Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust
Ending Homophobia,
AN INTRODUCTION TO
MALE CANCERS for GAY & BISEXUAL men
Empowering People
www.lgf.org.uk
Registered CharityNo. No.1070904 Registered Charity 1070904
15th August 2014 - (10am-2pm)
AN INTRODUCTION TO
MALE CANCERS for GAY & BISEXUAL men
The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (LGF) Number 5, Richmond Street, Manchester, M1 3HF Twitter: @lgfoundation
AGENDA
10.00am
Welcome and Introduction from Paul Martin OBE, Chief Executive, The LGF
10.10am
Rob Cookson, Director of Business Development , The LGF discusses how the resource fits into LGF’s work with gay and bisexual men and the Public Health England framework ‘promoting the health and wellbeing of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men’.
10.30am
Paul Nethercott, Senior Health Adviser, CHD/Cancer Health & Wellbeing Service (Manchester Mental Health & Social Care Trust) to discuss the prevalence of cancer across Manchester .
10.45am Ben Heyworth, Macmillan Survivorship Network Manager, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to discuss LGBT Cancer Cross-Cutting Group. 11.00am
Rob Cornes, Orchid Male Cancer Information Nurse, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital to discuss issues relating to testicular and penile cancer.
11.15am
Gillian Kilgour, Cancer Awareness Lead Trainer, Cancer Research UK, to discuss how CRUK are looking at cancer support for all.
11.30am
Coffee Break
11.45am
Laura Sadler, University of Manchester to discuss research into gay and bisexual men and screening to prevent anal cancer
12 noon
Dawn Doran, University of Central Lancashire, to discuss research with gay & bisexual men affected by prostate cancer
12.15pm
Martin Wells, Chairman of Out With Prostate Cancer to discuss a gay man’s experience of living with prostate cancer
12.45pm
Andrew Gilliver, Community Involvement Manager, The LGF to officially launch ‘An Introduction To Male Cancers for Gay and Bisexual Men’
12.50pm
Feedback
1.00pm
Lunch and Networking (2pm Close)