WCD2020 Supporting Cancer Patients – How to meet the Unmet Needs

Mr Mossey Concannon, Ms Caitriona Duggan, Dr Helen Greally, Mrs Jacqueline Daly, Dr Frances Drummond, Ms Honor Gerarty

WCD2020 Supporting Cancer Patients – How to meet the Unmet Needs
31st February 2020
Shearwater Hotel, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

For World Cancer Day 2020 Breakthrough Cancer Research and East Galway & Midlands (EG%M) Cancer Support hosted a free camcer survivorship event
Event Agenda:

12:00-12:05: Welcome and Introduction: Mossey Concannon, Chairman EG&M and Dr Mary Rogan, General Practitioner

12:05 – 12:20 Dr Frances Drummond, Breakthrough Cancer Research “Unmet needs: The Costs and Benefits of Community-based Cancer Support” EVeCAN Study

12:20 – 12:30 Dr Helen Greally, National Clinical Lead in Psycho-oncology, National Cancer Control Programme “Psychotherapy and Cancer”

12:30 -12:40 Elaine Grenage “Lymphatic drainage”

12:40–12:50 Dr Mary Rogan, ”Sexual Health and its importance for cancer patients”

12:50-13:00 Honor Gerarty, Nutritionist “Nutrition and cancer”

13:00-13:10 Lisa Looney, Physiotherapist “Exercise and Cancer”

13:10-13:20 Caitriona Duggan, Advanced Nurse Practitioner “The link between hospital and cancer support centre”

13:20-13:30 Edel Chadwick “The Cancer Patient Perspective”

13:30-13:40 Jacqueline Daly, Director of Services, EG&M Cancer Support, ECPC Board Member. “The Benefits of Complementary Therapies to the cancer experience”

13:40-14:00: Panel discussion and question and answer session

Closing comments; Mrs Jacqueline Daly