Due to succession planning there will be 7 available positions and applications are welcome from the following areas: Medical Oncology Radiology Pharmacy Science/Research Clinical Oncology Surgery Palliative Care Deadline Monday 16 March 2020 BTOG Steering Committee Members will: Sit on … Read More
A new website, launched as part of the My Pleural Effusion Journey project, provides information for patients, carers and clinicians on malignant pleural effusions. My Pleural Effusion Journey was funded by the North West Lung Centre Charity, based at Wythenshawe … Read More
BTOG has now appointed the Steering Committee Trainees: Helen McDill was appointed for Respiratory Trainee Representative and Adam Januszewski was appointed as Oncology Trainee Representative. We received many more applications than we were expecting, and every one was of a … Read More
NICE, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, has just published an updated Quality Standard (QS17) for lung cancer in adults. NICE quality standards describe high-priority areas for quality improvement in a defined care or service area. Each standard … Read More
BTOG is excited to be calling for Trainee Representatives from the Oncology and Respiratory specialities to apply to the BTOG Steering Committee. 2 trainee representatives – 1 from each speciality will be appointed to: Act as a point of contact … Read More
Registration is now open for the International Mesothelioma Interest Group meeting, iMig 2020, in Brisbane, Australia, 25th-28th March, 2020. The closing date for abstracts is 30th October and can be submitted online. The event will bring together over 500 delegates from … Read More
The results of EORTC’s survey into the impact of the CONVERT trial have been published in Lung Cancer journal. This will be of particular interest to the BTOG members who took part in the survey.
The Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) team at Public Health England has released the final version of the workbook with the following documents: Companion brief detailing the official trust comments on their data Evaluation report describing the feedback received from trusts … Read More
We are pleased to announce that Tom Newsom-Davis has been appointed Vice Chair of the BTOG Steering Committee. Tom is a consultant in medical oncology at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, where he specialises in thoracic malignancies. He has been … Read More
Each year the British Thoracic Oncology Group (BTOG) gives a lifetime achievement award to an individual who in the steering committee’s opinion has made a significant contribution to the management of thoracic malignancies in the UK and Ireland. The award … Read More