Oncology Pharmacist Prescribing in Practice

Oncology Pharmacist Prescribing in Practice
Early bird: £199+VAT 5 CPD Hours
Online Course, 5 CPD hours
Tue 26 Nov 2024 09:30-15:20

Designed for oncology pharmacists who are completing or have recently completed your independent prescribing qualification 

This online training course will provide you with in-depth, best practice guidance to equip you for the next steps after your prescribing course. Book your place to benefit from shared learnings, first-hand experiences and clinical insights from Mariam Patel, Oncology Advanced Specialist Pharmacist from University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust. 

Don't forget to book before Friday 18th October to benefit from the early bird discount, saving you £100! 

Increase your oncology prescribing confidence and capability: 5 CPD hours

Following the completion of your pharmacist prescribing course, this dedicated training day will equip you with the practical training skills that will help you to apply your learnings to clinical practice. Book your place and gain the insights and confidence you need to effectively utilise your prescribing qualification in a clinical setting:  

  • Establishing the benefits of oncology pharmacist prescribing and overcoming the challenges 
  • Solidifying and evolving the role within your service 
  • Applying theoretical knowledge into practice: exploring clinical skills and ensuring competence 
  • Assessing pharmacist prescribing opportunities: mapping your role against the Advanced Practice Framework 
  • Navigating medical attitudes towards independent prescribing 
  • Improving communication and maximising your consultations

Developed with convenience in mind: join this online course remotely

Take away useful techniques and clinical insights to enhance your prescribing skills:  

  • Real-world examples and knowledge implementation: streamlined approaches, concise tips and implementable tools  
  • Interactive presentations: opportunity to ask critical questions and learn from the lessons of your leading expert
  • Closed room discussions: benchmark and share your experiences with your fellow attendees
  • Agreed action plan: leave the course with confidence to apply your learnings in clinical practice 

9:30
Join, tech support and opportunity to network in breakout rooms
10:00
Introduction, instructions and leader’s opening remarks
Mariam Patel, Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Oncology, University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust
Pharmacist Prescribing Development
10:10
Exploring the inception and development of oncology pharmacy prescribing in Leicester
  • Establishing the benefits of oncology pharmacist prescribing
  • Navigating the various roles and opportunities: NMP prescribing model within Leicester
  • Overcoming the challenges and development plans for the future
10:40
Questions and answers with your speaker
10:50
Interactive discussion: Establishing and evolving oncology pharmacist prescribing in your team
  • Share your journey so far: progressing in prescribing and lessons learnt so far
  • Discuss how the role is established in your service and how it fits with the wider oncology team
  • What are you looking to achieve in your role as prescribing pharmacist?
11:10
Screen break
Prescribing in Clinical Practice
11:20
Applying your theoretical prescribing knowledge in clinical practice
  • Ensuring competence: recognising your ability and working safely within your limitations
  • Exploring your learning needs following your prescribing course completion
  • Establishing your clinical skills to match medical prescribing experience
11:50
Questions and answers with your speaker
12:00
Interactive discussion: Overcoming the challenges in clinical practice
  • Share your recent prescribing challenges and how they played out
  • What did you do to overcome the challenges? How will you avoid it again in the future?
  • How will you work to develop your clinical skills further to improve your confidence?
12:20
Lunch break
Improving Prescribing Capacity
1:10
Enhancing clinical capacity for oncology prescribing: developing the role in your trust
  • Evolving opportunities for pharmacist prescribing: how to map your role against the Advanced Practice Framework
  • Accessing financing and ‘backfill’ for pharmacists to enhance clinical services
  • Exploring medical attitudes to NMP prescribing
1:40
Questions and answers with your speaker
1:50
Interactive discussion: Engaging buy-in and support from the wider team
  • Share your experiences of buy-in and engagement from the wider team
  • Discuss how you can secure funding for further training and development
  • What development opportunities are open to you as a prescribing pharmacist? How can you access them?
2:10
Screen break
Enhanced Communication
2:20
Achieving effective consultations: improving patient assessments and diagnosis
  • Understand the importance of effective communication
  • Communicating with patients to establish trust and ensure safety
  • Obtaining support from and collaborating with the wider MDT for integrative holistic care
2:50
Questions and answers with your speaker
3:00
Interactive group discussion: reflection and action points explored
  • What will you take away from today that you can implement in your role and wider team?
  • How will you continue to develop your clinical competency and your role as a prescriber?
3:20
Closing remarks and close of course

Share in first-hand experience

Mariam Patel has a wealth of experience as a prescribing pharmacist which she has developed over the past 6 years. Mariam will share best practice guidance and first-hand experiences to arm you with confidence in clinical practice following the completion of your prescribing course.

Mariam Patel

Advanced Specialist Pharmacist – Oncology
University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust

Pricing structure

  • £199+VAT - one NHS or Public Sector place when booked by Friday 18th October 2024
  • £299+VAT - one NHS or Public Sector place when booked after Friday 18th October 2024

You or a colleague can claim the group NHS discount, for booking four places across this and any other subsequent event, providing the same pricing structure applies. Click here to view the full list of up coming events.

For group bookings of five or more people, please email Leonna Beadle or call Leonna 01732 897788.

Commercial companies are also invited to sponsor this day. Please email Sarah Kemm for further details.

You can reserve a no-obligation place whilst you apply for funding.

