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Towards a futurewithout cancer2013 Official Conference for theEuropean Week Against CancerAVIVA STADIUM DUBLIN, IRELAND MAY 29-30Conference Programme

European Week Against Cancer 2013Wednesday 29th MayDay 1: Healthy Lifestyles for Cancer Prevention09:00 – 09.30 Registration & Exhibition – Refreshments Served09.30 – 09.50 Welcome AddressMr John McCormack, CEO, Irish Cancer SocietyMs Joan Kelly, Vice President, Association of European Cancer Leagues9.50 – 10.10 Ms Marie Killeen, Health & Wellbeing Programme, Department of Health, Ireland10.10 – 10.30 Dr Gauden Galea, Director, Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Life-Course, WHO Regional Officefor Europe10.30 – 10.50 A Review of the European Code against CancerDr Joachim Schuz, Head of the Section of Environment and Radiation, International Agency for Researchon Cancer10.50 – 11.15 Obesity, Physical Activity and Cancer: Implications for PolicyDr Kate Allen, Executive Director (Science and Public Affairs), World Cancer Research FundInternational, UK11:15 – 11.30 Refreshment Break & Exhibition11.30 – 12.00 Alcohol and CancerProfessor Peter Anderson, Substance Use, Policy and Practice, Institute of Health and Society,Newcastle University, England. Professor, Alcohol and Health, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences,Maastricht University, Netherlands12:00 – 12.30 Questions and AnswersChairperson: Ms Joan Kelly, Vice President, Association of European Cancer Leagues and Nursing ServicesManager, Irish Cancer Society12.30 – 13.30 Lunch13.30 – 14.30 Workshops13.30 – 14.30 Workshop 1Physical Activity forCancer PreventionChairperson: ProfessorColm O’MorainDean of Health Sciences atTrinity College Dublin andPresident of the United EuropeanGastroenterology Federation(UEGF)13.30 – 13.50 Physical Activity and Cancer –a review of innovativecurrent researchDr Niamh MurphyCentre for Health BehaviourResearch, Department of HealthSport and Exercise Science,Waterford Institute of Technology13.50 – 14.10 Engaging men inPhysical ActivitySandra Gordon. ManAliveProject Co-ordinator, CancerFocus Northern Ireland14.10 – 14.30 European Physical ActivityPromotion Forum (MOVE)Hanne MÜLLERISCA Project ManagerWorkshop 2Action on AlcoholChairperson:Ms Emma WoodfordProject and Policy CoordinatorThe Association of EuropeanCancer LeaguesTackling Alcohol misusein IrelandLiam Mc Cormack,Health Promotion Unit,Department of Health, IrelandEurocare recommendationsfor EU alcohol strategyMariann Skar,Secretary General,European Alcohol Policy AllianceFrom Awareness to ActionDr Peter Rice,Chair of Scottish Health Actionon Alcohol Problems SHAAPWorkshop 3Action on ObesityChairperson:Professor Donal O’SheaConsultant Endocrinologist,Diabetes and WeightManagement Centre,St. Columcille’s Hospital,LoughlinstownTackling obesityin IrelandUrsula O’ Dwyer,Health Promotion Policy Adviser,Health Promotion Policy,Department of Health, IrelandLessons to be learned from theDanish food taxationsJørgen Dejgaard Jensen,Associate Professor at University ofCopenhagen, Department of Foodand Resource Economics.Food policy in practiceDr Cliodhna Foley-Nolan,Director of HumanNutrition, Safefood14.30 –14.50 Questions and Answers Questions and Answers Questions and Answers15.10 – 15.45 Presentation of key recommendations from workshopsChairperson: Mr Kevin O’Hagan, Health Promotion Manager, Irish Cancer SocietyEU Youth Poster Competition - ResultsThis event has received funding from the European Commission.#ewac2013

