• 10:30am – 10:50am - Arrival, registration and refreshments

• 10:50am – 11:10am - Welcome, housekeeping and About Ovacome

• 11:10am – 12:10pm  – Chanté Cardona, 'Managing side effects'

• 12:10pm-12:30pm – Andreia Fernandes, 'Manging treatment related fatigue'

• 12:30pm – 1:30pm - Lunch

• 1:30 – 2:00pm  - Michelle Lister, Look Good Feel Better, taster session

• 2:00pm-3:00pm - Chinmai Gupta, Hypnosis for wellbeing

• 3:00-4:00pm - Faith Caton, Crafts session

• 4:00pm - Goodbyes

• Chanté Cardona is a Gynaecology Oncology Advanced Nurse Practitioner at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.  

• Andreia Fernandes is the Lead Nurse for Gynae-oncology at the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust.

• Look Good Feel Better are a UK-wide specialist cancer support charity focused on helping people to manage the cosmetic and physical impact of their cancer treatment.

• Chinmai Gupta is a Clinical Hypnotherapist specialising in anxiety and stress management, Chinmai provides gentle yet powerful support for individuals navigating cancer treatment. Chinmai is the Founder of The Hypno Room and her approach emphasises practical techniques for managing stress and anxiety, benefiting both those undergoing treatment or those who are recovering. 

• Faith Caton is a designer and maker who teaches accessible crafts, and has a professional background in theatre costume and bridalwear design.
   
  Having had first-hand experience of the impact of cancer as well as chronic illness, Faith understands the importance of finding particular crafts and ways to adapt techniques to allow for things like brain fog, neuropathy, and tiring easily, not to mention crafts that can be done to pass the time in hospital waiting rooms!

Please register to join the waiting list using the button at the top of this page and you will receive further information by email closer to the date. 

Once you have registered, if you can no longer attend this event please do let us know so we can offer your space to others who would like to attend.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact events@ovacome.org.uk or call 020 7299 6654. 

The venue is The Royal Marsden Education and Conference Centre, Stewart's Grove, off Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ

If you require support to attend one of our in-person events, please let us know when you sign up. We always ensure the venues we use are accessible for anyone with disabilities.

Some examples of support we can give include:

• Translators including BSL. We usually require around three weeks advanced notice to allow for booking.
• Receiving slides or information ahead of the session
• Reserve a seat close to the speakers
• Travel assistance - we can help you with planning your travel to our event, and where possible arrange for a member of the team to accompany you on your journey to the event if you need assistance.
• Financial assistance – we want to ensure that Ovacome members can access the events they want to without worrying about the associated costs. For example, we can help cover the price of transport to attend an in-person event and contribute to accommodation expenses if staying away from home to join an Ovacome event. You may feel tired after attending an event.  we can arrange accommodation in advance for you so that you can rest before travelling home. Friends and family are included if they are accompanying a person with an ovarian diagnosis to our events, or if they have access needs themselves.