The Cancer Strategic Development Award
The Cancer Strategic Development Award, which is linked to the International Cancer Conference of St James’s Hospital aims to recognise an individual or group of individuals who have made a significant strategic contribution in the area of cancer care, cancer prevention, cancer research or cancer related healthcare issues on the island of Ireland.
It is with great pleasure at CANCER 2008 (Dublin Castle Wednesday 7th – Friday 9th May 2008) that we announce that Prof Patrick Johnston has been chosen as the recipient of the 4th Cancer Strategic Development Award for his contribution to the development of cancer care and cancer research on the island of Ireland. His pioneering role in the establishment of the Ireland Northern Ireland National Cancer Institute Consortium, together with his scientific leadership in the establishment of both the Clinical Cancer Centre at Belfast City Hospital and the Centre for Cancer Research and Cellular Biology at Queens University Belfast are shining beacons of the type of strategic drive that is required to provide world class centres in cancer care and cancer research on this island.
Prof Johnston will deliver the 4th Cancer Development Award Lecture at CANCER 2008 in Dublin Castle on Thursday 8th May at 16.30, following the official opening of the Conference by Ms Mary Harney, Minister for Health and Children.
The Cancer Strategic Development Award was established in 2005 and previous recipients of the award were:
2005: Minister Micheal Martin, TD, for his role while Minister of Health and Children in promoting cancer prevention by the introduction of the Smoking Ban on 29th March 2004. The recognised success of the Smoking Ban in Ireland has prompted other European countries to implement similar legislation, placing Ireland at the core of a significant international health care strategic development.
2006: Prof Edison Liu (currently Executive Director, Genome Institute of Singapore) for his role in helping to establish the Ireland Northern Ireland National Cancer Institute Consortium while Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute. The Ireland Northern Ireland National Cancer Institute Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Stormont Castle in Belfast in 1999, leading to a series of initiatives in cancer care, cancer clinical trials, cancer education and cancer prevention which have generated significant benefit for the Cancer community on the island of Ireland
2007: Prof Peter Daly, Consultant Oncologist at St James’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Oncology at Trinity College Dublin for his significant contribution to the development of oncology services, oncology research and oncology training on the island of Ireland. He was a member of the 1st and 2nd Fora on Development of Cancer Services in Ireland. He was a founding member of ICORG, the Irish Clinical Oncology Research Group. He served on the first committee of the NCI / Ireland / Northern Ireland Cancer Consortium . He also played a pivotal role in the establishment of adult genetic cancer services in Ireland.
