Helping women with breast cancer return to work. Join our Trinity College Dublin study testing CanWork: A 6-week online, OT-led programme. Learn more below!
Returning to work after breast cancer?
Join our free CanWork information session to learn how our 6-week self-management programme can support you in your return to work journey 💼💪
Friday 13th June
11:00–11:30 AM
Online via Zoom
Last chance to be part of the CanWork study!
An Occupational Therapy led, group-based, online programme to support return to work post breast cancer treatment.
Planning to return to work - know someone who might be interested Contact [email protected]
https://t.co/NxJlwJxx81
We are so grateful to all of the amazing women who have signed up to participate in our study to date 🙏Recruitment is currently ongoing so be sure to check out our website https://t.co/HcEdLvBhEk for further details.
📰 Return to Work Intervention for Women with Breast Cancer
So delighted that our feasibility paper from my PhD is now published open access @BJOTeditor.
For more: https://t.co/3mSHTZyJrZ
📰 Return to Work Intervention for Women with Breast Cancer
So delighted that our feasibility paper from my PhD is now published open access @BJOTeditor.
For more: https://t.co/3mSHTZyJrZ
The CanWork Study is accelerating action to support women with breast cancer to return to work in Ireland. Happy International Women's Day to all from the Research Team @tcddublin#AccelerateAction#IWD25
Meet the CanWork Team! (4/4)
Mary is a Research Assistant at TCD, as part of the CanWork study.
She holds a BSc. in Psychology & MSc. in Health Psychology, and has worked as a Health Policy Analyst at the Department of Health.
Learn more here — https://t.co/4zsl3nhKaS
Meet the CanWork Team! (3/4)
Dr Naomi Algeo is a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist (Cancer Survivorship) at St. James's Hospital, Dublin, and Post-Doctoral Researcher at TCD.
Her PhD is the origin of CanWork! - Dr. Naomi Algeo — https://t.co/4zsl3nhKaS
Meet the CanWork Team! (2/4)
Project Manager
Dr. Nickola Pallin graduated from Radiation Therapy in Trinity College Dublin in 2012, has a MSc in Diet, Nutrition and Health, and is an alumnus of the SPHeRE programme.
Learn more here: Dr. Nickola Pallin — https://t.co/4zsl3nhKaS
Meet the CanWork Team! (1/4)
Principal Investigator
Prof. Connolly is Professor in Occupational Therapy. She has been a member of the Discipline in Trinity College for over 20 years.
Learn more here: Professor Deirdre Connolly — https://t.co/4zsl3nhKaS
Our website is now live! 🌐 Join us online for our next information session on Tuesday 14th January at 11am to learn about the CanWork study for women with breast cancer. 💻 Sign up on our website: https://t.co/4zsl3nii0q
#BreastCancerSupport
We are delighted that the Occupational Therapy Work and Cancer programme has been funded >€1million in funding to run a definitive trial. Huge thank you to all women living w/ & beyond cancer, HCPs, employers, etc. who co-designed the 6-week programme
@hseNCCP@CancerInstIRE
Thrilled that the Occupational Therapy ‘Work and Cancer’ programme will progress to definitive trial through @hrbireland DIFA Award w/ €1million funding. Congrats @deirdretcd (PI), our co-applicants, & all involved in feasibility stages of the programme
@hseNCCP @WorkCancerIRL
New Publication 🚨: Prioritising the content and delivery of a work-focused intervention for women with breast cancer using the nominal group technique’. See @NaomiAlgeo tweet for key findings.
Pleased that our @WorkCancerIRL paper ‘Prioritising the content and delivery of a work-focused intervention for women with breast cancer using the nominal group technique’ has been published today. Some 🔑 findings of this return-to-work (RTW) post-cancer diagnosis research: A 🧵
Thrilled to have been jointly awarded the @IrishCancerSoc AHP Cancer Research Award 2022.
This award will enable the implementation of a Clinical Academic OT post @stjamesdublin/@tcddublin for 18 months focusing on reintegration to education & work for AYAs who have had cancer
Thank you @thewfot for the opportunity to present @WorkCancerIRL study to international delegates today. Great connections made with OTs in Italy and UK sharing evidence based cancer survivorship interventions we can all implement in practice. @deirdretcd@tcd_ot@gorman_aoife
I’m thrilled to be back @Cuislecancer to run the Work and Cancer programme. Great feedback so far, including “a natural next step” following the Thriving and Surviving programme. Thank you @hseNCCP for supporting.