Preliminary Programme

Keynote Theatre

Tuesday 21 May | 09:10 AM
Live oral screening: Oral screening in the fight against Head and Neck Cancer
Speaker: Chris Curtis, Chief Executive Officer, The Swallows Head & Neck Cancer Charity

Tuesday 21 May | 14:50 PM
Improving early prostate cancer diagnosis for ethnic minority communities
Speaker: Stephen Allen, Clinical Advisory Board Member & Patient Representative, Tackle Prostate Cancer

Tuesday 21 May | 15:45 PM
Debate: The ethics of risk-stratified cancer screening
Speakers: Stephen Allen, Clinical Advisory Board Member & Patient Representative, Tackle Prostate Cancer and Chris Booth, Clinical Director, CHAPS Charity

Wednesday 22 May | 13:30 PM
Patient stories interrogating the multi-disciplinary pitfalls of the patient pathway: A visual story
Speakers: Laura Monje-Garcia, National Lead Nurse for the Lynch syndrome project, St Mark's centre for familial intestinal cancer and Sam Alexandra Rose, Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) Manager, Bowel Research UK Stephen Allen, Patient Representative, Tackle Prostate Cancer

Rad Chat Radiotherapy Theatre

Tuesday 21 May | 09:15 AM
Advancements in Radiotherapy Pretreatment: Optimising Patient Care and Treatment Outcomes
Speaker: James Barber, Pre-Treatment Superintendent, Society of Radiographers LGBTQI+ Equalise Workers Group Chair | Radiotherapy Pre-Treatment Special Interest Group Chair, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

Tuesday 21 May | 09:45 AM
Precision in Practice: Innovations in Radiotherapy Planning & Dosimetry for Enhanced Patient Outcomes
Speaker: Sue Jansen van Rensburg, Senior Dosimetrist – Specialist Planning, Genesis Care

Balancing Act: Navigating Radiotherapy Treatment Side Effects for Improved Patient Wellbeing
Speaker: Sabina Khan, Consultant Head and Neck Therapeutic Radiographer - Late Effects, University College London Hospitals

Tuesday 21 May | 11:30 AM
In Their Own Words: Patient Experience of Breast Cancer and The Role of Surface Guided Radiotherapy
Speaker: Georgi Welsh, Patient Representative

Tuesday 21 May | 13:00 PM
Exploring Innovation and Excellence in Brachytherapy
Speaker: Anneka Chana, Therapeutic Radiographer Team Lead - Brachytherapy/Orthovoltage, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

In Focus: Proton Beam Therapy, Advancing Cancer Precision
Speakers: Sairanne Wicker, Consultant Breast RadiographerPrinciple Proton Beam Therapy Physicist, University College London Hospitals and Sarah Guildford, Principle Proton Beam Therapy Physicist AND Associate Professor at UCL, University College London Hospitals

In Their Own Words: Patient experience of Head and Neck Radiotherapy and Life With a Laryngectomy
Speaker: Jon Organ, Patient Representative, life after lary

Photobiomodulation for Managing Consequences of Head and Neck Radiotherapy
Speakers: Emma Hallam, Consultant Therapeutic Radiographer, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust and Nicola Freeman, Consultant Therapeutic Radiographer, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Wednesday 22 May | 13:00 PM
Poster Presentations

Empowering Narratives From Sakoon Through This: Radiotherapy Experiences From The South Asian Community
Speaker: Samina Hussain   Founder of Sakoon Through Cancer Charity Sakoon Through Cancer

Empowering Narratives From Outpatient Charity: LGBTQI+ Experiences of Radiotherapy
Speaker: Stewart O'Callaghan, Founder and CEO, OUTPatients Charity

Intimacy and Empowerment: A Session on Psychosexual Wellness in Cancer Treatment
Speaker: Lynn Buckley, Psychosexual, Relationship & Trauma Therapist, EMDR & Flash Technique practitioner

Living With and Beyond Cancer Theatre

How do we better support young people's mental health after diagnosis?

Long term impact of TYA cancer

THOR Laser Session - TBA

World Cancer Fund Session - TBA

Nutricia Session - TBA

Breast Cancer Now Session - TBA

Integrative Oncology in Breast Cancer Care
Speakers: Dr Penny Kechagioglou, Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Deputy Chief Medical Officer |University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire and Dr Nina Fuller-Shavel, Director and Head of Integrative Cancer Care, Precision Health & Integrative Medicine Doctor, Synthesis Clinic | Co-Chair of the BSIO Education Committee, British Society for Integrative Oncology

Blood Cancer Session - TBA

Lessons from the SURECAN trial: a new holistic psychological therapy for people living with and beyond cancer
Speakers: Professor Stephanie Taylor, Professor in Public Health and Primary Care, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Professor Damien Ridge, Professor of Health Studies and Head of Psychology Department, University of Westminster, Professor Trudie Chalder, Professor of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, King's College London and Mr Imran Khan, Programme Manager, Queen Mary University of London Dr Sheila Donovan, Qualitative Research, Queen Mary University of London

Clinical Excellence in Surgery and Therapeutics Theatre

Wednesday 22 May | 12:20 PM
ADVANCED PHARMACY STREAM: Part Three - Bringing treatment closer to the patients home
Speakers: Vikash Dodhia, Head of Pharmacy, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust | Clinical Lead - Aseptic Services Review, NHS England and Wendy Ng, Deputy Head of Pharmacy & Cancer Lead Pharmacist, Mount Vernon Cancer Centre