Representing and supporting medical oncologists in the UK

Day 3 Programme - Early Career Consultants   

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Saturday 18th April 2026

Membership

The Crowne Plaza, Birmingham, B1 1HH

Delegate FEES


For Early Career Consultants & ST6+

0900 - 0930     Registration, coffee, networking and exhibition

0930 - 0945     Welcome

0945 - 1100     Session 1: Late Effects and Survivorship       

  • Intimacy and relationships during and after cancer treatment
    - Lorraine Grover
     
  • Models of late effects management
    - Dr Dan Monnery, Consultant in Palliative Medicine and Clinical Lead for Palliative and Supportive Care, Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
     
  • Service Development
    - Dr Anna Olsson-Brown, Consultant Medical Oncologist, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
     

1100- 1130     Coffee break, networking and exhibition
 

1130 - 1300     Session 2: Complex Health Challenges

       All to include clinical trials:

  • Psycho-oncology
    - Dr Georgios Basdanis, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, South London Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
     
  • Learning Difficulties in Cancer Care
    - Natalie Gil, Postgraduate Researcher & Trainee Health Psychologist, University Surrey
     
  • Neurodiversity in Cancer Care
    - Katie MundayESRC funded PhD candidate; Community Researcher; Co-founder of Autistic Substance Use Network
    - Rosie TansleyFinal-year ESRC-funded PhD candidate; Community Researcher; BSc Education (First Class Honours)

1300 – 1400     Lunch, networking and exhibition
 

1400 - 1500      Session 3: Clinical Trials Through the Lens of an Early Career Consultant   

  • Chaired by Dr Helen Hockings
    Medical Oncology Consultant, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust  
     
  • Combining clinical work and establishing a clinical trial portfolio
    - Dr Adam Januszewski, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Bart's Health NHS Trust
     
  • Trial SetUp – from EOI to SIV
     
  • Psychological Safety as a Principal Investigator
     

1500 - 1530     Coffee break, networking and exhibition
 

1530 - 1630     Session 4: Personal Development: Working with Industry       

  • Working with the pharmaceutical industry
    - Mark Compton, GI Marketing Strategy Lead, Bristol Myers Squibb
     
  • Personal development: Leadership within and beyond your NHS trust
    - Dr Anne Rigg MBBS PhD FRCP, Medical Director for Cancer and Surgery Clinical Group. Consultant Medical Oncologist, Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust. National Specialty Advisor for Chemotherapy, NHSE

1630               Summary and close

 

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