If your funding has not yet been secured or you would like to hold your place with no obligation whilst waiting for your study leave to be approved, you can reserve your place with us. Please email the reservations team at SBK Healthcare with your details:

  • Booking contact: name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  • Event(s) to reserve for: title and date
  • Delegate details (for each delegate): name, job title, department, email and telephone number
  • Organisation details: name and address

Alternatively you can make a confirmed booking by emailing the above information to the bookings team.

Once you have booked your place, SBK Healthcare will correspond with you using the email address you provided at the time of booking. Within one week of the online training taking place, you will be sent final details of the course including a full agenda, programme timings and your Zoom joining instructions. This email will include a joining link that can be used to access the course.

If you have not received your email two days before your event, do check your junk folder then contact SBK Healthcare on 01732 897788.

Practice sessions are available. If you would like to attend a zoom practice session before the event takes place, please let us know by emailing bookings@sbk-healthcare.co.uk. You will have the opportunity to meet an SBK Healthcare staff member who will ensure you are able to access zoom, that your camera and microphone work and you are fully set-up for the day. This is optional but if you do wish to attend, please use the same device that you plan to use on the day.

On the day, when registration starts, you will be able to join the course by initially entering a waiting room when there may be a short wait. The forum will include screen breaks, as well as topic themed interactive sessions which will take place in the breakout rooms.

Click here to view the specially created 5-minute video that will walk you through how to get the most out of attending your SBK Healthcare interactive online forum.

Certification of attendance

A certificate for Continuing Professional Development will be given to every fully registered participant who completes the course, as a record of your continuing professional training and development.

Registration fees

You will be sent an instant payment option or invoice on registration. Your payment is required in advance. If your fee has not been received prior to the event, and you are not able to provide a PO or proof of payment, you will be asked to make a credit or debit card payment on the day.

Modify registration

To let us know if your details are not correct when you have already registered, please email the bookings team.

Cancellations and substitutions

A full refund of fees will be made only for cancellations received within the first 48 hours of the booking being made. Notice of cancellation must be received in writing by emailing the bookings team at SBK Healthcare. Should you need to cancel your registration after this date, the registration fee remains payable in its entirety although a substitution will be accepted and conference documentation will be provided. Substitution attendees for delegates unable to attend after registering are acceptable at any time.

Event changes

It may be necessary for reasons beyond the control of the conference organisers to alter the content, speakers or the timing of the programme. We will endeavor to keep you abreast of such changes but any unavoidable change to the format will not constitute a reason to refund the fee. Should the event be postponed, we will endeavor to reschedule the event. If, for reasons beyond the control of the conference organiser, the event is cancelled, a full refund will be made. We do not accept any liability for any incurred costs resulting from a postponement or cancellation.

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Expected attendees

Specially designed for oncology pharmacists who are completing or have recently completed their independent prescribing qualification.

If you have a team that is 30 people or more, you can have a bespoke workshop delivered online to your team alone. Please contact Sarah Kemm or telephone 01732 897788.

Past attendee feedback

If you choose to attend you will be in good company with over 1300 professionals taking part in an SBK Healthcare online oncology events in the past 4 years. These focused online forums have received excellent feedback – but don’t take our word for it!

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”Good mix of presentations including International speakers, networking opportunities with other UK based clinicians, clinical trial updates and practical ideas regarding MUO/CUP service development.”
- University Hospital of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Improving your MUO/CUP Service and Pathways, June 2024
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”Extremely informative and relevant to current challenges. Excellent way of sharing good practice.”
- University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Boosting Capacity in your SACT Service, June 2024
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”Inspiring speakers and great to hear what is happening across the country”
- West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Progressing your Lung Cancer Service, March 2024
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”Extremely informative, some good ideas to take forward into our area.”
- Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Providing Personalised Care and Support Planning, November 2023
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“Excellent speakers with a real passion for lung cancer, reassuring that we all have the problems no matter where we work.”
- The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Progressing your Lung Cancer Service, September 2023
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“It was brilliant to hear about progress and setbacks experienced by colleagues across the UK.”
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Establishing Acute Oncology SDEC, September 2023
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“Very informative, makes you more aware of how other trusts work, well delivered, certainly gives confidence to explore your triage assessments and how to gain more knowledge and different ideas for triage.”
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Oncology Nurse-led Telephone Triage Assessment, April 2023
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“A brilliant study day - very educational.”
- Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, Enhancing your MUO/CUP Pathways, March 2023
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“The presentations are so helpful and will help manage patients in clinical practice.”
- Surrey and Sussex NHS Healthcare Trust, Identifying and Treating Immuno-Oncology (IO) Adverse Effects, December 2022

View further comments on Oncology National Networking Forums on Trust Pilot.

Why sponsor?

Our role at SBK Healthcare is to bring industry together with healthcare professionals so that you can educate and inform your audience. These trail-blazing oncology forums offering dedicated presentation, Q&A, networking and discussion time, each sponsor will be fully immersed into the event and able to effectively engage with your NHS audience.

Interested in having your own event, managed by us?

SBK Healthcare also provides in-house forums. Working closely with you as the client we can research, produce, market and deliver the conference or online forum that best suits the audience and meets your goals.

Reach out today

If you would like more information on our sponsorship options an in-house forum or if you wish to discuss your needs and what solutions may be appropriate for your business, please contact: 

Sarah Kemm 

Contact: 01732 897788 

Email: sarah.kemm@sbk-healthcare.co.uk