This session will bring together representation across the cancer sector in partnership with Deakin University, The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific, and academic, health service and policy collaborators to launch a series of papers to support the delivery of Equitable Cancer Outcomes across Rural and Remote Australia. The session brings together researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and consumers to translate research into action for rural communities. Developed through the ECORRA research program at Deakin University's Institute for Health Transformation, the series represents a significant milestone in rural cancer care research and translation. This is a collaborative format, featuring dynamic “Author-in-the-Room” showcase using a fast-paced format, where authors of five papers in The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific will present their work. This collaborative session aims to maximise the impact of this landmark publication by connecting key stakeholders, creating direct pathways for implementation, establishing new partnerships, and elevating the national profile of rural cancer care priorities.
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COSA has been at the forefront of recognising the unique needs of adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer since 2012, with the publication of national guidelines for the psychosocial care of AYA with cancer. Since then, significant advances in the field have occurred and the number of publications addressing AYAs’ psychosocial needs has steeply risen. In 2024, our expert working group updated these guidelines with a series of meta-review searches, to enable the updated scientific literature to effectively inform clinical practice. We developed recommendations for practice across nine topics, each vital for improving AYA psychosocial care.
In this session, we introduce the guideline and explore three of those areas in more depth. Presentation 1 will focus on ‘Life outside cancer’, and the ongoing impacts of cancer during AYA years on cognitive development, educational, vocational and financial outcomes. Presentation 2 on ‘Enhancing wellbeing’, explores data on exercise, creative and integrative therapies. Presentation 3, on ‘Multidisciplinary workforce capacity’, explores what knowledge, skills, and support multidisciplinary health-professionals need to work effectively in this field. Through these presentations, we will explore areas which have seen a significant expansion in literature, and areas urgently needing more research. Finally, our expert panel will discuss strategies to improve AYA psychosocial care across the sector moving forward.
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10:15 AM Joanne Shaw - Bernard Fox Award
12:20 PM Panel discussion
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