Events for health professionals

Webinar: Redefining survivorship – supporting people with treatable but not curable cancers, May 2024

The webinar was facilitated by Associate Professor Nicolas Hart who led a panel of experts and guided attendees through a comprehensive exploration of survivorship care for people with treatable but not curable cancers. The facilitated panel discussion explored the roles of nursing, medical and allied health professionals in improving care and outcomes by covering the topics of incurable haematological cancers, common issues experienced, ideal care, support available for people in the community as well as research and advocacy priorities for this population. The webinar also included a lived experience perspective. Accompanying this webinar, a recommended resource list for people living with treatable but not curable cancers was created.

A collaboration between the ACSC, Cancer Councils Victoria and New South Wales, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia. 

Webinar: Cancer-related neuropathic pain, November 2023

Facilitated by Professor Jane Phillips, the webinar featured a dynamic panel discussion centred around a case study and explored the roles of nurses, allied health professionals and clinicians in supporting cancer survivors who experience cancer-related neuropathic pain. It delved into topics such as screening, assessment, management strategies, interventional pain services, and referral pathways.

A collaboration between the ACSC, Cancer Council Victoria, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia. 

Webinar: Fear of Cancer Recurrence, June 2023 

This webinar facilitated by Professor Phyllis Butow (BA (hons), MPH, MClinPsych, PhD) included presentations from experts in this field, a cancer survivor’s experience and a Q&A session. The webinar explored the roles of nurses and allied health professionals in supporting cancer survivors who experience fear of cancer recurrence, or cancer progression.

A collaboration between the ACSC, Cancer Council, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia.

Webinar: Unzipping the Taboo - addressing sexuality and intimacy as part of cancer care, September 2022

This webinar included an interactive panel discussion focusing on sexuality and intimacy within the heterosexual and LGBTQI+ populations in the context of cancer care. 

A collaboration between the ACSC, Cancer Council Victoria, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia. 

Webinar: Supporting Cancer Survivors to Address Fatigue and Weight Problems: Inspiring, Motivating and Guiding for Change, June 2022 

This webinar focused on the role allied health professionals play in providing cancer survivorship care, particularly with the management of fatigue and weight problem. It included a survivor’s experience and an interactive panel discussion on the topics of nutrition, exercise, motivational interviewing techniques and referral pathways. 

A collaboration between the ACSC, Cancer Council Victoria, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia. 

4th Victorian Cancer Survivorship Conference, March 2022 

The conference ‘Shifting Gears: Rethinking survivorship’ considered how recent advances in cancer survivorship research and care could be adopted, as well as how future systems could be transformed to better meet the needs of the growing survivorship population; with particular recognition to the changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Co-hosted by the ACSC and the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Alliance. 

Webinar: Nurses integrating optimal survivorship care, October 2021 

This webinar included a combination of presentations followed by a robust panel discussion on current models of care.  

A collaboration between the ACSC, Cancer Council Victoria, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia. 

Webinar: Allied health providing cancer survivorship care, May 2021 

This webinar included a facilitated panel discussion bringing together experts who shared their insights on the context, challenges, and opportunities in cancer survivorship care in the rural or regional setting. 

A collaboration between the ACSC, Cancer Council Victoria, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia.

Webinar: The important role allied health plays in the care of cancer patients post-treatment – an interactive case review, August 2020 

This webinar included an interactive case review of Meg Rynderman's OAM story and discussed key features of cancer survivorship, unmet needs, common psychosocial issues and the role of clinical psychology and how cancer treatment side effects may alter allied health screening, intervention and management.  

A collaboration between the ACSC, Cancer Council Victoria, Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia.  

Webinar: The important role of primary care in follow-up for cancer survivors, June 2020 

This webinar discussed key features of the cancer survivorship experience and the role of primary care, common issues and the need for personalised survivorship care, using team care arrangements and evidence-based tools and resources to support cancer survivors  

A collaboration between the ACSC, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners and the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association. 

Cancer and it's care: for primary health care nurses 

The aim of this webinar was to increase primary health care nurses' knowledge about cancer and it's care, including understanding strategies to support patients' post-treatment. To access the recorded webinar, register your details under Register Today, enter your email address in the login bar, then select Join.  

Delivered by the Australian Practice Nurses Association.