2016 Innovations in Cancer Treatment and Care Conference

This free conference provided health professionals across NSW with an opportunity to hear, collaborate and share the latest innovations in quality cancer treatment and care.

2016 Keynote speaker

This year's keynote address was delivered by Professor Jane Turner of the University of Queensland and the Department of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital.

She spoke on the psychosocial needs of people with cancer from diagnosis and across the treatment pathway.

Professor Turner is engaged in research evaluating a structured intervention for fear of cancer recurrence in women who have had breast cancer and is leading a trial of a nurse-delivered survivorship intervention for patients who have completed treatment for head and neck cancer.

2016 Cancer Innovations Program

- find links to the presentation abstracts and posters below


Room:	Theatre
8.30 – 9.00	Welcome and Welcome to Country Hosted by Dr Norman Swan, Health Journalist, Television Personality
9.00 – 11.10	PLENARY SESSION 1 Hosted by Dr Norman Swan
9.00 – 10.00	Keynote Address Innovative approaches to psychosocial care Prof Jane Turner, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland
10.00 – 11.10	Panel Discussion Reflections on the value of good psychosocial care Facilitated by Dr Norman Swan Prof Sanchia Aranda, Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Council Australia Prof Jane Turner, Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland Prof Frances Boyle, Director of Patricia Ritchie Centre for Cancer Care and Research, Mater Hospital, The University of Sydney A/Prof Sandra Turner, Senior Staff Specialist in Radiation Oncology, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre Catherine Adams, Psycho-Oncology Stream Coordinator, Hunter New England Local Health District (LHD) and Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle

