Event Overview

Join us for this FREE webinar where we will be discussing cancer detection in primary care.

Primary care is fundamental in achieving good outcomes for cancer patients..Cancer in primary care is common – 1 in 2 people will be diagnosed with cancer sometime in their lifetime. The challenge is to diagnose cancer early and so to improve the life chances of these individuals; with the Long-Term Plan setting an ambitious target of diagnosing 75% of cancers at Stage 1 or 2. This webinar will overview the latest evidence on cancer detection for GPs, with a focus on evolving primary care evidence base.

Learning objectives:

  • Cancer detection via primary care, initial presentation and assessment
  • Use of triage testing, safety netting and gut feeling.
  • Top tips for GPs and wider primary care teams, including ideas for quality improvement

Chair:

Dr Thomas Round, GP and an academic in Primary Care and Public Health Sciences at King’s College London (KCL)

Speakers:

  • Dr Thomas Round, GP and an academic in Primary Care and Public Health Sciences at King’s College London (KCL)
  • Prof William Hamilton, CBE, MD, FRCP, FRCGP, is professor of primary care diagnostics at University of Exeter

Pfizer has funded the development of this webinar. Pfizer has had no influence on the content and full editorial control remains the sole responsibility of the RCGP.