Author: BPOS

We would like to invite you to the next BPOS Annual General meeting which will take place on Friday 13th September 2024, between 09:30am-11.30am, via Zoom.

Please register for the event by Wednesday 11th September at the latest, using the link below. The zoom details will be sent out nearer the time.  

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/976538522007?aff=oddtdtcreator

The agenda for the AGM will be as follows: 

We look forward to seeing you there

We will shortly be announcing the details of our annual conference, to be held in November. We will update you with dates for registration and abstract submission, along with a conference theme. Look forward to seeing you all in November!

As we’re now in our 40th year, we are seeking feedback from our members, and the wider psychosocial oncology community, about the current and future role of the Society. We want to hear your thoughts about our direction moving forward, how best to engage the community, and what would be useful benefits of the society.

Please complete this 10-minute survey, open to BPOS members and those in the psychosocial oncology field. The survey is open until the 18th of October.

https://cambridge.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Jqwfg5rXb0yIEC

Submission Deadline – 1^st September

Read More “Call for Papers – Special Issue on Implementation Science and Psycho-Oncology”

We have vacancies for 5 enthusiastic and committed individuals to fill the following positions on the BPOS Executive Committee.

Read More “Executive Committee Vacancies”

Psycho-Oncology are looking for their next Editor in Chief.

Read More “Psycho-Oncology Editor in Chief”

We’re pleased to announce that the 2023 BPOS annual conference will take place on Wednesday the 22nd March – Thursday 23rd March at Jesus College, Cambridge.

More information and registration details can be found here: https://www.delegate-reg.co.uk/bpos2023/.

Key dates to know:

Submission Deadline: 10.00am, Monday 9th January 2023
Outcome Notification: w/c 30 January 2023
Programme Announced: w/c 30 January 2023
Presenters to be registered by: Monday 20 February 2023

Read our tribute to thirty years of the journal ‘Psycho-Oncology’ here:

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/pon.5924

The Irish Psycho-Social Oncology Network (IPSON) is hosting 3 free online training sessions in May, open them up to anyone who may be interested. 

Psychological First Aid, Friday, May 6^th from 1-2pm 

Trauma Informed Medical Care 101, Friday, May 20^th from 1-2pm 

Psychological First Aid, Wednesday, May 25^th from 10am-4pm 

The trainings will be focused on supporting Ukrainian refugees with cancer, but the learning can be generalised to any person who has survived trauma. Please feel free to share this flyer with family, friends, and colleagues. The Psychological First Aid trainings are appropriate for any adult, whereas the Trauma Informed Medical Care 101 is targeted at professionals who work with medical patients.  

Registration 6th May – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/psychological-first-aid-delivered-by-kelly-mcbride-tickets-318778473997

Registration 20th May – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trauma-informed-medical-care-101-delivered-by-meghan-marsac-tickets-327327654827

Registration 25th May – https://www.eventbrite.com/e/psychological-first-aid-delivered-by-kelly-mcbride-tickets-327338788127

Led by our BPOS student representatives, the executive committee have recently published a paper in Psycho-Oncology exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on post-graduate researchers. Twenty-three respondents to an online survey provided free text comments to prompts about their research/student experience, changes to their research, personal changes needed to adapt, research support and training, and long term impacts. These comments were analysed thematically and a SWOT framework applied.

To read more about the results, you can find the paper here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pon.5885.