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Virtual Zoom Meeting 25th August
01/12/20
We were taken through the National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) and the recent report by Derek Price who is one of the patient representatives for the NPCA…
Virtual Zoom Meeting 29th July
01/12/20
We were again joined by Andrew Gabriel who took us through a detailed presentation on 'How Hormone Treatment Works'…
Virtual Zoom Meeting 7th July
01/12/20
At this meeting we had an on line tour of the True North Website https://truenorth.movember.com/en-gb
'True North is a global prostate cancer program, proudly funded by Movember. Our mission is to transform the way you make informed decisions, receive care, manage symptoms and share lived experiences — by supporting and guiding you through every step of the prostate cancer journey.'…
Virtual Zoom Meeting 16th June 2020
24/06/20
We were joined by retired consultant anaethetist Dr Stephen Allen who delivered an excellent presentation covering what has changed in the management and treatment of prostate cancer over the last 12 years…
Virtual Zoom Meeting 26th May 2020
24/06/20
We were joinied by Andrew Gabriel who did an excellent presentation based on an education session he does with patients at the Mount Vernon Hospital "Surviving Hormone Treatment"…
Virtual Zoom Meeting 5th May 2020
24/06/20
We were joined by a Prostate Cancer UK Specialist Nurse, John Robertson who hosted a very useful update and Question and Answer Session…
Virtual Zoom meeting mid April - Critical Thinking
15/04/20
At the successful pilot Zoom meeting at the end of March we agreed to run a virtual Zoom meeting every 2 weeks. Atached is the presentation from the first of these meetings on Critical Thinking - an exploration of how we need to apply critical thinking when we are seeking health information, whether it..…
Cancellation of Face to Face Meetings
18/03/20
Response to COVID-19 Following the recent UK government advice in light of the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak we are cancelling our normal monthly meetings until further notice. We are reviewing our strategy about how we can continue to offer support to our new and existing members. As a start, Thanks to TACKLE, we have launched our own group website…
February Speaker - Medical Detection Dogs
25/02/20
In February we were delighted to have a speaker from Medical Detection Dogs. We heard about the amazing capabilities dogs have and presented a cheque for £500 to the charity. For more information and details of volunteering please see their Website…
January Speaker - Dr Chris Ward
28/01/20
In January we had Dr Chris Ward from the University of Birmingham explain the research that is taking place there to help diagnose agressive prostate cancer. This research receives funding from Prostate Cancer and more detail can be found on the Prostate Cancer UK website here…