Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Cancer in Practice Conference 2027
About this Event
Building a Positive Research Culture and Growing Research Capacity: A Recipe for Success
Join us for our next Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Programme's annual conference bringing together nurses, allied health professionals, research practitioners, patient contributors, managers, and healthcare leaders to explore how we can strengthen research culture across cancer care.
Research is not just for those in dedicated research roles. Whether you deliver care, support services, lead teams, contribute lived experience, or work in research, everyone has a part to play in creating a positive research culture and improving outcomes for people affected by cancer.
Through inspiring talks, patient perspectives, real-world examples, and interactive discussions, we will explore how individuals, teams, organisations, and wider systems can work together to make research part of everyday practice.
This conference offers an opportunity to learn, network, share ideas, and discover what research can look like in your role.
Together, let's build the recipe for a stronger research culture in cancer care.
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
Registration and refreshments
🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome and introduction
Host: Cherry Sanchez & Laura McGeeney, CRUK NAHP Programme
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
SESSION 1: Individual: “The Ingredients: Supporting People Into Research”
Host: CHAIR: Amy Strong, Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Clinical Research Internship Study
Host: Cherry Sanchez, CRUK NAHP Programme
🕑: 10:20 AM - 10:35 AM
Internship Talk 1
Host: Daniel Bell, Cambridge University Hospitals
🕑: 10:35 AM - 10:50 AM
Internship Talk 2
Host: Cristina Bravo Elvira, Cambridge University Hospitals
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
NIHR Developing Research Leaders Experience
Host: Alicia Page, Royal Papworth Hospital
🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
TBC
Host: Eddie J, Patient Representative
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Tea Break
🕑: 11:50 AM - 01:10 PM
SESSION 2: Teams: Mixing the Batter: Collaboration in Practice
Host: CHAIR: Amanda Stone, Royal Papworth Hospital
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:15 PM
CanRisk – at the Forefront of Cancer Risk Prediction
Host: Marc Tischkowitz, University of Cambridge
🕑: 12:15 PM - 12:40 PM
Using Technology to Build Capacity?
Host: Ines Machado, University of Cambridge
🕑: 12:40 PM - 01:00 PM
Research on Early Cancer Recognition in the Ambulance Setting
Host: Thomas Fearnehough, Yorkshire Ambulance Service
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Networking Lunch
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:50 PM
SESSION 3: Organisation: Heating the Pan: Creating the Right Environment
Host: Justine Kane, Precision Breast Cancer Institute
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:25 PM
Title TBC
Host: Catherine Gooday, NIHR RRDN
🕑: 02:25 PM - 02:50 PM
Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital (CCRH) – Title TBC
Host: Elaine Chapman & Carrie Symington, CCRH
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:50 PM
SESSION 4: “The Pancake Stack: Scaling Research Across the System”
Host: Justine Kane, Precision Breast Cancer Institute
🕑: 02:50 PM - 03:10 PM
Partnerships and Culture
Host: Rhys Grant, CRUK Cambridge Centre
🕑: 03:10 PM - 03:30 PM
Title TBC
Host: Lynsay Bailey, NIHR RRDN
🕑: 03:30 PM - 03:50 PM
PANEL: “When Pancakes Fall Flat: Challenges in Research Capacity Building”
🕑: 03:50 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing Comments
Host: Cherry Sanchez & Laura McGeeney, CRUK NAHP Programme
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