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11/10/2017

'Living well with Cancer' Irish Cancer Society National Survivorship Conference 29 and 30 Sept Aviva Stadium

Photo of John McCormack CEO Irish Cancer Society, Dr. Julianne Byrne, Boyne Research Institute and CanCare4Living, Patricia McColgan, Co-founder, CanCare4Living, Donal Buggy, Head of Patient Advocacy, Irish Cancer Society.

Link to programme https://www.cancer.ie/how-we-can-help/support/living-well-with-cancer-conference .IgIn49Oe.dpbs

25/09/2017

Dr Julianne Byrne and Margaret Low, President AtlanticLIVE, at the conference Children & Cancer.

The conference featured presentations and discussions by clinicians, researchers, parents and survivors, on topics ranging from immunotherapy to big data to survivors' stories to underwriting. The conference was sponsored by the AFLAC insurance company and was held in the Newseum on Pennsylvania Avenue, within sight of the US Capitol building. Congressman Brian Higgins, chair of the House Cancer Caucus, spoke about how policy-makers like him need to be informed and educated about issues related to childhood cancer and survivorship. The full video of the conference proceedings is available here. https://www.theatlantic.com/live/events/children-and-cancer/2017/

18/08/2015

On Thursday 13th August, Boyne Research Institute's 2015 Summer Students Amina Moustafa and Luisa Saborio presented their projects to an invited audience of staff, family, friends and local Councillors. The evening was a great success and we wish the students all the best for the future. Students pictured with CEO Dr Julianne Byrne and Councillor Oliver Tully.

10/07/2015

The semi-annual meeting of PanCare SurFup (www.pancaresurfup.eu) was held in Dublin, Ireland from the 26th to 27th of May. There were continuing updates of data collection addressed first in the September 2014 meeting. Each Work Package leader gave a presentation in addition Julie Byrne gave a presentation in relation to the International Conference. The topics for the programme were discussed and there was discussion of the re extension application to the EU.

PanCareSurFup PanCareSurFup - PanCare Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivor Care and Follow-Up Studies is a consortium of 16 European institutions in 11 countries, funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the EC, to carry out research studies into late effects of treatment for cancer, to establis…

10/07/2015

PanCare Life completed their 4th General Assembly in Mainz, Germany on the 18th – 19th May 2015. (pancarelife.eu) Data providers gave an update on progress and data collection is commencing. There were two further meetings of the PanCare management team held in April and July 2015.

10/07/2015

Fifteenth PanCare Meeting, Dublin, Ireland, 2015

The meeting was held at the Alexander Hotel in the centre of Dublin on the 27th to 29th of May. A variety of people met in Dublin to press for more services to enable survivors to improve their quality of life. The meeting was opened by a speech of welcome by Fergus O’Dowd, TD, from County Louth. Co-sponsoring the conference was CanCare4Living, (www.cancare4living.ie) an organisation for survivors and their families. It was represented by their founders Patricia McColgan and Garry Owens. The conference welcomed over 110 delegates from 13 countries. More than 40 speakers covered a breadth of topics associated with survivors from various countries in Europe. Some themes included the involvement of survivors and parents, flexibility in approach of developing services, PanCare’s
(www.pancare.eu) contribution to raising government awareness and others. The social side included a dinner at the Dining Hall in Trinity College. One of the highlights included traditional Irish music and dancing which was a big hit with our visitors.

13/10/2014

We are currently recruiting for a part-time role in our Drogheda office. Please see details below and get in touch if this sounds like you!

Position: Research Assistant, part-time, Drogheda,
Terms: Part-time: two mornings a week, 10 hours total for two years, effective immediately. Position is for 2 years.
Salary: Negotiable
Closing date for applications: 31 October 2014
Qualifications: Well-organised, detail-oriented, computer-literate, good English written and oral skills, research-oriented, Master’s level training in a related field desirable.
Duties: Assist with preparation of Final Report and Closing Conference of an EU-funded biomedical research consortium.
Start date: Effective immediately.
To learn more about our work please visit www.boyneresearch.ie
To apply send CV, cover letter, names and contact information for two referees to [email protected]

01/10/2014

Interested in joining CanCare4Living, a new parent group promoting Long-term Follow-Up Care for Survivors of Childhood and Teenage Cancer by get in touch with us or email [email protected]

01/10/2014

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08/08/2014

Associated with PanCareLIFE

14/07/2014

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24/06/2013

A few photos from Race of Brave Bikers 2013