Welcome to the Cancer Prevention Graduate School Lecture Series (CPGS-LS)
The lecture series is part of the Cancer Prevention Graduate School's comprehensive training program. The aim is to provide participants with a solid basic knowledge of current (inter)national standards for evidence-based health information and to address recent developments in the field. The speakers are cancer prevention experts from the seven CPGS partner institutions.
- Each lecture is scheduled for 90 minutes and comprises ample time for questions and discussion.
- The lectures take place online once per month on a Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- They are designed for PhD researchers and the academic public.
- Nevertheless, stake holders such as patient councils, self-help groups, etc. are welcome to join.
- The event is free of charge.
- Registration is required.
DKFZ employees are requested to register via the training portal.
Participants from other institutions are requested to register via the registration form on this website.
We are looking forward to your registration!
Schedule
Please note that this event will be held in English.
| Date mm/dd/yyyy | Lecturer | University | Title |
| 10/02/2024 | André Karger | Düsseldorf University Hospital | Communication training in providing risk information and genetic counseling |
| 11/06/2024 | Verena Katzke | German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg | Lung cancer screening – first hand experiences based on the 4-IN-THE-LUNG-RUN trial |
| 12/04/2024 | Hermann Brenner | German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg | Potential role of vitamin D in cancer prevention (working title) |
| 02/05/2025 | Robert Hühneburg | University Hospital Bonn | Preventing hereditary colon and stomach cancer (working title) |
| 03/05/2025 | Tilman Brand | Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology - BIPS | Digital health literacy and the digital divide: implications for cancer prevention in the era of digitalization |
| 03/26/2025 | Gesine Kögler | Düsseldorf University Hospital | Influence of carcinogens on fetal stem and progenitor cells (working title) |
| 05/07/2025 | Pavel Dietz | Mainz University | The key role of settings of everyday life for prevention and health promotion |
| 06/04/2025 | Michael Leitzmann | Regensburg University | Body weight and cancer |
| 07/02/2025 | Ruth Pfeiffer | National Cancer Institute, NIH, HHS | Building and validating risk models for clinical and public health applications |
| 08/06/2025 | Florian Herbolsheimer | German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg | Structural interventions in cancer prevention |
| 09/03/2025 | Ulrich Germing | Düsseldorf University Hospital | Possibilities and limitations of early detection of stem cell diseases |
Venue
The lectures will be held online. You will receive the dial-in information after submitting the registration form. Please log in to each lecture using the email address you provided in the registration form on this website or the dkfz training portal. Otherwise, we cannot guarantee that your certificate of attendance will be complete.
Organizer:
Host:
Hermann Brenner, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg
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