Join us for the publication of a new report on cancer care in 2020 and a discussion about the priorities and actions necessary to sustain these essential services going forward.
Cancer is a leading cause of death in Ireland and globally and managing cancer care has remained a priority and a challenge for the health system throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is timely to examine the data around the cancer care that has been delivered in 2020 which is captured in a new report Cancer care in 2020 – The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, compiled by the RCPI Faculty of Pathology, in partnership with the National Cancer Control Programme, the National Specialty Quality Improvement Programmes, the National Cancer Registry Ireland, DATA-CAN, the UK’s Health Data Research Hub for Cancer, Queen’s University Belfast, and the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry. The report is based on data provided by these sources and covers presentation, diagnosis and treatment of cancer in 2020.
President Prof Mary Horgan will open this event and welcome all speakers and panellists.
Prof Louise Burke, Dean of the RCPI Faculty of Pathology and co-author of the report will chair this event. She will be joined by:
The speakers will discuss the report’s findings.
This will be followed by a panel discussion focussing on the priorities and issues in providing cancer care in the future looking at it from the perspective of patients, GPs and the health service with:
This online discussion will be of interest to doctors, physicians and healthcare professionals working across primary and hospital care.
This event is aimed at all healthcare professionals and is free for all attendees.
Book your place at this session using the booking links below.
Dean of the Faculty of Pathology, RCPI
Professor Louise Burke is Professor of Pathology / Consultant Histopathologist at University College Cork / Cork University Hospital. A medical graduate of National University of Ireland, Galway, Professor Burke completed her Pathology training at Cork University Hospital. She completed further residency and fellowship training at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Washington, DC; National Institutes of Health (NIH), Maryland; University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD and Caen, France. Professor Burke presently leads the Cardiothoracic Histopathology Service at Cork University Hospital and is Head of the Academic Pathology Department, UCC.
National Director of the National Cancer Control Programme
National Director of the National Cancer Control Programme, Professor Risteárd Ó Laoide is a Consultant Radiologist at Dublin’s St Vincent’s University Hospital. He is also a former Executive Director of the Cancer Clinical Academic Directorate at IEHG.
Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Digital Health, and Chair in Translational Cancer Genomics, Queen's University Belfast (QUB)
Mark is an internationally renowned scientist with over 240 papers and recipient of numerous national and international awards. He is Scientific Director of DATA-CAN, the UK’s National Health Data Research Hub for Cancer. Mark is committed to patient-centred research/care and to addressing cancer inequalities. He was architect of the European Cancer Patient's Bill of Rights, which received The prestigious 2018 European Health Award. Mark’s work on inequalities formed the centrepiece in the European Cancer Organisation (E.C.O) development of the European Code of Cancer Practice. Mark is an E.C.O board member and a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the European Cancer Patient Coalition.
He co-chairs E.C.O’s Special Focussed Network on Covid-19 and cancer, which launched its 7-Point plan to Build Back Smarter from Covid and launched E.C.O’s pan-European Time To Act Campaign. This work received the prestigious Royal College of Physicians Excellence in Patient Care Award. Mark received the Irish Association for Cancer Research’s Outstanding Contribution to cancer research award. He chairs the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership, a collaborative employing data-driven approaches to improve outcomes for cancer patients
Director of the National Cancer Registry of Ireland
Professor Deirdre Murray was appointed Director of the National Cancer Registry of Ireland in 2021. A fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Medicine, Professor Murray is a medical graduate of University College Cork (UCC), and has a Masters in Public Health from University College Dublin. She undertook her clinical training in Ireland and the UK and has almost two decades of experience as a Specialist in Public Health Medicine. She has worked in the HSE’s National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) since its inception, is a founding member of its Executive Management team and she set up and led the NCCP’s Cancer Intelligence function.
Chief Clinical Officer, HSE
Dr Colm Henry was appointed as Chief Clinical Officer of the HSE in April 2018. He previously served as the National Clinical Advisor and Group Lead for Acute Hospitals from 2014 – 2018, National Lead for the Clinical Director Programme from 2012 to 2014 and Clinical Director of the Mercy University Hospital Cork from 2009 to 2012. Following medical qualification in UCD, he underwent training initially in Ireland and completed higher specialty training in Scotland. He returned to Ireland following his appointment to the Mercy University Hospital as Consultant Geriatrician in 2002.
Director of Research for the Irish Cancer Society
Dr Robert O’Connor is Director of Research for the Irish Cancer Society a role that sees him drive implementation of research strategy of the charity to improve outcome for people affected by cancer. Robert graduated with a Ph.D. in 1995 and subsequently worked as an academic and translational cancer researcher in Dublin City University before joining the Society in 2015.
Medical Director for the Irish College of General Practitioners
Dr Diarmuid Quinlan is Medical Director for the Irish College of General Practitioners. He works as a GP in Cork. He was ICGP-HSE Clinical Lead for diabetes in primary care from 2018-2020. He was appointed ICGP Medical Director in 2020. He graduated from UCC, undertook GP training in England, and worked in Australia before returning to Cork. He is passionate about clinical quality improvement and patient safety. He participates in both undergraduate and postgraduate medical education.
Consultant Medical Oncologist at Cork-Mercy and South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital
Prof Seamus O’Reilly BSc MD PhD FRCPI- is consultant medical oncologist at Cork-Mercy and South Infirmary Victoria University Hospitals. A graduate of University College Galway he completed medical oncology training at John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD where he was subsequently Assistant Professor in Medical Oncology. During fellowship training there he completed a PhD in Clinical Investigation. He is vice clinical lead at Cancer Trials Ireland and co Chairperson Cork ARC Cancer Support House.
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On the day of the event, the steps are:
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We are now using Zoom to broadcast our live webinars. When you open Zoom to watch the live webinar you will be able to submit questions to the panel during the event.
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It may not be possible to answer all questions we receive.
There are limited places available for the live webinar. If you are unable to book a place, you will be able to watch videos of all of the talks on Panopto, our video sharing platform.
