2020 Spring Conference

The most recent BPOS conference was held on 27th/28th February 2020 at the MacDonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh. The conference was hosted locally by Jenny Young, Richard Kyle and Debbie Cavers in Edinburgh.

Theme:  Personalisation, Policy and Practice.

Keynote speakers:

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

The deadline for early bird registration was Friday 31st January 2020 – click here for registration.

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Wednesday 26th February (night prior to the conference)

There was a complimentary welcome reception that took place on Wednesday 26th from 6.30 to 7.30pm at the City Chambers. We also held a PhD event to give other PhD students and early careers researchers the chance to get to know each other before the conference started. This was in the form of a ghost walking tour called Hidden & Haunted.

The tour was a chilling way to explore Edinburgh after dark – and underground. Strictly adult-only, the ghost tour was a short, sharp shock – into the capital’s unsavoury past. To find out more about the tour please click here (if you dare!!) The event was free but places were LIMITED! To reserve your place please select the option on the conference registration form or email conference@bpos.org

Abstract submission

Abstract submission is closed. Successful delegates were notified by Monday 9th December 2019.

Call for papers (research)

The Executive Committee invite submission of structured abstracts for oral and poster presentations of no more than 250 words comprising: Background, Aims, Methods, Results and Conclusions. Abstracts should be submitted by our online submission system.

Service innovation papers

We would like to showcase excellent clinical, educational, integrational and good practice initiatives at the conference in the form of oral or poster presentations. Delegates wishing to present their work this way should submit an abstract of no more than 250 words describing their work (this does not need to be structured). The scientific committee will assess the merit of these abstracts separately from the main call for papers (described above). Abstract submissions along with title, full name and affiliation of authors should be sent to Sarah Dickinson (BPOS secretary) secretary@bpos.org by Monday 18th November 2019 and presenters will know if they are successful by Monday 9th December 2019.

Accommodation

Accommodation

The 2020 conference was held at the Macdonald Holyrood Hotel. The hotel is situated in Edinburgh’s historic and beautiful old town, just a couple of minutes’ walk from the world famous Royal Mile and the Scottish Parliament building. The hotel’s convenient location in the city centre also means that you’re within 15 minutes’ walking distance of Waverley Railway station and the bustle of the city’s main thoroughfare, Princes Street. Macdonald Holyrood Hotel is the ideal base for exploring this fascinating and unique city.

For more information on the hotel please click here.

The “Both days inc accommodation” package in registration includes accommodation for the Thursday evening at the MacDonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh. The following is included for delegates who register for this package:
• Large comfortable beds
• Internet access
• Satellite TV
• Valet parking available for £20 per 24 hours. Please contact the Hotel direct to book and guarantee your space.
• Large desk
• Iron and ironing board
• Tea and coffee making facilities
• Hairdryer
• Complimentary Wifi

Should delegates wish to book accommodation for the night before or after the conference please make your own arrangements by contacting the hotel’s reservation department (details below), this way you will be given a special rate and be able to keep the same room.

Please contact: Georgia Kinsella (Special Events Executive)

DL: 0131 528 8000
Email: specialevents.holyrood@macdonald-hotels.co.uk

Other nearby hotels may be found at www.booking.com.

Author guidelines

Please see below the guidance for poster, rapid results and oral presentations for the British Psychosocial Oncology Society Annual Conference 2020.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Please see the draft conference programme for the day and time of your presentation.

Each oral presentation will last 10 minutes with 5 minutes for questions at the end.

Please rehearse your talk to make sure it will fit comfortably into the available time.

Please email your PowerPoint presentation to conference@bpos.org by Tuesday 25th February 2020. Please also ensure that you bring a copy of your presentation with you to the conference on a memory stick and that you arrive at your meeting room at least 20 minutes before the start of your session (or an appropriate break in the programme) in order to familiarise yourself with the room and upload your presentation.

RAPID RESULT PRESENTATIONS

Please see the draft conference programme for the day and time of your presentation.

3 minute presentation with 2 minutes for questions at the end.

A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted. For example, this could be an image, a graph, or table.

It’s not easy to condense your research into three minutes, so we ask that you please focus your presentation on the key results of your study that you want to convey.

Please practice your presentation to ensure you stick to the time allocated.

Please email your presentation to conference@bpos.org by Tuesday 25th February 2020. Please also ensure that you bring a copy of your presentation with you to the conference on a memory stick and that you arrive at your meeting room at least 20 minutes before the start of your session (or an appropriate break in the programme) in order to familiarise yourself with the room and upload your presentation.

POSTER PRESENTATION

Portrait orientation and no larger than 1830mm (6ft) high and 940mm (3ft) wide.  A0 size is usual.

You may put up your poster any time from 9am onwards on Thursday 27th of February 2020.

You will be allocated a number and assigned a board on which to hang your poster (Velcro will be provided).

We will be having informal and a dedicated poster viewing sessions throughout the Conference.

Bursaries

We have one PhD student bursary (for students who wish to present at the conference) and two consumer bursary available. These bursaries will cover the cost of full conference registration (both days including accommodation), conference dinner and second class travel to the conference (up to a maximum of £150).

The deadline to apply for both bursaries is Monday 18th November 2019 you will be notified if you have been successful by Monday 9th December 2019.

If you wish to apply for the student bursary please email Sarah Gelcich (treasurer@bpos.org) with your name, place of study, year of study, title of presentation and a statement of why you wish to attend the conference. Please note – you must have submitted an abstract to be eligible for the student bursary. The bursary will be awarded to the student whose abstract achieves the highest rating from the scientific committee (this is done blind to authorship).  In the event of a tie the decision will be based on the submitted statement.

If you wish to apply for the consumer bursary please email  Sarah Gelcich (treasurer@bpos.org) with a brief paragraph outlining why you would like to attend.  The bursary winner will be drawn from a hat! Please note that preference will be given to consumers who have not attended the conference before.

Registration

Registration

To register for the conference please click here

The Early bird registration closes Friday 31st January 2020.

Late registration closes Monday 10th February 2020.

Conference rates

Early bird deadline Friday 31st January 2020
Late registration deadline Monday 10th February 2020

Payments

We encourage delegates to pay online via our registration system. Due to the large amount of admin time it take to process invoices we have decided to introduce an admin fee for all invoices. If you wish to proceed by paying by invoice, the fee is £20. Please contact Sarah Gelcich the BPOS treasurer (treasurer@bpos.org) for more information about invoices.

Cancellation Fees

All registration cancellations must be sent by email to: Sarah Gelcich : treasurer@bpos.org .
Cancellations notices received prior to 10th February 2020 will receive a full refund, minus a £20 administration fee. Cancellations received after 10th February 2020 will not be eligible for a refund. However, you may nominate someone else to go in your place at no extra charge.
Refunds will be processed after the conference has ended.