The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) is calling on local people to lace up their walking boots and take part in their annual Celtic Mountain Challenge to raise funds for cancer patients and their families in Northern Ireland.

The challenge is to climb four of the highest peaks in Ireland – Slieve Donard in Co Down, Errigal in Co Donegal, Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo and Lugnaquilla in Co Wicklow.

For patients, carers, families and friends affected by all types of brain tumour (we also have some places for health professionals who wish to attend).

Location/date: Friday 01 October 2010 10am - 4pm at the Holiday Inn, Belfast
22 Ormeau Avenue, Belfast BT2 8HS

Presentations will cover topics such as:
• Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy
• Current brain tumour research
• Brain tumours in adults
• Brain tumours in children
• Coping with a brain tumour diagnosis

The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) is calling on local people to lace up their walking boots and take part in their annual Celtic Mountain Challenge to raise funds for cancer patients and their families in Northern Ireland.

The challenge is to climb four of the highest peaks in Ireland – Slieve Donard in Co Down, Errigal in Co Donegal, Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo and Lugnaquilla in Co Wicklow.

The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF) is calling on local people to lace up their walking boots and take part in their annual Celtic Mountain Challenge to raise funds for cancer patients and their families in Northern Ireland.

The challenge is to climb four of the highest peaks in Ireland – Slieve Donard in Co Down, Errigal in Co Donegal, Croagh Patrick in Co Mayo and Lugnaquilla in Co Wicklow.

Northern Ireland Hospice Education Programme

An opportunity for GPs to meet with local Macmillan Facilitators and Palliative Care Consultants and find out about support available from Cancer charities.

Aim: To improve patient care for patients with end of life issues

Objectives:

• To be able to manage common symptoms
• To identify service issues around communication

Venue: MDEC, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

Northern Ireland Hospice Education Programme

Two contemporary dancers Anne and Daniel, Dancers-in-Residence at Lombardi Cancer Centre Washington D.C. (where Nevin Bossart works) are visiting the Cancer Centre, Belfast City Hospital on Thursday 7th October 2010 as part of their one-week residency at Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

The dancers will offer staff and patients an opportunity to participate in movement-based workshops.

Hospice and palliative care: Sharing the Care.

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world.

The theme for World Day 2010, which will take place on 9 October, is "Sharing the care".

This Day is for people to engage in events and activities to raise awareness and funds to support the development of hospice and palliative care. All around the world, there are people who need hospice and palliative care who cannot access it.

World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world.

Theme: Sharing the care

About this event

Every year events and activities take place in approximately 70 countries, bringing together patients, families, health professionals, policy makers and funders to support hospice and palliative care.

 The aims of World Hospice and Palliative Care Day are to:

Venue: Clady Villa, Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Belfast

Tutor: Gillian McCoollum (LNNI)
Lymphoedema Clinical Lead, Belfast Trust

Elaine Stowe (LNNI)
Lymphoedema Clinical Lead, Northern Trust

Purpose:

To provide awareness training to health professionals working with patients who are at risk of developing lymphoedema or who have already developed lymphoedema. This will help improve patient education, early detection of this chronic condition and timely access to local specialist lymphoedema services

Northern Ireland Hospice Education Programme

Working with Children who are Dealing with Illness and Death in the Family Context

Northern Ireland Hospice Education Programme

Northern Ireland Hospice Education Programme

Northern Ireland Hospice Education Programme

Click to view the Heart Failure & Palliative Care presentation

Click to view the Cancer & Clinical Prognostic Indicators presentation

Click to view Palliative Care for the Renal Patient presentation

Tutor: Lynne Whiteside (LNNI)
Lymphoedema Clinical Lead, Southern Trust

Purpose:

Northern Ireland Hospice Education Programme

An opportunity for GPs to meet with local Macmillan Facilitators and Palliative Care Consultants and find out about support available from Cancer charities.

Aim: To improve patient care for patients with end of life issues

Objectives:

• To be able to manage common symptoms
• To identify service issues around communication

Venue: Lodge Health Centre, Coleraine