Overview

"Improving outcomes: a strategy for cancer" sets out how UK health services can rise to the challenge of helping the NHS to deliver improved cancer outcomes that are amongst the best in the world.

With this in mind, 2011 looks set to be another crucial year for all those tasked with delivering services from across the entire cancer care pathway within the context of significant changes within the NHS and a challenging financial climate. Progress has already been made in implementing "Improving outcomes: a strategy for cancer", but the imperative for improvement remains and significant challenges lay ahead in the bid to deliver the strategy at an even faster rate, and improve outcomes for patients.

• How can cancer services contribute to meeting the quality and productivity challenge the NHS has been set?
• How can we improve the quality of commissioning of cancer services to deliver improvements in outcomes?
• The outcomes framework: What does this mean for cancer?
• How can the NHS save an additional 5000 lives each year by 2014/15?

Whether you are a cancer specialist, public health practitioner, GP commissioner or NHS manager, it is essential that you are up to speed with the latest developments in commissioning for cancer care services, in the prevention agenda and in the delivery of effective, evidence based treatments. 

Now in its second year, the unique and comprehensive Cancer Care Congress 2011 has established itself as the UK’s premier gathering of all of those involved in the cancer care pathway.

Join hundreds of cancer care professionals at Cancer Care Congress 2011 – the biggest event for all those involved in cancer.

CLICK HERE to view the current agenda

2011 highlights

• Over 35 sessions from 8 conference streams
• High level plenary panels
• Dynamic exhibition village
• Round-table discussions
• Practical workshops run by partners
• Best practice poster competition
  

2011 conference programme highlights

• Presentations from the leading national and regional figures in cancer care
• More stream content, including entirely new streams on personalised medicines and therapies
• High-level debate, stimulating panel discussions and inspirational case studies
• Networking with hundreds of colleagues from across the cancer community
• The largest exhibition of companies and organisations involved in the cancer pathway

New for 2011

• In-depth analysis of the new commissioning process moving away from World Class Commissioning to Consortia
• Due to popular demand, 2011's Congress will dedicate an entire stream to clinical cancer drug research
• Cancer Drug Fund - the Government's £750 million cancer strategy announced. What does this mean for cancer care over the next 4 years?

Key issues at the Congress will include

• Acute Oncology
• Diagnosis, detection & cancer prevention
• Clinical research in cancer care
• Cancer survivorship
• Personalised medicine and therapies
• Outpatient and community care

Key contributions from the Advisory Panel 

Including:

• Stephen Williams, Cancer Reform Strategy Manager, Macmillan Cancer Support
• Dr Teresa Tate, Medical Advisor, Marie Curie Cancer Care
  
  Plus many more - Download the complete Advisory Panel list here
  

How can you get involved in 2011?

Delegate Benefits

• Access to the conference streams with individual sessions to pick and choose from
• Continuous professional development certificates
• Full access to the Exhibition Village
• Seminars
• Fringe seminars and demonstrations 
• Complimentary tea, coffee and hot lunch