About this Event
Welcome to Exercise Prescription in Patients with Complex Cancer Rehabilitation Needs.
Join us on Wed May 21 2025 at 10:00 AM at the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital for a day filled with expert lectures and insightful discussions on cancer rehabilitation and exercise prescription for patients living with complex rehabilitation needs.
Learn from leading experts in the field and network with like-minded professionals. This event is a great opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills in helping cancer patients improve their quality of life through tailored exercise programs.
Meet the Speakers
Our distinguished programme of speakers includes:
- Visiting Professor Dr Nicolas Hart, NHMRC Investigator Fellow in Cancer Survivorship and Program Director of Clinical Exercise Physiology at the Human Performance Research Centre and INSIGHT Health Research Institute at the University of Technology Sydney.
- Dr Nina Orfali, Consultant Haematologist, St James's Hospital, specialising in stem cell transplantation
- Dr Grainne Sheill, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Cancer Rehabilitation, St James's Hospital
- Mr John Sullivan, Consultant Urologist, St James's Hospital specialising in Urology, Andrology and Sexual Dysfunction
Panel discussion members:
- Dr Nicolas Hart
- Dr Grainne Sheill
- Louise Mullen, Survivorship Programme Lead, National Cancer Control Programme
- Dearbhaile O'Hare, Patient Representative and author of Things Went T*ts Up!
Who should attend?
We welcome stakeholders working across cancer rehabilitation and exercise oncology in Ireland including:
- Physiotherapists working in cancer centres, SACT hospitals, private hospitals, primary care and private practice
- Medical, nursing and allied health professionals
- Exercise specialists
- Partners from community-based chronic disease rehabilitation programmes
- Partners from the leisure, health and fitness sector
- Policy makers and charity partners
- Patient partners
This event is funded by the Health Research Board (CES-2024-013) and by the TCD Visiting Professorships and Fellowships Benefaction Fund, 2024.
Agenda
🕑: 10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Agenda
Info: Registration opens at 9.30AM with Lectures and Discussions starting from 10AM. A light lunch and afternoon refreshments will be provided.
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM
Welcome Address
Host: Prof Juliette Hussey
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Clinical Updates in Advanced Prostate Cancer
Host: Mr John Sullivan
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Exercise Assessment and Prescription in People Living with Bone Metastases
Host: Dr Nicolas Hart
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Case Study Discussions
Host: Mr John Sullivan & Dr Nicolas Hart
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Light lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PM
Clinical Updates in Haematology and Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT)
Host: Dr Nina Orfali
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Exercise Assessment and Prescription in HSCT
Host: Dr Grainne Sheill
🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Case Study Discussion
Host: Dr Nina Orfali & Dr Grainne Sheill
🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Break
🕑: 03:00 PM - 03:45 PM
Implementation into Policy and Practice - Panel Discussion
Host: Panel Discussion
Info: Dr Nicolas Hart, Associate Professor, University of Technology, Sydney
 Dr Grainne Sheill, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist in Cancer Rehabilitation, TSJCI
Dearbhaile O'Hare, Patient representative
 Ms Louise Mullen, National Lead for Cancer Survivorship, National Cancer Control Programme
Facilitator: Dr Emer Guinan, Associate Professor in Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship, Trinity St James's Cancer Institute
🕑: 03:45 PM - 04:00 PM
Closing remarks
Host: Prof Juliette Hussey
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, 8 James Street, Dublin 8, Ireland
EUR 0.00
