PROGRAM

Saturday 3 September

8:00am Registration open and arrival tea and coffee

8:45am Welcome & Outline of program

Chairs: Kimberley-Ann Kerr & Kate Wright

9:00am Review of 2020 and 2021 - What did we miss? - Kimberley-Ann Kerr

Chair: Kate Wright

With limited meetings and catch up over the last 2 years this session will overview some of the major news in oncology and haematology.

10:00am Combining therapy models: immunotherapy / targeted therapy / chemotherapy - Shaun O’Connor

Chair: Kate Wright

We have always combined chemotherapy agents but the place of combining biological, immunological and targeted therapies with each other or chemotherapy is increasing in use.

10:45 - Morning Tea

11:00am Clinical update – Upper GI cancers - Mahendra Naidoo

Chair: Kimberley-Ann Kerr

Overview of and advances in Upper GI cancers with a focus on Gastric and Pancreatic cancers

12:00pm Clinical update – Oesophageal & Head & Neck cancers - Laura Tam

Chair: Kimberley-Ann Kerr

Advances in the treatment of Oesophageal & Head & Neck cancers and the current standard of care

12:45pm - Lunch

1:45pm COVID-19 Treatments/prophylaxis/vaccination in cancer patients - Kate Wright

Chair: Kimberley-Ann Kerr

COVID-19 impacts everyone this session looks at issues related to COVID-19 in the cancer population

3:00pm - Afternoon Tea

3:30pm Development Concurrent workshops

Participants will be split into two groups and attend both workshops

Workshop 2: Research in practice - Marliese Alexander


Chair: Kate Wright

Practical skills for integrating worthwhile research into pharmacists practice.

Workshop 1: Facing the future: How to adapt, survive and thrive - Helen Lowy

Chair: Kimberley-Ann Kerr

Resilience has always been important in the workplace, now more than ever resilience and looking after ourselves and staff is vital.

4:30pm Development Concurrent workshops

Workshop 2: Research in practice - Marliese Alexander

Chair: Kate Wright

 Practical skills for integrating worthwhile research into pharmacists practice.

Workshop 1: Facing the future: How to adapt, survive and thrive - Helen Lowy

Chair: Kimberley-Ann Kerr

Resilience has always been important in the workplace, now more than ever resilience and looking after ourselves and staff is vital.

5:30pm - Welcome Function & Networking

 

Sunday 4 September

8:15am Registration open and arrival tea and coffee

9:00am Clinical Concurrent workshops

Choose from either topic in your registration profile ( Constraints may apply due to room capacity)

Workshop 4: Adolescents and young adults (AYA) Cancer: Understanding the complexities of AYA with cancer - Jeremy Lewin

Chair: Kate Wright

Workshop 3: Pharmacogenomics and daily practice: How does genomics affect cancer therapies and what tests have evidence - Marliese Alexander

Chair: Kimberley-Ann Kerr

10:30am - Morning Tea

10:50am Pregnancy and Fertility in Cancer - Wanda Cui

Chair: Kimberley-Ann Kerr

The issues of pregnancy and fertility both during and after cancer therapies is complex and is becoming an area for research and increased knowledge.

12:20pm - Lunch

1:30pm Clinical Update - Central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma - Jessie Zhao

Chair: Kate Wright

Advances in the treatment of CNS based lymphomas and the current standard of care

2:00pm Clinical Update – Mantle cell lymphoma - Jessie Zhao

Chair: Kate Wright

Advances in the treatment of Mantle cell lymphoma and the current standard of care

3:00pm - Thanks & Close

Chairs: Kimberley- Ann Kerr & Kate Wright