1st Galway International Breast Cancer Conference
(Galway-Nottingham Breast Cancer Conferences)
In June 2008 (19th– 21st) the Department of Surgery, in a joint venture with the biennial Nottingham Breast Cancer Conferences, hosted the Inaugural Galway International Breast Cancer Conference.
Michael Kerin (UHG), Roger Blamey (Nottingham University Hospital),
John Crown (St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin)
Carlos Caldas (University of Cambridge), Grace Callagy (UHG)
Dick Rainsbury (Royal Hampshire County Hospital) , Michael Kerin (UHG),
Peter Jones (Somerfield Hospital, Kent)
Mike Allen (Belfast), Hugh Bishop (Bolton, UK)
Dick Rainsbury (Royal Hampshire County Hospital) , Mike Dixon (Western General Hospital, Edinburgh)
Guest Speakers included national and international experts in the field of Breast Cancer:
Prof Joseph Ragaz, McGill University, Canada,
Prof John Crown, St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin,
Mr Mike Dixon, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland,
Prof Carlos Caldas, University of Cambridge, UK,
Prof Arnie Purushotham,
King's College London, UK,
Dr Michael Maher, Mater Private Hospital, Dublin,
Dr Robin Wilson, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK,
Dr Ann O’Doherty, BreastCheck, Dublin,
Prof Philip Drew, University of Hull, UK,
Prof Carsten Rose, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden,
Dr John Kennedy, St James’s Hospital, Dublin,
Prof Ian Ellis, NHS Trust City Hospital, Nottingham, UK,
Prof Jack Cuzick, Cancer Research UK,
For further details on this conference please contact:
Grace Clarke (Conference Co-ordinator)
Department of Surgery
Clinical Science Institute
University Hospital
NUI Galway
+353 (0)91 524390
grace.clarke
nuigalway.ie