Experienced nurse Claire Coughlan, clinical lead for Bowel Cancer UK, presents the NASGP’s second webinar given at 1pm on Thursday 6 February.
The main aims of the talk were to give an overview of:
- Bowel cancer and the red flag symptoms.
- Use of qFIT in symptomatic patients.
- The bowel cancer screening programme.
- The diagnostic pathway.
- Lynch Syndrome.
- Bowel Cancer UK support services for GPs and patients.
Claire Coughlan is a consultant nurse in colorectal cancer with expertise in bowel cancer follow-up, genetics and symptom assessment. She is currently undertaking a PhD in the priorities for bowel cancer follow up care across diverse communities.