What are Registered Reports?

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) takes effect from 25 May 2018. The GDPR is a standardized user data protection framework which operates across Europe and imposes obligations on organizations, like BPOS, that handle the personal data of people in the European Economic Area.

This page briefly explains what BPOS is doing to work towards GDPR compliance.

First, we are improving our transparency by developing our Privacy Policy to identify the information that we collect about our users, how we use that information and keep it safe. If you continue to be a member of BPOS after we introduce these updates, it means you agree to this new policy.

Second, we recognize that it’s important for you to control your information so we are considering how to develop features that will help you to easily manage and access some of your information held by BPOS. We will provide more information on these features as they become available.

Third, since we use some third-party suppliers to make our website available, we are reviewing these contracts with a view to ensuring that they comply with applicable laws, including GDPR. Where amendments to these agreements are required we will enter into Data Processing Agreements with our suppliers.

Fourth, we recognize that we have a responsibility to protect your data so we are improving our internal controls around committee access to data.

None of these steps are likely to impact your BPOS membership day to day.

For support on anything related to GDPR, including how to access, inspect, update and remove your personal information with respect to BPOS, please email us at secretary@bpos.org.

Macmillan invites proposals for research with clear potential to benefit people living with cancer through contribution to the outcomes laid out in the Macmillan Research Impact Framework.

Outline applications are invited in the following areas:

1. The impact of new developments in cancer treatment (such as immunotherapy, personalised medicine, modern radiotherapy techniques) on the lives of people with cancer;

2. How to most effectively get information about their diagnosis and prognosis to people living with cancer to enable them to make the right decisions about their life, treatment and care;

3. Identifying, understanding and addressing inequalities in experience and outcomes following a cancer diagnosis.

To find out more, and apply, please visit: www.macmillan.org.uk/researchgrants

Macmillan invites proposals for research with clear potential to benefit people living with cancer through contribution to the outcomes laid out in the Macmillan Research Impact Framework.

Have you been prescribed hormonal therapy following #breastcancer? Can you spare 15-20 minutes to complete an online survey to inform a service to support medication taking? More info and survey here https://goo.gl/GFpEmM  Please  share!

Nominations must be received on or before April 30, 2018. Nominations are being accepting from all over the world!

1. Arthur M. Sutherland Award and Memorial Lecture
   The Arthur M. Sutherland Award honors an IPOS or psycho-oncology community member with a lifetime achievement in the field of psycho-oncology. This is a late career award and recognizes sustained and distinguished output in psycho-oncology over their whole career. This is the Society’s most important award and reflects the international standing of the recipient.
2. Bernard Fox Memorial Award
   The Bernard Fox Memorial Award honors an IPOS or psycho-oncology community member who has made an outstanding contribution in education or research to the field of psycho-oncology. The primary focus is on the academic and educational output of the nominee.
3. Noemi Fisman Award for Lifetime Clinical Excellence
   The Noemi Fisman Award for Lifetime Clinical Excellence honors an IPOS or psycho-oncology community member in recognition of outstanding clinical contributions to the field of psycho-oncology. He/she must have served for a major proportion of his/her career as a clinician and be able to demonstrate novel, beneficial and substantial initiatives impacting directly on the care of patients and his/her families either through their own practice or practice developments.
4. Hiroomi Kawano New Investigator Award
   The Hiroomi Kawano New Investigator Award honors a new investigator for outstanding research contributions in the field of psycho-oncology and is an early career award. Candidates must be within seven years of active work in psycho-oncology after completing his/her postgraduate, fellowship or equivalent specialist training (defined as a PhD or MD or equivalent). This award is sponsored by the Hiroomi Kawano Foundation in Japan.
5. Society Distinguished Life Fellowship Award
   The Society Distinguished Life Fellowship Award recognizes extraordinary and notable contributions to the organization and success of IPOS. This award is only for one who has made a singular contribution to the Society and its work. The Distinguished Life Fellowship Award is limited to past or present IPOS members.

Please complete the nomination form to submit with your nomination. Nominations for 2018 awards are due by April 30, 2018. Please note:

1. All award submissions are to be submitted in PDF format.
2. All materials should be submitted in one PDF document per nominee.
3. Completed packages should be sent to: info@ipos-society.org.
4. Confirmation of receipt of nomination will be issued within one business day of receiving. Confirmation will be sent to the nominator.
5. Recipients are required to attend the 20th World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, October 31 to November 2, in Hong Kong and will be invited to present during a plenary session. Details on the World Congress can be found by going to http://www.ipos-society.org/world-congress/.
6. Review of all nominations received will take place in May and June with final results emailed to each nominator in July.

This survey is to gauge current involvement in clinical services and research with cancer patients/survivors in various age groups and their family caregivers. As the first phase of this initiative, the current survey is asking healthcare professionals, researchers, and teachers about their perception of unmet needs for providing optimal care to persons touched by cancer around the globe.  See https://ipos-society.org/ipos-survivorship-online-survey/

Have you remembered to join BPOS or renew membership. This lasts from January to December each year so do join now to get the maximum from membership, including reduced registration for our conference.
Read More “We hope joining or renewing BPOS membership was one of your New Year resolutions!”