CPG 2026 Foundation Stream Pre-Learning Material
Pre-reading Material
The lectures below provide a backbone to the work that will be covered during the Foundation weekend.
To obtain the full benefit of these lectures it would be helpful to ensure you understand the basics of cancer and it’s treatment.
During the CPG 2026 Foundation weekend, workshops will focus on the treatment of different cancers, due to the amount of content it is not possible to cover the disease in detail.
Links below provide recommended modules and readings that will help participants to create the understanding of these concepts to help maximise time spent during the course in developing your clinical skills under the guidance of our speakers.
Lecture Presentations
These lectures are mandatory viewing prior to your attendance at the Course.
Important Points:
These lectures are provided solely for your personal use as a registrant on the 2026 CPG course ‘Foundation Clinical Practice Course’.
The use of this material for any other purpose is strictly prohibited.
The copying of this material for use outside this course is strictly prohibited.
1 Pre-reading - Cancer & Disease Basics
2 Pharmacology - Conventional Chemotherapy
Sam Drysdale
3 Pharmacology - Monoclonal Antibodies
Sam Drysdale
4 Pharmacology - Oral Targeted Therapies
Gail Rowan
5 Pharmacology - Immunotherapy
Marissa Ryan
6. Toxicity - Haem 1 Neutropenia
Courtney Oar
7. Toxicity - Haem 2 Anaemia Thrombocytopenia
Marissa Ryan
8. Toxicity - GI 1 Nausea and Vomiting
Chi Hao La
9. Toxicity - GI 2 Diarrhoea
Chi Hao La
10. Toxicity - GI 3 Constipation
Chi Hao La
11. Toxicity - GI 4 Mucositis
Chi Hao La
12. Toxicity - Renal
Geeta Sandhu
13. Toxicity - Hepatic
Geeta Sandhu
14. Toxicity - Cardiac
Kimberley Ann Kerr
15. Onc Emerg 1 - Tumour Lysis Syndrome
Gail Rowan
16. Onc Emerg 2 - Hypercalcaemia
Gail Rowan