Association of Cancer Physicians

The Association of Cancer Physicians (ACP) is a specialty association in the United Kingdom for medical oncologists. The ACP is recognised by the Royal College of Physicians and the Department of Health, and provides training and regular meetings for members.[1]

Association of Cancer Physicians
AbbreviationACP
MottoRepresenting and Supporting Medical Oncologists in the United Kingdom
Formation1994
TypeSpecialty Medical Association
Legal statusCharitable Organisation
Location
  • United Kingdom
Websitetheacp.org.uk

Membership of the ACP gives medical oncologists an independent voice in the affairs of the Royal College of Physicians, the Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology (JCCO) and the Specialty Advisory Committee (SAC), who supervise training and accreditation.

Through this, we:

  • Promote the views and interests of medical oncologists to the DoH and RCP
  • Influence policy on consultant expansion
  • Develop training curricula and the upcoming specialty examination
  • Participate in NICE appraisal and guideline development
  • Encourage the development of best practice to benefit patients
  • Nominate members for National Clinical Excellence Awards

Meetings and workshops

Calendar of Events[2]

2017

  • 18–19 March: The Association of Cancer Physicians New Consultants Group Meeting, Manchester
  • 15–16 June: UK Oncology Forum Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Association of Cancer Physicians, Birmingham
  • 13 October: The Association of Cancer Physicians Workshop on Immunotherapies, Manchester
  • 14–15 October: The Association of Cancer Physicians Trainees Weekend, Manchester

2016

  • 12 March: The Association of Cancer Physicians New Consultants Group Meeting, Manchester
  • 14 October: The Association of Cancer Physicians Workshop on Patient Centred and Integrated Cancer Care, Manchester
  • 15–16 October: The Association of Cancer Physicians Trainees Weekend, Manchester
  • 7 November: The Association of Cancer Physicians Annual General Meeting, NCRI Conference, Liverpool
  • 11 November: The Late Medical Effects of Cancer Treatment, The Royal College of Physicians, London

2015

  • Friday 6 March Third Symposium on primary breast cancer in older women, East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham
  • 7–8 March ACP New Consultants Group Weekend, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Birmingham
  • 18 September British Geriatrics Society Oncogeriatrics Special Interest Group Meeting, Wellcome Collection, London
  • 17–18 October ACP Cancer Physicians in Training weekend, DoubleTree by Hilton, Manchester Piccadilly

Publications
  • Response to 'Cancer Drug, Ethics and Survival' published in the BMJ[3]
  • Association of Cancer Physicians Strategy, published in eCancer[4]
  • Letter to the Secretary of State for Health regarding junior doctors' contract[5]
  • Review of the Pattern of Cancer Services in England and Wales, Southampton[6]

Textbooks
  • Problem Solving through Precision Medicine,[7] Clinical Publishing, 2016
  • Problem Solving in Old Cancer Patients,[8] Clinical Publishing, 2015 - Winner of the BMA Medical Books Awards, 2016
  • Problem Solving in Acute Oncology,[9] Clinical Publishing, 2014

See also

References
  1. "What is the ACP?". theacp.org.uk.
  2. "ACP Calendar". theacp.org.uk.
  3. Dangoor, Adam; Joffe, Johnathan; Januszewski, Adam; Mansi, Janine; Cunningham, David; Selby, Peter (2016-12-05). "The Association of Cancer Physicians responds to "Cancer drugs, survival, and ethics"". BMJ. 355: i6487. doi:10.1136/bmj.i6487. ISSN 1756-1833. PMID 27920029. S2CID 13729778.
  4. Baird, Richard; Banks, Ian; Cameron, David; Chester, John; Earl, Helena; Flannagan, Mark; Januszewski, Adam; Kennedy, Richard; Payne, Sarah (2016-01-01). "An Association of Cancer Physicians' strategy for improving services and outcomes for cancer patients". ecancermedicalscience. 10: 608. doi:10.3332/ecancer.2016.608. PMC 4762575. PMID 26913066.
  5. "Letter to the SoS for Health from the ACP" (PDF). theacp.org.uk.
  6. Review of the pattern of cancer services in England and Wales, (Association of Cancer Physicians (United Kingdom))
  7. Copson, Ellen; Hall, Peter; Board, Ruth; Cook, Gordon; Selby, Peter (2016-11-30). Problem Solving Through Precision Oncology: A Case Study Based Reference and Learning Resource. Place of publication not identified: Clinical Publishing. ISBN 9781846921117.
  8. Ring, Alistair; Mansi, Janine; Harari, Danielle; Kalsi, Tania; Selby, Peter (2015-11-30). Problem Solving in Older Cancer Patients: A Case Study Based Reference and Learning Resource. Clinical Publishing, an imprint of Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781846921100.
  9. Marshall, E.; Clark, P.; Young, A.; Selby, P. (2013-11-01). Clark, P. I. (ed.). Problem Solving in Acute Oncology (1 ed.). Clinical Publishing, an imprint of Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781846921087.



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