april 08
Wales Cancer Conference 30 th April – 1 May st 2008 City Hall Cardiff
may 08
Palliative Medicine Update 7 May 2008, Leicester Racecourse Contact: Karen Mann, Palliative Care Team email: karen.mann@uhltr.nhs.uk
British Gynaecological Cancer Society Spring Meeting 23rd May 2008, International Study Centre, Canterbury Cathedral, Kent Contact: Sally Jones sally.jones@ekht.nhs.uk
june 08
UKRC UK Radiology Conference 2008 2 – 4 June 2008 NIA, NCC & Austin Court, Birmingham www.ukrc.org.uk conference@ukrc.org.uk
The ESPR - European Society of Paediatric Radiology Congress 2008 4th to 7th June Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland.Contact: S. Chapman.
5th Teenage Cancer Trust International Conference 9th-10th June 2008. Church House, Westminster, London SW19 3NZ Contact: Samantha Greshoff sam@greshoff.free-online.co.uk
The Association of Breast Surgery at BASO Conference 11th June 2008, The National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull. Contact: Lucy Davies, admin@baso.org.uk
The Beatson International Cancer Conference 15th - 18th June, 2008, Hilton Hotel, Glasgow, Scotland
NHS Confederation Annual Conference 18-20 June, Manchester Central www.nhsconfed.org
British Neuro-Oncology Society Annual Meeting 25th – 27th June 2008. The Royal Preston Hospital & University of Central Lancashire www.uclan.ac.uk
july 08
20th European Association for Cancer Research Meeting 5th-8th July 2008, Lyon, France
Internatiional Lung Cancer Conference 9-12 July 2008, Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre, Kings Dock Contact; Jaime Bennett lungcancer@happen.co.uk
august 08
12th World Congress on Pain 17–22 August 2008, Scottish Exhibition Centre, Glasgow Contact: IASP Secretariat. website: www.iasp-pain.org/2008Congress.htm
International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care - 15th International Conference on Cancer Nursing 17–21 August 2008, SingaporeContact: ICCN Conference Secretariat. website: www.isncc.org
UICC World Cancer Congress 2008 27–31 August 2008, Geneva, Switzerland Contact: UICC Congress Secretariat. website: www.uicc-congress08.org
Breast Cancer Meeting 28th August 2008, Institute of Physics, Portland Place, London W1 www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk
september 08
14th Congress of the European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO 2008) 10-13 September 2008, The Hague, The Netherlands Contact: www.ecco-org.eu
UK Oncology Nursing Society - Inspiring Cancer Nursing Conference 19th September 2008, Central Hall, Westminster, London. Contact: www.ukons.org
october 08
National Prostate Cancer Conference 3rd October, Olympia Conference Centre, London, UK Contact: www.prostate-cancer.org.uk
1st Annual Royal Marsden Breast Cancer Meeting 3rd October 2008, The Royal College of Physicians, 11 St. Andrew’s Place, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4LE Contact: www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk
National Cancer Research Institute Cancer Conference 5th - 8th October 08, International Convention Centre, Birmingham, UK Contact: ncriconference@ncri.org.uk
BOPA - British Oncology Pharmacists Association The 11th Annual BOPA Symposium 17th -19th October, 2008 Liverpool Contact: Yvonne Blake bopa2008@succinctcomms.com
Teenage Cancer Trust - Find Your Sense of Tumour Conference, 17 -20th Oct 2008. The conference for teenagers and young adults with cancer. Contact Sam Greshoff - sam@greshoff.free-online.co.uk or call 01227 733668.<o:p>
11th International Paediatric Haematology and Oncology Update Meeting 23rd-24th October 2008. The Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh Contact: iphoum@indexcommunications.com
november 08
The ABS at BASO & BASO ~ ACS Scientific Conference 3rd-4th November 2008, The Royal College of Surgeons, Gray''s Inn Hall. Contact: Jackie Spencer jackiespencer@baso.org.uk
2nd ESO-SIOPE MASTERCLASS IN PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY, 7th-13th Nov 2008, Ascona, Switzerland www.cancerworld.org/eso
RCN Breast Cancer Care Nursing Society Conference and Exhibition 2008 28th November 2008, Marble Arch Hotel, London, W1 Contact: Laura Benfield breastcare@rcn.org.uk
Macmillan Cancer Support Conference November 2008 Contact: pkerr@macmillan.org.uk
december 08
TYAC's Winter Education Day, 2nd Dec 2008, Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer (TYAC) is holding its second education meeting of 2008 at The Christie Hospital in Manchester. This is a meeting for all professionals of any discipline who work with teenagers and young adults with cancer. Contact Pam Ringrose, TYAC Coordinator info@tyac.org.uk
NICE 2008, 10th Anniversary Conference, 3rd-4th Dec 2008, Manchester Central Convention Complex. Focus on evidence-based practice, clinical quality and the implementation of guidance. Designed for a variety of staff including clinical leaders in primary and secondary care, clinical governance and clinical audit leads, Chief executives, chairs and board members, public health professionals, research and development professionals, patient and public involvement leads and more. www.nice2008.co.uk
British Psycholosocial Oncology Society Conference, 4th-5th Dec 2008, The BPOS is holding this two-day conference titled 'Reaching the Hard to Reach' at the Thorpe Park Hotel in Leeds
The conference is open to all researchers and clinicians with an interest in this area. www.pogweb.org/bpos01.php
january 09
15th Clatterbridge & RCN Meeting - Cancer Care 2009 Collaboration in a time of change 23rd-24th Jan, Chester Racecourse, Chester Contact: Mirka Ferdosian cancercare@rcn.org.uk
British Thoracic Oncology Group 7th Annual Meeting 2009 Contact: dawn.mckinley@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
february 09
16th International Conference of Indian Association of Palliative Care 13-15 February 2009, New Delhi, INDIA Contact: Dr Sushma Bhatnagar www.iapcon2009.org
march 09
RCN International Nursing Research Conference 24 - 27 March 2009, Cardiff, Wales, UK www.rcn.org.uk
april 09
may 09
11th European Association for Palliative Care Congress 7–10 May 2009, Vienna, AUSTRIA Contact: Heidi Blumhuber Heidi.Blumhuber@istitutotumori.mi.it www.eapcnet.org/Vienna2009<o:p>