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Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK - Large Grants Programme 2025

Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK in partnership with a family foundation, has announced its Research Large Grants Programme for 2025. They are offering up to £300,000 over three years to support innovative, hypothesis-driven research projects that address critical challenges in head and neck cancer.

Funding Details

Award Amount: Up to £300,000 over three years.
Covers research staff salaries, consumables, and equipment.

Application Timeline

Call Opened: December 17, 2024
Submission Deadline: Midnight, February 17, 2025
Funding Decisions Announced: by May 2025

The large project grant submission window is open https://oraclehnc.org.uk/research-large-grants

IAOO2025 in Liverpool 16-19 July 2025 promises to be an unmissable event in the calendar for anyone involved in:

Head & Neck Surgery / Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery / Otorhinolaryngology / Clinical Oncology / Medical Oncology / Speech & Language Therapy / Pathology / Allied Health Professionals / Dentistry / Head & Neck Nursing / Basic & Translational Scientists

Expected to attract over 1,000 delegates from across the world and with a packed programme, abstracts are invited on the following themes:

Big Data/AI/Machine LearningClinical Trials/ Novel Therapies/Personalised Therapy
Functional Outcomes
Imaging
Premalignancy/ Early Stage Disease
Quality of Life/Patient Perspectives/Multidisciplinary Care/Treatment Pathways
Radiotherapy/ Oncology
Reconstruction
Robotics/ Technology in Surgery
Salivary Gland Cancer/Sarcoma/Rare Malignancies
SLNB (Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy)
Surgery
Tumour Biology/ Cancer Research/ Pathology

Abstract submission deadline: 17 January 2025

To submit an abstract, click here

Early Bird registration is now open: click here to register

Full details at www.iaoo2025.com

Scoping Review of one-stop Head and Neck clinics in the UK

There is currently a national scoping review being undertaken of one-stop head and neck clinics in the UK - your help is requested.

Do you work in a Head and Neck 2WW clinic? If so, we are interested to understand how your clinic is the structured. Please fill out this 3 minute form to do so: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=slTDN7CF9UeyIge0jXdO443IgG6kaDhIiTj_swD9NJpUMVRFREhPSVBHMVNCSVY5SEJRMjExRUdWRi4u

Consultation open: G114 Dataset for the histopathological reporting of carcinomas of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses

BAHNO is a stakeholder in a document issued by The Royal College of Pathologists and your feedback s invited.

College members with a login can access the draft at https://www.rcpath.org/profession/publications/documents-in-development/online-consultation.html?id=C783DD25-5B05-4FC0-8BE45EFC13205AC5, where they are able to download the document and leave comments.

The draft document is available here.

Please send your comments direct to the college at guidelines@rcpath.org

The consultation closes on 7 January 2025.

Oracle HNCUK announce 2024/25 Research Small Grants Programme

Oracle Head & Neck Cancer UK is pleased to announce its Small Grants Programme, offering a total funding pool of £55,000 to support 1-3 innovative research projects aimed at improving outcomes for head and neck cancer patients.

Program Goals:

Support impactful research that translates into clinical practice, directly benefits patients, or creates a foundation for future larger-scale grant applications.

Provide flexible funding for projects that may not align with the criteria of larger funding programs.

Encourage a diverse range of applicants, including those from allied health professions, to propose projects that can advance head and neck cancer outcomes and care.

Enhancing patient experience and quality of life

Information for applicants available here

Total Funding: £55,000
Number of Grants: 1-3 projects will be funded
Deadline: 17 January, 2025 (midnight)
Awards Announced: Late February 2025

BAHNO 2024

More photos from this year's conference are available on this page.

Young EHNS Group

Letter received from EHNS:

Reminder for those who have not yet responded.

Dear Colleagues,

The Young EHNS is a dedicated task force initiated by young professionals in the field of head and neck cancer management, operating under the support and guidance of the European Head and Neck Society (EHNS). Our mission is to foster a collaborative platform where professionals in training, early-career specialists, and others engaged in head and neck cancer management can share experiences, exchange knowledge, initiate collaboration, and support one another.

To guide the development of this platform, we need your input. We kindly request a few minutes of your time to complete a short survey, which will help us better understand the needs and priorities of our community. Your responses will be instrumental in shaping the future of Young EHNS.

If you have already completed the survey, we thank you for your valuable input and kindly ask you to disregard this email. We especially encourage our colleagues from radiation oncology and medical oncology to participate and share their valuable insights.

Please feel free to share the survey link with your colleagues and collaborators who are involved in head and neck cancer management.

We truly appreciate your assistance and look forward to your insights.

Thank you for your support!

Kind regards,

On behalf of Young EHNS group,

Prof. Pawel Golusinski
Dr. Jeroen Kraak
Dr. Marco Ferrari

Consultation open: G112 Dataset for the histopathological reporting of nodal excisions and neck dissection specimens

Letter received from the Royal College of Pathology:

As your organisation was a stakeholder in the attached document, I am pleased to inform you that it is now available for consultation and to invite your feedback.

College members with a login can access the draft at www.rcpath.org/profession/publications/documents-in-development.html, where they are able to download the document and leave comments.

I also attach the draft here for your attention, and for you to forward to your members/colleagues for comment if appropriate.

