Program Overview

Clinical Cancer Epidemiology: From Prevention to Treatment and Patient Care

Course Overview

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, epidemiology has become a much better known discipline. However, in clinical cancer research, we need epidemiology throughout the entire patient pathway. The course will introduce the importance of clinical cancer epidemiology while keeping the clinical impact of the discipline at the centre. There will be clinical guest lectures highlighting how clinical epidemiological methodology has led to studies of important clinical impact for people with cancer as well as discussions on different components of clinical epidemiology and how they interact with various other disciplines. There will also be opportunities to present your research ideas and get feedback from experts in the field.

Course Features

• Day 1: Cancer Prevention
• Day 2: Early detection and Screening
• Day 3: Treatment
• Day 4: Living with and beyond Cancer
• Day 5: Clinical Cancer Epidemiology across the patient’s pathway

Course Dates

• Friday June 14th 2024 (hybrid meeting at Karolinska Institute)
• Thursday September 5th 2024 (Virtual)
• Tuesday October 15th 2024 (Virtual)
• Tuesday November 5th 2024 (Virtual)
• Thursday December 5th 2024 (hybrid meeting at King’s College London)

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the concepts, technologies and opportunities underlying clinical cancer epidemiology research
• Describe the main approaches for linking clinical epidemiology with other disciplines to improve clinical impact
• Explain current clinical applications and future perspectives of clinical cancer epidemiology
• Explain why multidisciplinary approaches to clinical cancer epidemiology are necessary
• Outline the strengths and limitations of different epidemiologic study designs

Entry Requirements

• Clinicians
• PhD/MD students
• post-doctoral scientists

Assessment

Students will be asked to prepare a 3-minute presentation in which they outline a cancer research idea whereby clinical epidemiological methods are at the heart of the methodology. They should prepare three slides, which will outline: research questions & rationale; methodology including patient impact. They will then then have 2 minutes to answer a question about their methodology.

Key Information

• Credit value: Not for credit
• Duration: 5 days
• Fees & Discounts: Full Price: £300.00

CPD Accreditation

The CPD Certification Service

Who will I be taught by

Professor Mieke Van Hemelrijck

Professor in Cancer Epidemiology

Offered by

Faculty of Life Sciences & MedicineComprehensive Cancer Centre