Day 2 Programme - ACP Clinical Trials Masterclass |
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Friday 17th April 2026 |
Membership |
| The Crowne Plaza, Birmingham, B1 1HH |
For All Members and Non Members
0830 - 0900 Registration, coffee, networking and exhibition
0900 - 0915 Welcome & UKSMO Launch
Professor Helena Earl
- Honorary ACP President & Emeritus Professor Cambridge University
Dr Daniel Hughes
- ACP Strategy & Communications Lead & Consultant Medical Oncologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
0915 - 0950 Ken Bagshawe Lecture: UK Clinical Trials - State of the Nation
Professor Peter Johnson
- Professor of Medical Oncology at University of Southampton & National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England
0950 - 1100 Session 1: Clinical Trial Design
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Novel clinical trial design
- Professor Samreen Ahmed, Consultant Medical Oncologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust - Early phase clinical trials
- Dr Rebecca Kristeleit, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and Adjunct Reader in Experimental Therapeutics and Gynaecological Cancer at King's College London
- From conception to delivery, working with industry
- Dr Sarah Payne, Senior Global Development Medical Director, GSK
1100 - 1130 Coffee break, networking and exhibition
1130 - 1300 Session 2: Professional Development in Clinical Trials
Workshop 1: The Principal Investigator: from first steps to supervision and training the next generation.
Aimed at Senior Residents and Consultants
- Dr Caroline Michie, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Edinburgh Cancer Centre, & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at University of Edinburgh. With:
- Professor Helena Earl, Honorary ACP President & Emeritus Professor Cambridge University
- Dr Daniel Hughes, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
- Dr Rebecca Kristeleit, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and Adjunct Reader in Experimental Therapeutics and Gynaecological Cancer at King's College London
Workshop 2: Demystifying umbrella and platform trials. To include a task on developing your own trial.
Aimed at ALL levels (including Residents and all other AHPs)
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Professor Peter Johnson
- Professor of Medical Oncology at University of Southampton & National Clinical Director for Cancer at NHS England -
Professor Gary Middleton
- Professor of Medical Oncology, University of Birmingham
1300 – 1400 Lunch, networking and exhibition. Meet the investigator!
1400 - 1500 Session 3: UK Regulations and Beyond
- Understanding UK regulatory frameworks
- tbc - Real-world evidence vs. service evaluation
- tbc - NICE applications and approvals (hear from the experts)
- Dr Tom Newsom-Davis Consultant Medical Oncologist, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital
1500 - 1530 Coffee break, networking and exhibition
1530 - 1630 Session 4: Equitable Access to Clinical Trials
- Improving diversity and equality in clinical trials
- Dr Donna Graham, Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Manchester
- Broadening inclusion criteria in clinical trials
- Dr Vinton Cheng, Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Birmingham and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology
1630 Summary and close
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