Report on the 2014 UKONS Annual Conference Belfast, 14-15 November 2014: focus on living with and beyond cancer, patient information and support, and innovations in treatment and care.
The UK Oncology Nursing Society's (UKONS) annual conference focused on three major themes. These were 'Living With and Beyond Cancer', 'Patient Information and Support', and 'Innovations in Treatment and Care'. It featured a wide range of presentations, industry satellites, exhibitions, poster discussions. and workshops. Presenters ranged from those eminent in their particular field to those gracing the speaker's podium for the first time. The rich variety of presentations covered policy, cancer trends, clinical developments, care initiatives, personal development, and advances in practice. There was a strong emphasis on skills, knowledge, values, and attitudes, with the most junior and novice nurses mixing with experienced and highly esteemed practitioners.
Queens University, University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN, Northern Ireland, UK.
Richard
R
Henry
University College London Hospitals (UCLH), 235 Euston Road, Fitzrovia, London NW1 2BU, UK.
Lallita
L
Carballo
South Wales Cancer Network, Glanrhyd Hospital, Pen-y-Fai, Bridgend CF31 4LJ, Wales, UK.
Gillian
G
Knight
University Hospital, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, UK.
Elaine
E
Lennan
North Cumbria University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Carlisle, CA2 7HY, UK.
Helen
H
Roe
United Kingdom Oncology Nursing Society (UKONS); innovations in treatment and care; living with and beyond cancer; oncology nursing; patient information and support