Who can join?

• Full membership is open to all Chartered Physiotherapists.
• Associate membership is open to all other health professionals at the discretion of the ACPOPC Committee.
• There are categories of student membership and overseas membership.
• Honorary members are elected at the AGM.

What is expected of members?

• Members usually join because they are interested in or are working in the fields of oncology and palliative care.
• It is expected that they will support the group's objectives including its aim to promote and facilitate the interchange of ideas and knowledge between members.

How does the group support members' continuing professional development/lifelong learning?

• There are 14 regional groups which meet regularly.
• These groups will organise informal study days/meetings and provide the opportunity for supervision networking at a local level.
• Each has a named contact for members listed on the website and within the newsletter.

• Contact details for Committee members are published in the newsletter and included in the website.
• They can offer advice and information to members.

• A newsletter is published quarterly.
• Access to other material and useful information is regularly featured within the newsletter and on the website.
• All members have access to a reference list on the website which can searched or sorted as required.
• Suggested references are highlighted in each newsletter.
• Specific literature searches can be performed by the CSP.

• Two events are held each year.
• These are usually a two-day residential conference and AGM held in a different region each year and a study day at CSP headquarters.
• Regional groups may provide further courses.

• No formal recommendations are made.
• Relevant courses may be advertised in Frontline, in the newsletter and on the website.

How does the group promote research and evaluation?

• Research awareness is promoted through the group's newsletter, the website and at courses, conferences and study days.
• Contact with the ACPOPC research officer is encouraged.
• A register of members involved in research is being compiled.

• Members have access to a research grant and an education grant, which can be used towards CPD.
• Application forms may be obtained from the relevant ACPOPC officers or via the website.

• An ACPOPC booklet, 'Guidance for Good Practice', is currently under review.
• Individual group members are working on clinical guidelines for NICE. Specific guidelines can be viewed on the NICE website.

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