| Morning Concurrent Sessions (11.00am - 12.20pm) |
Session 1:
Establishing the evidence
Chair: Chris Scott |
Session 2:
Enablers & barriers for consumers
Chair: Eleanor Whitehead |
Session 3:
Best practice & innovation
Chair: Jane Williamson |
| Presenter: Anna Ugalde |
| Psychological distress, needs and quality of life in people with inoperable lung cancer at the commencement of treatment |
| PDF (135 KB) |
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| Presenter: Trish Waters |
| “You don’t know what you don’t know when your life is first affected by cancer”: supporting family carers through the cancer journey |
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| Presenter: Dr Sibilah Breen |
| Introduction of a new chemotherapy education framework into the Chemotherapy Day Unit (CDU) at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| PDF (552 KB) |
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| Presenter: Kerith Sharkey |
| Screening for psychological distress in inoperable lung cancer patients: An evaluation of the brief distress thermometer |
| PDF (435 KB) |
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| Presenter: Marg McKenzie |
| Support, information and consumers….piecing together the links |
| PDF (781 KB) |
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| Presenter: Melanie Hahne |
| The After-Hours Project: Innovative ways of improving after-hours care for rural community palliative care clients |
| PDF (254 KB) |
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| Presenter: Dr Donna Milne |
| Meeting the needs and coordinating care of patients with advanced cancer: An action research project |
| PDF (295 KB) |
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| Presenter: Dr Victoria White |
| Understanding cancer patients’ experiences of care: The Clinical Cancer Care Events Survey |
| PDF (164 KB) |
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| Presenter: Dr Cinzia De Luca |
| Trackwell: A screening protocol to Identify neurocognitive late-effects of childhood cancer |
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| Afternoon Concurrent Sessions (1.20pm - 12.20pm) |
Session 4:
Establishing the evidence
Chair: Robyn Moylan |
Session 5:
Enablers & barriers for clinical staff
Chair: Louise Cristofaro |
Session 6:
Best practice & innovation
Chair: Jenny Byrne |
| Presenter: Associate Professor Penelope Schofield |
| Meeting the psychological and information needs and improving the quality of life of patients with inoperable lung cancer through an innovative supportive care intervention |
| PDF (154 KB) |
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| Presenter: Anna Spain |
| Strengthening supportive care – a plan for the future |
| PDF (301 KB) |
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| Presenter: Dr Eli Ristevski & Melanie Regan |
| Beyond screening: Providing supportive care using the Supportive Care Resource Kit |
| PDF (1.06 MB) |
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| Presenter: Professor David Horne |
| Psychological screening and prediction of distress in stem cell transplant patients; a prospective longitudinal study |
| PDF (103 KB) |
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| Presenter: Dr Carrie Lethborg |
| A targeted orientation and information program for newly diagnosed cancer patients at St. Vincent’s Hospital |
| PDF (300 KB) |
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| Presenter: Maria Presta |
| A systematic response to supportive care in bone marrow transplantation: integrating and expanding multidisciplinary team collaboration with a state-wide scope |
| PDF (627 KB) |
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| Presenter: Jacqueline Mathieson |
| Clearing the mind: A nursing assessment tool for the recognition and management of delirium |
| PDF (355 KB) |
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| Presenter: Denise Corboy |
| Barriers to participation in formal psychosocial support services: Perceptions of health care professionals and men with cancer living in rural areas |
| PDF (130 KB) |
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| Presenter: Associate Professor Michael Jefford |
| Development and pilot testing of a comprehensive support package for bowel cancer survivors |
| PDF (1.02 MB) |
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| Presenter: Deidre Burgess |
| Rehabilitation and palliative care: oxymoron or new opportunity? |
| PDF (393 KB) |
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| Presenter: Kim Brookshaw |
| Referral and access barriers to a multidisciplinary outpatient palliative care service |
| PDF (435 KB) |
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| Presenter: Dr Rebecca Dennis |
| The Border Wellness Clinic: a collaborative pilot project to support women with gynaecological cancer |
| PDF (1.05 MB) |
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Please note that any content, outcomes or conclusions expressed within presentations provided on this page do not necessarily represent the views of the Supportive Cancer Care Victoria Project or its governing bodies.
