Courses

The fundamental idea of precision medicine is to offer each cancer patient a treatment approach that is tailored to the unique biology and genetics of their disease. This two session course provides an understanding of the concepts that underlie precision cancer medicine and both its promise and limitations.

This 5 day course aims to provide learners with the knowledge and skills required to manage the care of congenital heart disease patients with complex anatomy and physiology throughout their lifetime.

This course will introduce the science behind many forms of immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, treatment vaccines, and CAR T cells.

Please note that this course has been moved to Wednesday 27th November 2024

Please note that this course has been rearranged to start in February 2025

The 4Ps Programme has been developed by Newcastle's Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals and designed to support your needs no matter where you are on the “research interested” to “Aspiring Clinical Academic” continuum.

The fundamental idea of precision medicine is to offer each cancer patient a treatment approach that is tailored to the unique biology and genetics of their disease. This two session course provides an understanding of the concepts that underlie precision cancer medicine and both its promise and limitations.

This course introduces the biology of cancer, the faulty genes that drive its behaviour, and the science behind systemic treatments including immunotherapies and precision medicine.