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Management Skills for Oncologists - SOLD OUT

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Event overview

The Royal College of Radiologists is hosting its annual management skills for oncologists’ workshop. The sessions will study the skills and approaches needed to undertake effective management as a consultant clinical oncologist.

This three-day programme will cover topics including appraisal, revalidation and dealing with difficult colleagues, specialist commissioning of radiotherapy and chemotherapy services, and the QIPPs (Quality, Innovation, Productivity and Prevention) drive by the NHS.  

As in previous years, didactic lectures will be interspersed with interactive activities led by experts in the field. 

20 CPD points will be awarded on completion of this course. This course is not being recorded and will not be available for live streaming or on-demand post event. 

Learning objectives

  1. Develop practical management skills and approaches to effectively run a busy UK oncology department
  2. Connect and interact with like-minded colleagues from across the UK who are facing similar challenges

Who should attend?

Our highly regarded course will support:

  • Clinical and medical oncology senior trainees
  • Clinical oncology consultants in their first years of practice 

This course will provide the ideal forum for you to interact with colleagues facing similar challenges.

Registration fees

This event is sold out

Registration typeFees
Trainees, allied healthcare professionals and concessions£485
RCR Consultant Fellows and members£720
Non-member £995
Registration:
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Once you have completed your  registration, you will receive an email confirming your place at the event. If you do not receive this email confirmation within 24 hours, please contact the conference team ([email protected]).

Joining instructions with more information will be sent to your registered email address 5 working days before the event takes place.

Programme

Monday 25 November 2024

Timing

Schedule

09:30

Registration and refreshments

10:00

Welcome and ice-breaker

Professor Matthew Winter, Dr David Woolf, Professor Mark Beresford

10:30

Continuing professional development, appraisal, and revalidation

Dr Nicky Thorpe

11:20

Coffee break

11:45

Radiotherapy and chemotherapy specialist commissioning

Ms Sunita Berry

13:00

Lunch

13:45

Keeping your sanity' - real time measurement, real time
understanding, real time improvement

Ms Sue Beckman

15:45

Coffee break

16:15

Job planning

Professor Matthew Winter, Dr David Woolf, Professor Mark
Beresford

17:30

Challenges as a consultant

Dr David Woolf

18:30

Day one close

 

 

Tuesday 26 November 2024

Timing

Schedule

08:30

Registration and refreshments

09:00

Compassion in oncology – managing fatigue over time

Dr Mike Osborn

09:45

Surviving the consultant interview

Professor Matthew Winter, Dr David Woolf, Professor Mark Beresford

11:15

Coffee break

11:30

Flexible working patterns

Dr Cicely Cunningham

12:15

When things go wrong

Dr David Woolf, Professor Mark Beresford

13:00

Lunch

13:45

NIHR Clinical Research Network

Professor Jonathan Wadsley

15:00

Business planning workshop

Mr Ed Nicolle, Miss Ashleigh Harvey

16:10

Coffee break

16:30

Business planning workshop (continued)

Mr Ed Nicolle, Miss Ashleigh Harvey

17:45

Drinks reception

19:00

Course dinner 

 

Wednesday 27 November 2024

Timing

Schedule

08:30

Registration and coffee

09:15

Quality improvement: radiotherapy incidents and errors

Dr Maria Serra

10:15

Coffee break

10:45

What does a good acute oncology service look like and
what part can a new consultant play in its development
Dr Caroline Wilson

11:45

Questions and Reflections
Professor Matthew Winter, Dr David Woolf, Professor Mark Beresford

12:15

Lunch

13:15

Leadership

Dr Tom Roques

14:00

The role of the RCR

Dr Tom Roques

14:30

E-communication – manage emails, social media, data and apps

Dr Richard Simcock

15:00

Feedback

Professor Matthew Winter, Dr David Woolf, Professor Mark Beresford

15:30

End of course

 

Programme is subject to change.

Course dinner and drinks reception

The course includes a drinks reception as part of your registration fee on day two.

In addition, an optional course dinner, which will be organised at a local restaurant on the evening of day two will be arranged at an additional fee. Invitations and how to secure your space will be shared nearer the time.

Speaker faculty

Professor Mark Beresford, Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust

Dr Matthew Winter, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Dr David Woolf, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

Location

The Royal College of Radiologists
63 Lincoln’s Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3JW

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  • ‘I would recommend this course to trainees approaching the end of their training. It was very informative covering each aspect of management practice’

    ‘Thank you for a great course and a really thought-provoking three-days’

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If you are interested in partnering with us at this event or future events, please contact:

Catherine Bratcher
Head of Learning
+44 20 3805 4053
[email protected]