2023 Education Event

Scottish Mesothelioma Network Education Event 1 June 2023

Our fourth Scottish Mesothelioma National Education Event took place on Thursday 1st June 2023 @ the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. This event included excellent presentations/updates on various trials/studies – Meso-ORIGINS, SYSTEMS-2 and EXTRA-Meso feasibility study as well as an impact analysis of the Scottish Mesothelioma Network.  Our SMN radiologists also provided an in-depth review into mesothelioma imaging as well as updates on MRI imaging and ongoing research.

If you didn’t manage along to our event please check out all the presentation videos below

Welcome and Network update 

Professor Kevin Blyth – SMN Network clinical lead, Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, QEUH

Impact Analysis of the Scottish Mesothelioma Network

Dr Matthew Tate – Clinical Research Fellow, QEUH

An update on Meso-ORIGINS – Unlocking the potential of FFPE tissue in Mesothelioma

Dr Mark Neilly – Clinical Research Fellow, QEUH

Results of SYSTEMS-2 Trial – A randomised phase II study of radiotherapy dose escalation for pain control in malignant pleural mesothelioma

Dr Barry Laird  – Reader, University of Edinburgh and Hon Consultant in Palliative Medicine

Diagnosis and Staging in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Dr Simon Sheridan – Consultant Thoracic Radiologist, QEUH

Mesothelioma Imaging for now and the future: MRI, research and beyond

Dr Gordon Cowell – Consultant Thoracic Radiologist, QEUH

Exercise therapy in Mesothelioma – the EXTRA-Meso feasibility study

Dr Selina Tsim – Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, QEUH/GGH