Bowel cancer resources as part of national screening program

As Australians are being asked to ‘Get2it’ a series of webinars help health professionals participate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.

The Cancer Council in partnership with the Australian Government recently launched a national campaign to encourage people to Get2it and participate in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP).

A webinar series titled ‘Getting to the bottom of bowel screening’ has been arranged for GPs, Nurses, and other health professionals as part of this endeavour. This educational series will be presented by an array of experts from across Australia talking to key topics in the bowel screening space, providing valuable insights to GPs and health professionals to help drive participation in screening.

Upcoming events in the webinar series are below:

Bowel cancer screening – from the GP perspective

o        Wednesday 31 August, 8 – 9 PM (AEST)

o        Speakers: Professor Jon Emery, General Practitioner & Herman Professor of Primary Care Cancer Research, University of Melbourne;

Professor Mark Jenkins, Epidemiologist & Director of the Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Melbourne

o        Host: Dr Eleanora Feletto

o        Register: https://NBCSP2.eventbrite.com.au

Getting to the bottom of colonoscopy use in bowel screening

o        Tuesday 6 September, 8 – 9 PM (AEST)

o        Speaker: Dr Hooi Ee, Gastroenterologist & Head of Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth

o        Host: Dr Eleanora Feletto

o        Register: https://NBCSP3.eventbrite.com.au

If you are not available at the time of the webinar, you can still register via the Eventbrite link and a recording will be sent to you after the session.