ICORG’s new Chair Dr Paul Browne, Consultant Haematologist, St James’s Hospital, took up his four year term of office on 1st January 2009.
We would like to welcome ICORG’s new Chair, Dr Paul Browne, Consultant Haematologist, St James’s Hospital, who takes up his four year term of office on 1st January 2009.
The ICORG Pharmacovigilance Unit has recently expanded and is pleased to welcome Armelle Donohoe, PhV Consultant and Sandra Boldrin, PhV Associate.
Armelle has over ten years experience in pharmacovigilance, and Sandra has worked in the area for two years.
Sandra is now the third ICORG employee to successfully complete the EMEA’s EudraVigilance training programme.
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Update on availability of the experimental drug abiraterone for treatment of prostate cancer in Ireland
On July 22nd 2008, exciting positive Phase 1 results were published for a new drug abiraterone acetate (Cougar Biotechnology Inc.®)in prostate cancer patients with advanced disease.
We would like to remind you that ESMO offers grants to enhance implementation and research of Palliative Care in oncology, as adequate Palliative Care is one of the cornerstones of oncology practice.
If you are interested or your have started a research on Palliative Care, please download the application form, complete and send it along with the requested documentation by 1 June 2008.
To view Irish Independent article from the 12th May 2008 please click here.
Kay Duggan-Walls joined ICORG in December 2007 as Group Development Executive. Kay’s role is to assist the chair and vice-chair in developing a cohesive Group Structure. Kay is based in the Group Central Office and will work with the SDMO, GCO and hospital sites to enhance communication and to promote a cohesion in all Group activites across sites. Another responsibility of the post is the administration development of the Disease Specific Subgroups.
Kay can be contacted at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
Finally Helen Matthews (missing from above photo) joined ICORG in February 2008 as a Clinical Project Manaher. Helen will work predominantly on Radiotherapy studies at St Luke’s Hospital, Rathgar and will coordinate ICH-GCP training at ICORG.
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Further to ICORG Translational Subgroup Meeting on the 21st September 2007, please find below the current draft of the Technical Resources Guide. The purpose of this document is to provide a detailed breakdown of the various technological resources available within Ireland that can be harnessed for translational research projects in cancer. Emphasis is placed here on specialised techniques and expertise at different institutions. It should be clear that this is not an exhaustive list of facilities available around the country, but merely a guide. We have mapped out the key contact points at each institute for each technology/facility.
Commenting on the publication today of the European Cancer Research Managers Forum Second European Survey the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney T.D. said: “This report analyses how cancer research is funded and enables us to monitor our progress in cancer research funding in relation to our European counterparts.”
A new plan, announce by the Health Service Executive, sees eight hospitals in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Waterford and Galway becoming the major specialist cancer centres.
But it also involves the immediate closure of cancer services at 13 other hospitals around the country.
ICORG are pleased to announce the re-launch of the company’s website (http://www.icorg.ie)
In addition to the existing sections, the updated website includes a patient focused area with information on current clinical trials available in Ireland. The members’ area now includes information relating to all Disease Specific SubGroups, which allows members to view meeting dates, current group members and minutes of previous meetings. Members will also be able to view an extensive list of all ICORG studies, from which protocols and Patient Information Leaflets may be downloaded directly.
There will be an introduction to the new ICORG website at the Scientific and Educations meeting on the 21st September in the Fitzwilliam Hotel.