2018 Innovations in Cancer Treatment and Care Conference

The 7^th annual Innovations in Cancer Treatment and Care Conference is now completed.

This year’s conference addressed the important issue of ‘Right care, right place, right time’.

Supporting innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement across the cancer health system, this is a key event for all clinicians, health workers, researchers and people affected by cancer in NSW. See previous Innovations Conference abstracts & speakers.

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Videos from this year's presenters are available in the program below.

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Keynote speaker: Dr Craig Earle

Dr. Craig Earle is a medical oncologist and health services researcher, practicing at Sunnybrook’s Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto. He is Vice-President of Cancer Control at the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, a Senior Scientist at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto.

Dr. Earle originally trained and practiced in Ottawa, after which he spent 10 years between 1998 – 2008 in Boston at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. Read more

2018 Discussion panel

This year's panel is explored how we use data to shape the NSW cancer system. Joining Dr Craig Earle was:

Professor Karen Canfell
Scott McLachlan
Professor David Roder

Conference program

Thursday 13 September 2018

7.45am – 8.30am	Early Morning Speed Mentoring^* Prof Sanchia Aranda, Cancer Council Australia Mr Jason Boyd, Bureau of Health Information Prof David Currow, Cancer Institute NSW Dr Jean-Frédéric Levesuqe, NSW Agency for Clinical Innovation A/Prof Anthony Proietto, Hunter New England Local Health District (LHD)
8am – 8.50am	Registration (Tea and coffee provided)
8.50am - 10.45am	PLENARY SESSION 1 Hosted by Ms Julie McCrossin Room: Wentworth Ballroom
8.50am– 9.15am	Smoking Ceremony and Welcome to Country Koomurri Incursions Conference Open Ms Elizabeth Koff, Secretary, NSW Health
9.15am - 9.45am	Keynote Address: How can we introduce innovative treatments into publically funded healthcare systems? Dr Craig Earle, Vice President, Cancer Control, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
9.45am – 9.55am	Audience Feedback
9.55am - 10.45am	PANEL DISCUSSION
	Using data to shape the NSW cancer system *Dr Craig Earle*, Vice President, Cancer Control, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Prof David Currow, Chief Cancer Officer and Chief Executive, Cancer Institute NSW Prof Karen Canfell, Director, Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW Prof David Roder, Chair of Cancer Epidemiology and Population Health, University of South Australia Mr Scott McLachlan, Chief Executive, Western NSW Local Health District
10.45am – 11.15am	MORNING TEA
11.15am – 12.45pm	MORNING CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A:	Collaborating and co-designing with patients and consumers to drive change Room: Melbourne Chair: Ms Julie Callaghan, Cancer Institute NSW
11.15am - 11.25am	CANcierge – an application (app) for patients, families and careers to navigate cancer services, improve treatment experiences and enhance self-care Ms Gillian Blanchard, Calvary Mater Newcastle
11.30am - 11.40am	Pychosocial needs and demographics of cancer patients at TWH and Illawarra Cancer Care Centre Ms Cheryl Butcher, The Wollongong Hospital
11.45am - 11.55am	Quit because you care: Outcomes from the carers project Ms Louise Ross, Sydney Local Health District
12.00pm - 12.10pm	“Screening saves lives”: Increasing cervical screening in Bangladeshi and Nepalese women Ms Christina Gallant, South East Sydney Local Health District
12.15pm - 12.25pm	A systematic and multi-level consumer engagement model that brings researchers and consumers closer to a common goal: Translational Cancer Research Network (TCRN) Ms Kathryn Leaney, Translational Cancer Research Network
12.30pm - 12.40pm	Shaping Holistic Care for Patients with Brain Cancer Ms Dawn Hutley, Nepean Cancer Care Centre Ms Jacqui Burgess, Nepean Cancer Care Centre
B:	Data driving change Room: Perth Chair: Mr Richard Walton, Cancer Institute NSW
11.15am - 11.25am	Costs of cancer care: Estimates using linked health data Mr David Goldsbury, Cancer Council NSW
11.30am - 11.40am	The effect of new radiotherapy departments (RTD) on the accessability of cancer patients to the nearest RT facilities in NSW Dr Gabriel Gabriel, Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research and University NSW
11.45am - 11.55am	Use of a modified tumor-node-metastasis staging system in the New South Wales Cancer Registry, Australia Ms Sheena Lawrence, Cancer Institute NSW
12.00pm - 12.10pm	Far West Local Health District Direct Access Colonoscopy Clinic (DACC) Ms Kellie Hammond, Broken Hill Health Service
12.15pm - 12.25pm	Implementing follow-up phone calls to help identify post treatment side effects at the Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre (CPMCC) Ms Fadila Najem, The Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre Westmead
12.30pm - 12.40pm	Answering the hard questions: rectal cancer outcomes measurements for Illawarra Shoalhaven patients Ms Amy Hains, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District
C:	Leveraging technology for improvement Room: Sydney Chair: Ms Cynthia Lean, Cancer Institute NSW
11.15am - 11.25am	PIONEER - Improving the palliative patient journey in radiation oncology Ms Shelley Wong, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre
