If you haven't already, please sign up for May's webinar 'Beyond goals and behaviours: A conceptual framework for coaching through cancer' presented by Natalie Silverdale.

Natalie Silverdale is head of research and development at the Fountain Centre, a cancer well-being and support charity based in the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford. Before this, she spent many years working in research and policy in cancer and end-of-life care. During this time, she worked for Marie Curie Cancer Carre, Professor Mike Richards (the first National Cancer Director), the NHS Information Authority, Open University, and Dignity in Dying.

She is also a qualified coach and would like to see coaching develop into a NICE recognised supportive psychological therapy within cancer care. To help this become a reality, she instigated a PhD to explore the coaching service provided by the Fountain Centre. The PhD was funded by Portsmouth University, Health Education England, and the Surrey and Sussex Cancer Alliance.

This presentation focuses on the first paper published from the PhD that discusses the concept of holistic ‘whole health’ coaching and how this coaching model could play a significant role in supporting cancer patients.

Sign up for the webinar here:

https://tinyurl.com/3hvfrdwr

Please join us at the BSIO Symposium @SIO Europe 2025 on Sunday 22nd June in Oxford.

BSIO will be hosting a symposium Workshop ‘Overcoming Barriers to Integration in UK Integrative Oncology’ from 2:00–4:30 PM.

This 2.5-hour interactive workshop, chaired by Professor Rob Thomas, will bring together a series of experts in integrative oncology to explore the challenges and opportunities for embedding integrative services within UK healthcare systems. The format includes short presentations followed by structured group discussions focused on three core themes:

Funding and commissioning models for sustainable services

The role of research and evidence in advancing uptake and credibility

Improving communication and collaboration across care pathways and professions

We have a fantastic group of speakers including Dr Elizabeth Thompson, Anne Pike, Mandy Bass, Marie Polley, Eileen Hackman, Beverley de Valois, Kim Wilcox and Dr Penny Kechagioglou.

Register for the event here (BSIO members get a discounted rate): https://tinyurl.com/4574xs8x

SIO Europe 2025: The 1st SIO Europe Annual Meeting.

Date: 21-22 June 2025

Location: Oxford, UK

The European Society for Integrative Oncology (SIO Europe) is hosting its inaugural SIO Europe Annual Meeting, bringing together experts from across Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. Led by Dr. Nina Fuller-Shavel, Dr. Massimo Bonucci and Dr. Eran Ben-Arye, this conference will explore:

- Integrative oncology across the patient journey – perspectives from Europe & the Middle East

- The role of integrative oncology in targeted therapies & immunotherapy

-Precision medicine, nutrition, exercise, psycho-oncology, mind-body therapies, and more

-Traditional medicine approaches, including TCM, TAIM, Ayurveda & acupuncture

Co-hosted by NCIO (National Centre for Integrative Oncology) and BSIO (British Society for Integrative Oncology), with global support from ESIM, ARTOI, MECC/MERGIO, and others, this event will feature plenary sessions, interactive workshops, and a special gala dinner at the University of Oxford Museum of Natural History.

Learn more and register now https://www.sioeurope.org