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Abstract submissions NOW open for BPOS 2020!

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The 2020 conference is being hosted locally by Jenny Young, Richard Kyle and Debbie Cavers in Edinburgh.

Theme:  Personalisation, Policy and Practice.

Keynote speakers: 

Dr Catherine Calderwood – Chief Medical Officer for Scotland

Professor Gerry Humphris – University of St Andrews

Liz O’Riordan – Breast surgeon and patient. Co-author of ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to Feel Empowered and Take Control’ with Professor Trisha Greenhalgh

Abstract submission is now open and the deadline for submissions is Monday 4th November 2019.

See conference pages for more details

PhD opportunity with a closing date of 29th November

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 The project title is ‘Understanding the long-term implications of treatment of rare brain tumours on health-related quality of life: a European cross-sectional study’ (Dr Florien Boele, Prof Galina Velikova, and Prof Martin Klein):

https://phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/347-understanding-the-long-term-implications-of-treatment-of-rare-brain-tumours-on-health-related-quality-of-life:-a-european-cross-sectional-study

Survey for partners

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If you are a partner of someone who has had cancer please consider taking part in this University of Liverpool study, which aims to better understand worry about a partner’s cancer returning.  The survey will take approximately 20-30 minutes and will ask questions about how you think and feel about your partner’s cancer returning and also about your own experiences of anxiety, low mood and worry.  The responses that you do give will remain confidential. 
For more information, contact Louise O’Rourke on l.o-rourke@liverpool.ac.uk.Further details can be found in the direct link to the study: https://livpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1GMAarFwMK7Wi2x As a thank you for taking the time to complete the research study, you will have the opportunity to be entered into a prize draw to be eligible to win one of six £25 high street vouchers.

British Psychosocial Oncology Society (BPOS) executive committee vacancy

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Palliative care representative, 3 year position

The British Psychosocial Oncology Society (BPOS) is looking for a palliative care representative to join their executive committee.  The executive committee oversees the running of the society and is made up of representatives from clinical, nursing, psychiatry, psychology and academic backgrounds as well as postgraduate students and patient representatives. The committee meets four times a year (one face to face meeting, the remainder via teleconference) and at the AGM which is usually conducted as part of the yearly conference. Committee members assist with the ongoing development and promotion of the society and contribute to conference planning and organisation.

If you are interested, or would like further information please contact Kate Absolom (Chair, k.l.absolom@leeds.ac.uk) for an informal discussion. Applicants are asked to submit a covering letter, detailing why they would like to join the committee, and a short CV to Sarah Dickinson (s.dickinson@leeds.ac.uk) by Friday 31st May 2019 at 5pm. The Executive Committee will decide on appointments. If there is more than one application and the BPOS executive committee cannot decide between applications, there is the possibility of applicants going to a member wider vote.