Specially designed for acute oncology professionals and SACT and oncology nurses involved in urgent assessment, this interactive online workshop will help you recognise deterioration, assess possible causes and coordinate the initial response when an immunotherapy patient becomes acutely unwell.
Led by Gemma Mullins, Lead Acute Oncology CNS, the day combines practical patient cases with insight from Nottingham’s pathway development. Explore assessment and escalation decisions, communication across specialties and how emerging evidence could influence your service, while comparing approaches with colleagues from across the UK.
Recognise, assess and escalate
Build confidence in acute assessment and coordinated care
When an immunotherapy patient presents acutely unwell, your team needs to establish what matters, respond to uncertainty and access the right support. Work through practical cases and pathway examples to strengthen your approach. Key learning outcomes include:
- Recognising acutely unwell immunotherapy patients and identifying red flags requiring urgent action
- Differentiating possible immune-related toxicity from infection, disease progression and other treatment effects
- Discussing difficult presentations and approaches to acute assessment
- Assessing severity, initiating immediate care and recognising when specialist escalation is needed
- Comparing approaches to assessment, admission and escalation across acute oncology services
- Learning from Nottingham’s experience of developing a coordinated immunotherapy urgent-care pathway
- Exploring approaches to improving communication, specialist links and continuity across urgent-care pathways
- Reviewing emerging immunotherapy evidence and its implications for acute oncology practice
- Drawing on good practice to identify practical next steps for your service
Live online learning
Work through patient cases and compare approaches across services
This interactive online workshop combines presentations and facilitated discussions with practical examples of acute assessment and pathway development. On the day, you will have the opportunity to
- Connect with acute oncology colleagues and nurses involved in urgent assessment and telephone triage from across the UK
- Discuss patient cases covering first contact, competing diagnoses, immediate response and escalation
- Ask questions and draw on Gemma’s clinical and pathway development experience
- Compare how trusts manage specialist links, out-of-hours support and continuity of care
- Share successes, explore useful resources and identify practical next steps for your team
In-house training
Available as a bespoke course to teams of 25 people or more. Please contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content tailored to the specific needs of your organisation. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
Learning & development
Oncology National Networking Forums are pleased to be featured on the ACCEND Greater Manchester ePortfolio
The ePortfolio platform is available via the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy and supports professional development in cancer care.
This forum and all of our events are mapped to the ACCEND Framework and can be recorded in the Greater Manchester ePortfolio to help you evidence your learning, reflections and competencies.
To find out more, click on the ACCEND tab.
| 9:00 |
Registration, technical support and networking opportunity
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| 9:30 |
Introductions and course leader's opening remarks
Gemma Mullins, Lead Acute Oncology CNS, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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| Assessing acute presentations | |
| 9:40 |
Recognising the acutely unwell immunotherapy patient
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| 10:00 |
Differentiating toxicity from other causes
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| 10:30 |
Questions and answers with Gemma Mullins
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| 10:40 |
Interactive discussion: Sharing experience of assessing acutely unwell patients
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| 11:10 |
Screen break
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| From assessment to escalation | |
| 11:20 |
Assessing severity, initiating immediate treatment and escalating care
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| 11:50 |
Questions and answers with Gemma Mullins
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| 12:00 |
Interactive discussion: Sharing experience from assessment to escalation
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| 12:30 |
Lunch break
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| Coordinating urgent care | |
| 1:00 |
Case study: Developing a coordinated immunotherapy urgent-care pathway
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| 1:30 |
Questions and answers with Gemma Mullins
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| 1:40 |
Interactive discussion: Sharing experience of urgent-care pathways
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| 2:10 |
Screen break
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| Emerging evidence and future practice | |
| 2:20 |
The emerging future of immunotherapy and implications for acute oncology
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| 2:50 |
Questions and answers with Gemma Mullins
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| 3:00 |
Closing interactive discussion: Sharing good practice and planning next steps
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| 3:20 |
Workshop leader’s closing remarks and close of day
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Your experienced workshop leader
Gemma Mullins, Lead Acute Oncology CNS at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, will share practical insight into assessing acutely unwell immunotherapy patients and developing pathways that connect acute care with specialist services.
Gemma Mullins
Lead Acute Oncology CNS
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Who should attend?
Connect with colleagues working across immunotherapy urgent care
Join NHS professionals from across the UK to compare assessment and escalation approaches, discuss pathway challenges and share practical ideas for improving communication and continuity of care.
Designed for:
- Acute Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialists and team leads
- Advanced Clinical Practitioners working in acute oncology
- SACT and oncology nurses involved in urgent assessment and telephone triage
Past attendee feedback
This workshop builds on our programme of oncology training designed around the practical challenges faced by professionals supporting patients across cancer pathways. Previous attendees value the opportunity to discuss shared challenges, learn from colleagues in other organisations and take away practical ideas and greater confidence to apply in their own services:
Pricing structure
- £349+VAT early bird rate (£50 off) for each NHS or public sector place when booking on or before Friday 20th November
- £399+VAT full price for one NHS or public sector place
- Fourth place FREE: team offer when you book 3 places at full price
Discount policy: Only one offer applies per booking
Please contact Nichola Cadwallader with your enquiries.
Commercial places are available, please contact Vanessa Jarman for further information
Booking across different events?
If you and/or your colleagues are planning to attend different events, you can still take advantage of the fourth place FREE team offer, by combining eligible bookings across events with the same pricing structure.
If you are booking multiple attendees for one or more events and would like help arranging your booking, please email Nichola Cadwallader or call Nichola on 01732 897788 for further details.
In-house training
Available as a bespoke course to teams of 25 people or more. Please do contact us if you would like this training delivered exclusively to your team, with the content developed to drill into the specific needs of your service. Please email Sarah Kemm or call 01732 897788 for further details.
You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding.
If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:
- Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
- Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
- Organisation details: name and address
Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team.
Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.
If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.
Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.
On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.
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Certification of attendance
A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.
Registration fees
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Cancellations and substitutions
A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.
Event changes
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About the ACCEND Framework
The ACCEND Framework is designed to enhance cancer care by providing a structured approach to education and professional development for healthcare professionals.
- It defines the essential Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) and offers a tailored educational structure to support progression at every stage of a cancer care career.
- Launched in January 2023, the framework aims to transform career pathways and improve training and development opportunities across the cancer workforce.
- It provides access to the education and training needed to meet role-specific competencies and includes dedicated resources for nurses, allied health professionals and those in cancer-related support roles.
- The ACCEND Framework delivers a nationally agreed career and education structure underpinned by clearly defined capabilities in practice.
Map your learning
All Oncology National Networking Forum courses listed on the ACCEND Greater Manchester ePortfolio are fully aligned with the ACCEND Framework.
You can easily log your attendance and map your learning to the Cancer Capabilities in Practice (CiPs) through the ACCEND Greater Manchester ePortfolio.
To do this:
- Register and log in to the Greater Manchester ePortfolio
- Click ‘Add Entry’
- Select 'Choose an item from the library'
- Change the provider to Oncology National Networking Forums
- Choose the relevant event you have attended (or plan to attend)
This tool offers a central space to track your professional development, reflections and achievements - supporting your ongoing career in cancer care.
Click here to access the Greater Manchester ePortfolio
Sponsorship engagement
Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing oncology delivery forums offer dedicated presentations, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.
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Reach out today
If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact:
Vanessa Jarman
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: Vanessa.Jarman@sbk-healthcare.co.uk