About this event

  • Date and time Tue 7 May 2024 from 6:00pm to 8:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Public Engagement Programme

Explore the multifaceted realities of life after a cancer diagnosis at our 2024 The London Clinic Lecture. This free, public lecture will cover the management of some of the long-term effects of cancer on those living with and beyond a diagnosis, including effective chronic pain management strategies, the psychological impact on both patients and families, and the potential benefits of palliative care.

We are also pleased to invite you to a stay for a complimentary drinks reception following the event. 

Key speakers:

Professor Andrew Davies, Professor of Palliative Medicine University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, will speak on the potential role of palliative medicine in cancer care

Professor Richard Langford, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine, will speak on managing persisting pain that arises during cancer care

Dr Greg Shields, Consultant Psychiatrist, Kings College Hospital, will address the psychological impact of a cancer diagnosis and treatment on the patients and their families

Dr Troy Chase, Clinical Psychologist, Maggie's Charity

Miss Alison Hancock, Volunteer and Expert by experience, Maggie's Charity

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Key speakers

Professor Andrew Davies

Professor Andrew Davies

Professor of Palliative Medicine University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services

Speaker's biography

Professor Andrew Davies was an undergraduate at St. George’s Hospital Medical School in London, and initially trained in general medicine (and clinical oncology), before specialising in Palliative Medicine. His previous academic appointments were at the University of Bristol, Imperial College London, and the University of Surrey: the related consultant (clinical) positions were at Bristol Haematology & Oncology Centre, the Royal Marsden Hospital, and the Royal Surrey County Hospital / St. Luke’s Cancer Centre. His current research interests include cancer survivorship, and the role of specialist palliative care teams in the management of unmet needs in different cohorts of cancer survivors.  

Professor Richard Langford

Professor Richard Langford

Consultant in Pain Medicine, The London Clinic

Speaker's biography

Professor Richard Langford is the Pain Service Lead Consultant at The London Clinic.

He was the founding director of the Pain and Anaesthesia Research Centre for 25 years at Barts Health NHS Trust. He also served as Deputy Director of Research and Development, and held Clinical Directorships of the Joint Hospital and Medical School Clinical Research Centre and of the Anaesthetics and Critical Care Directorate.

Professor Langford was President of the British Pain Society 2010-13, and Council Member of the European Pain Federation. In 2000, he founded the Barts Medical Simulation Centre, and has also served as Royal College of Anaesthetists Regional Advisor.

His research has focused on acute and chronic pain, and biomedical engineering with over 200 peer reviewed publications.

Dr Greg Shields

Dr Greg Shields

Consultant Psychiatrist, Kings College Hospital

Speaker's biography

Dr Greg Shields is a consultant general adult and liaison psychiatrist with a practice focusing on oncology, palliative care, and the mental health of people with serous or life-threatening illness. He is currently the lead psychiatrist at the Kings College Hospital Cancer Psychological Care Team. 

Dr Troy Chase

Clinical Psychologist, Maggie's Charity

Miss Alison Hancock

Volunteer and Expert by experience, Maggie's Charity

Agenda

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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Professor Roger Kirby, President, Royal Society of Medicine

Cancer survivorship: Is there a role for palliative care?

Professor Andrew Davies, Professor of Palliative Medicine University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin, Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services

Cancer survivorship: Managing pain when it persists

Professor Richard Langford, Consultant in Pain Medicine, The London Clinic

Cancer survivorship: The psychological impact on patients and families (Panel Discussion)

Dr Greg Shields, Consultant Psychiatrist, Kings College Hospital, Dr Troy Chase, Clinical Psychologist, Maggie's Charity and Miss Alison Hancock, Volunteer and Expert by experience, Maggie's Charity

Q&A
Vote of thanks
Close of meeting
Drinks reception

All welcome

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close on 6 May at 1:00am (BST). Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time.

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.

We are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. This is at the presenter and the RSM’s discretion.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.