Annual Radiotherapy Conference 2024

Event organiser

Resources

Speakers

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  Laura Charlesworth

  Professional Officer for Education and Accreditation

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  Lizzie Smith

  Therapeutic Radiographer

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  Daniel Hutton

  Network Manager

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  Adele Stewart-Lord

  Associate Dean Research and Enterprise

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  Una Findlay

  Medical Exposures Group Leader

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  Melanie Clarkson

  Senior Lecturer

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  Jo Penman

  Head of Radiotherapy Services

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  Lisa Durrant

  Macmillan Consultant Therapeutic Radiographer for Late Effects

• Hosna Mohammad

  Senior MR-Linac Therapeutic Radiographer

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  Nicky Thorp

  Consultant Clinical Oncologist

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  Cristíona Logan

  Specialist Clinical Officer for Radiotherapy

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  Claire Powlesland

  Advanced Clinical Practitioner

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  Tom Welton

  Lead Practice Educator Radiology

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  Amy Hancock

  Director of Medical Imaging

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  Clare Hutton

  Radiotherapy Manager

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  Zankhana Jani

  Digital Lead Radiographer

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  Suzanne Jordan

  Head of Radiotherapy

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  Nicky Whilde

  Head of Radiotherapy Physics, Vice Chair of Radiotherapy Board

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  Rachel Harris

  Head of Professional Practice and Education

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  Heidi Probst

  Professor of Radiotherapy and Oncology

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  Spencer Goodman

  Professional Officer for Radiotherapy

Sessions

Fri 04 Oct, 2024

• 10:10 - 11:10

  10:10 - 11:10

  Registration

• 11:10 - 11:15

  11:10 - 11:15

  Chair's Welcome

• 11:15 - 11:25

  11:15 - 11:25

  Opening Address

• 11:25 - 11:40

  11:25 - 11:40

  Position Statement One: Delivering Person-centred Care

• 11:40 - 11:55

  11:40 - 11:55

  Position Statement Two: Delivering Person-centred Care

• 11:55 - 12:10

  11:55 - 12:10

  Position Statement Three: Delivering Person-centred Care

• 12:10 - 12:40

  12:10 - 12:40

  Panel Q&A

• 12:40 - 13:30

  12:40 - 13:30

  Lunch | Exhibition

• 13:30 - 13:35

  13:30 - 13:35

  Chair's Welcome

• 13:35 - 13:55

  13:35 - 13:55

  Associate Sponsor Session

• 13:55 - 14:10

  13:55 - 14:10

  National Radiotherapy Patient Survey

  This national radiotherapy patient experience survey, this first since 2012, facilitates patients in sharing their experiences of radiotherapy. This information can support managers and practitioners to develop and deliver services to meet patients' expectations and requirements.@@

• 14:10 - 14:25

  14:10 - 14:25

  National Radiotherapy Education

• 14:25 - 14:40

  14:25 - 14:40

  Advancing Safer Radiotherapy

• 14:40 - 14:55

  14:40 - 14:55

  Changes on the Ground at Pace

• 14:55 - 15:10

  14:55 - 15:10

  Radiotherapy Research Engagement

• 15:10 - 15:20

  15:10 - 15:20

  Group Q&A

• 15:20 - 15:55

  15:20 - 15:55

  Break | Exhibition

• 15:55 - 17:20

  15:55 - 17:20

  Proffered Papers | The Power of Clinical Governance in Healthcare

  Continuously improving the quality of services and safeguarding high standards of care by creating an environment in which clinical excellence can flourish. Effective clinical governance contributes to the safety and quality of patient care.

• 15:55 - 17:20

  15:55 - 17:20

  Proffered Papers | Atomic Marvels: Unleashing the Potential of Clincial Advancements

  Clinical advancements play a critical role in improving the quality of healthcare and patient outcomes. They help to optimize existing treatments and also drive greater efficiency and precision by incorporating the latest research, technologies.

