ELPCSG

West Lothian Members Meeting
2023-10-19 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Crofthead Community Centre, Templar Rise, Livingston EH54 6DG, Crofthead Community Centre, Livingston, Scotland, EH54 6DG, United Kingdom
Please join us for our October meeting, our guest speakers will be Dr Rob Lester (Retired GP) and Lorna Brown, Principal Solicitor at Caritas Legal. Lorna’s talk will be “Power of Attorney – Plans and Provisions”.

Edinburgh Members Meeting
2023-09-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Maggie’s Centre, The Stables, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
Our speaker will be Joanne Mitchell, Principal Research Radiographer, who will describe her work on several recent prostate studies.
We will also welcome Andy Anderson of Maggies who will present on his new role at Maggies and this will give us the opportunity to thank Andy formally for all the help and support he has given our Group and our members over the last years as head of the Maggies Team at WGH.

West Lothian Members' Meeting
2023-05-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
Our guest speaker for this event will be Dr Kirsteen Campbell of the Beatson Institute in Glasgow.
The meeting will be held at the Crofthead Community Centre, Templar Rise, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 6DG (tel 01506 775991). The meetings start at 7.00 pm and you can be assured of a very warm welcome. If you would like to attend a meeting in West Lothian and you would like more information, please contact Gordon Stuart either by e-mail at gordon@kmorgans.co.uk or by phone on 01506 651388

West Lothian Members' Meeting
2023-02-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Crofthead Community Centre, Templar Rise, Livingston EH54 6DG, Crofthead Community Centre, Livingston, Scotland, EH54 6DG, United Kingdom
Our guest speaker for this event will be Dr Alastair Law from the Western General Hospital – topic TBC.
The meeting will be held at the Crofthead Community Centre, Templar Rise, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 6DG (tel 01506 775991). The meetings start at 7.00 pm and you can be assured of a very warm welcome. If you would like to attend a meeting in West Lothian and you would like more information, please contact Gordon Stuart either by e-mail at gordon@kmorgans.co.uk or by phone on 01506 651388

Edinburgh Member's Meeting
2023-02-02 19:00 - 21:00 | Maggie’s Centre, The Stables, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
We are delighted to welcome two guest speakers to this event; Professor Duncan McLaren will give a talk on his latest research project “The Personalisation of Radiotherapy Treatment for Prostate Cancer” which will be launched in December 2022 and Mr Rob Lester will give a presentation entitled “Abiraterone and Me”, where he will give us a few details about his diagnosis and treatment.

Edinburgh Member's Meeting
2022-11-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Maggie’s Centre, The Stables, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
The meeting will be held at our usual venue, Maggie’s Center at the Western General. Our guest speaker for this event needs little introduction and is well known to many of our members. We are delighted to welcome Professor Alan McNeill, consultant urological surgeon at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. Professor McNeill will give a talk on “The Impact of Robotics on Training and Outcomes of Surgery”.

West Lothian Members' Meeting
2022-10-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
This will be our last members meeting for 2022 and we are delighted to welcome guest speaker Professor Simon McKay from Strathclyde University. Simon will present on a new method to treat Prostate Cancer by finding ways to kill and prevent protein called ‘IKK ALPHA’, which is at a high level with advanced cancer cases.
The meeting will be held at the Crofthead Community Centre, Templar Rise, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 6DG (tel 01506 775991). The meetings start at 7.00 pm and you can be assured of a very warm welcome. If you would like to attend a meeting in West Lothian and you would like more information, please contact Gordon Stuart either by e-mail at gordon@kmorgans.co.uk or by phone on 01506 651388

Edinburgh Member's Meeting
2022-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Maggie’s Centre, The Stables, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
The meeting will be held at our usual venue, Maggie’s Center at the Western General. Our guest speaker for this event will be Mr Dave Clark, a history teacher at Stewart’s Melville College, Edinburgh. His specialisms include the forgotten fronts of the Great War, the experience of colonial conflict in Africa, and the early history of Malawi. The subject for his presentation at this event is entitled “Salonika and the Balkan Front in WW1”.

