Take one day out to update your knowledge and enhance your clinical outcomes
Whether you’re looking to refresh your understanding of hereditary Colorectal Cancer, including the latest research around the correlation between genetics and the microbiome or identify how you can improve diagnosis and the referral pathways in your trust this interactive training day is for you. Designed for all NHS professionals working across the colorectal cancer pathway to benefit from a day of expert-led presentations, engaging discussions, and practical insights, all focused on enhancing patient outcomes and improving service delivery.
Advance your understanding and support: expertly led, structured NHS learning
As colorectal cancer cases are disproportionately rising in younger adults and remains a prevalent issue in the UK, equip your team with the most up-to-date information and skills to effectively support your patients. You will leave this interactive online forum ready to:
- Apply a deeper understanding of hereditary colorectal cancer: Lynch syndrome, FAP, and key genetic drivers
- Navigate genetic testing in colorectal cancer: germline and tumour analysis
- Uncover prevention tools by exploring the gut microbiome's role in colorectal cancer
- Advance your practice with streamlined detection and referral pathways
- Enhance patient outcomes with advanced screening and diagnosis
- Explore the evolving landscape of oncological and genomic therapies
Developed with convenience in mind: join this online course remotely
With an enhanced emphasis on interactive discussion and idea sharing, this unique training day will provide you with all the elements you need to deliver change through:
- Listening and watching presentations and speakers’ Q&A with your course chair
- Deepening your understanding of the genetic factors and the microbiome's influence in colorectal cancer, to enhance patient outcomes
- Taking part in facilitated interactive discussions, learning from fellow attendees as well as the experienced presenters to support prevention through lifestyle and genetic insight
Learning & development
Oncology National Networking Forums are pleased to be featured as part of the ACCEND Framework
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 ACCEND ePortfolio to help you evidence your learning, reflections and competencies.
To find out more, click on the ACCEND Framework tab.
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Join, tech support and opportunity to network in your meeting room
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Chair’s opening remarks and introductions
Mauro Proserpio, Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
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| Genetics in colorectal cancer: pathways and testing | |
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Understanding hereditary colorectal cancer: Lynch Syndrome, FAP, and key genetic drivers
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| 10:10 |
Questions and answers with your speaker
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| 10:20 |
Navigating genetic testing in colorectal cancer: germline and tumour analysis
Terri McVeigh, Consultant Clinical Geneticist, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
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| 10:50 |
Questions and answers with your speaker
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| 11:00 |
Screen break
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| Microbiome, diet, and genetics: understanding risk and prevention in colorectal cancer | |
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Interactive discussion: Enhancing your knowledge of the gut microbiome
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| 11:40 |
Feedback from interactive discussion: Enhancing your knowledge of the gut microbiome
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| 11:50 |
Uncovering the gut? microbiome's role in colorectal cancer and emerging prevention tools
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| 12:20 |
Questions and answers with your speaker
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| 12:30 |
Lunch break
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| Advancing detection and diagnosis in colorectal cancer | |
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Interactive discussion: Optimising the detection rate and the referral pathway in colorectal cancer
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Feedback from interactive discussion: Optimise the detection rate and the referral pathway in colorectal cancer
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Enhancing colorectal cancer screening and diagnosis
Dr Peter Coyne, Colorectal Consultant Surgeon, The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Questions and answers with your speaker
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Screen break
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| 3:00 |
Streamlining your referral pathway
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| 3:30 |
Questions and answers with your speaker
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| Personalised treatment pathways and the future of colorectal cancer care | |
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Exploring the evolving landscape of oncological and genomic therapies
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Questions and answers with your speaker
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| 4:20 |
Chairs closing remarks and close of day
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Mauro Proserpio
Lead Clinical Nurse Specialist
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Dr Peter Coyne
Colorectal Consultant Surgeon
The Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Terri McVeigh
Consultant Clinical Geneticist
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Call for speakers
If you would like to give a presentation and share your work or the work of your service at this online conference, we would be delighted to hear from you.
To discuss speaking opportunities please email the conference producer Cailtin Boyce or call Caitlin on 01732 897788.
Pricing structure
- £299+VAT for one NHS or Public Sector place
- 4th place free! Book 3 NHS or Public Sector places and get the 4th for free
- Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day, please email Sarah Kemm for further details.
Interested in more than one event?
You can benefit from NHS group discounts when booking across two or more courses. This can be for a single person, or for a group booking. Click here to get in touch via email.
Associations and networks
If you belong to an alliance, association or network please email Nichola Cadwallader to see how we can work together on a mutually beneficial basis.
This course is available for in-house training
Available as a bespoke course to teams of 30+ people. 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.
Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.
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
You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.
Modify registration
To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.
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
It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavor to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavor to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.
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Expected attendees
This online training course is ideal for NHS professionals involved the full Continuing Care journey of children and their families.
We are expecting attendance from, but not limited to:
- Lead Clinical Nurse Specialists
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Oncology/ Haematology Nurses
- Consultant Clinical Oncologists
- Macmillan Colorectal Nurse Consultants
- MDT Coordinators
- Colorectal Cancer Navigators
- GPs
If you have a team that is 30 people or more, you can have bespoke training delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.
Past attendee feedback
This online course follows the success of “Best Practice: Colorectal Cancer Service” in January 2023 and “Education Update: Colorectal Cancer Management” in January 2024
Take a look at how our attendees described the day:
View further comments on Oncology National Networking Forums on Trust Pilot.
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 to the ACCEND Framework
All Oncology National Networking Forum courses listed on the Greater Manchester Cancer Academy’s ACCEND 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 ePortfolio.
To do this:
- Register and log in to the 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 ePortfolio
Why sponsor an Oncology National Networking Forum
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.
Interested in having your own event, managed by us?
SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.
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:
Sarah Kemm
Contact: 01732 897788
Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk