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.
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
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 Association of Cancer Physicians Strategy, published in eCancer Letter to the Secretary of State for Health regarding junior doctors' contract Review of the Pattern of Cancer Services in England and Wales, SouthamptonReview of the pattern of cancer services in England and Wales, (Association of Cancer Physicians (United Kingdom))
Textbooks Problem Solving through Precision Medicine, Clinical Publishing, 2016 Problem Solving in Old Cancer Patients, Clinical Publishing, 2015 - Winner of the BMA Medical Books Awards, 2016 Problem Solving in Acute Oncology, Clinical Publishing, 2014
See also Cancer in the United Kingdom Cancer Immunotherapy Precision Medicine Chemotherapy Experimental cancer treatments Clinical Trials
References
External links ACP - Medical Oncologists Executive Committee ACP Constitution. Previously Updated July 1997, Revised July 2001