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Late Effects in Cancer Survivors – Sheffield, 8th & 9th March 2012
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
Macmillan are co-sponsoring this unique conference bringing together healthcare professionals from a variety of specialisms across the UK and abroad, to focus on the long term consequences of cancer and its treatments. Continue reading…
Bone health and cancer: Clinical Implications and Palliative Care, 29th March 2012
Friday, January 20th, 2012
The Macmillan Survivorship team are co-sponsoring a one-day event for health professionals looking at the clinical implications and management of cancer related bone disease and bone loss as a result of therapy. This is a research and education event, and is relevant for nurses, physicians and researchers. Continue reading…
Help for cancer survivors with consequences of treatment – first ever guidance for clinicians
Monday, November 28th, 2011
Macmillan have funded the first ever clinical guidance for consequences of cancer treatment, out this month in the medical journal ‘Gut’, to help professionals deal with all the acute and chronic gastrointestinal problems which can occur as a result of treatment for cancer. “Should be required reading for all who treat patients for cancer or its sequelae”, Peer reviewer of the published guidance in ‘Gut’. Read more
NCSI teams “highly commended” at the Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Awards
Friday, November 11th, 2011
Teams from the National Cancer Survivorship Initiative have been “highly commended” at the 2011 Pfizer Excellence in Oncology Awards in the category of ‘Best Patient support Initiative’ for the work relating to the Treatment Summary.
Macmillan wins runner-up IBM Centennial Award
Friday, November 4th, 2011
As part of IBM’s 2011 centenary celebrations they offered a global award for an IT development that was innovative, smarter working, intelligent, instrumented and interconnected. The proposed development needed to deliver integrated personalised care and promote wellness.
Macmillan’s Assessment and Care Planning, Electronic Solutions project was selected as a suitable IT project to be submitted and was the winner of the runner-up prize of US $10,000.