The BTOG Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 goes to Professor Siow Ming Lee. Warm congratulations from everyone at BTOG. Your dedication to, and tenacity in, your work is truly inspiring.
#btog23
And a surprise award…the Special Award for Dedication and Excellence goes to BTOG’s Senior Executive Officer, Dawn McKinley. BTOG wouldn’t be what it is without her. Congratulations, Dawn.
#btog23
Well done to everyone who got up early and joined in the fun run, especially BTOG steering committee members
@tnewsomdavis
and
@ProfSIAhmed
A bit wet but we hope you enjoyed it! Thanks to
@VisitBelfast
for our run leader 🏃🏻♀️🏃🏽♂️
#btog23
Congratulations to our BTOG Steering Committee member, Mat Callister, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Leeds on becoming a Professor – great news and well deserved.
@CallisterMat
We're extremely proud that our Steering Committee Chair,
@DrSanjayPopat
has been selected as a candidate for ESMO Director of Public Policy. ESMO members can vote for candidates from 1 June. Who could be a better choice?! Congratulations Sanjay.
Welcome to
#BTOG21
!
@DrSanjayPopat
opens our virtual 19th annual conference. Follow and use
#BTOG21
to share and keep up to date with the presentations.
Belated congratulations to our Steering Committee member *Professor*
@MatthewEvison1
. Congratulations on his appointment as MASHC Honorary Clinical Chair, Faculty of Biology, Medicine & Health at the University of Manchester.
BTOG sends sincere condolences to the family on the sad passing of Mavis Nye. A regular
#advocate
attendee at BTOG conferences she will be greatly missed.
#advocate
#mesothelioma
New for
#BTOG24
- take your photo with our big B.T.O.G. and tweet it with the conference hashtag. Every tweet enters you into a competition to win a prize of undetermined awesomeness!
What a wonderful night with the BTOG family. Thanks to the
@TitanicBelfast
for hosting us. We hope you’ve all recovered and are ready for day 3 of
#btog23
Today is our Snr Executive Officer, Dawn Mckinley's 20th anniversary at BTOG! We're so lucky to have her 'at the helm'. Dawn says "I'm proud of the small part I've played in BTOG's success & feel lucky to work with such dedicated people. I love my job!" Happy anniversary, Dawn!
On
#WorldLungCancerDay
, and every day, BTOG’s aim is to represent those with thoracic malignancies in the UK to ensure equitable access to optimal care. HCPs can join for free at
BTOG is thrilled to see that national implementation of CT screening '…to the high risk group of people aged 55 to 74 years with a history of smoking' is now recommended. With thanks to everyone involved.
#lungcancerscreening
And that’s a wrap! Three full days of learning from the best – we hope all 920 (!) of you found
#BTOG2019
useful & informative. Please let us know any feedback. Thank you to our speakers and to you all for coming. Safe journey home and see you next year!
That’s a wrap! Thank you for attending our virtual 20th annual conference. We hope to be back in person for our summer meeting and dinner on Friday 8th July 2022 – Novotel London West. Save the date!
#BTOG22
Today is
#WorldLungCancerDay
Follow the hashtag and share the tweets to raise awareness of
#lungcancer
, which is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 cancer deaths.
The presentations and videos from
#BTOG23
are available now in the Members' Area of the BTOG website.
If you're not already a member, you can join for free at
Today marks the start of Lung Cancer Awareness Month
#LCAM
BTOG's overall aim is to represent the needs of people with thoracic malignancies in the UK and ensure they have equitable access to optimal care.
Today would have been the first day of
#BTOG21
annual conference. Sadly we can't be with you in person this year but we will be bringing you the next best thing on April 22nd & 23rd. Join us for a Virtual
#BTOG21
. Registration opens 1st Feb.
@DrSanjayPopat
Congratulations to the four 1st place winners of the BTOG 2023 poster prize -
@DrAlexSmith
@gwalls89
@ZoeDoran5
and Saffana Algaeed. Their work truly impressed the steering committee and the standard of all entries was particularly high this year - well done all.
#btog23
Good morning from Belfast! We’re here at the
@iccbelfast
and ready to welcome everyone to our 22nd annual conference. Registration opens at 9.30am and the programme starts at 11am.
#BTOG24
Super thanks to
@CharlesSwanton
for taking the time out to visit us minions at
#BTOG24
and update us all on the amazing work going on in the preclinical space. The talk was stellar
And folks, that’s it. Balham to
@BTOGORG
completed. 359.9km, 2652m elevation and a whole lot of wind!
A great practice run before the actual show: London to Lahti in Finland this May. All to raise money for
@RuthStraussFdn
in memory of my Dad, Simon. Fundraising link in bio ❤️
BTOG will take action in the lead up to Action Meso Day 2021.
You can also pledge to take action and join the event on Friday 2nd July .
Share your own action board and tag
@ActionMeso
#ActionMeso
#mesothelioma
Tomorrow is the first day of
#BTOG22
We're looking forward to welcoming you all, virtually, and sharing the latest in thoracic oncology from our esteemed presenters. Here's a few statistics from last year's event.
