Betty Watson and Deirdre O'Connell: Betty Watson and Deirdre O'Connell

AGM 2008 /Information Session

Betty Watson and Deirdre O'Connell: Betty Watson and Deirdre O'ConnellBetty Watson and Deirdre O'Connell The 2008 EDI AGM was held on Saturday 10 May in Buswell’s Hotel and included the Chairperson’s report, Treasurer’s report and a report of EUROPA DONNA European activities

Betty Watson and Deirdre O'Connell: Betty Watson and Deirdre O'ConnellBetty Watson and Deirdre O'Connell The 2008 EDI AGM was held on Saturday 10 May in Buswell’s Hotel and included the Chairperson’s report, Treasurer’s report and a report of EUROPA DONNA European activities. Two new members were elected to the Committee, Trudy Doyle and Mary O’Brien – welcome additions to the team. Christine Murphy Whyte, Chairwoman, thanked those leaving the Committee – Alison Sainsbury, who made a huge contribution to EDI over a number of years, including a stint as Treasurer, and Dr Maeve Pomeroy, whom we hope will be a source of professional advice in the future.

The business of the AGM was followed by an Information Session. Mary Ivers, UCD Psychology Department, spoke about her research into cancer survivorship: The CANSURVIVOR Project: what are the health service needs of post-treatment cancer survivors? The CANSURVIVOR Project investigated factors impacting on the quality of life of post-treatment cancer survivors in the HSE East Coast area. The Project took a survey and workshop approach and then developed a pilot for the first evidence-based cancer rehabilitation programme in Ireland. Her findings certainly struck a chord with the audience and we hope that the success of the pilot will result in similar programmes being made available all over Ireland.

Marie Ennis, Christine Murphy-Whyte, Deirdre O'Connell and Dympna WatsonMarie Ennis, Christine Murphy-Whyte, Deirdre O'Connell and Dympna WatsonDympna Watson, Europa Donna Ireland Treasurer, gave a presentation entitled Breast Cancer – a Practical Guide: Questions and Where to Ask Them. This covered practical issues such as social welfare claims, medical cards and tax claims. Dympna ended by stressing

  • Don’t make assumptions about what you are entitled to claim.
  • Ask, Apply and Appeal your case if necessary!

Dympna’s very clear description of quite complex issues is being developed into a booklet which will be published by EDI.

For further information on these presentations, please do contact us.

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