It is with pleasure we invite you to join us for a Professorial Lecture by Professor Joanne Reid, Professor of Cancer and Palliative Care, School of Nursing and Midwifery in Queen’s University Belfast.

Professor Reid has conducted multi-disciplinary national and international funded studies, and her publications reflect the international multi-disciplinary teams she leads. Her research has been cited in evidence-based guidelines developed to translate current best evidence into recommendations for multi-disciplinary teams responsible for the identification and treatment of reversible elements of cachexia and improvement in quality of life for both patients and their carers.

Title: ‘The complexity of cachexia: a multifactorial syndrome with multidimensional impact.’

The lecture will take place on Tuesday 18 November at 17.30 in the Canada Room, Lanyon Building, QUB, followed by a food and drinks reception at 19.00.

About this event

Cachexia is a wasting syndrome underpinned by complex metabolic pathophysiology which is associated with the advanced stages of various serious illnesses. There is a profound holistic impact on individuals who have cachexia and their informal carers,  and cachexia is  a major contributor to morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs.  There are currently no standardised treatments for cachexia.  Joanne leads a programme of research into cachexia which is underpinned by active patient public involvement and engagement (PPIE), and includes a multidisciplinary international working group. This research  provides empirical, theoretical and Cochrane review data to evidence both the personal impact of cachexia and the potential for multimodal interventions which work synergistically to target the multifactorial pathophysiology associated with cachexia, such as the current MMIEAD feasibility cluster randomised controlled trial, funded by the Northern Ireland Kidney Research Fund.