Please either collate all feedback and send it to the College via draftguidelines@rcpath.org, or your members are of course welcome to send their comments to us directly via that same email.

The consultation closes on 4 January 2024.

Thank you in advance for your contributions.

Best wishes,

Alice Crawley-Carr

Editorial and Content Officer

The Royal College of Pathologists
6 Alie Street, London E1 8QT

Tel: 020 7451 6744

Email: Alice.Crawley-Carr@rcpath.org

BAHNO clarification

We have noted with concern the increasing number of conferences operating in a predatory manner and claiming to be operating with the support/cooperation of BAHNO when no such undertaking has been made.

A case in point has been brought to our attention this week in that the organisers of the 3rd International Conference on Otorhinolaryngology to be held in Dubai, UAE on 27th and 28th November 2023 have been claiming, falsely, that BAHNO is involved and supports this event.

This is absolutely untrue.

BAHNO is an inclusive Head and Neck society. As part of our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion agenda, we believe conference/education events are vehicles for promoting representative diversity and thereby we are keen to ensure events supported and/or promoted through our social media (including twitter feed and website) are reflective of this ethos. The Dubai conference does not fulfil our requirements and BAHNO has protested strongly to the organisers about the unauthorised use of the BAHNO name.

Plastic Surgery representative post on Council

A vacancy for a plastic surgery rep has now become available. The successful candidate will be on the Plastic Surgery Specicialist Register and would join Mr Sinclair Gore on Council.

The post is for four years and may be extended for a further 3 years. All members of Council must be fully subscribed and have been members of the Association for more than 12 months. Council members are expected to attend the AGM and at least 3 of the 4 scheduled meetings of Council per year. Each nomination must be accompanied by the candidate’s signed indication of willingness to stand for election and details of a proposer and seconder (both either a Full or associate member). A ballot will be held, if necessary.

Please contact Laura in the secretariat or Mr Gore should you require any further information.

Please click here for the nomination form.

The closing date is 21st July 2023.

MHRA seeks experts

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is looking to appoint 9 professional members to the Interim Devices Working Group.

The Interim Devices Working Group is a working group formed to provide expert advice regarding decisions on the safety, performance, benefits and risks of devices in use in the United Kingdom healthcare system, prior to the launch of the statutory committee under the Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 in 2023.

Candidates should have experience and proven knowledge of the world of medical devices and gravitas with external stakeholders and partner organisations within the wider health and social care system. We are looking for candidates with a wide range of clinical and scientific backgrounds and expertise. Candidates should be recognised by their peers as leaders in their field (either as a healthcare professional or in academia)

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency values and promotes diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity for all.

Further details with how to apply are available via the GOV.UK website. Please do not hesitate to contact CSTRecruitment@mhra.gov.uk if you have any questions about the post.

The closing date for applications is midday, Monday, 17 April 2023.

Guidelines for candidates in Council elections

These are available here.

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2023 National Clinical Impact Awards

BAHNO will be providing an opportunity for members to seek direct guidance in the run up to submission of applications via a virtual guidance session on Monday 17^th April (5-7pm).

Members who are interested in joining this zoom session are asked to register their interest with the BAHNO secretariat (Secretariat@BAHNO.ORG.UK).

Call for nominations for ENT representative on Council

ENT Representative

Professor Jarrod Homer will have completed two terms of office by the AGM 2023. Nominations are therefore sought for a representative from the ENT specialty to join Ms Hannah Fox on Council.

Please click here for the nomination form.

As the membership may be aware, BAHNO has made considerable efforts over the last two years to prioritise the agenda of diverse representation on council to authentically support the needs of our ever-growing membership and advocate for the patients we serve. In the recent call for nominations two applications were received for the post, however one applicant subsequently withdrew, citing the lack of diverse representation among the applicants as a driver for their decision. This applicant has served on council in the past and felt that on principle, they should lean out. BAHNO council applauds this stance on principle and has responded by extending the nomination period for the ENT representative on council. BAHNO acknowledges that as a society we must make greater efforts to engage all our membership and raise awareness of opportunities to serve on council.

We would encourage the membership to consider this opportunity again and welcome applications from all, including from historically under-represented groups. For members who wish to make informal enquiries regarding the position and commitment involved please contact Professor Paleri, President, or Professor Andrew Schache, Honorary Secretary.

We would encourage all ENT members – who form the largest membership group – to consider applying for this position and engaging the members in a ballot. Nominees will be expected to provide a short statement of their intent. The nomination form is available here.

***The new closing date for nominations is Friday 17th March 2023***

Last call for Research and Travel Grants!

BAHNO has funds available in its Research and Travel budgets. The closing date for applications is 21st January 2023. Contact Laura in the Secretariat for futher information.

The European Head and Neck Society is seeking nominations for the following positions on its Board:

1. President

2. General Secretary

3. Treasurer

4. Officer representing ENT

5. Officer representing Medical Oncology

6. Officer representing Radiation Oncology

7. Officer representing Maxillofacial Surgeons

All BAHNO members are eligible to apply - please contact Laura in the secretariat ASAP should you wish BAHNO to nomiate you for any of these positions.

The deadline for sending this recommendation is the 6th of January 2023.

The nominating committee for EHNS will then elect the new board for the next 4 years.