The Association of Cancer Physicians

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) 2011 Highlights - Day 1

With day 1 of SABCS now complete, we are pleased to share with you the ACP' first SABCS webcast!

Prof. Rob Coleman,  Prof. Brian Leyland-Jones and Prof. Christopher Poole present to you their expert opinion on the key data presented during day 1 at SABCS. Click here to view their insightful discussions on the key highlights from day 1 and how this new data may impact current clinical oncology practice.

Keep logging on over the next few days to view more updates from San Antonio!

Roche Pharmaceuticals has provided sponsorship for these webcasts, however will have no influence over content.

Bringing the SABCS 2011 highlights to you!

Wednesday 7^th December – Friday 9^th December 2011

SABCS 2011 has now commenced and over the next few days the Association of Cancer Physicians (ACP) will be delivering to you the latest oncology data via a series of online webcasts! The webcasts will be led by a team of the UK’s leading oncologists who will be expressing their views on how this latest SABCS data may impact and improve clinical practice within the UK.

The SABCS webcasts will be available to view from 9am (GMT) each day on Thursday 8th, Friday 9th and Saturday 10th December providing key highlights from the previous days congress in San Antonio. The ACP hope to see many of you optimising the educational benefit these webcasts will have to your UK clinical teams, ensuring the latest advances in breast cancer care are implemented throughout the UK.

How can I find out more?

Log on to the ACP website any time from 9am (GMT) on Thursday 8th, Friday 9th and Saturday 10th December during SABCS 2011 to view the webcasts

Roche Pharmaceuticals has provided sponsorship for these webcasts, however will have no influence over content.

Bringing the SABCS 2011 highlights to you!

Wednesday 7^th December – Friday 9^th December 2011

The Association of Cancer Physicians (ACP) is bringing you the latest oncology data from SABCS 2011 via interactive online webcasts with a team of the UK’s leading oncologists. The ACP will be hosting a number of webcasts via the ACP website, providing an expert perspective of how the data may be interpreted by the wider UK oncology community.

In a new initiative the ACP and BOPA (British Oncology Pharmacy Association) have got together to provide some short video clips and a webcast to follow the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress taking place in Stockholm. These will be available from the 25th September as detailed below. The content has been coordinated by Dr Alison Jones of the ACP, and BOPA Chair, David Thomson.

Roche Pharmaceuticals has provided sponsorship funding for these activities, but had no influence on content.

Latest updates from ECCO/ESMO 2011 - Interviews

Please click on the link below to take you to a series of short videos where you will be able to view a multi-disciplinary team of expert oncology clinicians and pharmacists considering the implications of the latest ECCO/ESMO data for clinical practice within the UK.
Interviews will be available for viewing from Sunday 25th September 2011 and updated daily during the congress.

ECCO/ESMO 2011 LIVE Web-cast

Please click on this link on Monday 26th September 2011 (18:00, GMT) to take part in a LIVE, interactive web-cast with a multi-disciplinary expert oncology panel of ACP and BOPA colleagues. Here you will have the opportunity to debate with the panel the 'hot topics' to arise from ECCO/ESMO this year, as well as gain a full understanding of how the data is interpreted from a multi-disciplinary perspective.

The 2010 census by the RCR reveals that there are 687 consultant clinical oncologists in post and 334 medical oncologists, with 315 and 208 registrars respectively. There was a 6% increase in clinical oncology consultant numbers in the period surveyed. It certainly appears that recently there have been quite a number of consultant clinical oncology posts advertised although current NHS finances would suggest that this expansion is likely to slow.

There have been questions from some about the requirement for peer review to complete an approved 3-day communication skills course. Many have previously completed similar courses and were wondering whether they still need to comply. Dr Pauline Leonard has updated us with the following:

For those who have ever done a 3 day communication course using actors and video feedback or one of the Fallowfield/ MGuire/Wilinson courses, and can show attendance (not just saying they did it), that evidence can be sent to the central team for verification and if approved they will be peer review approved until a refresher course is ready.

You can obtain further information at the Connected website here.