Thursday, 17th November Joint 2016 COSA and ANZBCTG Annual Scientific Meeting

Speaker: Ranjana Srivastava

In this session, Dr. Ranjana Srivastava, oncologist, award-winning author and columnist for The Guardian, explores the role of reflection and writing in medicine and its importance in improving the self and the doctor-patient relationship. 

In tracking her own journey, she recounts the satisfactions and the challenges of writing and discusses some of the pitfalls and ethical dilemmas of writing about patients and doctors. Based on her experiences in print, radio and television, she emphasises the value of demystifying medicine to the public and provides tips on doing so while maintaining a busy professional career. 

This is an interactive session where audience questions are most welcome. Signed books will be available.

This breakfast session is supported by COSA

Content:
This breakfast session will address the latest evidence regarding scalp cooling and the work being undertaken by the CHILL group (www.scalpcooling.org). It will provide information as to why scalp cooling should be available not only for women undergoing breast cancer chemotherapy but also for other cancer types especially prostate. A key focus will include managing patient throughput (chair-time) while offering scalp cooling. The session will discuss practical tips for maximising hair retention with the latest cap innovation and information on cooling times to optimise hair retention. The session will also cover the important and emerging role hairdressers can play in helping patients manage their hair during treatment.

The session will conclude with a panel discussion on scalp cooling experiences with ample time for questions from the floor.

Speakers:
Professor Fran Boyle, Mater Private Hospital, Sydney (Chairperson)
Vicki Durston, Breast Cancer Services Coordinator, Cabrini Health, Melbourne
Mandy O’Reilly, Patient Support and Education Officer
Panelists in addition to the speakers will include:
Gina Chant, Cancer Nurse Specialist, Patricia Ritchie Centre, Mater Private Hospital, Sydney
Oncologist TBC

• TBC - Rob Sutherland Award
• CDK4/6 inhibition in breast cancer: the late harvest cycle begins - Shom Goel
• Targeting progesterone and androgen receptors to enhance ER-target therapies in breast cancer - Wayne Tilley
• RANK Ligand as a Target for Breast Cancer Prevention in BRCA1 Mutation Carriers - Geoffrey Lindeman

• Breast Cancer in seniors - Jasotha Sanmugarajah
• Riding the Silver Tsunami at the Gold Coast University Hospital - Amanda Quennell
• It’s all in the detail: medication conundrums in the older cancer patient - Michael Powell
• Radiation therapy in older patients with early breast cancer - Claire Phillips
• Managing menopause in breast cancer - Deborah Fenlon

12:15 PM Panel discussion

•  Current surgical trials for the management of regional node disease - Bruce Mann
• Regional nodal radiation therapy (rt) in early stage breast cancer - Sue Pendlebury
• Regional node recurrence: Challenges for the Patient and the Doctor  - John Boyages

• Using mammographic images to predict risk and masking of breast cancer - John Hopper
• Towards tailored screening: Should breast cancer screening programs routinely measure mammographic density? - Jennifer Stone
• Breast density change: Towards tailoring of adjuvant endocrine therapy - Andrew Redfern
• Mammographic density in the screening setting - Susan Fraser
• The biology underlying mammographic density and preclinical mouse models to test new therapies - Kara Britt

• Overdetection information in a breast cancer screening decision aid: Randomised controlled trial with 12-month follow-up - Jolyn Hersch
• Towards the development of a patient decision aid for women with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. - Claudia Rutherford
• Development of a patient decision aid for women with early stage breast cancer considering contralateral prophylactic mastectomy - Brittany Ager
• Development and testing of a decision aid for women contemplating neoadjuvant systemic therapy for operable breast cancer - Nicholas Zdenkowski
• The Navigate trial: an online treatment decision aid for men diagnosed with low risk prostate cancer - Ilona Juraskova

12:15 PM Panel discussion – How decision aids can be integrated in clinical care and challenges in ensuring stakeholder buy-in and sustainability

• Overview of Returning to Work After Cancer   - Ian Olver
• Financial toxicity and income loss: can’t pay the copay - Louisa G Gordon
• Facilitating quality employment for cancer survivors - opportunities and challenges - Vikki Knott
• Workaftercancer.com.au  – an online resource to support cancer survivors. - Bogda Koczwara

12:00 PM Panel discussion

Presenter: Ranjana Srivastava - "The Good Doctor"

The Oncologist as Advocate: Making a Difference Beyond the Bedside

30 minute lecture and 30 minute interview by Adam Spencer

Moderator: Adam Spencer

Panel TBC