Conference Programme 2023

Workforce challenges may be the most significant issue facing the NHS, with the current workforce wo ...

We will explore various projects the charity has undertaken to tackle these inequalities, what professionals can be aware of when supporting patients and making health inequalities everyone's business.

ACCEND stands for Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development Programme. It is a collaboration of UK-wide organisations and aims to support transformation and reform for the nursing and allied health professions workforce at all levels who provide care to people affected by cancer.

Ten people with cancer tested a newly developed electronic system, ChemoPRO, to report their symptom ...

In this session we will provide an overview of the success of the pan London cancer in the community ...

The TARGET National liquid biopsy program aims to provide cancer patients across the UK, access to c ...

LloydsPharmacy Clinical Homecare (LPCH) formed partnerships with numerous Trusts spread across the U ...

Presenting the fact and figures from the Oral Screening on the first day, early diagnoses can save l ...

In this session the evidence around the impact of unplanned emergency care as a point of transition ...

Cancer Alliances are accountable for bringing together partners from across their footprint to deliv ...

North Central London (NCL) Integrated Care Board (ICB) identified understanding psychological harm o ...

People being diagnosed late for cancer often have worse outcomes. Currently just under half of all c ...

This talk aims to provide a comprehensive overview of prostate cancer screening, examining the current evidence, guidelines, and emerging technologies. We will explore the pros and cons of various screening methods, such as the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test and advanced imaging techniques.

Protein is a key ingredient within the diet when you have cancer.

Insomnia is a common comorbidity in cancer patients which has a significant impact on their quality ...

For decades patients have reported cognitive difficulties, prior, during and after treatment of canc ...

Photobiomodulation (PBM): Using light therapy for the prevention and treatment of oral mucositis for head and neck patients receiving radical radiotherapy. Adjuvant treatment resulting in improvements for the patient, purse and planet!

An overview of the moving medicine resource in cancer and how this can provide advice from the scien ...

Join Lucy, Helen and Georgie from Move Charity to hear all about their work to support and inspire p ...

One in two of us will get cancer in our lifetime and the evidence is now convincing that staying active not only helps prevent or reduce some of toxicities related to cancer treatment but may also reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. This talk will provide the most up to date evidence and guidelines in the field of exercise oncology

People in prison often have multiple, complicated health problems, yet little is known the burden of cancer in this group. This mixed methods study assessed incidence and cost of cancer in English prisons and explored experiences of providing/receiving cancer care.

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With the recent announcement of Guy’s and St Thomas’ partnership with Careology, a digital solution ...

Cancer and ocular diseases are two complex and intertwined fields that have a significant impact on ...

Cancer is a disease of ageing. Nonetheless, managing cancer in older adults is challenging in the co ...

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has had a profound impact on the surgical community over the last three decades, resulting in a transformation from conventional open surgical approaches in many surgical specialties. The benefit of MIS, including less blood loss, less blood transfusion requirements, reduced pain, reduced surgical trauma, and a faster return to functional activities, shortening length of hospital stay, is not disputed. Robotic surgery is the future of surgery which offers the best instrumentation and vision for MIS.

History of procedure evolution Current limitations Oncological and functional outcomes

This presentation discusses the investigation, diagnosis and multi-modal management of pancreatic ne ...

Art, Innovation and Mastery (AIM) will shape the future of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery. There are however growing challenges in the field that we need to address to reach our AIM. Here, we highlight some of these challenges and how to best address them.

Overview of why it is important to have diverse datasets within genomic research to reflect the popu ...

Introduction to pharmacogenomics, the advantages to patients and the NHS, and barriers to implementation. How pharmacogenomics is being piloted in Birmingham, through a multi-disciplinary partnership between NHS and Inagene Diagnostics, to help identify the most appropriate medicines for treating mental health.

An overview of mainstreaming in the NHS, to include the history of the term and how it has evolved a ...

The session will cover: The Genomic Medicine Service Alliances Examples of nurses transforming genomic health care Genomic training and education opportunities for nurses

This presentation will provide a summary of the challenges that cancer clinicians are facing in the genomics era and a showcase of educational resources designed to meet their needs.

To outline the implementation of pharmacogenomics in the NHS and related Genomic Medicine Service transformation projects