Chinwag - Autumn 2019

Corporate news

Volunteer celebration event

The event was to give a special thank you from chief executive Roger Spencer and chair of

As part of volunteers’ week, we hosted our annual celebration event in June.

The Christie, Chris Outram,for all the hard work our volunteers have put in over the past year.

We also gave out some long service awards for those who have reached their 10th and 20th years of volunteering at The Christie. At The Christie we currently have 157 active volunteers in 21 different job roles. Our volunteers range from 16 to 91 years old, and have a wide range of duties. What’s more, 32 of our current active volunteers have volunteered for 10 years or more. It’s this long-time dedication – as well as the commitment of our newer volunteers – that makes our volunteers truly invaluable.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME: Volunteers at The Christie are invaluable

By royal appointment in Jordan

The Christie colorectal and peritoneal oncology centre (CPOC) team represented by Mr Omer Aziz and Professor Sarah O’Dwyer were honoured recently by Her Royal Highness Princess Ghida Talal of Jordan for their efforts establishing cytoreductive surgery with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS/HIPEC) at The King Hussein Cancer Centre in Amman, Jordan. Since Professor O’Dwyer and Mr Aziz performed the first two procedures in Jordan with the KHCC team, they have gone on to perform another 10 cases. The Christie CPOC is continuing this relationship by offering educational support and oversight in Jordan as well as looking to set up virtual MDT case discussions through The Christie International. As part of this, The Christie CPOC team including Dr Rohit Kochhar (consultant radiologist) was also there to launch the KHCC’s first surgical oncology conference contributing to the discussions on treatment of patients with advanced colorectal cancer in the Middle East.

Princess Ghida with Professor Sarah O’Dwyer

Princess Ghida with Mr Omer Aziz

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