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COSA Breakfast Symposium - Training physicians to use PRO in daily practice
Joint Opening Ceremony
Chair: Maggie Watson
and : Bogda Koczwara
and : Bogda Koczwara
Joint Opening Ceremony Presentation
Chair: Bogda Koczwara
and: Maggie Watson
and: Maggie Watson
Joint Opening Plenary: Implementing psycho-oncology: Evidence into practice
Chair: Jimmie Holland
Discussant: Phyllis Butow
Discussant: Phyllis Butow
Joint morning tea and poster viewing
IPOS - President's Plenary
Chair: Hannah Lunnay
COSA - The public health approach to cancer survivorship
Chair: Elizabeth Eakin
COSA - Radiotherapy for the non-radiation oncologists
Chair: Sandro Porceddu
COSA Concurrent Session - Medicine matters
Chair: Dan Mellor
COSA Best of the Best Orals: Education and Professional Development
Chair: Mei Krishnasamy
Discussant: Patsy Yates
Discussant: Patsy Yates
COSA Best of the Best Orals: Basic and translational
Chair: Nikolajs Zeps
Discussant: Ian Davis
Discussant: Ian Davis
COSA Best of the Best Orals: CUP and supportive care
Chair: Eng-Siew Koh
Discussant: Monika Janda
Discussant: Monika Janda
Joint lunch and group meetings
IPOS - Annual Business Meeting
COSA - Oncology Social Work (OSWA) AGM
COSA - Psycho-Oncology Group (OZPOS) AGM
COSA - Familial Cancer Group AGM
COSA - Clinical Research Professionals Group AGM
COSA - Medical Oncology Group (MOGA) Meeting
COSA - Cancer Pharmacists Group AGM
COSA Plenary: "Where's Wally?" - Carcinoma of unknown primary
Chair: Desmond Yip
IPOS Symposium - Well-being of older cancer patients: Identification of specific characteristics, care needs and interventions
Chair: Lea Baider
IPOS Symposium - What can we learn from Australian and United Kingdom (UK) adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer psychological research and practice: A CanTeen and Teenage Cancer Trust symposium
Chair: Pandora Patterson
and: Gill Hubbard
and: Gill Hubbard
IPOS - Moving beyond cancer treatment – issues facing cancer survivors
Chair: Richard Fielding
IPOS - Early diagnosis is best – knowledge about cancer risk and participation in screening programmes
Chair: Penny Wright
IPOS Symposium - Excellence and innovation in Australian oncology social work practice and research: The OSWA experience
Chair: Matthew Loscalzo
and : Victoria Jones
and : Victoria Jones
IPOS - Measuring up – evaluation of measures in psycho-oncology research
Chair: Madeleine King
IPOS - Children and cancer – impact on their world and extended family
Chair: Nadine Kasparian
IPOS - When cancer is no longer curable – issues facing patients and their families
Chair: William Breitbart
Joint afternoon tea
IPOS Posters: General psycho-oncology
General Psycho-Oncology
COSA Posters: Clinical Research
COSA Posters: Epidemiology and Health Services
COSA Best of the Best Posters: Clinical Research
Chair: Dan Mellor
Discussant: Michael Jefford
Discussant: Michael Jefford
COSA Best of the Best Posters: Epidemiology and Health Services
Chair: Judith Lees
Discussant: Rachel Neale
Discussant: Rachel Neale
IPOS - Self directed therapeutic interventions: Evidence supporting use and efficacy
Chair: Sylvie Lambert
Discussant: Ben Britton
Discussant: Ben Britton
IPOS - Is older age a contributing factor for avoiding disclosing the truth about cancer? Quandaries within a family dynamic: A clinical case
Chair: Lea Baider
IPOS - The promise of the new - innovative application of technology in psychosocial care
Chair: Tim Shaw
IPOS - Talk to me - Pattern of communication about cancer
Chair: Josephine Clayton
IPOS - Clearing the fog: Advances in understanding and treatment of cognitive dysfunction
Chair: Maree Grier
IPOS - Avoidance and cancer: What factors influence delay and failure to adhere to treatment
Chair: David Wellisch
MASCC/IPOS/COSA - “More than just a pain in the neck” – improving our understanding and responses to the supportive care needs of patients with head and neck cancer
Chair: Jane Turner
COSA - Participant follow-up in 21st century: Efficient follow-up and workforce issues for the Cancer Cooperative Trials Groups
Chair: Ian Davis
COSA - The unknown primary: Why bother looking?