11.40 – 1.15	MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A:	Multidisciplinary team and models of care
Room:	6A
Chair:	Kahren White, Cancer Institute NSW
11.40 – 11.55	Integrating supportive care screening and assessment into routine clinical care Yolande Cox, Calvary Mater Newcastle
11.55 – 12.10	Telehealth - Zero travel + safe quality care = improved experience for patients of the Manning oncology and haematology units Maureen Hogan, John Hunter Hospital
12.10 – 12.25	Lung survival prediction software with contextual justification Dr Mohamed Barakat, Liverpool Hospital
12.25 – 12.30	Intermission
12.30 – 12.45	Streamlined rapid access to colonoscopy via a public hospital faecal occult blood test clinic Betty Lo, Westmead Hospital
12.45 – 1.00	Transitioning to an electronic MDT workflow in IOIMS Brett Fielding, Central Integrated Regional Cancer Service (CIRCS)
1.00 – 1.15	More than a meeting: journey from colorectal MDT to tumour program in Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Amy Hains and Dr Elias Nasser, Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD*
B:	Interventions to reduce anxiety and depression
Room:	Theatre
Chair:	Jane Moxon, Cancer Institute NSW
11.40 – 11.55	Central Coast adults living with cancer and their families experience the CoastCanCare Wellness Program Tia Covi, Central Coast LHD
11.55 – 12.10	Cultivating emotional balance: One-day self-compassion workshops for adults living with cancer Dr Lisbeth Lane, Illawarra Cancer Care Centre
12.10 – 12.25	It's about us - a digital scrapbook to assist patients and families affected by cancer Gavin Marx, Sydney Adventist Hospital
12.25 – 12.30	Intermission
12.30 – 12.45	Delta Dog visits at Northern NSW Cancer Institute Amara Fonseca, Northern NSW Cancer Institute
12.45 – 1.00	The patient experience in rural areas - a psychosocial interpretation Dr Philip Wadick, Phil Wadick Consulting
1.00 – 1.15	Healthy Living after Cancer - A telephone delivered health coaching program - psychosocial outcomes Liz Hing, Cancer Council NSW
C:	Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREMs)
Room:	6B
Chair:	Ru Kwedza, Cancer Institute NSW
11.40 – 11.55	Lynch syndrome: When you just don't seem to belong Toni Rice, Lynch Syndrome Australia
11.55 – 12.10	Exploring psychosocial aspects of cancer care: self-efficacy among outpatients with cancer in New South Wales Diana Arachi, Bureau of Health Information
12.10 – 12.25	Feasibility and sensitivity of a tablet-based chemotherapy neuropathy questionnaire Matt McCrary, Prince of Wales Clinical School (UNSW)*
12.25 – 12.30	Intermission
12.30 – 12.45	Breast cancer screening: Beliefs and predictors for women from culturally and linguistically diverse background in Australia Dr Cannas Kwok, Western Sydney University
12.45 – 1.00	Rural Centre Safely Implements Flattening Filter Free (FFF) Gareth Livingston, Mid North Coast Cancer Institute
1.00 – 1.15	Phone follow up clinic for prostate cancer patients following radiation treatment Julia Hunter, Royal North Shore Hospital
1.15 – 2.00	LUNCH
2.00 – 3.35	AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A:	Capacity building all staff to respond to psychological needs
Room:	6A
Chair:	Stephen Manley, Northern NSW LHD
2.00 – 2.15	Facilitators of shared decision making in paediatric oncology - findings from a systematic review Eden Robertson, Sydney Children's Hospital
2.15 – 2.30	Caring the country way – the provision of complex care in regional Australia Karen Wright, Parkes Oncology Service
2.30 – 2.45	Increasing psychosocial support through collaboration Gabrielle Asprey, Cancer Council NSW
2.45 – 2.50	Intermission
2.50 – 3.05	Mid North Coast Cancer Institute Port Macquarie Complementary Therapies Project Nicole Edwards, Mid North Coast Cancer Institute
3.05 – 3.20	Mapping the implementation of generic cancer care coordinators in an academic metropolitan hospital in Sydney Vanessa Barahona and Joyce Bonello, Prince of Wales Hospital
3.20 – 3.35	Building a web-based system to facilitate health services adherence to the Australian clinical pathway for the identification and management of anxiety and depression in adult cancer patients. Lindy Masya, University of Sydney*
B:	Cancer Implementation Science Community of Practice Rapid Fire
Room:	Theatre
Chair:	Prof Tim Shaw, University of Sydney
2.00 – 2.07	Development and evaluation of patient resources to explain screening for anxiety and depression in cancer care Karen Allison, University of Sydney*
2.07 – 2.14	PROMPT-Care: An ehealth system utilising patient reported outcomes to support patient centred care and self management Prof Afaf Girgis, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and Centre for Oncology Education and Research Translation, UNSW (CONCERT)*
2.14 – 2.21	Don't let me be misunderstood! Improving the chemotherapy experience for CALD patients through enhanced communication Deirdre D'Souza, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre*
2.21 – 2.28	A qualitative interview study of lung cancer patients and their caregivers Dr Nicole Rankin, Sydney Catalyst*
2.28 – 2.35	Piloting an international survey investigating radiation therapists' knowledge and management of patients with anxiety Kelly Elsner, University of Sydney
2.35 – 2.42	Risky business: Streamlining chemotherapy referral Lisa Cook, Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD*
2.42 – 2.50	Intermission
2.50 – 2.57	Obesity, physical inactivity and quality of life after ovarian cancer treatment. Kate Webber, National Centre for Cancer Survivorship, University of NSW*
2.57 – 3.04	There's always a reason: Using theory to define barriers to clinician's practice change Dr Janet Long, Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University*
3.04 – 3.11	Maintaining cancer site subspecialty clinical quality in regional centres through formal manpower linkages with metropolitan centres A/Prof Michael Back, Sydney Vital*
3.11 – 3.18	Shared Care-no longer the road less travelled. Low risk endometrial cancer shared care pathway Anne Mellon, Hunter New England Health*
3.18 – 3.35	Judging and presentation of grant
C:	Quality Improvement
Room:	6B
Chair:	Sarah McGill, Cancer Institute NSW
2.00 – 2.15	Cancer care in the cloud Sally Woodhead, Episoft
2.15 – 2.30	Stereotactic treatment technique for Juxtapapillary Choroid Melanoma using external eye fixation Prince of Wales Hospital Department of Radiation Oncology, Randwick Sydney Jonathon Sim, Prince of Wales Hospital
2.30 – 2.45	An innovative interdisciplinary approach to cancer care services "removing the band-aid effect". Model of care of cancer allied health Dawn Hutley and Jacqueline Hampton, Nepean Blue Mountains LHD
2.45 – 2.50	Intermission
2.50 – 3.05	Standardisation of protocols and information as part of implementing IOIMS into regional oncology centres Maree Brandson, Central Integrated Regional Cancer Service (CIRCS)
3.05 – 3.20	Patient views of the process of consent for Biobanking in POWH - a pilot study Dr Mahnaz Fanaian, UNSW*
3.20 – 3.35	Waldenström's macroglobulinemia study Involving CART-WHEEL: Empowering Waldenström's macroglobulinemia patients to drive medical research (WhiMSICAL Study) Dr Ibrahim Tohidi-Esfahani, Concord Repatriation General Hospital
3.35 – 3.50	AFTERNOON TEA
Room:	Theatre
3.50 – 5.00	PLENARY SESSION 2 Hosted by Dr Norman Swan
3.50 – 4.00	Presentation a. First time oral presentation at Innovations in Conference b. Best poster prize c. People's choice award – Poster
4.00 – 4.50	Panel Discussion
	Self care for health professionals Facilitated by Dr Norman Swan Prof David Currow, Chief Cancer Officer and Chief Executive Officer, CINSW Prof Phyllis Butow, Director, Centre of Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision Making, University of Sydney Prof Afaf Girgis, Director, Psycho-oncology Research Group at the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and University of NSW A/Prof Selvan Pather, Gynaecological Oncologist, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
4.50 – 5.00	CLOSING ADDRESS

Conference Posters

The following posters will be displayed during the conference:

Active Treatment at End-of-Life (EOL) in Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer in South Western Sydney
Direct tumour tracking during lung cancer radiotherapy
Coordinating C.A.R.E.
Assessment of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A Delphi survey
Evaluation of Cancer Voices’ Consumer Involvement in Research Program
Referral patterns and predictors of Lung Clinic Attendance in Newcastle
Administration time, dose alterations and dose delays in germ cell cancer patients undergoing inpatient chemotherapy.
Improving Psychosocial Support for Patients from Harvest to Transplant in the Haematology Outpatient Setting
Setting up and Maintaining a Prostate Cancer Support group; The Challenges and Benefits
Collaboratively Piloting the NCCN Distress Thermometer
Living & dying to remain at home: a wish, a choice, an experience
Split Course Radiotherapy for Skin Cancers improves compliance and ensures treatment completion
Criterion Based Benchmarking approach of the appropriate use of radiotherapy in NSW/ACT, Ausltralia
Medication adherence in haematological cancer survivors: A Review of the literature
Clinical translation of tumour tracking to improve targeting in lung radiotherapy
Validating on-line CT ventilation imaging for adaptive functional avoidance lung cancer radiotherapy
Short, Sharp Focused Communication Skills Training for health professionals working with cancer patients and their families
Recruiting paediatric oncology patients onto early phase clinical trials - The health care professionals' perspective
Aboriginal Australians - Unique Issues in Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant
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