Venue: The Gibson Hotel, Point Village, Dublin 1
Date: 2nd and 3rd December 2015
This year the annual meeting will again take place at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin 1 but will run over two days.
Day 1 (December 2nd) will launch Ireland’s first public information day. It will be hosted by Lindsey Bennister (CEO of Sarcoma UK) and Dr Charles Gillham (National Lead for Soft Tissue Sarcoma) and will provide patients and their relatives/friends an opportunity to learn more about the disease and meet others with a similar diagnosis.
| 1000 | Tea/coffee and registration |
| 1030 | Introduction and Welcome Dr Charles Gillham, National Lead for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Breda Brennan – her story |
| 1100 | Sarcoma: types, treatment and the service in Ireland Prof Paul Ridgway, Dr Charles Gillham and Deirdre O’Mahony |
| 1130 | Tea/Coffee |
| 1145 | Support and information for Irish patients/relatives Patient/Family member (Teresa O’Sullivan) The Irish Cancer Society (Naomi Fitzgibbon) CanTeen (Evelyn Griffiths) |
| 1215 | The Sarcoma UK Experience Lindsey Bennister, CEO Sarcoma UK |
| 1245 | Lunch |
| 1345 | Informal brain-storming session Notice boards/post-it notes will be available for people to add their ideas as to how sarcoma services in Ireland could be improved and what currently works well.Opportunity to informally meet different health care professionals involved in caring for and treating people with sarcoma in Ireland. |
| 1445 | Summing up the day’s events and planning for the future |
Day 2 (December 3rd) is aimed at surgical, medical and radiation oncologists and allied health professionals, with an interest in sarcoma, from the island of Ireland. The programme focusses on sarcomas where, nationally, management is more varied. The key message, as last year, will be to highlight the importance of centralising services, standardising treatment approaches and working within a multidisciplinary framework. The programme will draw on both local and international expertise.
| 0900-0930 | Registration | |
| 0930-0945 | Welcome and Introduction | TBA |
| Gynaecological Sarcomas | ||
| Chairs: | Dr Noreen Gleeson and Dr Deirdre O’Mahony | |
| 0945-1000 | Epidemiology and Pathology | Dr Ciaran O’Riain, Dublin |
| 1000-1020 | Surgery | Prof Fredric Amant, Belgium |
| 1020-1040 | Adjuvant Therapy | Dr Beatrice Seddon, London |
| 1040-1100 | Advanced Disease | Dr Charlotte Benson, London |
| 1100-1115 | Panel Discussion | Chairs/Speakers |
| Tea/Coffee | ||
| Desmoids | ||
| Chairs: | Mr Jim Clover and Mr Gary O’Toole | |
| 1145-1200 | Epidemiology and Pathology | Dr Mairin McMenamin, Dublin |
| 1200-1210 | Radiology | Dr Eric Heffernan, Dublin |
| 1210-1230 | Role of the Surgeon | Dr Sylvie Bonvalot, France |
| 1230-1240 | Systemic Therapy | Dr Alexia Bertuzzi, Dublin |
| 1240-1250 | Radiotherapy | Dr Jennifer Gilmore, Cork |
| 1250-1300 | Panel Discussion | Chairs/Speakers |
| Lunch | ||
| 1400-1410 | Formal Address | Minister for Health, Leo Varadkar TD |
| Sarcoma in Teenagers and Young Adults | ||
| Chairs: | Dr Michael Capra | |
| 1410-1425 | Epidemiology and Pathology | Dr Maureen O’Sullivan, Dublin |
| 1425-1445 | Issues Facing AYA with cancer | Dr Rachael Windsor, London |
| 1445-1455 | Sarcoma during adolescence | Ms Lisa Kennedy |
| 1455-1505 | Developing an Irish AYA Service | Dr Charles Gillham, Dublin |
| 1505-1520 | Panel Discussion | |
| Tea/Coffee | ||
| Retroperitoneal Sarcomas | ||
| 1550-1600 | Transatlantic Retroperitoneal | Dr Sylvie Bonvalot, France |
| Sarcoma Working Group | ||
| Complex Cases | ||
| Chairs: | Dr Alexia Bertuzzi and Prof Paul Ridgway | |
| 1600-1650 | ||
| Extremity Sarcoma | Mr Gary O’Toole, Dublin | |
| MPNST | Dr Alexia Bertuzzi | |
| Sternal Chordoma | Mr Jim Clover, Cork | |
| Paediatric Sarcoma | Dr Cormac Owens, Dublin | |
| National Sarcoma Services: Progress | ||
| 1650-1700 | Irish National Sarcoma Service | Dr Mary Hynes, NCCP |
The Gibson Hotel
Point Village
Dublin 1
GPS coordinates 53.348518; -6.228583
www.thegibsonhotel.ie
Public transport:
The Luas redline stops directly outside of The Gibson Hotel, this line runs via Heuston, Busarus and Connolly Stations.
Car Parking: The Point Village Car Park
At the gibson hotel car parking spaces are available at The Point Village Car Park located at rear of the hotel. The car park is accessed by the rear of the hotel – see hotel access map. Entrance from Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1.
Opening Hours:
Monday – Saturday: 7am to Midnight
Sunday: 9am to Midnight