Management skills for oncologists

When: 
Monday 27 November 2023 to Wednesday 29 November 2023
Venue address: 
Royal College of Radiologists, 63 Lincolns Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3JW
CPD credits: 
20

Led by: 

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

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. 


Programme:

Day 1 Monday 27 November 2023

Time

Session Title

Speaker/Affiliation

09:30-10:00 Registration

10:00-10:20

Welcome and ice breaker

 

10:20-11:20

Continuing professional development, appraisal, and revalidation

Dr Nicky Thorp, The Royal College of Radiologists

 

11:20-11:45 Refreshment break

11:45-13:00

Radiotherapy and chemotherapy specialist commissioning

Sunita Berry, Peninsula Cancer Alliance NHS

 

13:00-13:45 Lunch

13:45-15:00

Job planning

Professor Mark Beresford, Royal United Hospital, Bath, Dr Matthew Winter, Sheffield

Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Dr David Woolf, Christie Hospitals NHS

Foundation Trust, Manchester

15:00-16:00

Challenges as a consultant

 

Dr David Woolf, Christie Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester

16:00-16:15 Refreshment break

16:15-18:15

‘Keeping your sanity’ - Real time measurement, real time understanding, real time improvement

 

Ms Sue Beckman, NHS Wales Delivery Unit

18:15 End of day

Day 2 Tuesday 28 November 2023

Time

Session Title

Speaker/Affiliation

08:30-09:00 Registration and refreshments

09:00-09:45

Compassion in oncology – managing fatigue over time

 

Dr Mike Osborn, Royal United Hospital, Bath

09:45-11:15

Surviving the consultant interview

 

Professor Mark Beresford, Royal United Hospital, Bath, and Dr Matthew Winter, Sheffield

Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

11:15-11:30 Refreshment break

11:30-12:15

Flexible working patterns

Dr Cicely Cunningham, NHS Education for Scotland

 

12:15-13:00

Radiotherapy peer review

 

Speaker to be confirmed

13:00-13:45 Lunch

13:45-15:00

NIHR Clinical Research Network

Professor Jonathan Wadsley, Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield

15:00-16:10

Business planning workshop

Mr Ed Nicolle, Royal United Hospital, Bath and Miss Ashleigh Harvey, Royal United Hospital, Bath

16:10-16:30 Refreshment break

16:30-17:45

Business planning workshop (continued)

Mr Ed Nicolle, Royal United Hospital, Bath and Miss Ashleigh Harvey, Royal United Hospital, Bath

17:45-19:00 Drinks reception

19:00 Course dinner

Day 3 Wednesday 29 November 2023

Time

Session Title

Speaker/Affiliation

08:30-09:15 Registration and coffee

09:15-09:45

Quality improvement: radiotherapy incidents and errors

Speaker to be confirmed

09:45-11:00

Leadership and training

Speaker to be confirmed

11:00-11:15 Refreshment break

11:15-12:45

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

Speaker to be confirmed

12:45-13:30 Lunch

13:30-14:00

Leadership

 

Dr Tom Roques, The Royal College of Radiologists

14:00-14:30

The role of the RCR

 

Dr Tom Roques, The Royal College of Radiologists

 

14:30-15:00

E-communication - managing emails, social media, data and apps

 

Professor Richard Simcock, Macmillan Cancer Support

 

15:00

Feedback

 

15:30 Course closes

Please note that this programme is subject to change.

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

 

Registration

Registration typePrice
Consultant fellow and member£690
Trainee and other concessions£465
Non-Member£975
Consultant fellow and member inc. dinner£730
Trainee and other concessions inc. dinner £535
Non-Member inc. dinner£1,015

 

Who should attend?

This intensive three-day course will cover all aspects of management, with a focus on the issues relevant to a busy UK oncology department. Our highly regarded 3-day course will support both clinical and medical oncology senior trainees as well as consultants in their first years of practice and will provide the ideal forum for you to interact with colleagues facing similar challenges.

 

CPD

Attending all three days of this course in person will allow you to gain 20 CPD credits. This course is not being recorded and will not be available for live streaming or for digital access after the event.

 

Testimonials

“I would definitely recommend this course to trainees approaching the end of their training as it was very informative and covered each particular aspect of management practice. The excellent mix of speakers and a topical programme made it relevant both to those applying for consultant roles and for consultants new in-post.”
“Thank you for a great course and a really thought provoking three days”

 

Sponsors and Exhibitors

If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please contact Hannah Walker, Corporate Partnerships Officer