Cassandra Mazza

Oncology Nurse Practitioner, Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service, Queensland

Cassie is the Oncology Nurse Practitioner at the Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service. Cassie has array of experience across medical oncology, haematology and bone marrow transplantation nursing having worked as a cancer care nurse for over 15 years. Passionate about improving patient care and clinical outcomes she has been an active participant in the development of the Lung Foundation Australia reform blueprint for lung cancer, COSA’s smoking cessation in cancer patients position statement, and Cancer Council patient education booklets. In 2022, Cassie was awarded the Cancer Council QLD Oncology Nurse of the year. As a Nurse Practitioner, Cassie has first-hand experience of non-medical prescribing and its impact in timely patient care and management.