• 10:30am–10:50am - Arrival, registration, and refreshments

• 10:50am–11:00am - Welcome and housekeeping from Ovacome

• 11:00am–11:45am - Dr Sadie Jones, 'Intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC and PIPAC)'

• 11:45am-12:45pm -  Karen Lee, The Sensitive Foodie

• 12:45pm-1:45pm - Lunch

• 1:45pm-2:00pm - About Ovacome

• 2:00pm-3:00pm - Wellness session with Samye Foundation Wales

• 3:00pm-4:00pm - Elena Byers, Soundbath

• 4:00pm - Goodbyes

• Dr Sadie Jones is an Academic Consultant Gynaecology Oncology Surgeon in the
  University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.

• Karen Lee is a retired intensive care nurse, health coach and award winning plant-based nutritionist who has a passion for amazingly tasty food that’s also great for health. She manages her own health conditions with a whole-food plant-based diet and shares her knowledge and recipes with others through talks, courses, workshops and her website – The Sensitive Foodie Kitchen.Karen is a facilitator for the charity Overcoming MS that provides an accessible lifestyle medicine program that supports people with MS. She also teaches medical students how to cook plant-based meals as part of the Cooking for the Climate module offered by Plant-Based Health Professionals UK and works as PBHPs Event Manager. She has published two books, with her latest book – Healing From the Inside Out – published in January 2026.

• Elena is a sound artist, yoga teacher and community facilitator based in Bristol. She uses sound to connect people with joy and spirit; and has worked with the tools of yoga, movement and sound to nurture creativity internationally for over 15 years.  Nourishing sound journeys that inspire, restore and heal are a big part of her work, which she guides for a number of charities, community groups and in studio settings across the UK.

We are really looking forward to welcoming you. Please register using the button at the top of this page and you will receive further information by email closer to the date. 

Once you have registered, if you can no longer attend this event please do let us know so we can offer your space to others who would like to attend.

If you have any questions about the event, please contact events@ovacome.org.uk or call 020 7299 6654. 

The venue address is Clayton Hotel Cardiff, St Mary Street, Cardiff, CF10 1GD

If you require support to attend one of our in-person events, please let us know when you sign up. We always ensure the venues we use are accessible for anyone with disabilities.

Some examples of support we can give include:

• Translators including BSL. We usually require around three weeks advanced notice to allow for booking.
• Receiving slides or information ahead of the session
• Reserve a seat close to the speakers
• Travel assistance - we can help you with planning your travel to our event, and where possible arrange for a member of the team to accompany you on your journey to the event if you need assistance.
• Financial assistance – we want to ensure that Ovacome members can access the events they want to without worrying about the associated costs. For example, we can help cover the price of transport to attend an in-person event and contribute to accommodation expenses if staying away from home to join an Ovacome event. You may feel tired after attending an event.  we can arrange accommodation in advance for you so that you can rest before travelling home. Friends and family are included if they are accompanying a person with an ovarian diagnosis to our events, or if they have access needs themselves.