Chair: Gillian Batt
COSA - Unexpected winners and losers
Chair: Daniel McKavanagh
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COSA Symposium - Nutrition: An essential ingredient for cancer care
COSA Best of the Best Orals: Melanoma and Skin Cancer
Chair: Alan Coates
Discussant: Daniel Coit
Discussant: Daniel Coit
Joint Welcome Function and Luminous Awards
Sponsored by:
Roche Industry Dinner Symposium
PoCoG Breakfast - Early Career Research Mentoring Workshop
IPOS Plenary - Changing policy to influence implementation
Chair: Paul Jacobsen
COSA - Wound care and management
COSA - “Of mice and men” - SCC and melanoma
Chair: Nicholas Saunders
Sponsored by:
COSA - Next-gen lung cancer management
Chair: Kwun Fong
COSA Best of the Best Orals: Health Services
Chair: Kathleen Quartermaine
Discussant: Sanchia Aranda
Discussant: Sanchia Aranda
COSA Best of the Best Orals: Clinical Sciences
Chair: David Ball
Discussant: Stirling Moorey
Discussant: Stirling Moorey
COSA Best of the Best Orals: Epidemiology
Discussant: Penelope Webb
Joint morning tea and poster viewing
COSA Plenary: Beyond the surface
Sponsored by:
IPOS Symposium - In sickness and in health: Coping and needs of spouses and children caring for adult and older cancer patients, clinical observations and research data
Chair: Gil Goldzweig
IPOS Symposium - Exploring the role of peer support in psychosocial care: From research to practice
Chair: Hannah Lunnay
IPOS - 'I’m worn out' – Fatigue and sleep issues affecting people with cancer
Chair: Robert Zachariae
IPOS - Screening for distress, what have we learned?
Chair: Richard Brown
IPOS - Enhancing psychological outcomes - Community, consumer and health professional initiatives
Chair: Laura Kirsten
IPOS - Burnt out or just feeling the heat - Health professional burnout and workforce issues
Chair: Afaf Girgis
IPOS - Interventions to reduce distress and promote well-being
Chair: Samantha Clutton
IPOS - Taking a biopsychosocial approach, exploring biological contributions to psychosocial status
Chair: Brian Kelly
Joint lunch
COSA AGM
IPOS - Ongoing trials in progress (Oral poster presentations)
Chair: Monika Janda
Discussant: Elizabeth Eakin
Discussant: Elizabeth Eakin
Joint Plenary Panel Discussion: Responding to challenges in the treatment of patients with melanoma and skin cancer
Chair: Matthew Loscalzo
Joint afternoon tea
Sponsored by:
IPOS Posters: The Best of the Best
The Best of the Best
IPOS Posters: Trials in Progress
Trials in Progress
IPOS Posters: Clinical Issues, Case Reports and Service Delivery
Clinical Issues, Case reports and Service delivery
COSA Posters: Translational Research
COSA Posters: Education and Supportive Care
COSA Best of the Best Posters: Translational Research
Chair: Shomik Sengupta
Discussant: Jon Emery
Discussant: Jon Emery
COSA Best of the Best Posters: Education and Supportive Care
Chair: Gillian Mitchell
Discussant: Afaf Girgis
Discussant: Afaf Girgis
COSA - Effects of therapy: “It’s not only skin deep”
Chair: Leanne Stone
COSA - Minding your P's and Q's: Psychosocial aspects of urologic cancer
Chair: Shomik Sengupta
COSA - Managing non melanomatous skin cancer
Chair: Bryan Burmeister
IPOS - Translating training into practice: Examining the process from training to implementation
Chair: Catalina Lawsin
