Dear Patients & Relatives,

 

As part of the 5th Dilemmas & Debates in Colorectal Surgery conference we would like to invite you to a FREE patient and relatives colorectal cancer support group session.

 

Final Programme

 

9:45 am Coffee and registration

 

10:00 - 10:10 Introduction to the day - Stella Beazley & Lynne Higgins (CNS Kings College Hospital)

10:10 - 10:30 BBC UK Survivorship: what does it mean for patients? Jo Garnham (Head of Information & Networks at Beating Bowel Cancer). 

10:30 - 11:10 Getting Fit Getting active during and after treatment. Katherine Tunnicliffe (Physiotherapist Kings College Hospital)

11:10 - 11:30 Bowel function after surgery  Mr Christo Lappa (Colorectal Surgeon, Kings College Hospital)

11:30 - 11:45 Coffee Break

11:45 - 12:45 Mystery of the MDM  ( The Kings College Hospital Colorectal MDT).

 

12:45 - 14:00 Free Lunch

 

14:00 - 14:30 Healthy Eating and weight management during and after Treatment Keynes Chan (MacMillan Dietician Kings College Hospital)

14:30 - 15:00 Living with a stoma & body image Kathy Walker (Stoma Nurse Specialist Kings College Hospital)

15:00 - 15:30 Financial and benefits advice Kym Goh (MacMillan Benefits Advisor)

15:30 - 15:45 Closing remarks and finish  Stella Beazley & Lynne Higgins (CNS Kings College Hospital)

 

Why hesitate? Join us.

 

Register below or alternatively email Lynne or Stella at lynne.higgins@nhs.net and stella.beazley@nhs.net or call 02032994854

 

Best wishes,

 

Mrs Lynne Higgins

Colorectal Nurse Specialist

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

 

Mrs Stella Beazley

Colorectal Nurse Specialist

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

 

Mr Joseph W Nunoo-Mensah

Consultant Colorectal Surgeon & Laparoscopic Surgeon

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust