NKI Webinars for Nurses and Nurse Practitioners

9 jun. 2026 15:00

Empowering Nurses in Cancer Care: A Comprehensive Introduction

The Netherlands Cancer Institute – Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (NKI) is proud to present a series of webinars designed to equip healthcare professionals with essential knowledge and skills in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Tailored for nurses, nurse practitioners, and paramedics, these courses address the unique
challenges in understanding and applying cutting-edge oncology practices, including immunotherapy (IT) and targeted therapies (TT).

Nurses and nurse practitioners play a vital role in managing patients receiving cancer treatment. This programme highlights their contributions in clinical support, patient education, and the management of side effects, empowering participants to enhance patient outcomes effectively.

Key Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the fundamentals of cancer diagnosis, staging, and treatment, including TT, IT, and cell therapies.
  • Explore treatment approaches for melanoma and renal cell cancer.
  • Recognize the benefits of TT and IT in improving survival and quality of life.
  • Identify and manage adverse events related to modern cancer therapies.
  • Learn the principles of genetic sequencing, biomarker testing, and molecular imaging techniques.
  • Gain insights into the evolving role of nurses in oncology care, informed by real-world expertise at the NKI.

Join us in this engaging webinar series to build a strong foundation in oncology care and support patients through innovative therapies. We look forward to having you join us.

The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Webinar Programme

 Official programme 

  • Prostate cancer: current diagnostic and therapeutic options! by Erik van Muilekom, Nurse Practitioner Urology and Arthur Braat, Nuclear Medicine Physician, NKI-AVL.

Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men and one of the big five cancers globally. Although the disease is often curable in localized stage and men with an advanced stage of the disease can be treated with long-term stabilization and different palliative options, unfortunately, men also die from prostate cancer. In this webinar, we will discuss prostate cancer from diagnosis to treatment including different diagnostic and therapeutic options available in radiology and nuclear medicine anno 2026

Missed our previous webinars? You can watch the reply

31 March 2026 (official programme)

Replay

  • Radionuclicide Therapy Imaging, Targeting, Reating: Theranostics as treatment option in oncology by Michelle Versleijen, Nuclear Medicine Physician, NKI-AVL
  • Theranostics in Clinical Practice by Kelly van Harnixma, Physician Assistant, NKI-AVL

1 OCTOBER 2025 (official programme)

Replay

  • Pathology: from diagnosis to prediction and prognosis by Daniëlle Seinstra, Pathologist

  • An overview of the most common targeted therapies en checkpoint inhibitors and their side effects by William Koevoets, oncology nurse at the daycare treatment unit

24 JUNE 2025 (official programme)

  • Neuroendocrine Tumors in the Gastrointestinal Tract (GEP-NETs): A Rarity or Not? by Lisette Saveur, Nurse Practitioner
  • The Role of Nurse Practitioners in Uro-Oncology in the Netherlands by Corinne Tillier, Nurse Practitioner

25 MARCH 2025 

Replay

  • FDG PET/CT Scanning by Marcel Stokkel, Nuclear Medicine Physician
  • Renal cell cancer, staging, treatments by Henk Mallo, Nurse Practitioner

For whom are these webinars organised for?

These webinars are organised for healthcare professionals, like nurses, nurse practitioners, paramedics

Webinar

The webinar will be broadcast from our NKI-AVL studio. Registrants will receive a link shortly before the start of each webinar. Each session will conclude with a Q&A session, allowing participants to ask questions and receive answers during or after the webinar.

Each webinar session will take 1 hour.

More information

If you have any questions, please contact the NKI-AVL Symposiumdesk by email symposiumdesk@nki.nl

 

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