Membership overview
IPSON is an interdisciplinary organisation that represents over 400 professionals working in cancer care.
If you are a professional working in cancer care, you are eligible for membership in IPSON.
Our membership includes nurses, counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, doctors, OTs, PTs, administrators, researchers, academics, and more. Members work in cancer support centres, acute hospital settings, primary care, hospice and palliative care, academia, and public policy.
We warmly welcome students and early-career professionals to join!
Membership benefits
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Opportunities to engage with a community of supportive colleagues across Ireland.
IPSON is the hub for psycho-social issues in cancer care across clinical practice, community settings, professional training, policy and research in the field.
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Opportunities to take part in regular webinars, training events, and a national conference, all designed to support members.
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Opportunity to receive regular IPSON newsletter keeping members abreast of important issues, events, research, etc.
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Opportunities to learn about current research, engage in cutting edge research, collaborate with others, and disseminate your work.
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Opportunities to advocate and lobby for improving cancer care for all - including those living with and beyond cancer, their loved ones, and professionals in the field.
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Opportunities to engage in leadership roles within our professional community, thus strengthening personal skills and relationships with others across the country.
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Opportunity to be recognised with an IPSON award (6 awarded annually) for the excellent, innovative work that is being done across Ireland.
Membership is open to bona fide professionals who hold a recognised formal qualification in a health and social care profession, medicine or nursing, or other individuals with professional equivalence who are, or have been, actively engaged in clinical work, research and/or education of a psychosocial nature with people with cancer, cancer survivors, and their caregivers/loved ones.
Membership options
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A Professional Member is a bona fide professional who holds a recognised formal qualification in a health and social care profession, medicine or nursing, or other individuals with professional equivalence who are, or have been, actively engaged in clinical work, research and/or education of a psychosocial nature with people with cancer, cancer survivors, and their caregivers/loved ones.
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An Associate Members is a bona fide professional who holds a recognised formal qualification in in a health and social care profession, medicine or nursing, or other individuals with professional equivalence who are, or have been, actively engaged in clinical work, research and/or education of a psychosocial nature with people with cancer, cancer survivors, and their caregivers/loved ones.
Associate Members are distinct from Professional Members in that they may be retired, on-leave, or not resident in Ireland.
Associate members do not have the right to vote on Company business and are not eligible for election to office in the Company.
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A Student Member is a bona fide student in full-time education, who is pursuing a related course of study.
No person may continue as a Student Member for more than one year after they have ceased to be a bona fide student pursuing a related course of study.
We warmly welcome Student Members!