Association of Cancer Physicians explained

Association of Cancer Physicians
Formation:	1994
Website:	theacp.org.uk
Type:	Specialty Medical Association
Abbreviation:	ACP
Status:	Charitable Organisation
Location:	United Kingdom

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]

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

• Cancer in the United Kingdom
• Cancer
  • Immunotherapy Precision Medicine
• Chemotherapy
• Experimental cancer treatments
• Clinical Trials

External links

• ACP - Medical Oncologists
• Executive Committee
• ACP Constitution. Previously Updated July 1997, Revised July 2001

Notes and References

1. Web site: What is the ACP?. theacp.org.uk.
2. Web site: ACP Calendar. theacp.org.uk.
3. Dangoor. Adam. Joffe. Johnathan. Januszewski. Adam. Mansi. Janine. Cunningham. David. Selby. Peter. 13729778. 2016-12-05. The Association of Cancer Physicians responds to "Cancer drugs, survival, and ethics". BMJ. en. 355. i6487. 10.1136/bmj.i6487. 1756-1833. 27920029.
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. 10.3332/ecancer.2016.608. 4762575. 26913066.
5. Web site: Letter to the SoS for Health from the ACP. theacp.org.uk.
6. http://www.opengrey.eu/item/display/10068/450888 Review of the pattern of cancer services in England and Wales
7. Book: Problem Solving Through Precision Oncology: A Case Study Based Reference and Learning Resource. Copson. Ellen. Hall. Peter. Board. Ruth. Cook. Gordon. Selby. Peter. 2016-11-30. Clinical Publishing. 9781846921117. Place of publication not identified.
8. Book: Problem Solving in Older Cancer Patients: A Case Study Based Reference and Learning Resource. Ring. Alistair. Mansi. Janine. Harari. Danielle. Kalsi. Tania. Selby. Peter. 2015-11-30. Clinical Publishing, an imprint of Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd. 9781846921100. English.
9. Book: Problem Solving in Acute Oncology. Marshall. E.. Clark. P.. Young. A.. Selby. P.. 2013-11-01. Clinical Publishing, an imprint of Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd. 9781846921087. Clark. P. I.. 1. English.