Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Oncology and Palliative Care

A review of the latest COVID19 resources and research that our members might find useful

A summary of relevant COVID-19 resources for ACPOPC members

The Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine, Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford have produced a rapid review of maximising mobility in older people when isolated with COVID-19

NHS England/ Improvement have produced clinical guidance for the management of palliative care in hospital during the coronavirus pandemic

Dear ACPOPC Members, 

Due to the current situation with the Coronavirus, we as a committee have taken the difficult decision to postpone our conference that was due to take place in June 2020.

Are you a physiotherapist practising in the areas of HIV/AIDS, Oncology, Hospice, and/or Palliative Care for two years or more?

We are interested in your views!

Due to COVID-19 the date of this event has been changed to Monday 28th September. The event marks the end of the SNAP2 study which some of our members may have contributed to

The study is investigating the prevalence of compassion fatigue among physiotherapists working in Oncology or respiratory care.

In response to the publication of the Macmillan Principles and Guidance for Prehabilitation within the support and management of people with cancer https://www.macmillan.org.uk/assets/prehabilitation-guidance-for-people-with-cancer.pdf  it was identified that there is a need to work with a range of key stakeholders to define an approach to achieving accreditation and/or regulation for exercise professionals and provide transparency to the public.

The HEE/NIHR ICA Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship (PCAF) scheme supports early career researchers to become competitive applicants for a doctoral level research training fellowship.