11.30am - 11.40am	CanDo: turning empathy into action Rch Ms Rachael Lonergan, CanDo
11.45am - 11.55am	A population-based trial of digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) screening embedded in the BreastScreen Program: Interim results Prof Nehmat Houssami, University of Sydney
12.00pm - 12.10pm	Rapid Planning the way forward: embracing technology and improving patient care Dr John Atyeo, Northern Sydney Cancer Centre
12.15pm - 12.25pm	Cancer Advisor: listening to the client voice to develop an innovative online information hub Ms Julia Siddiqui, Redkite
12.30pm - 12.40pm	WhiMSICAL database - Global WM registry for patient’s voice Mr Andrew Warden, WMozzies
12.45pm – 1.45pm	LUNCH
1.15pm - 1.45pm	Poster tours Meet at the Registration Desk
1.45pm - 3.15pm	AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS
A:	Striving for equity in meeting the needs of priority populations Room: Melbourne Chair: Mr Christopher Horn, Cancer Institute NSW
1.45pm - 1.55pm	Evaluating patterns of care in the Aboriginal population accessing Cancer Services - Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) Ms Larissa Collins, Central Coast Local Health District
2.00pm - 2.10pm	Implementation of a decision support triage tool in specialist general practitioner shared care: an exploratory study using qualitative multi-method design Mr John Lewis, University NSW
2.15pm - 2.25pm	Development of webinars for Chinese migrants with cancer: Findings from a Systematic Review and Focus Groups Ms Annie Miller, Cancer Council NSW
2.30pm - 2.40pm	Our health, our cancer journey: building community capacity to improve cancer outcomes for Aboriginal people in the Shoalhaven Ms Amy Hains, Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District Ms Patricia Deaves, Waminda
2.45pm - 2.55pm	CALD resource project: web-based resources for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities affected by cancer Ms Gaya Dharmagesan, Cancer Council Australia Dr Cathy O'Callaghan, CancerCouncil Australia
3.00pm – 3.10pm	SAHA improving cancer outcomes in our culturally diverse communities Ms Nadia Dghaich, Multicultural Health Service
B:	Tools supporting quality and safety in cancer care Room: Perth Chair: Mr Nick Wilcox, Southern NSW Local Health District
1.45pm - 1.55pm	Real time feedback of patterns of care for clinicians through an integrated Electronic Medical System (EMR) and structured data solution Dr Chelsie O’Connor, GenesisCare
2.00pm - 2.10pm	The lung cancer framework: a national resource to advance best practice lung cancer care in Australia Ms Le-Tisha Kable, Cancer Australia
2.15pm - 2.25pm	Localising ovarian cancer pathways in a regional setting Ms Lisa Delaney, Northern NSW Cancer Institute
2.30pm - 2.40pm	Development of eChemo data quality framework - Western Sydney Local Health District Cancer Services Ms Jacqueline Yuen, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre
2.45pm - 2.55pm	Providing the right information in the right way to support the delivery of the right care Ms Lisa McLean, Cancer Institute NSW
3.00pm – 3.10pm	A Collaborative Approach: For the Oncology outpatient setting Ms Belinda Kendall, Mid North Coast Area Health Service
C:	TCRC Rapid Fire Room: Sydney Chair: Dr Natalie Taylor, Cancer Council NSW
1.45pm - 1.52pm	Designing a dashboard: how to visualise and feedback Electronic Health Record (EHR) data for clinical support and quality improvement Ms Kirsten Jackson, University of Sydney
1.54pm - 2.01pm	Mutation profiling and molecular analysis in the INOVATe study Prof Anna deFazio, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, University of Sydney, Westmead Hospital
2.03pm - 2.10pm	Comparing evidence-based recommendation for radiotherapy use against routine practice in breast cancer Dr Roya Merie, Liverpool Hospital
2.12pm - 2.19pm	Predicting a subsequent breast cancer incident using the gist of the abnormal in the prior mammogram Ms Ziba Gandomkar, University of Sydney
2.21pm - 2.28pm	Has lung cancer radiotherapy utilisation (RTU) changed over time in NSW, Australia? Prof Shalini Vinod, Liverpool Hospital
2.30pm – 2.37pm	Exercised-based rehabilitation for cancer survivors with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) Dr J Matt McCrary, University of NSW
2.39pm – 2.46pm	The truth about chemotherapy variation Ms Nasreen Kaadan, Ingham Institute
2.48pm – 2.55pm	Implementation of a lung cancer multidisciplinary team standardized template for reporting to general practitioners: a mixed methods study Dr Nicole Rankin, Cancer Council NSW and Sydney Catalyst
2.57pm – 3.04pm	Breast cancer screening practices among immigrant women in Australia Dr Cannas Kwok, Western Sydney University
3.06pm – 3.13pm	Judging and Questions
3.15pm – 3.30pm	AFTERNOON TEA (30 mins)
3.30pm – 5pm	PLENARY SESSION 2 Hosted by Ms Julie McCrossin Room: Wentworth Ballroom
3:30pm - 3:50pm	Reporting for Better Cancer Outcomes Program Prof David Currow, Cancer Institute NSW Dr Ru Kwedza, Cancer Institute NSW Ms Melissa Cumming, Far West Local Health District Prof Stephen Clarke, Northern Sydney Local Health District Dr Craig Earle, Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
3:50pm - 4.40pm	Panel Discussion Strengthening our NSW Cancer System through Reporting for Better Cancer Outcomes
4:40pm - 5pm	Presentations, Judging and Closing a. First Time Oral Presentation at Innovations Conference b. Best Poster prize c. People's Choice Award poster Closing address
5pm - 6pm	NETWORKING FUNCTION (Drinks and Canapés)
6pm	Conference concludes