IPOS Symposium - Optimising family’s adjustment during the transition from palliative care to bereavement
Chair: Youngmee Kim
IPOS - Innovative approaches to psychological intervention (Griffith University)
Chair: Suzanne Chambers
Discussant: Stephen Lepore
Discussant: Stephen Lepore
IPOS - Screening for distress: A practical guide to what really works
Chair: Hannah Lunnay
and : Jane Turner
and : Jane Turner
IPOS - Living, loving and working - issues for survivors
Chair: Carrie Lethborg
IPOS - Doing it tough: Cancers associated with high morbidity
Chair: Patsy Yates
IPOS - A global perspective, culture and cancer experiences
Chair: Michael Jefford
COSA - Complementary & Integrative Therapies Group Meeting
COSA - Urologic Group Meeting
COSA-IPOS Joint Conference Dinner
COSA Breakfast Symposium - Quality and Safety in Cancer Care. Bridging the gap between the practice and policy.
Chair: Tim Shaw
Joint Breakfast Symposia: Launch of PoCoG SOPs - Streamlining psycho-oncology research – introducing psycho-oncology Standard Operating Procedures & how to use them
Chair: Melanie Price
COSA Plenary - Who you are, where you live and how much money you earn: Inequalities in cancer care
Chair: Victoria Jones
ASCO/IPOS/COSA Symposium - Optimising outcomes after lung cancer – Targets and strategies (Part A)
Chair: Helen Zorbas
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IPOS - Side-effects, symptoms and psyche, inter-relationships of physical symptoms and adjustment
Chair: Mei Krishnasamy
IPOS - Not an even playing field - Factors affecting adjustment of survivors
Chair: Haryana Dhillon
IPOS - What if? Psychosocial issues associated with increased genetic risk of cancer
Chair: Maggie Watson
IPOS - More measurement - A closer look at assessment in psycho-oncology
Chair: Melanie Price
IPOS - Focused communication skills training in oncology - What works?
Chair: Paul Katris
IPOS - Distress and quality of life - The big picture
Chair: Kerrie Clover
Joint morning tea
ASCO/IPOS/COSA Symposium - Optimising outcomes after lung cancer: Targets and strategies (Part B)
Chair: Bogda Koczwara
IPOS Symposium - Integration of psychosocial support throughout cancer care: Perspectives from around the globe
Chair: Catalina Lawsin
IPOS Symposium - An international perspective on advances in the treatment of fear of cancer recurrence
Chair: Belinda Thewes
discussant: Phyllis Butow
discussant: Phyllis Butow
COSA - A-Z of mental health: An update for clinical practitioners
Chair: Dianne Clifton
COSA - Breast cancer: The challenge of diagnostic uncertainty
Chair: Owen Ung
COSA - Gut instinct: Getting it right in bowel cancer diagnosis, treatment and care
Chair: David Goldstein
COSA Symposium - Translating the evidence to improve cancer care for Indigenous people
Chair: Dianne O'Connell
COSA Best of the Best Orals: Supportive Care
Chair: Melanie Price
Discussant: Galina Velikova
Discussant: Galina Velikova
Joint lunch
COSA Plenary: Presidential Lecture Professor Ian Frazer AC
Chair: Bogda Koczwara
IPOS Awards Plenary: Featuring Bernard Fox Memorial and Arthur M. Sutherland Awards Lectures
Chairs: David Kissane & Barry Bultz
Joint Plenary Hot Topic Debate - Whose life is it anyway? Arguing for greater regulation to promote optimal outcomes in oncology
Facilitator: Adam Spencer