Further piloting and refining of the Work and Cancer programme is underway Cuisle Cancer Support Centre. Thank you to NCCP for supporting this programme which supports the return to work of those living with and beyond cancer.

I’m thrilled to be back Cuisle Cancer Support Centre to run the Work and Cancer programme. Great feedback so far, including “a natural next step” following the Thriving and Surviving programme. Thank you NCCP for supporting.

Thank you WFOT 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. Deirdre Connolly TCD OT Aoife O' Gorman

Thrilled to have been jointly awarded the Irish Cancer Society AHP Cancer Research Award 2022. This award will enable the implementation of a Clinical Academic OT post St James's Hospital/Trinity College Dublin for 18 months focusing on reintegration to education & work for AYAs who have had cancer

New Publication 🚨: Prioritising the content and delivery of a work-focused intervention for women with breast cancer using the nominal group technique’. See Naomi Algeo tweet for key findings.

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 NCCP Trinity St James's Cancer Institute

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: CanWork.ie #BreastCancerSupport

#WorldCancerDay Mary O'Connor Trinity St James's Cancer Institute Trinity College Dublin shares her thoughts that we are united in our challenges and triumphs in cancer care #UnitedbyUnique canwork.ie

Following demand, we are running another online information session about CanWork on Thursday 20th February at 11am! Register here: canwork.ie #breastcancerawareness #returntowork #occupationaltherapy #WorldCancerDay #WorldCancerDay2025

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 — CanWork.ie

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 — CanWork.ie

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 — CanWork.ie

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 — CanWork.ie

Following demand, our next 20-minute information session is this Thursday 20th February at 11am! Register now - Contact — CanWork.ie

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 Trinity College Dublin #AccelerateAction #IWD25

📰 Return to Work Intervention for Women with Breast Cancer So delighted that our feasibility paper from my PhD is now published open access British Journal of Occupational Therapy. For more: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/03…

The beginning of CanWork! Congratulations Dr. Algeo, Prof Bennett, Dr. Brennan & Prof Connolly.

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 canwork.ie for further details.

🚨🚨📢📢 Trinity St James's Cancer Institute St James's Hospital now Organisation of European Cancer Institutes accredited #ComprehensiveCancerCentre A proud moment for all of us 🤩 Congratulations to Maeve Lowery and everyone who have been tirelessly working to make it happen