Join us on Friday 6 February. This will be an opportunity to attend workshops and to meet others affected by the disease. You are welcome to join us for as much of the day as you like. Lunch and refreshments will be provided.
Sessions will include
- A talk with Professor Charlie Gourley
- Yoga with Elena Espinosa-Cabrera
Agenda
- 10:30am–10:50am - Arrival, registration, and refreshments
- 10:50am–11:00am - Welcome and housekeeping from Ovacome
- 11:00am–11:45am - Professor Charlie Gourley
- 11:45am-12:45pm - Talk TBC
- 12:45pm-1:45pm - Lunch
- 1:45pm-2:00pm - About Ovacome
- 2:00pm-3:00pm - Talk TBC
- 3:00pm-4:00pm - Elena Espinosa-Cabrera, Yoga
- 4:00pm - Goodbyes
Meet the speakers
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Professor Charlie Gourley is a Professor and Honorary Consultant in Medical Oncology. He was awarded his PhD in ovarian cancer genetics from the University of Edinburgh. Professor Gourley was appointed Professor of Medical Oncology (Personal Chair) in 2012, before being named Director of the Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research in 2016, Clinical Director of the Cancer Research UK (CRUK) Edinburgh Centre in 2019 and Clinical Director of the Cancer Research UK Scotland Centre in 2022. Charlie’s clinical research focus is ovarian cancer clinical trials.
- Elena Espinosa-Cabrera is a qualified yoga teacher and medical student at the University of Edinburgh. Elena is particularly passionate about the benefits that practicing yoga can have within the cancer journey. When she was diagnosed with a rare ovarian germ cell cancer in 2021, she found even more solace through yoga, as it allowed her to take back some control in how she cared for her body through gentle movement and breathwork. She now considers herself incredibly lucky to have the privilege to promote wellness and inspire others through yoga.
How to register
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.
Event location
The venue address is Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 St Marys Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1SU
Support available for this event
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.
Please do not attend the health and wellbeing day if you have any symptoms of COVID or any other contagious illness, as some of our members are immunocompromised.
"I came out of [the event] feeling like a superwoman. All of a sudden you just think: there's all these things I can do. It's one of the most powerful things I've ever done."
- Gill who attended one of our London Health and Wellbeing Days
"I thoroughly enjoyed the day. It exceeded my expectations. Very informative, supportive and relaxing"
- Attendee from our Norwich Health and Wellbeing Day
This event has been kindly funded by the National Lottery Awards for All Scotland programme
All of our ovarian cancer events, webinars, workshops and support groups are free. However, if you can spare a few pounds to cover the cost of your registration, this will help us continue to provide free support to those who aren’t able to do so. You can make a donation when you register. Thank you so much for your support.
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