ELPCSG Walking Group
2022-08-24 | Scotland
The next walking group outing is scheduled for Wednesday 24th August 2022. If you are interested in coming along, please e-mail us at elpcsg@gmail.com

West Lothian Members' Meeting
2022-07-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-05-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-02-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-10-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
The meeting will be held at the Crofthead Community Centre, Templar Rise, Livingston, West Lothian EH54 6DG (tel 01506 775991). The meetings start at 7.00 pm and you can be assured of a very warm welcome. If you would like to attend a meeting in West Lothian and you would like more information, please contact Gordon Stuart either by e-mail at gordon@kmorgans.co.uk or by phone on 01506 651388

ELPCSG Walking Group
2022-06-22 | Scotland
The next walking group outing will take place on Wednesday 22 June. Details to follow soon.

Edinburgh Members' Meeting and AGM
2022-06-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Maggie’s Centre, The Stables, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
The evening will commence with a presentation entitled “PSMSA: A new dawn for prostate cancer treatment” by Dr Rishi Ramesh who is a consultant radiologist at the Edinburgh cancer center with a subspecialist interest in nuclear medicine and cancer imaging. He is also an honorary senior lecturer at the University of Edinburgh with an academic interest in novel medical imaging and artificial intelligence.
This will be followed by our AGM.
We look forward to meeting again at Maggie’s for a most interesting presentation and closing off a rather disjointed year with an enjoyable “get together” and “catch-up”.

Edinburgh Members' Meeting
2022-04-07 19:00 - 21:00 | The Grange Club, Portgower Place, Stockbridge, Edinburgh, EH4 1HQ, Portgower Place, Edinburgh, EH4 1HQ, United Kingdom
This is our first face-to-face meeting since COVID restrictions began. The meeting will be held at the The Grange Club, Portgower Place, Edinburgh.
One of our members, John Craig (a former International weightlifter) will give a talk about how he keeps fit and healthy. He will be joined by members of the Caledonian Kickers Line Dancing Group, demonstrating how they keep fit and encouraging participation.
Light refreshments will be available and your committee has made sure that we have a spacious and airy environment in which to hold our meeting. We look forward to the support of as many members as possible with their wives and partners for what we would hope is a return to normal meeting activities.
Directions

Edinburgh Members' Meeting
2022-02-03 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
Please note that this meeting will be on Zoom meeting. Full information will be e-mailed to members on how to join in advance of the meeting. Our speakers will be Andy Anderson from Maggie’s, and Adam gaines and Mae Bell from Prostate Scotland.

Edinburgh Members' Meeting
2021-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
The meeting will take place over Zoom. Full information will be e-mailed to members in advance of the meeting.

Edinburgh Members' Meeting
2021-09-09 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
It is hoped that this meeting will be held at the Maggie’s Centre in Edinburgh, providing Government regulations related to COVID-19 allow it. Alternatively, the meeting will take place over Zoom. Full information will be e-mailed to members in advance of the meeting.

Edinburgh Members Meeting
2021-06-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
The final Thursday meeting of our 2020/2021 season, which will incorporate our AGM, will take place on Zoom on Thursday 10th June 2021 at 7pm. The meeting will take the form of an online webinar meeting until such time as it is safe for members to gather together in person.
We shall have a presentation by Dr Laura Lee, the CEO of Maggie’s Centres, reviewing the activities of Maggie’s during this pandemic period and looking forward to more normal times and plans for the future. Members will be sent joining instructions prior to the meeting and all relevant paperwork has already been sent out.

