Integrated Cancer Care Conference

Main speakers:

Dr Maria  Michelagnoli MD FRCPCH
Maria will explain her initial reservations of offering complementary therapy to her paediatric and teenager cancer patients and outlines how she now views the benefits for her patients. She advocates for what she sees as an essential supportive tool within the MDT for the whole family experience.

Therapist experience
Highlighting the use of aromatherapy massage, reflexology and reiki with our cancer patients. Discuss the use of an aromatherapy tool that is given to patients to use to help themselves during periods of nausea and stress.

Nurse Perspective
An experienced cancer nurse explores the nurse experience of working with complementary therapists in cancer care

Research Simon Clare
Discussing the challenges of designing and implementing a RCT protocol for Reiki in an acute cancer care setting .Learning how to overcome the obstacles and help create a bench mark for good practise for future designs in this arena

Sara Goldman and Angie Buxton–King How do we fund our service?
Sara will share her experiences of fundraising for the leukaemia and lymphoma unit. Angie will share fundraising ideas to help pilot complementary therapy within cancer care.

A Patient’s Experience
A valuable insight into a patient’s experience of using CT alongside conventional medicine and an opportunity to ask questions to inform your own practice.

North London Cancer Network scoping project
Presentation of a recent scoping exercise completed by the NLCN looking at best practise and guidelines for the implementation of CT within the network .Where is CT available and how is it accessed?