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Breast Cancer and People with Intellectual Disabilities webinar Tuesday, 31 October at 15:00 p.m. CET

This webinar is available to UHNM staff.

Join Elsevier and Danish Institute of Public Health on Tuesday 31 October for a 45 minute webinar to raise awareness this #Pinktober about Breast Cancer Screening, The session will focus on people with intellectual disabilities, as part of the activities of EMPOWER - Elsevier’s project which aims to make healthcare truly inclusive. 

Dr. Ximena Alvira, Clinical and Research Manager at Elsevier, will be moderating a dialogue panel joined by researchers:

  • Trine Allerslev Horsbøl, RN, MScN, PhD
  • Lau Caspar Thygesen, professor, PhD from the Danish Institute of Public Health
  • Dr. Janne Bigaard, MD, PhD from Danish Cancer Society 

They will discuss Breast Cancer screening in research and practice, as well as the importance of including people with intellectual disabilities.

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