Background to this Event
Cancer survivorship care refers to the supports that are provided to patients as they go through and recover from their cancer journey, which help people to live their best quality of life. Cancer survivorship is a priority area of our National Cancer Strategy and the focus of the work of the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute Cancer Survivorship Network. Our Network links healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, patients, and their supporters together to achieve innovation, integration, and advancement in survivorship care.
What are We Proposing to Do
Our goal is to deliver a 2-day programme of events which will increase our awareness of emerging research in cancer survivorship and deliver educational events for stakeholders from around Ireland. Central to the events will be the knowledge and expertise of Visiting Professor Nicolas Hart, University of Technology Sydney. Dr Hart holds multiple leadership positions in Cancer Survivorship in Australia and internationally and leads an excellent research programme examining the role of exercise to support patients living with advanced cancer.
Event Programme
Our two-day programme of events will include:
Discussion forums where stakeholders from the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute Cancer Survivorship Network, the Cancer Nurse Council and the Trinity Exercise Oncology Research Group can meet with Dr Hart to discuss research updates and future directions in our field.
A keynote lecture from Dr Nicholas Hart providing an overview of contemporary issues in cancer survivorship research in Australia.
A full-day educational seminar, supported by national speakers, titled “Advanced Cancer Rehabilitation and Exercise Prescription in High-Risk Populations”.
The programme will attract attendees from across medical, nursing and the allied health professions from throughout Ireland, embed policy makers and patients in panel discussion for maximum impact and live-stream keynote lectures to facilitate national engagement.