Public Symposium

In association with THE IRISH CANCER SOCIETY  

WEDNESDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER

Fighting Cancer through Prevention and Improving Treatments

There is no fee to attend the Public Symposium. To book a place please register in advance by completing the short online form and you will receive an email confirming a place is being held for you. Please click here to register to the Public Symposium only. You can also register by calling Ciara Power at 01 896 1379.

16.30	Registration
Session I	PREVENTION AND EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER Chairs: Mr John McCormack, Chief Executive Officer, Irish Cancer Society Dr Susan O’Reilly, Director, National Cancer Control Programme
17.00	The Global Burden of Cancer and the Prospects for Prevention. Joe B. Harford, PhD, Director, Office of International Affairs U.S. National Cancer Institute, USA
17.20	Nutrition and Lifestyle in the Prevention of Cancer – Aoife Ryan PhD RD Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences, School of Food & Nutritional Sciences, University College Cork
17.35	Population Cancer Screening in Ireland – One Weapon in the Fight Against Cancer – Dr Alan Smith, Medical Director - Screening Policy National Cancer Screening Service
17.50	Q & A
Session II	ADVANCES IN TREATMENT Chairs: Dr Elizabeth Connolly, Consultant Breast Care Surgeon, St James’s Hospital Professor Ken O’Byrne, Professor of Clinical Oncology, Trinity College Dublin
18.15	Surgery – Professor John V. Reynolds, Professor of Surgery and Head of Department, Trinity College Dublinor John V. Reynolds, Head of the Department of Surgery, Trinity College Dublin
18.30	Radiotherapy – Professor Donal P. Hollywood, Professor of Clinical Oncology, Trinity College Dublin
18.45	TEA/SANDWICH BREAK
19.00	Clinical Cancer Trials in Ireland: What the Public Needs to Know – Dr John Kennedy, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Director, Cancer Clinical Trials Office, St James’s Hospital
19.15	Psychological Aspects of Cancer Care – Dr Anne-Marie O’Dwyer, Consultant Psychological Medicine, St James’s Hospital
19.30	Q & A
Session III	THE THINGS WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT CANCER
20.00 - 21.30	Patients’ Q & A Moderated by RTÉ Presenter Áine Lawlor • Vanessa Hamilton, lymphoma cancer survivor • Reg MacMahon, head and neck cancer survivor • Rhona Nally, breast cancer survivor • Paul Stewart, prostate cancer survivor