Radiotherapy Research

Seminar Series Why are we offering this and why would you

wish to attend?

There is an opportunity to gain an 'electronic badge' to show skills gained by attending, following completion of a post event survey. If you would like to attend

please contact Jo Doughty(j.p.doughty@shu.ac.uk)

If this is during clinical placement please seek the agreement of your PDF and use your study time, although the sessions are only an hour you can use the rest of the

time to complete study on site if you wish.

1. Will allow you to see

what is involved in

research

2. You may become

inspired to move

forward in research

This seminar session will focus on H&N

radiotherapy research, past and present, and the

essential contribution it makes to patient care.

After participation of this session you will have

knowledge of: • How vital research is in H&N radiotherapy

development

• How research enhances clinical care of patients

• Current H&N radiotherapy trials

• Future directions of travel

Topic: Head and Neck Radiotherapy and past and

current trials

Speaker: Dr B Foran, Consultant Clinical Oncologist

Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield

Date: Friday 1st May 2015, 8.30 for coffee (F514) 9am

start

Venue: F518 Robert Winston Building.

Dr B Foran

Dr Foran is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist based at Weston Park

Hospital, Sheffield. She specializes in the non-surgical (radiotherapy &

chemotherapy) management of Head & Neck, brain & skin cancers. Her

particular interest is in the technological developments of radiotherapy such

as intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) which can result in improved

outcomes for patients requiring intensive radiotherapy for head & neck and

brain cancers. She is also active in clinical research.

Dr Foran qualified from the University of Sheffield Medical School in 1994

and following general medical training undertook specialist training in

Clinical Oncology in Sheffield. She was appointed Consultant and Honorary

Senior Lecturer in 2003.

Her other roles include:

Oncology Representative British Association of Head & Neck Oncologist

Council (BAHNO)

Oncology representative for the British Neuro-oncology Society (BNOS)

Lead for the WPH Head & Neck Oncology group

Regional Specialty Adviser for the Yorkshire & Humber Deanery

Royal College of Radiologists (CO) examiner

Regular lecture engagements both locally and nationally

Co-organiser for the annual national WPH FRCR II Preparatory course

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