Having a strong patient voice is important to BPOS, so we are pleased to offer a bursary to attend our upcoming conference to someone with lived experience of cancer. The bursary funds conference registration, accommodation, & reasonable travel. Details on how to apply & eligibility are below.

Don’t forget these upcoming deadlines! ⏰ -Noon Feb 13th – nominations for the 4 upcoming exec vacancies -5pm Feb 13th – nominations for a SIG chair role -10am Feb 16th – late breaking abstract submissions for our upcoming conference -5pm Feb 20th – applications to be a SIG member

Do you have a late breaking abstract that you want to present at our upcoming conference? You're in luck! The deadline to submit late breaking abstracts is 10am on the 16th February. Follow this link to learn more: www.delegate-reg.co.uk/bpos2026/lat...

We're recruiting chairs & members to join our new SIGs for adolescent & young adult cancers, personalisation of care, and parental cancer & family support. Info about the roles and deadlines to apply are included below.

We're pleased to announce we have 4 Exec Committee vacancies, with roles starting from March 2026. We're looking for our next Chairperson, who will serve as Chair Elect for the first year. We're also recruiting our next Treasurer, Media & Communications Coordinator, and Student Representative.

We're recruiting chairs & members to join our new SIGs for adolescent & young adult cancers, personalisation of care, and parental cancer & family support. Info about the roles and deadlines to apply are included below.

You're in luck! The deadline for abstract submission to the BPOS 2026 conference has been extended to Wednesday, the 3rd of December, at 10am. Please submit your abstracts via our dedicated conference website www.delegate-reg.co.uk/bpos2026/sub...

Don't forget you only have until Monday morning to submit your abstract for next year's conference. All the information can be found here: www.delegate-reg.co.uk/bpos2026/

We are delighted to invite you to our 2026 conference in Bristol on the 19th and 20th of March, with a pre-conference event on the 18th as well. The call for abstracts is now open until 10am on the 1st of December. Further details can be found here: www.delegate-reg.co.uk/bpos2026/

On #WPOD we also want to highlight our fantastic student members

On #WPOD we're also pleased to announce our new SIGs. If you're not already a member, make sure to join to help build and shaping these groups.

Did you know that today is the inaugural World Psycho-Oncology Day (#WPOD)?

Well Manchester you were brilliant. We hope you all enjoyed the conference as much as we enjoyed seeing you. There were lots of conversations happening and we hope you continue those until we see you in 2026 #bpos2025

We've had a fascinating day so far with an illuminating talk about immunotherapy, and presentations on understudied groups and teenagers/young adults. We're moving now to a panel discussion on the past, present and future directions of psychosocial oncology #bpos2025

Learning about #Immunotherapy that works often coming with long-term side effects. We have our work cut out in preparing and supporting patients psychologically to make the most of this promising treatment! #BPOS2025 #psycho-oncology #CanSky #OncoSky #PsychSky

We're beginning the final day of our conference with a keynote from Ricky Frazer talking about immunotherapy #bpos2025

A brilliant first day at the British Psychosocial Oncology Society Conference yesterday. So much great work happening to support people living with and beyond cancer, but still so much more to do. #BPOS2025 @bposociety.bsky.social

Steve Bland reminding us why we do what we do. Honoured to be in the audience.

Fantastic keynote from Steve Bland reflecting on his experience supporting someone with cancer. A poignant reminder that better, more meaningful, support is needed for family members and carers. #bpos2025

We've had some brilliant sessions so far this morning. Don't forget to look at the great selection of posters during lunch and the breaks. #bpos2025

We're off! We're pleased to start our annual conference with some fantastic presentations and posters scheduled for the next 2 days. #bpos2025

Arrived for #BPOS2025. Our team is excited to be sharing: 1. Good practice guidelines for psych support by #cancer CNS - Delphi study 2. The Nottingham #Prehab Model for #prevention 3. The psych impact of COVID-19 restrictions in ovarian cancer. #Psycho-oncology #CanSky #OncoSky #PsychSky

We're off to a start with the pre-conference event, discussing potential SIGs - what they might look like, their purpose, collaborators and stakeholders #bpos2025

We're off to a start with the pre-conference event, discussing potential SIGs - what they might look like, their purpose, collaborators and stakeholders #bpos202

We're looking forward to seeing you tomorrow if you're joining us for our Special Interest Groups (SIG) launch workshop. This will be a great way to start conference events and begin an ongoing conversation. #bpos2025

We're looking forward to seeing you all next week at our annual conference. Tag us in your posts as you get ready to head to Manchester. #bpos2025

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BPOS is now on Bluesky! Keep an eye out for details of what we're doing as a society and for upcoming conference updates.