European Week Against Cancer 2013Wednesday 29th MayDay 1: Healthy Lifestyles for Cancer Prevention15.45 – 17.15 Workshops – Refreshments ServedWorkshop 1Liver Cancer Prevention: getting viralhepatitis under controlThe European Liver Patients Association (ELPA)panel discussion on national and regionalviral hepatitis programmes. Goal: to identifymeasures and instruments, for effective livercancer prevention. Relevant findings fromELPA’s viral Hepatitis index will complementthe discussion.Mr Charles Gore: President of the WorldHepatitis AllianceProfessor Mark Thursz, Imperial Collegeand past Secretary General of the EuropeanAssociation for the Study of the LiverProfessor Lidia Georgieva Assoc. Professorin Medical University, Sofia, Faculty of PublicHealth, Advisor at the Ministry of Healthand consultant at EC, DG SANCO and DGResearch and InnovationsProfessor Suzanne Norris is a consultanthepatologist/gastroenterologist at St James’sHospital and is associate professor at TrinityCollege DublinProfessor David Goldberg, HealthProtection Scotland and University of Glasgowand former Chair of Scotland’s Hepatitis CAction Plan Governance BoardWorkshop 2Mind the Gender Gap: Smoking and Drinking inWomen and Young GirlsThe European Institute of Women’s Health will host thisworkshop on the serious health challenges for womendue to smoking and binge drinking. Cancer of the lung/bronchus is the third most common cancer amongwomen in Europe. The increase of tobacco and alcoholconsumption is threatening not only the future health ofwomen but also affects their children’s health.Co-Chairperson: Ms Peggy Maguire, Director General,European Institute of Womens HealthCo-Chairperson: Mr Gerhard Steffes, Policy Officer,Programme and Knowledge Management Unit,Directorate for Health and Consumers (DG SANCO)The impact of alcohol on European womenProfessor Joe Barry, Head of the Department of PublicHealth and Primary Care , Trinity College for HealthSciences and Board Member of Alcohol Action IrelandTackling Smoking in Europe: Improving the healthof women and girlsProfessor Linda Bauld, Health Policy, University of Stirling“Me, My Smoking and I”, X-HALE Youth Awards 2012Ms. Joanne Vance Senior Health Promotion Officer,Irish Cancer SocietyExpert panel discussion and recommendations byCo Chair Mr. Gerhard Steffes and Hildrun Sundseth,Head of Health Policy, EIWHEuropean Code Against Cancer (third version)Many aspects of general health can be improved and many cancer deaths prevented, if we adopt healthier lifestyles:1. Do not smoke; if you smoke, stop doing so. If you fail to stop, do not smoke in the presence of non-smokers.2. Avoid Obesity.3. Undertake some brisk, physical activity every day.4. Increase your daily intake and variety of vegetables and fruits: eat at least five servings daily. Limit your intake of foodscontaining fats from animal sources.5. If you drink alcohol, whether beer, wine or spirits, moderate your consumption to two drinks per day if you are a man orone drink per day if you are a woman.6. Care must be taken to avoid excessive sun exposure. It is specifically important to protect children and adolescents. Forindividuals who have a tendency to burn in the sun, active protective measures must be taken throughout life.7. Apply strictly regulations aimed at preventing any exposure to known cancer-causing substances. Follow all health andsafety instructions on substances which may cause cancer. Follow advice of national radiation protection offices.There are Public Health programmes which could prevent cancers developing or increase the probability that acancer may be cured:8. Women from 25 years of age should participate in cervical screening. This should be within programmes with qualitycontrol procedures in compliance with “European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Cervical Screening”.9. Women from 50 years of age should participate in breast screening. This should be within programmes with qualitycontrol procedures in compliance with “European Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Mammography Screening”.10. Men and women from 50 years of age should participate in colorectal screening. This should be within programmeswith built-in quality assurance procedures.11. Participate in vaccination programmes against hepatitis B virus infection.This event has received funding from the European Commission.#ewac2013

European Week Against Cancer 2013Thursday 30th MayDay 2: Tobacco Control8.30 – 9.15 Registration & Exhibition. Refreshments Served.09:15 – 09.30 Welcome and IntroductionMs Kathleen O’Meara, Head of Advocacy and Communications, Irish Cancer Society9.30 – 10.0010.00 – 10.3010.30 – 10.45Tobacco Control Update – The Commission’s viewMr Martin Seychell, Deputy Director General for Health and Consumers at the European CommissionTaking on Big Tobacco: Lessons from the Australian ExperienceJonathan Liberman, Director, McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria and Unionfor International Cancer Control.Questions & Answers10.45 – 11.00 Refreshment Break & Exhibition11.00 – 11.1011.10 – 11.30Mr John Mc Cormack, CEO, Irish Cancer SocietyDr James Reilly T.D., Minister for Health, Department of Health, Ireland11.30 – 11.5011.50 – 12.1012.10 – 12.30Tobacco Products Directive: An update from EuropeFlorence Bertelletti-Kemp, Director, Smoke Free PartnershipThe Influence of the Tobacco Industry in the EUMr Luk Joossens, Advocacy Officer, Tobacco Control Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL)and Belgian Foundation against CancerQuestions and Answers: Panel DiscussionChairperson: Ms Kathleen O’Meara, Head of Advocacy and Communications, Irish Cancer Society12.30 – 13.30 Workshop 1 Workshop 2 Workshop 3Standard packs, makingchange happenDr Jean King,Director of Tobacco Control,Cancer Research UKChairperson: Mr Kevin O’Hagan,Health Promotion Manager,Irish Cancer SocietyMaking the TobaccoIndustry PayMs Rachel Foley,Policy & Public Affairs Manager,Irish Cancer SocietyChairperson: Mr Luk Joossens,Advocacy Officer, TobaccoControl Association of EuropeanCancer Leagues (ECL) and BelgianFoundation against CancerHealth Inequalitiesand SmokingDr Helen McAvoy,Senior Policy Officer, Institute ofPublic Health in IrelandChairperson: Ms Joanne Vance,Senior Health Promotion Officer,Irish Cancer Society13.40 – 14.00 Summary and Closing RemarksMs Kathleen O’MearaHead of Advocacy and Communications, Irish Cancer SocietyDr Wendy YaredDirector, European Cancer Leagues14.00 LUNCHPresentations will be available to view on www.cancer.ie/ewac2013 after the conference.This event has received funding from the European Commission.#ewac2013