ACCEND & Personalised Care

Our ACCEND event brings together AHP and CNS colleagues from across the Thames Valley for an engaging and collaborative day with an focus on ACCEND workforce development in Personalised Care, prehabilitation and rehabilitation.

The day will bring together practical examples, lived experience and opportunities to explore how the ACCEND framework can be used in practice. You’ll hear from colleagues already using ACCEND, consider how it connects with wider approaches to cancer rehabilitation and take part in practical sessions designed to support your own development.

When and where

14 October | 9.30 – 4.15 | Holiday Inn, Handy Cross High Wycombe, HP11 1TL

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What to expect on the day

ACCEND Your Future will bring together national expertise, local experience and practical examples to explore how ACCEND can support AHPs and CNSs working across cancer care.

The day will include:

• ACCEND, prehabilitation and rehabilitation – hear from the national ACCEND team about the framework and its role in prehabilitation and rehabilitation.
• Putting it into practice locally – explore the role of AHPs and CNSs in breast cancer prehabilitation and rehabilitation, and how this approach could be applied across other tumour sites.
• Learning from colleagues – AHP case studies will showcase prehabilitation and rehabilitation in practice and share experiences of using ACCEND.
• ACCEND resources and support – discover the resources and support available from Thames Valley Cancer Alliance to help AHPs and CNSs use ACCEND in practice.
• Working smarter with AI and automation – take part in an interactive session exploring tools that could help make everyday working more efficient.
• ACCEND ePortfolio – see a demonstration of the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance ACCEND ePortfolio and how it can support professional development.
• Macmillan support and development – learn more about the benefits of ACCEND badging and adoption, the PEILs service and other training and support available.

Marketplace

There will also be a marketplace of stalls and posters, providing an opportunity to share work, discover resources and connect with colleagues.

Interested in showcasing your work?

If you would like to submit a poster or host a stall in the marketplace, please contact Razvana Shah on Razvana.shah1@nhs.net

Programme

Morning

Opening keynote: Making ACCEND work: An introduction to the TVCA resources and support available to help you use ACCEND in practice.

National ACCEND overview: An overview of the national framework and its role in developing the cancer workforce.

Connecting ACCEND, prehabilitation and rehabilitation: Exploring how a multidisciplinary approach can bring these areas together.

Putting ACCEND into practice: A practical example of a nurse-led breast endocrine treatment clinic and multidisciplinary working.

AHP experiences of using ACCEND: Hear directly from AHP colleagues about how they have used ACCEND in their own roles and development.

Afternoon

Working smarter, not harder: AI and automation workshop: An interactive session exploring practical opportunities to use AI and automation in your working life.

Who should attend?

This event is for Allied Health Professionals and Clinical Nurse Specialists working in cancer services across Thames Valley who want to learn more about ACCEND and how it can support their role, development and career.