Consortium Programmes

In order to carry out its mandate of increasing scientific and public health collaborations between Ireland and Northern Ireland and reducing the burden due to cancer, the All-Ireland NCI Cancer Consortium focuses on several key areas of scientific inquiry, including six working groups and activities in health economics and cancer policy analysis, biobanking, and palliative care.

• Biobanking Interest Group - Supports efforts to establish and expand the cancer biobanking infrastructure on the island of Ireland.
• Cancer Registries and Epidemiology Working Group - Supports the consolidation of cancer data between Ireland and Northern Ireland.
• Clinical Trials Working Group - Strengthens the capacity for cancer centres in Ireland and Northern Ireland to conduct clinical trials research.
• Health Economics and Cancer Policy Analysis Interest Group - Facilitates information sharing and capacity building in health economics and health policy research to address resource allocation and policy analysis on the island of Ireland.
• Information Technology Working Group - Builds cancer informatics structure to support coordinated clinical trials and imaging throughout the island of Ireland.
• Nursing Working Group - Promotes oncology nursing training throughout the island of Ireland.
• Prevention Working Group - Facilitates prevention-related research, early detection, and educational opportunities.
• Scholar Exchange and Training Working Group - Fosters educational programmes and opportunities in the area of cancer for oncologists, scientists, nurses, and other professionals from the three jurisdictions.
• Palliative Care Interest Group - Improves the experience of supportive, palliative, and end-of-life care on the island of Ireland.