BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Welcome to Wessex Cancer Alliance - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Welcome to Wessex Cancer Alliance
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/London
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20240331T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20241027T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:BST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251201T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251201T133000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213224
CREATED:20251021T130935Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T130935Z
UID:10000056-1764592200-1764595800@wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Talking to patients about cancer related difficulties with sex and intimacy
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Monday 1st December 2025\, 12:30-13:30 \nCost/Format: Free\, online \nDescription: Cancer can have a variety of impacts on sexual and pelvic health that impact patients long after they have completed treatment. Despite the importance of this issue\, it is still a challenging topic for both clinicians and patients to discuss. \nThese five unique webinars aim to help professionals understand the relationship between cancer\, continence\, sexual health\, and intimacy. Crucially\, they will also help professionals to talk about these sensitive subjects with patients\, improving experiences for all. \n\n\n\nSubject\nDate\n\n\nA background of how cancer can impact on sex and intimacy\n25th November:  12:30-1:30\n\n\nHow cancer can impact upon continence\n27th November: 12:30-1:30\n\n\nTalking to patients about cancer related difficulties with sex and intimacy\n1st December: 12:30-1:30\n\n\nTalking to patients from the LGBT+ community\n3rd December: 12:30-1:30\n\n\nSupercharging communication skills & resources\n4th December: 12:30-1:30\n\n\n\nAudience: Open to all healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care. Attendees are encouraged to join us as many sessions as you would like. \nLink to Register: Webinar Series Registration: Sexual and Pelvic Health with and Beyond Cancer
URL:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/academy-event/talking-to-patients-about-cancer-related-difficulties-with-sex-and-intimacy/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Psychological-emotional-support.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251202T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251202T140000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213224
CREATED:20251201T084803Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T090510Z
UID:10000075-1764680400-1764684000@wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:If you’ve got lungs\, you can get lung cancer
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Tuesday 2nd December 2025\, 13:00 – 14:00 \nCost: Free \nFormat: Online webinar \nDescription: Covering the lung cancer essentials for primary care including risk factors\, lung cancer in never-smokers and family history. \nProfessor Matt Evison\, Consultant Chest Physician at Manchester University NHS Trust and Making Smoking History Programme. \nGatewayC has launched a new series of webinars in partnership with FourteenFish\, covering a wide range of site-specific cancers. Available live and on-demand. Hosted by GatewayC’s GP Leads and featuring secondary care specialists\, these webinars are designed to strengthen your knowledge and confidence in early cancer diagnosis. \nLink to Register: GatewayC and FourteenFish collaboration: “If you’ve got lungs\, you can get lung caner” primary care lung cancer update
URL:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/academy-event/if-youve-got-lungs-you-can-get-lung-cancer/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Clinical-Training.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251202T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251202T143000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213224
CREATED:20251127T145817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T150003Z
UID:10000071-1764682200-1764685800@wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Cancer Demystified - What is Cancer?
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Tuesday 2nd December 2025\, 13:30-14:30 \nCost: £55 \nFormat: Online webinar \nDescription: In this webinar\, you will learn about important aspects of cell biology and cell replication fundamental to understanding how cancer develops. You will learn how cells group together to form different tissues\, found in different places within the body. \nAs the webinar develops you will begin to grasp important differences between epithelial and connective tissues\, and generate an understanding for the names we give tumours. Oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes will be introduced and their role within neoplasm formation. Throughout the webinar\, you will be introduced to much terminology – in-situ\, invasive\, carcinoma\, differentiation\, grade\, differentiation. \nLink to Register: Registration
URL:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/academy-event/cancer-demystified-what-is-cancer-3/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Genomics.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T103000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213224
CREATED:20251127T150308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T150308Z
UID:10000072-1764754200-1764757800@wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Metastasis Explained! Why & How cancer spreads
