Programme

Theme: The future oncology workforce & workplace

Friday 12 September 2025: Transforming yourself and transforming others

This will be a pre-conference workshop on education and training (limited to 60 places only on a first-come will get registered basis).

Topics considered include:

  • Building and running a team
  • Attending an inquest or incident review
  • Job planning and contracts
  • Pregnancy planning, fertility issues
  • Coaching
  • Negotiation skills
  • Training in research and research methods
  • Challenges of telehealth – legal issues
  • Integrating other health professionals into the oncology workforce
  • Career journeys, development from medical student to successful consultant and beyond
  • Life outside of medicine (personal reflections on their interesting activities outside of work)
  • Writing SBA questions & update on the SCE Medical Oncology
  • Mentorship skills training (for seniors) and launch of scheme for Medical Oncology
  • Training in research and research methods
  • Educational supervision

Saturday 13 September 2025: Transforming the clinical service

Topics considered include:

  • The future cancer service
  • Service development initiatives: Acute immunotherapy toxicity service?
  • Acute Oncology Service
  • Capacity and demand modelling – SACT implementation
  • Idiots guide to commissioning
  • Introducing a new therapy into your practice
  • Quality improvement projects
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) in oncology
  • Chemotherapy data sets – what can be learned from delivery data?
  • New service developments: pharmacist-led, nurse-led chemo clinics, supportive care service
  • Specific audit projects that impact on service quality

Sunday 14 September 2025: Transforming the clinical service

Topics considered include:

  • Building resilience in the workforce (Susie Banerjee, RMH)
  • Recognising and addressing burnout
  • Work-life: achieving the right balance
  • Exercise for depression
  • Stress-busting your work life
  • Dealing with work pressure and workload
  • Mental wellbeing development skills
  • Meditation services
  • How to deal with FOMO
  • Mindfulness on two wheels