LSI Policy
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Created on Thursday, 12 April 2007 12:20
Provision of medical and non medical information, independance and respect of privacy policies.
Information is complementary
This site is the web presence for LSI, a patient support group which provides information, advice, emotional support, and patient experiences for people with Hodgkin and Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma and their carers.
The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician.
Respect of privacy.
The Lymphoma Support Ireland (LSI) and www.lymphoma.ie respect the privacy of any individual or group that wish to make contact with us.
We will respect the privacy and confidentiality of any medical or personal details given to LSI/Lymphoma.ie or any of it's members.
Details given, names or email address will not be published under any circumstances without express permission (including personal stories).
Names or email addresses will not be offered, given or sold to any other outside body or agency for any reason other than legal compliance.
Details of email addresses given to "send this page to a friend" are not for retention or reuse, and are used only to transmit your message.
LSI and Lymphoma.ie will honour Irish and European all relevant law with regard to privacy.
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Information Sources
Medical information or information of a medical nature under 'Features' are provided by fully qualified professionals in the field concerned, as detailed below.
Features
Diagnosis and Treatments
David W. Fennelly, M.D., F.R.C.P.I.
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Dublin
Dr. Fennelly serves as Consultant Medical Oncologist at several Dublin health care facilities, including St. Vincent's Hospital, St. Luke's Hospital, St. Vincent's Consultants' Private Clinic, and the National Maternity Hospital. Dr. Fennelly is widely published in the scientific literature and belongs to the Irish Society of Medical Oncologists (ISMO).
Treatments and Side-effects
Oscar S Breathnach, MB, BCH
Consultant Medical Oncologist
Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Prior Appiontments
Lowe Center for Thoracic Oncology, Department of Adult Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and Departments of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Md., USA;
Fertility Issues
Declan Keane MSc. MBA.
Embryologist from the HARI clinic in Dublin.
Getting Insurance
Information researched and provided by Flood, Maguire and Robertson Limited in response to request for information.
Flood, Maguire and Robertson Limited are members of the Irish Brokers Association
Irish Cancer Society
LSI are affiliated to the Irish Cancer Society and the detail comes from an article provided by the ICS.
Patient Stories
Patient stories are of a non medical nature and are offered freely by LSI members who are not medically trained.
Useful Links
The information gathered is from many external sources and is provided for guidance only. We have endeavoured to ensure it is both accurate and up to date. All medical information should be used in conjunction with advice from medical professionals.
Advertising and Funding
Lymphoma.ie does not have any advertising content in the form of editorials, pop ups, banners or any other form on the site.
LSI is a not for profit organisation and funds its activities from voluntary contributions.
The web site has been developed in house, free of charge.
All LSI members and officers are non-paid volunteers.
