Thursday, 13th November 2025 Joint Meeting of the COSA ASM and IPOS Congress

7:30AM - 8:45AM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall A
Chair: Anna Ugalde

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.

Speakers:

  • Helena Rodi, Research Fellow, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University
  • Dr Anna Chapman, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University
  • Dr Charlene Wright, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University
  • Associate Professor Skye Marshall, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University
  • Professor Anna Ugalde, Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University

 
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7:30AM - 8:45AM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall B
Chair: Ursula Sansom-Daly

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.

Speakers:

  • Morgan Atkinson (Clinical Services Manager SA/NT Youth Cancer Service)
  • Jessica Elliot (Social Worker, Western Sydney Youth Cancer Service)
  • Dr Joanna Fardell (Deputy Director, Behavioural Sciences Unit, UNSW Sydney; and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Western Sydney Youth Cancer Service)
  • Dr Hayley Griffin (Project Manager, COSA)
  • Siona Hardy (CEO, Canteen Australia)
  • Associate Professor Ursula Sansom-Daly, UNSW Sydney (Director, Behavioural Sciences Unit, and Clinical Psychologist, Sydney Youth Cancer Service)
  • A/Prof Kate Thompson (Program Director, Victorian Adolescent & Young Adult Cancer Service, Chair of COSA AYA Group)


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7:30AM - 8:45AM
Thursday, 13th November
Room E1
Chair: Lawrence Kasherman

Topics to be covered include:

  • KEYNOTE – B96 trial and other treatment / considerations
  • Case presentation – platinum resistant ovarian cancer

Third-party sponsored session: MSD

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8:00AM - 8:45AM
Thursday, 13th November

Room E2 - WHO – World Health Organization Committee meeting         

Room E3 - Cancer and Aging: Reflection for Elders (CARE) meeting       

9:00AM - 10:30AM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall C
Chair: Wendy Wing Tak Lam

10:00 AM Yosuke Uchitomi - Arthur M. Sutherland Award and Memorial Lecture
10:15 AM Joanne Shaw - Bernard Fox Award

10:30AM - 11:00AM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall H&J
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12:30PM - 1:30PM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall H&J
12:30PM - 1:30PM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall H&J

Hall A - COSA Nutrition Group Meeting

Hall B - COSA Psycho-Oncology Group Meeting

12:45PM - 1:30PM
Thursday, 13th November
Room E1
1:30PM - 2:00PM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall C

COSA Psycho-Oncology Awards
1:30 PM – 1:50 PM

  • Melanie Price Psych-Oncology Award – Professor Joanne Shaw
  • Phyllis Butow New Investigator in Psycho-Oncology Award – Dr Sarah Ellis 


Tom Reeve Award and Presentation

1:50 PM – 2:00 PM

  • Tom Reeve Award and oration, 2025 recipient Professor Gail Garvey AM

 

3:00PM - 3:30PM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall C
3:00PM - 4:00PM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall H&J
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3:00PM - 4:00PM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall H&J

Hall A - IPOS E-Health and AI (Artificial Intelligence) Meeting
Hall B - IPOS Survivorship Special Interest Group Meeting
Room E1 - IPOS 2026 World Congress Committee Meeting
Room E2 - IPOS Health Promotion & Prevention Committee Meeting
Room E3 - IPOS JPORP information session

7:00PM - 11:00PM
Thursday, 13th November
10:30AM - 4:00PM
Thursday, 13th November
Hall H&J