Effective and meaningful consumer involvement requires staff and mentors to have the requisite skills, experience and relationships to support both the process and the people who get involved. This forum will provide a multidisciplinary, collaborative approach to enrich understanding and knowledge for consumers and cancer professionals who are striving for better patient outcomes.
Hosted by VCCC Alliance Cancer Consumer Advisory Committee.
Professor Sanchia Aranda AM, Deputy Chair VCCC Alliance, President of City Cancer Challenge Foundation, former CEO of Cancer Council Australia and past President of the Union for International Cancer Control will open this insightful, interactive program featuring discussions, practical examples and case studies.
Hear representatives from major funding agencies discuss consumer involvement requirements for funding proposals and learn what a winning submission looks like.
Dr Dayna Swiatek, Manager, Victorian Cancer Agency
Dr Ameera Yousiph, Senior Project Officer, Research, Cancer Australia - Fostering consumer engagement in research
Dr Bow Tauro, Senior Project Officer, MRFF and Major Initiatives, Research, Innovation and Commercialisation | The University of Melbourne
Professor Fred Hollande, University of Melbourne Deputy Head and Academic Program Coordinator at the Department of Clinical Pathology and University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research (UMCCR) with Natalie Diepenhorst, Consumer Representative will talk about an educational program connecting honours students with patients to understand the importance of building working relationships with those who are set to benefit from them.
Michelle O’Sullivan, VCCC Alliance Consumer Representative and member of the VCCC Alliance Strategic Program Plan Steering Group Leading for Impact Program will share her experiences alongside Mary-Ann Carmichael, Senior Lecturer, RMIT on how her lived experience assists in developing skills for practitioners working with cancer patients.
Effective consumer advocacy is informed, influential and strategic. Learn what it looks like in practice and how we can be better together.
** Please note, places are filling fast and are limited. Please only register if you can reliably expect to attend and should your plans unexpectedly change - up to and even on the day of the event - please email us to let us know, so that we can open up the waitlist.
For more information, contact Dr Joanne Britto l VCCC Alliance Manager, Consumer Involvement, e: [email protected].