• 15:55 - 17:20

  15:55 - 17:20

  Proffered Papers | The Rise of the Machines

  Radiotherapy has always embraced new forms of technology, Big data, machine learning and AI as an umbrella term are here. What is the current research, future direction and what do we need to know as a professional group to support both ourselves and patients navigating radiotherapy services going forward ?

• 17:20 - 17:30

  17:20 - 17:30

  Closing Address

• 19:00 - 22:00

  19:00 - 22:00

  Gala Dinner

  The gala dinner includes an arrival drink, 3 course dinner, half a bottle of wine, tea, and coffee, after dinner chocolates.

Sat 05 Oct, 2024

• 08:20 - 09:20

  08:20 - 09:20

  Registration

• 09:20 - 09:25

  09:20 - 09:25

  Chair's Welcome

• 09:25 - 09:55

  09:25 - 09:55

  A Professional Patient

  The thoughts and experiences of a cancer patient and their potential application to the wider healthcare setting.

• 09:55 - 10:10

  09:55 - 10:10

  Q&A

• 10:10 - 10:35

  10:10 - 10:35

  Break | Exhibition

• 10:35 - 12:00

  10:35 - 12:00

  Proffered Papers | Caring For Our Professionals: Wellbeing Underpinning Service Delivery

  The number of patients being referred for radiotherapy continues to increase, meaning that the benefits of hypofractionation schedules on demand are temporary. It could be argued that creating more time for Therapeutic Radiographers to deliver personalised care is key to not only retention but the psychosocial well-being of staff. How do we achieve that ?

• 10:35 - 12:00

  10:35 - 12:00

  Proffered Papers | The Patient/Carer Voice: How loud is it?

  The patient/carer voice can be a powerful driver of service improvement and lead to interventions that are tailored to their needs and preferences.

• 10:35 - 12:00

  10:35 - 12:00

  Proffered Papers | Empowering Individuals through Workforce Development

  Workforce development is crucial for the success and growth of any organization. Policy documents to assess the an increase in the support workforce along with enhanced, advanced and consultant levels of practice.

• 12:00 - 12:50

  12:00 - 12:50

  Lunch | Exhibition

• 12:50 - 13:00

  12:50 - 13:00

  Chairs Welcome

• 13:00 - 13:25

  13:00 - 13:25

  Radiotherapy Skin Care Guidance Update

  This session will provide a brief overview of the existing national radiotherapy skincare guidelines. The presentation will describe the guideline development process and the limitations identified and reported at the time of publication. This will be followed by explanation of the purpose and key insights from the recent national skin care survey reported in Radiography journal in April this year.The second part of the presentation will discuss the purpose and work of the Radiation Induced Skin Reactions (RISR) special interest group and suggest where we now need to focus our efforts to improve patient-centred skin care for radiation induced skin reactions, including priorities for research and service evaluation.

• 13:25 - 13:50

  13:25 - 13:50

  Gynae Radiotherapy Late Effects

• 13:50 - 14:00

  13:50 - 14:00

  Q&A

• 14:00 - 14:20

  14:00 - 14:20

  Associate Sponsor Session

• 14:30 - 15:55

  14:30 - 15:55

  Proffered Papers | Getting Ahead in Radiotherapy: Operational and Strategic Leadership

  Leadership applies to all levels of practice - how are we engaging with this and what else could be implemented? Strong SoR work on this.

• 14:30 - 15:55

  14:30 - 15:55

  Proffered Papers | The Impact of Radiotherapy: Examining Late Effects

  This session focuses on late effects Radiotherapy is an integral component of modern cancer care with 4 out of 10 people cured of cancer receiving radiotherapy treatment. Half of those diagnosed with cancer will live for at least 10 years, however 1 in 4 will have enduring physical or psychosocial effects of their cancer or its treatment.

• 14:30 - 15:55

  14:30 - 15:55

  Proffered Papers | Recruitment & Retention Strategies

  Staff shortages are impacting on the ability of departments to utilise all available planning and treatment equipment capacity. This affects both the timeliness of delivering patient care, patient experience and the morale of those staff currently in post. Overview and exploration of recruitment and retention strategies

• 15:55 - 16:15

  15:55 - 16:15

  Closing Summary

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