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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     

  • Novel clinical trial design
    - Professor Samreen AhmedConsultant 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 EarlHonorary 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)

  • 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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