Self referral CXR pilot in Manchester. Patients can self refer for a chest X-ray if they have just one symptom such as cough, breathlessness, weight loss etc for 3 weeks of more Seeing good engagement so far.
@MatthewEvison1
#BTOGnonSmokingLungCancer
Happy International Nurses Day from all at BTOG. We recognise the important role nurses play in the
#thoraciconcology
multi-disciplinary teams today and every day.
#IND2023
Are you involved in thoracic oncology? Then join BTOG today
.
@TonyMok9
- we are at war with cancer but we have weapons we can use - friendship being one of the most important. Sharing, collaborating and learning from each other for the same purpose.
#btog23
#BTOGcommunity
.
@ZoeDoran5
presents her abstract ‘Establishment of a multidisciplinary Prehabilitation Programme for Lung Cancer patients at a district general hospital, including physical activity, dietary support, and psychological wellbeing’.
#btog23
6 weeks until
#BTOG23
& 6 reasons you should be there:
- Over 50 expert speakers
- 13 sessions covering a range of LC topics
- 208 abstract posters
- Around 800 expected delegates
- The BTOG dinner at the Titanic Belfast
- The after-dinner entertainment (if you know, you know!)
Here's a round up of the stats from our hugely successful, virtual annual conference
#BTOG21
We're delighted to have reached so many people and shared so much expert knowledge.
@DrSanjayPopat
@tnewsomdavis
3 of 3
Congratulations to our poster winners. Ist prize winners: N.Woznitza et al Impact of
#radiographer
immediate reporting of chest xrays from general practice on the
#lungcancer
pathway (radiox)
You can see the posters in the exhibition area or in the
#BTOG2019
programme
BTOG is delighted that the Government has announced a national targeted lung cancer screening programme to catch cancer sooner. Our Lung Cancer Screening Essential Update in October looks at key issues around the implementation of
#LCscreening
in the UK
It was so great to welcome over 1,000 delegates last year. Hopefully you will all join us online this year for
#BTOG21
on 22nd and 23rd April.
@DrSanjayPopat
@tnewsomdavis
.
@DrAlexSmith
presents his abstract ‘Reducing inequalities in lung cancer: A new self-referral chest x-ray (SRCXR) service for symptoms that could be caused by lung cancer in Greater Manchester’
#BTOG23
It's here at last! Welcome to
#BTOG20
Registration is open on the ground floor conference foyer. The BTOG team is at the desk for the duration of the conference if you need any help. Follow/use
#BTOG20
to keep up to date with the latest from the sessions.
#LCSM
#thoraciconcology
That’s it! As our 22nd annual conference closes, we’d like to thank our speakers to sharing their valuable expertise, our hosts, sponsors and all of our amazing attendees. See you here again next year for
#BTOG25
!
#BTOG24
#LCSM
Save the dates 3-5 March 2025.
We've just released the first draft of the programme 📄 for our 🫁
#BTOG24
Annual Conference:
👉
#LCSM
#lungcancer
Registration, hotels, scholarship, and more information:
👉
Congratulations to first of the three poster winners for Clinical Features, Management & Outcomes of Patients with Thymoma and Thymic Carcinoma in a Multi-Centre UK Series
#btog20
Save the date! Our
#nonsmoking
#lungcancer
essential update, in collaboration with
@RuthStraussFdn
takes place on Thursday 13th October in London. To register and view the programme visit our website
BTOG wish you all a safe and peaceful festive season. To all of you working in the
#NHS
and caring for patients – thank you for all you do. We look forward to a better 2021.
@DrSanjayPopat
@tnewsomdavis
BTOG is delighted to welcome
@mcadam_julia
to our steering committee. Julia is Lead Lung Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialist at
@sathNHS
. Julia said “I'm excited to be working with the BTOG steering group and representing LCNUK.”
@LCN_UK
Congrats to our conference poster winners: Pamela Rose for ‘The use of technology in the delivery of supportive care to lung cancer patients’
#nursing
#alliedhealth
#BTOG2018
#lcsm
Congratulations to the 2021
@IASLC
Cancer Care Team Award Winners who offer exceptional care to patients with lung cancer every day. This award recognizes the best teams, as nominated by the patients they serve.
The Lung Cancer & Mesothelioma Clinical Expert Group has produced these recommendations on differentiating lung cancer symptoms from COVID-19 symptoms and recommendations for easy access of patients with concerning symptoms for assessment by primary care.
BTOG is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Her Majesty the Queen. The longest serving monarch in the UK, HM Queen Elizabeth II’s legacy will be boundless and lasting.
@DrSanjayPopat
@tnewsomdavis
Registration opens on Monday for our virtual annual conference. We will miss our BTOG family this year but hope you can join us online. Hopefully we will be back next year for our 20th anniversary event.
#BTOG21
@DrSanjayPopat
@tnewsomdavis
It's back! Our annual conference,
#BTOG23
will be back in person next year - and this time we're bringing BTOG to
#Belfast
from 26th-28th April. Registration will be open soon. We can't wait to see you!
@DrSanjayPopat
@tnewsomdavis