Gathering Around Cancer 2020 5th & 6th November Live from Croke Park Convention Centre, Dublin THURSDAY 5th NOVEMBER 12:45 Welcome Address: Prof John McCaffrey, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin & Prof David Gallagher, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 12:50 Opening Address Session 1: Irish Investigators Abroad Chairs: Prof David Gallagher, St James’s Hospital, Dublin & Prof John McCaffrey, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 13:00 Leveraging Molecular Data in Trial Design and for Biomarker Identification Dr Deirdre Kelly, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto 13:15 Personalising Cancer Care for Patients with Advanced Genitourinary Malignancies Dr Jack Gleeson, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York 13:30 Integrative Molecular Profiling to Advance Precision Oncology Dr Grainne O’Kane, Princess Margaret Cancer Center, Toronto 13:45 Role of Stereotactic Radiation in Oligometastatic Disease Dr Dan Cagney, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston 14:00 Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy in Colorectal Liver Metastases Dr Louise Connell, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York 14:15 -14:30 Coffee Break Session 2: Areas of Special Interest Chair: Dr Patricia Fox, UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems 14:30 Psychological Needs of Cancer Patients & the Status of Psycho-Oncology Services in Ireland-Towards an Integrated Service Dr Helen Greally, Cancer Care West, NCCP 14:50 My Role in Clinical Trials in T Cell Lymphoma & Relapsed/Refractory Hodgkin's Lymphoma Ms Helen Hancock, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York 15:10 Specialist Nurse Led Oncology Services Ms Rose Mary Smyth, Cavan General Hospital 15:30 Fertility Preservation in Children & Adolescents Dr Scheryll Alken, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 15:50 Specialist Nursing Role in the Paediatric LTFU Clinic Ms Frieda Clinton, Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin, Dublin 16:10 Leadership & Innovation through COVID Ms Catherine O’Brien, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 16.30 – 16:40 Coffee Break Session 3: Lessons for Cancer Care During the Covid-19 Pandemic Chair: Prof John Kennedy, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 16:40 Chemotherapy & Covid-19 Outcomes in Patients with Cancer Dr Melissa Lumish & Dr Yelena Janjigian, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York 17:00 Treating Older Patients with Cancer During Covid-19 Dr Anne Horgan, University Hospital Waterford 17:20 Lessons Learned During the Pandemic Prof Risteard O’Laoide, Health Service Executive 17:40 COVID-19 - Where Are We & Where Are We Going? Prof Paddy Mallon, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 18:00 Patient Advocacy During Covid-19 Mr Donal Buggy, Irish Cancer Society 18:10 – 18:15 Comfort Break 18:15 The Liquid Biopsy & it’s Clinical Utility in Cancer Patients Prof Jeff Ross, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York 18:35 Keynote: Resilience & Burnout Dr Dean Bajorin, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York 19:10 End of Day 1 FRIDAY 6th November Session 4: Medical Oncology Updates Chair: Dr Emer Hanrahan, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 08:30 Lung Update Dr Jarushka Naidoo, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 08:50 iVATS Precision Imaging Minimally Invasive Surgery Facilitates Diagnostic Excision of Subcentimeter or Ground Glass Nodules Prof Karen Redmond, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 09:10 Progress in Gynecologic Cancer Treatment, Finally a Good News Story from 2020 Dr Karen Cadoo, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 09:30 Sarcoma Update Dr Mark Doherty, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 09:50 Melanoma Update Dr Fergal Kelleher, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 10:10 – 10:25 Coffee Break Session 5: Breast Cancer Updates Chair: Dr Jennifer Westrup, Beacon Hospital, Dublin 10:25 Triple Negative Breast Cancer Dr Megan Greally, The Mater Private Hospital, Dublin 10:45 Her2 Positive Breast Cancer Dr Patrick Morris, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 11:05 Hormone Sensitive Breast Cancer Prof Seamus O’Reilly, Cork University Hospital 11:25 – 11:30 Comfort Break Session 6: Genitourinary Cancer Updates Chair: Dr Oscar Breathnach, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 11:30 Updates in Renal Cell Carcinoma Dr Emmet Jordan, University Hospital Waterford 11:50 Systemic Therapy in Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer Prof Ray McDermott, St Vincent’s University Hospital, Dublin 12:10 Novel Radiotherapeutics in Advanced Prostate Cancer Dr Martin O’Connell, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 12:30 Bladder Cancer Update Dr Richard Bambury, Cork University Hospital 12:50 Germ Cell Cancer Update Dr Dearbhaile O’Donnell, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 13:10 – 13:45 Lunch Session 7: Gastro-Intestinal Cancer Update Chair: Prof Liam Grogan, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 13:45 Gastric & Oesophageal Cancer Update Dr Derek Power, Cork University Hospital 14:05 Cytoreductive Surgery/HIPEC in Peritoneal Malignancy Mr Jurgen Mulsow, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 14:25 Primary Liver Cancer Update Dr Austin Duffy, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 14:45 Pancreas Cancer Update Prof Maeve Lowery, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 15:05 How the Microbiome Impacts Cancer, Immunity & Response to Therapy Dr Susan Bullman, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle Total Neo-adjuvant Therapy in Rectal Cancer: Multidisciplinary Perspective 15:25 Surgical Oncology Mr James Smith, The Hermitage Hospital, Dublin 15:45 Is TNT a Standard of Care for Rectal Cancer? Dr Greg Leonard, Galway University Hospital 16:05 Radiation Oncology Dr Brian O’Neill, St Luke’s Hospital, Dublin 16:25 Closing Remarks: Prof John McCaffrey, The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin & Prof David Gallagher, St James’s Hospital, Dublin 16:30 Meeting Close