Improving Management of Oncological Emergencies

Improving Management of Oncological Emergencies
5 CPD Hours From £249+VAT
Online Course, 5 CPD hours
Thu 24 Apr 2025 09:00-15:30

Refresh your skills and update your knowledge of oncological emergencies 

Whether you’re looking to revive your knowledge and skills or are a new starter after an introduction to managing oncological emergencies, this online training course will enhance your clinical practice. Designed for oncology nursing teams, this immersive study day will provide you with increased confidence through clearly presented updates, real-world examples and a unique opportunity to pose your questions and work through your challenges with your expert workshop leader, Ali Hodge. 

  • Once you have booked your place, you will be asked share your top 4 oncological emergencies that you would like to focus on. Ali will then aim to cover the most popular within the day, alongside those already planned to be covered (MSCC, hypercalcemia, neutropenic sepsis, cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and checkpoint inhibitor toxicities)

A unique opportunity for expert guidance, case-study based learning and peer support

Are you striving to improve your management of oncological emergencies? Would you benefit from key updates, practical guidance and structured case-based learning that will build your knowledge and confidence? If yes, then this online course is for you. Book your place and refocus on: 

  • ‘Traditional’ emergencies
  • ‘Modern’ aka biological therapy emergencies 
  • Recognising and managing emergencies 
  • Educating wider-trust teams to recognise and signpost emergencies

Plus, a unique opportunity to focus on the oncological emergencies of your choice!

We know that your training time is limited: this essential course will provide:

  • Evidenced based examples and guidance: assessment, treatment and communication 
  • Interactive presentations: updates and case-based insights into a variety of emergencies 
  • Closed room discussions: benchmark and engage with your fellow attendees  
  • Agreed action plan: leave the forum with the confidence and drive to improve your clinical practice

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.

9:00
Join, tech support and opportunity to network in your meeting room
  • Where are you based and what is your role?
  • What would you like to take away from the day?
9:30
Introduction, instructions and leader’s opening remarks
Ali Hodge, Nurse Consultant Immunotherapy, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
‘Traditional’ emergencies
9:40
Refresh your knowledge of ‘traditional’ oncological emergencies
  • Overview of emergencies including MSCC, hypercalcemia and neutropenic sepsis
  • How to recognise, treat and communicate with patients around specific emergencies
  • Case studies: work through real-world examples to put your learning into practice
10:10
Interactive discussion: Overcoming your challenges of managing oncological emergencies
  • What have you learnt so far? How are you looking to improve your knowledge?
  • What challenges have you faced supporting patients with ‘traditional’ oncological emergencies?
  • How could your challenges be managed differently in the future?
10:40
Screen break
‘Modern’ emergencies
10:50
Navigating and managing biological therapy emergencies
  • Understand the symptoms of emergencies including cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and checkpoint inhibitor toxicities
  • How to initiate appropriate treatment depending on the emergency
  • Best practice guidance and tools for recognising and effectively managing biological therapy emergencies
11:30
Interactive case studies: Establish your competence to recognise and manage biological therapy emergencies
  • Led by the speaker, you will be guided through case study examples of ‘modern’ emergencies. You will be engaging using interactive online polling that will cement your knowledge and enable you to implement your understanding in clinic
12:00
Morning question and answer session
12:20
Lunch break
Recognising and managing emergencies
1:00
Group learning and discussion: Cement your knowledge and hone your skills for …
  • Benefit from a unique opportunity to discuss and work through oncological emergency scenarios with an expert in the field. Bring your own emergencies that you would like to benefit from an update on and a chance to have your burning questions answered
1:50
Screen break
Trust-wide education
2:00
Providing effective and resourceful education across your hospital: recognising and signposting oncological emergencies
  • Understanding the importance of educating different healthcare professionals
  • Measuring the impact on the identification and management of oncological emergencies
  • Tools for providing training within your hospital: how to get other teams on-board
3:00
Interactive task: Consolidating your learning and building your action plan
  • Share 3 new actions or learning that you will take away from the course and implement in your role
3:30
Chair’s closing remarks and close of workshop

Be guided by your expert course leader

This unique training day offers practical tools driven by experienced examples,  and will be brought to life by Ali Hodge. Others who have benefited from her online training have feedback; “I really liked Ali's 'real-world' stance on the challenges we all face” and “I love that Ali was so animated, passionate and realistic about what is achievable with current NHS resources”.

Ali Hodge

Nurse Consultant Immunotherapy
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Pricing Structure

  • £249+VAT each - 2 or more NHS or Public Sector places
  • £299+VAT - one NHS or Public Sector place 

You or a colleague can claim the group NHS discount, for booking four places across this and any other subsequent event, providing the same pricing structure applies. Click here to view the full list of up coming events.

For group bookings of five or more people, please email Nichola Cadwallader or call Nichola on 01732 897788.

Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Sarah Kemm 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 course has been designed to meet the needs of all experience levels. It has been specifically created for Oncology Nurses.

If you have a team that is 30 people or more, you can have a bespoke workshop delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.

Past attendee feedback

If you choose to attend you will be in good company with over 500 NHS professionals taking part in our online oncology events in the past 2 years. These focused online training, led by Ali Hodge, has received excellent feedback – but don’t take our word for it!

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"I feel much more confident about the triage of my patients. I did not realise that I have been using the tool without knowing. I will, along with my colleagues, be implementing this to our service"
- Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, October 2024
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"This course has been very informative and well planned. It has given me great confidence in my current practice, yet allowed me to develop further and take shared ideas back to my practice"
- Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, October 2024
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"The course gave me the opportunity to learn from other specialties to know what they do in their various roles"
- Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, October 2024
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"Very informative and very educational, providing enhanced knowledge"
- Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, March 2024
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"It was well organised and interesting good at self-reflections on practice"
- Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, March 2024
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"Very informative, makes you more aware of how other trusts work. Well delivered, certainly gives confidence to explore your triage assessments and how to gain more knowledge and different ideas for triage"
- Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, April 2023
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"Great day, wonderful teaching sessions by Ali and Steve, and well organised by Emma. Hope you will produce more sessions, so we can encourage people to attend"
- Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, October 2022
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"I found this very helpful. It confirmed that most of us have the same issues. Nice to hear how others deal with signposting and assessment. It was nice to have confirmation that we are all on the correct track and the importance of using the UKONs tool"
- Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, May 2022
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"Informative presentations and helpful to be able to hear from others taking the course about their experiences"
- Enhance your Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, May 2022

View further comments on Oncology National Networking Forums on Trust Pilot.

Why sponsor?

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 forums offering dedicated presentation, 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