Hosted by the Royal College of Nursing

With clinical trials becoming increasingly complex, the cancer research landscape is changing. From the management of more extreme side effects to the potential requirement for ITU beds, it is ever more important that the whole clinical team have an awareness and understanding of research embedded in their standard care and routine delivery.

This informative and interactive event will demystify clinical trials and demonstrate the role that all nurses can play in the process to the benefit of patients, processes and clinical outcomes. Supporting trial delivery as a member of non-research staff delivery needn’t be onerous or intimidating. Understand what role you can play and the impact that can have on cancer research.

Programme: 

• 12.00 - 12.05 Welcome from Host Jennifer Sprinks, Editor, Cancer Nursing Practice and webinar Chair Professor Susanne Cruickshank, Strategic Lead for Applied Health Research, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
• 12.05 - 12.20 Understanding exactly what clinical trials are and what they mean for nurses and cancer outcomes, Emma Williams, Haematology Trials Unit Manager, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Supporting Improvement Through Research Award Winner, RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2021
• 12.20 - 12.35 Changing the research culture: increasing availability and accessibility of clinical trials for young people and TYA professionals, Bethan Ingram, Teenage Cancer Trust Senior Nurse and Bethan Fullerton, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
• 12.35 - 12.50 Case study of a palliative new diagnosis clinic: overcoming challenges involving the oncology trials team, Phil Whelan, Macmillan CNS, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• 12.50 - 13.05 The cancer patient journey into early phase clinical trials: challenges and solutions to managing patients’ expectations, Ben Hood, CRUK Research Nurse Consultant, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust
• 13.05 - 13.10 Comfort break
• 13.10 - 13.50 Panel discussion – The nurse role: exploring the practicalities of engaging in clinical trials and balancing clinical care and research responsibilities, Ben Hood, CRUK Research Nurse Consultant, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust
• Sarah Stapleton, Clinical Academic Nurse Researcher, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Emma Williams, Haematology Trials Unit Manager, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Supporting Improvement Through Research Award Winner, RCN Wales Nurse of the Year Awards 2021
• 13.50 - 14.00 Question and answer session

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