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Sponsored places for user representatives
February 2, 2016
BPOS is pleased to make available one sponsored place for a User Representative - including registration fee, conference dinner, one night’s accommodation and up to a maximum of £100 for travel expenses (Option 1).
We can also sponsor an additional two places (registration fee and conference dinner) for User Representatives who wish to attend the conference but do not require accommodation or travel (Option 2).
Please contact Professor Eila Watson (ewatson@brookes.ac.uk) no later than February 11th, 2016 if you would like to be considered for one of these places, specifying if you would like to be considered for Option 1 or 2. The places will be allocated by a draw, and applicants notified of the outcome by Friday 12th February.
Psycho-Oncology free access
January 12, 2016
The recent Psycho-Oncology special issue on Cancer Prevention is available for free access - see http://www.bpos.org/pages/psycho-oncology-journal
Appearance Matters 7 conference June 2016
December 14, 2015
Researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) at the University of the West of England are organising Appearance Matters 7. This is a leading international conference focussing on appearance, appearance psychology, body image, visible difference, appearance altering surgery, disordered eating, the role of the media and cultural influences, interventions, innovative research methods, provision of care, and ducation. Registration and abstract submission are now open . As well as introducing world leading research, the conference will include workshops, social events and shall be held 28-30 June 2016 and will be in London. Find out more information, listen to podcasts and read their newsletters here: www.uwe.ac.uk/appearancematters
Alternatively follow CAR on Twitter for regular conference updateshttps://twitter.com/car_uwe
Student conference: research in supportive/palliative & end of life care
August 5, 2015
Hosted by the Palliative Care Research Society in conjunction with the Sue Ryder Care Centre for the Study of Supportive, Palliative and End of Life Care at the University of Nottingham. This day will include the opportunity to present your work either orally or in a poster, to network and to attend key note sessions on ‘Preparing for your Viva’ and ‘First steps post-PhD’.
Further details are available here
Abstract submission & registration now open!
July 15, 2015
Abstract submission & registration for the 2016 BPOS annual conference in Cambridge is now open! The deadline for abstracts is Sunday 1st November 2015 (250 words max). Please see the conference page for details: http://www.bpos.org/pages/events/annual-conference
Calling psychosocial specialists
July 6, 2015
The Clinical Interventions workgroup of the COST Appearance Matters Action group are conducting a survey psychosocial specialists who work with people who have appearance-related concerns (including cancer diagnosis and treatment). For further details please see: http://www.bpos.org/pages/advertisements
5 year job opportunity at MSRG
July 6, 2015
Principal research fellow opportunity - see adverstisements page for details http://www.bpos.org/pages/advertisements
2015 Conference abstracts available now!
April 12, 2015
Conference abstracts from the BPOS annual conference (19/20 March 2015) are available in the journal Psycho-Oncology - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pon.2015.24.issue-S1/issuetoc
3rd June 2015 - Supportive Care in Cancer Research conference
April 8, 2015
Save the date: 3rd June 2015 - First UK clinical trials conference for Supportive Care in Cancer Research (Sheffield). Registration is now open & delegates can register via this link before 27th May 2015: http://www.sheffield-delegates.co.uk/Registration/Welcome.aspx?e=45292AD7F76F8E4C532BBC76BAB88676
Great 2015 BPOS conference!
March 23, 2015
Thank you to all the speakers and delegates who attended the BPOS 2015 conference - it was a great success! Sign up to be a BPOS member today to hear more about the forthcoming BPOS events and other psychosocial oncology information in the UK
