CURRENT APPROACHES TO RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT IN BREAST CANCER

Chairpersons: Prof. William Gallagher (UCD) and Prof. James Geraghty (St. Vincent’s University Hospital)

Sponsored by BREAST-PREDICT, the Irish Cancer Society’s first Collaborative Cancer Research Centre (www.breastpredict.com).

***Continuous Professional Development Accreditation: CPD Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) 3 credits ***

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Location: UCD Conway Institute Lecture Theatre
Date: Tuesday 12th February 2019, 10:30 – 14:00

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PROGRAMME

10:30 – 11:15 Registration and Tea/Coffee

11:15 – 11:20 Prof. James Geraghty, Consultant Breast Surgeon
Welcome/Introduction

11:20 – 11:40 Prof. Andrew Green, Director, Department of Clinical Genetics and Consultant Clinical Geneticist, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin; Professor of Medical Genetics, UCD
Genetic Testing for Hereditary Breast Cancer in Ireland

11:40 – 12:00 Mr. Damian McCartan, Consultant Breast Surgeon, St. Vincent's University Hospital
Risk Reducing Surgery for Breast Cancer

12:00 – 12:05 Prof. William Gallagher, Director, UCD Conway Institute
Foreword

12:05 – 12:50 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Prof. Jack Cuzick
Director, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine in London
Head, Centre for Cancer Prevention
John Snow Professor of Epidemiology at the Wolfson Institute, Queen Mary University of London
Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Preventive Therapy

12:50 – 13:30 Panel Discussion

13:30 – 14:00 Lunch

For any queries, please contact: luciana.herda@ucd.ie.

Directions to UCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research: https://www.ucd.ie/conway/aboutus/contactus/