Edinburgh Members Meeting
2021-04-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
This Thursday members’ meeting will take the form of an online webinar meeting until such time as it is safe for members to gather together in person. Members will be sent joining instructions prior to the meeting.
Tonight, our speaker is Dr Helen Rippon, CEO of Worldwide Cancer Research, whose subject is the history and current work of WCR with particular reference to prostate cancer. Worldwide Cancer Research was established in 1979, is Scotland’s only cancer research charity and has awarded over £180 million in research grants in 34 different countries. A small charity with a big reach, it funds’discovery research’ (also called early stage research) worldwide that aims to lay the groundwork for cures for cancer.
Our second speaker is Amie Willson, a project manager with Macmillan.
Amie will be introducing the extension into the Edinburgh area of the successful Macmillan project ‘Improving the Cancer Journey (ICJ)’. This project is already live in Dundee and Fife and focusses on the non-clinical issues encountered by those affected by cancer.

Edinburgh Members Meeting
2021-02-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
This Thursday evening members’ meeting will take the form of an online webinar meeting until such time as it is safe for members to gather together in person. Members will be sent joining instructions prior to the meeting.

Edinburgh Members Meeting
2020-11-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
This members’ meeting will take place online (meetings will be held in this way until such time as it is safe for members to gather together in person).
If you would like to join the meeting, please e-mail us on elpcsg@gmail.com to join our group. Full instructions on joining the meeting will be provided.
Our speakers on 5th November 2020 are Scottish radio broadcaster, activist and journalist, Lesley Ann Riddoch talking about Scotland’s Nordic connections and Andy Anderson of Maggies bringing us up to date with the Compass project.
Lesley’s presentation promises to be of very general interest and we encourage all members, friends and families to join us on Thursday for what will be a most interesting evening.

Edinburgh Members' Meeting
2020-09-08 19:00 - 21:00 | Scotland
This members’ meeting will take the form of an online webinar meeting until such time as it is safe for members to gather together in person. Members will be sent joining instructions prior to the meeting. Please note that this meeting is on a TUESDAY rather than the usual Thursday!

ELPCSG Walking Group - Walk 39: Penicuik to Eskbank
2020-02-26 09:30 - 16:30 | Scotland
Further details available in due course

West Lothian Members' Meeting
2020-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Crofthead Community Centre, Templar Rise, Livingston EH54 6DG, Crofthead Community Centre, Livingston, Scotland, EH54 6DG, United Kingdom
The speaker will be Professor Ghulam Nabi from Dundee University, and his topic will be “The development of a highly accurate & reliable technique to diagnose Prostate Cancer using Ultrasound”

Edinburgh Members' Meeting
2020-02-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Maggie’s Centre, The Stables, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
The main speaker at our meeting will be Dr Alexis Webb who is the Senior Research Funding Manager in Early Detection at Cancer Research UK.
Dr Webb looks after Programme and Project Award funding in early detection, as well as running several strategic funding initiatives, such as collaborative innovation funding workshops with engineers and physical scientists, and the call for UK centres of a new International Cancer Early Detection Alliance.
As an American living and working in the UK, Alexis brings a particular perspective on how Brexit may affect the research and research community in this country.
Refreshments available from 6.45 pm – all welcome

Walk Number 38
2019-12-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Scotland
The next ELPCSG walk will be from Slateford to Leith. The distance will be approximately 6.5 miles and for those who prefer it, there will be a shorter walk of 2.7 miles. We will meet at 10.00 am at the Water of Leith Visitor Centre, 24 Lanark Road, Edinburgh (for those undertaking the shorter walk, the meeting place will be Caffe Nero, 4-6 Glanville Place, Edinburgh at 12.15 pm. The walk will conclude with lunch at the Finn and Bear, 58 The Shore, Leith at approximately 2.00 pm. For much more information, please e-mail David Milner (dmilner70@gmail.com)

Edinburgh Members' Meeting
2019-11-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Maggie’s Centre, The Stables, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH4 2XU, United Kingdom
Refreshments available from 6.45 pm

ELPCSG members' walk number 37
2019-10-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Scotland
If you are interested in coming on this walk, which will be in East Lothian, please e-mail elpcsg@gmail.com for more information
