How Dogs Can Detect Bladder Cancer - Northern Ireland Gps To Hear

Main Category: Urology / Nephrology
Article Date: 26 Apr 2005 - 10:00 PDT


The Royal College of General Practitioners' Northern Ireland Council (RCGP NI) and the Association of Veterinary Surgeons Practicing in Northern Ireland (AVSPNI) are holding a joint conference entitled The Contribution of Dogs to Healthcare.

Date: Wednesday 11th May 2005
Venue: Templeton Hotel, Templepatrick, Northern Ireland
Time: 4.30pm - 7.30pm
Conference fee: £20 per person

This unique conference follows other successful partnership events between RCGP Northern Ireland and the Association of Veterinary Surgeons. Previous joint conferences include 'The prescribing of antibiotics to animals and how this can affect human resistance'.

This conference will showcase the important contributions that dogs can make to human health and well-being. In addition to giving an insight into the difference 'hearing dogs for deaf people' make to the lives of those with hearing difficulties, there will be a unique presentation of the fascinating scientific study that shows how dogs can be trained to identify people with bladder cancer.

The dogs detect the cancer through urine odour, which has been proven to be more successful than would be expected by chance alone1. This will be the first opportunity a Northern Ireland audience will have to hear directly about the amazing results of this exciting research and the possibilities it holds for diagnosing cancer in humans.

Speakers include:
Carolyn Willis, Senior research Scientist, Amersham Hospital: 'the ability of dogs to detect bladder cancer'

Andy Cooke and Claire Guest, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People:
'Social and Psychological effects of hearing dogs on their deaf recipients'

Dr Roger Mugford, Animal Behaviourist:
Behavioural modification for problematic pets.

The event is open to GPs, Veterinarians, members of practice staff and any interested members of the public. Seats are limited and access is only by prior booking

Delegates wishing to attend should telephone RCGP NI Council on 02890 230055 for a booking form

Media wishing to attend the conference should contact the RCGP press office on 020 7344 3135/6/7 or email press@rcgp.org.uk. Interviews with speakers can be arranged.

1 Research published in British Medical Journal 2004:329:712 (25 September) bmj.bmjjournals.com
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