course Fee: HK$ 2,000 for HKCR trainee
HK$ 3,000 for non-HKCR trainee

 

Date

Topic

Speaker / Institute

4 Feb 2012
Imaging of oncology diseases* (Video show)
(Coordinator: QEH / Dr. Jeanie Chik)
11 Feb 2012
Commission Training (No lecture)
1.
18 Feb 2012
Cervix and uterine corpus cancer/ Gyn Brachy
TMH / Dr. CS Wong
 
 
Ovary, fallopian tube & peritoneal cancer
QEH / Dr. KH Wong
2.
25 Feb 2012
Vagina and Vulva
TMH / Dr. KK Yuen
 
 
Kidney and bladder
PWH / Dr. KM Lee &
Dr. Darren Poon
3.
3 Mar 2012
Esophagus & Stomach
QMH / Dr. Victor Lee
 
 
Germ cell tumour (including CNS GCT)
QEH / Dr. KC Leung
4
10 Mar 2012
Head and Neck (I) - Larynx, OP, HP, tongue
TMH / Dr. WY Ng
 
 
Head and Neck (II) - Salivary glands, Ear and paranasal sinus
PWH / Dr. KH Yu
5.
17 Mar 2012
Head and Neck (III) - NPC
PYNEH / Dr. A. Lee
 
 
Head and Neck (IV) - Thyroid
PWH / Dr. SF Leung
6.
24 Mar 2012
Colon, Rectum and Anus (I)
PMH / Dr. YC Tse
 
 
Colon, Rectum and Anus (II)
PMH / Dr. YC Tse
7.
31 Mar 2012
Prostate / CA penis
QMH / Dr. Philip Kwong
Liver, pancreas and biliary tract
PWH / Dr. LC Chan
14 Apr 2012
(no lecture)
8.
21 Apr 2012
NHL (1) - nodal
QEH / Dr. HY Yiu
NHL (2) - nodal
QEH / Dr. HY Yiu
9.
5 May 2012
NHL (3) - extra-nodal sites (including CNS)
QMH / Dr. MY Luk
Hodgkin's disease
PYNEH / Dr. I Soong
10.
12 May 2012
Plasma cell malignancies
QEH / Dr. HC Cheng
 
 
CNS (including pituitary tumor)
QEH / Dr. YT Fu
11.
19 May 2012
Early Breast Cancer
PMH / Dr. Carol Kwok
 
 
Advanced Breast Cancer
PWH / Dr. Joyce Suen
12.
26 May 2012
Lung - Advanced stage NSCLC
QEH / Dr. CK Kwan
 
 
Lung - SCLC and Early stage NSCLC
PYNEH / Dr. Oscar Chan
13.
2 Jun 2012
Bone and soft tissue tumour
TMH/ Dr. T Y Ng
 
 
Skin cancer (including melanoma) and ocular disease (including Grave's opthalmopathy)
QEH / Dr. Angus Leung
14.
9 Jun 2012
Overview of Targeted Therapies and New Targets
QMH / Dr. Janice Tsang
 
 
RT for benign diseases, special RT techniques
QEH / Dr. Angus Leung
15.
16 Jun 2012
Paediatric Tumour
QMH / Dr. Dora Kwong
 
 
Palliative Care (I): Principle of Palliative Medicine
PYNEH / Dr. Dr. I. Soong
16.
30 Jun 2012
Palliative Care (II): Oncological emergencies and symptom management
PMH / Dr. M Tong
Palliative Care (III): Communication Skills/ Breaking Bad News
QMH / Dr. Rico Liu
17.
7 Jul 2012
Radiotherapy Planning and plan evaluation - (1) Physics
PWH / Dr. Ricky Chau
Radiotherapy Planning and plan evaluation - (2) Clinical aspect
PMH / Dr. SH Lee
18.
14 Jul 2012
Pathology (1)
QEH / Dr. John Chan
Pathology (2)
QEH / Dr. John Chan
19.
21 Jul 2012
Experience Sharing in FRCR Exam Technique
TMH / Dr. CL Chiang + Successful Part II candidates

Application forms can be downloaded below. For further information, please email to our secretariat.
Please send completed registration form and cheque for registration fee to the Secretariat of the College.

Intermediate Training Course 2012 Registration Form (For non-HKCR Trainee)

Intermediate Training Course 2012 Registration Form (For HKCR Trainee)

Intermediate Training Course 2011 Registration Form (For non-HKCR Trainee)

Intermediate Training Course 2011 Registration Form (For HKCR Trainee)

Basic Training Course in Clinical Pharmacology 2010 Registration Form (For HKCR trainee)

Basic Training Course in Clinical Pharmacology 2010 Registration Form (For non-HKCR trainee)

Basic Training Course in Medical Statistics 2011 Registration Form (For HKCR trainee)

Basic Training Course in Medical Statistics 2011 Registration Form (For non-HKCR trainee)

Basic Training Course in Medical Physics 2011-2012 Registration Form (For HKCR trainee)

Basic Training Course in Medical Physics 2011-2012 Registration Form (For non-HKCR trainee)

Basic Training Course in Radiobiology & Cancer Science 2010 Registration Form (For HKCR trainee)

Basic Training Course in Radiobiology & Cancer Science 2010 Registration Form (For non-HKCR trainee)

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