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Wednesday 3rd December 2025\, 09:30-10:30 \nCost: £55 \nFormat: Online webinar \nDescription: Metastasis defines cancer! In this webinar\, you will learn why. You will begin to understand the characteristics that cancer cells derive which allow them to spread and the webinar will move onto explaining how cancer gets to different parts of the body. Direct\, lymphatic\, blood and transcoelomic (across a cavity) spread\, will all be explained\, leaving you will an all-round grasp of metastasis and its role in tumour progression. \nLink to Register: Registration
URL:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/academy-event/metastasis-explained-why-how-cancer-spreads-3/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Genomics.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251203T133000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213224
CREATED:20251021T131037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T131037Z
UID:10000057-1764765000-1764768600@wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Talking to patients from the LGBT+ community
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Wednesday 3rd December 2025\, 12:30-13:30 \nCost/Format: Free\, online \nDescription: Cancer can have a variety of impacts on sexual and pelvic health that impact patients long after they have completed treatment. Despite the importance of this issue\, it is still a challenging topic for both clinicians and patients to discuss. \nThese five unique webinars aim to help professionals understand the relationship between cancer\, continence\, sexual health\, and intimacy. Crucially\, they will also help professionals to talk about these sensitive subjects with patients\, improving experiences for all. \n\n\n\nSubject\nDate\n\n\nA background of how cancer can impact on sex and intimacy\n25th November:  12:30-1:30\n\n\nHow cancer can impact upon continence\n27th November: 12:30-1:30\n\n\nTalking to patients about cancer related difficulties with sex and intimacy\n1st December: 12:30-1:30\n\n\nTalking to patients from the LGBT+ community\n3rd December: 12:30-1:30\n\n\nSupercharging communication skills & resources\n4th December: 12:30-1:30\n\n\n\nAudience: Open to all healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care. Attendees are encouraged to join us as many sessions as you would like. \nLink to Register: Webinar Series Registration: Sexual and Pelvic Health with and Beyond Cancer
URL:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/academy-event/talking-to-patients-from-the-lgbt-community/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Psychological-emotional-support.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251204T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251204T103000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213224
CREATED:20251127T150759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251127T150759Z
UID:10000073-1764840600-1764844200@wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Staging & Grading of Cancer Explained!
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Thursday 4th December 2025\, 09:30-10:30 \nCost: £55 \nFormat: Online webinar \nDescription: Staging and grading are two of the biggest drivers in deciding what treatment our cancer patient may receive. Join us on this webinar and you will learn how staging and grading influence patient management and prognosis. \nYou will become familiar with the similarities and differences between stage and grade\, and gain a good grasp of terms such as\, ‘well’ and ‘poorly differentiation’ with respect to tumours. You will gain an appreciation of the fundamental principles of both staging and grading before going onto to cover more detailed aspects. Lots of really useful information in this webinar allowing you to understand more and partake more confidently in discussion with other professionals and patients alike. \nLink to Register: Registration
URL:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/academy-event/staging-grading-of-cancer-explained-3/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Genomics.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251204T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251204T133000
DTSTAMP:20260412T213224
CREATED:20251021T131210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T131210Z
UID:10000058-1764851400-1764855000@wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk
SUMMARY:Supercharging communication skills & resources
DESCRIPTION:Date and Time: Thursday 4th December 2025\, 12:30-13:30 \nCost/Format: Free\, online \nDescription: Cancer can have a variety of impacts on sexual and pelvic health that impact patients long after they have completed treatment. Despite the importance of this issue\, it is still a challenging topic for both clinicians and patients to discuss. \nThese five unique webinars aim to help professionals understand the relationship between cancer\, continence\, sexual health\, and intimacy. Crucially\, they will also help professionals to talk about these sensitive subjects with patients\, improving experiences for all. \n\n\n\nSubject\nDate\n\n\nA background of how cancer can impact on sex and intimacy\n25th November:  12:30-1:30\n\n\nHow cancer can impact upon continence\n27th November: 12:30-1:30\n\n\nTalking to patients about cancer related difficulties with sex and intimacy\n1st December: 12:30-1:30\n\n\nTalking to patients from the LGBT+ community\n3rd December: 12:30-1:30\n\n\nSupercharging communication skills & resources\n4th December: 12:30-1:30\n\n\n\nAudience: Open to all healthcare professionals in primary and secondary care. Attendees are encouraged to join us as many sessions as you would like. \nLink to Register: Webinar Series Registration: Sexual and Pelvic Health with and Beyond Cancer
URL:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/academy-event/supercharging-communication-skills-resources/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wessexcanceralliance.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Psychological-emotional-support.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR