Wednesday, 13th November COSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2013

Changeover for posters - all of session 1 posters should be removed and session 2 ones put on display by the end of morning tea

• Endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of dysplasia and early cancer in the Upper GIT - Rajvinder Singh
• Targeted therapy in oesophago-gastric cancer - Ian Chau
• Opportunities with Stereotactic Radiotherapy in Upper GI Cancers - Rebecca Wong
• Operative and Non-Operative Management of Locally Advanced Oesophageal Cancer - Bas Wijnhoven

• Cognition after Chemotherapy: An Overview. - Janette Vardy
• Assessing mechanisms of cognitive impairment from chemotherapy using rat models - Ian Johnston
• Chemotherapy-Induced Cognitive Impairment: Cultural Considerations - Alexandre Chan
• Cognitive Rehabilitation Interventions - Heather Green
• Panel discussion and Case Study - Haryana Dhillon

• Familial intestinal type gastric cancer: Which genes? What surveillance? - Lara Lipton
• Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer – Surveillance or Prophylactic Gastrectomy - Vanessa Blair
• Familial Gastric Polyposis and Adenocarcinoma - Graeme Suthers
• Can I live without my stomach: long-term dietary challenges - Louise Mudge

Lunches available at the room

• Join a Research Study Data Base - Kate Christian
• Identification and predictors of physical activity barriers among gynaecological cancer survivors, and association with physical activity levels - Laal Farrokhzadi
• Changes in Cancer Mortality and Incidence in Australia 1987-2007 - Eleonora Feletto
• Retrospective Study of Febrile Neutropenia and G-CSF use in Australian Women Receiving Docetaxel plus Cyclophosphamide (TC) as Adjuvant Therapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer (ESBC) - Amanda Goldrick
• Understanding factors in emergency presentation for colorectal cancer surgery - Jesse Gould
• Indigenous Patients and Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results from the South Australian (SA) Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC) Registry - Chris Hocking
• Research Participants’ Views of the Feedback of Genetic Test Information Following Participation in the International Sarcoma Kindred Study (ISKS) - Kate McBride
• Management of malignant spinal cord compression across north-eastern Melbourne - Katherine Simons
• Predictors of outcome after surgery for gastric cancer in a Western cohort - Sharon Pattison
• Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) Rate of Decline Post External Beam Radiotherapy Predicts Prostate Cancer Death - Zumin Shi
• The New South Wales Cancer, Lifestyle and Evaluation of Risk Study (CLEAR): A resource for cancer research. - Visalini Nair-Shalliker
• Australian data in global surveillance of population-based cancer survival (the CONCORD programme) - Matthew Soeberg
• Survival after Cutaneous Melanoma in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study - Claire M Vajdic
• Awareness of General and Personal Risk Factors for Uterine Cancer  Among Healthy Women - A Rural Australian Study - elizabeth varughese
• The Effect of the Ageing Population on the Distribution of Cancers - Dannie Zarate

• Psychosocial Analysis of Cancer Survivors in Rural NSW, Australia - Zia Ansari
• Food Plate Waste, Dietary Intake and Malnutrition in an Inpatient Oncology Setting - Vicki Barrington
• Engagement with online cancer support and information platforms in Australia - Amelia Beaumont
• Introducing the Nurse Practitioner Role to Improve Regional Oncology Patient Outcomes - Anne Booms
• First Australian Study of Scalp Cooling with the Dignitana Dignicap™ for Prevention of Alopecia induced by Docetaxel/Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy in Women with Early Breast Cancer - Fran Boyle
• Improving Practice: Implementation and Evaluation of an Elearning Program for Health Care Professionals in Supportive Care of Cancer Patients at Peninsula Health - Lisa Brady
• Development and Introduction of Guidelines Regarding the Co-Administration of Azole Antifungal Agents and Vinca Alkaloids - Sally L Brooks
• Lung Cancer:  Predictors of Stigma among Health Professionals versus Community Members - Vikki Knott
• Development of a Nurse-Led Survivorship Intervention for Long-Term Survivors of Hodgkin Lymphoma. - Priscilla R Gates
• An Evidence-Based Nutrition Care Pathway for Surgical Head and Neck Patients - Jane Harrowfield
• The Impact of Providing Peer Support within a Research Context: A Qualitative Insight into Delivering a Combined Nurse-Peer Psychosocial Intervention for Gynaecological Cancer Patients - Ben Huntingdon
• “There are No Good Things about having a PEG tube, Except it Keeps me Alive”. Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Long Term Home Enteral Nutrition Post Treatment Head and Neck Cancer Patients. - Marcellinus Kim
• Stigma and nihilism in lung cancer within the Australian context - Sue Sinclair
• A Pilot Study of Tailored Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention in Cancer Survivors - Bogda Koczwara
• A Longitudinal Psychosocial Distress Assessment in Malignant Glioma Patients and their Carers: A Comparative Study - Eng-Siew Koh
• Reasons for dietary change and information and support needs in women who gain weight following chemotherapy for breast cancer - Alastair Kwok
• "I have quality of life...but..." Exploring quality of life and support needs in head and neck cancer: An application of the Transactional Model of Stress Appraisal and Coping. - Kelsey A Moore
• Effects of a Structured Exercise Program on Pre-Operative Optimisation Prior to Major Cancer Sugery - Andrew Murnane
• Outcomes of Haematology/Oncology Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at The Canberra Hospital (TCH) - Anna Piggin
• Restorative Care for Advanced Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Clinical Audit of Outcomes for Patients Admitted to An Inpatient Palliative Care Unit - Fiona I Runacres
• Qualitative Analysis of Knowledge, Attitudes and Experiences Regarding Urinary Symptoms among Postmenopausal Women Taking Aromatase Inhibitors for Early Stage Breast Cancer - Mariana Sousa
• Prevalence of complementary and alternative diet therapies used in patients attending oncology and haematology day units at a teaching hospital - Cindy S Tan
• Perceived Nutritional needs of Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer: A Survey of Dietitians and Patients - Natalie VanderHaak
• A Retrospective Audit of the Nutritional Status and Management of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAS) with Cancer During and after Treatment - Natalie VanderHaak
• Timely Management of Febrile Neutropenia in Children with Cancer - Brent O'Carrigan
• Oral vs. Intravenous Antibiotics in Treatment of Paediatric Febrile Neutropenia - Brent O'Carrigan
• Consumer-led design of patient resources: a qualitative study of cancer resources - Alyssa White
• Dose escalation of irinotecan in a patient taking rifampicin. - Samantha Wieringa
• Vemurafenib – can it be crushed or chewed? - Samantha Wieringa
• Putting supportive care on the map: The development of a supportive care multidisciplinary team meeting for cancer patients in the ambulatory setting - Lisa Brady

• A Single Institution's Experience in Rectal Cancer - Bibek Acharya
• Pancreatic Cancer Quality Care - Is there Consensus Amongst Clinicians? - Elizabeth Burmeister
• Exercise as medicine in the management of pancreatic cancer: a case study - Prue Cormie
• An Estimation of the Population Survival Benefit of First-line Chemotherapy for Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer - Viet Do
• Identifying Shortcomings and Variation in the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer Patients - Donna Gillies
• Retrospective analysis of resected gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) comparing existing risk stratification models and assessing the influence of GIST genotypes on recurrence and mortality  - Yada Kanjanapan
• A Clinical Audit of Anal Cancer in a Single Tertiary Centre Over 10 Years - Peey-Sei PS Kok
• Cetuximab use in metastatic colorectal cancer at Princess Alexandra Hospital: streamlined analysis using electronic medical record data - Daniel P McKavanagh
• Disseminated Tumour Cells (Dtcs) in Bone Marrow (BM) of Gastric Cancer Patients with M0 Category: Correlation with Tumour Hypoxia and Clinical Relevance - Dmytro Osynskyi
• Is Second Line Chemotherapy in Pancreatic Cancer One Line Too Many? - Amy Scott
• “Life Changing” The Lived Experience of Risk Reducing Gastrectomy in People at Risk of Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer. - Mary-Anne Young

• Can Older Patients use an Electronic Tablet to Complete a Cancer Specific Geriatric Assessment? Results of a Pilot Study. - Bianca Devitt
• Polypharmacy in the geriatric oncology setting- multidisciplinary mayhem - Ada Hon
• The role of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in management of metastatic prostate cancer: A two centres ‘experience’ - Amy ( Hsin-Chieh ) Hsieh
• Descriptive Analysis of use of Pemetrexed in Elderly NSCLC  Patients – Institutional Experience at Calvary Mater Hospital, Newcastle. Dr. Sudhakar Reddy Vemula, Dr. Ina IC Nordman. - Sudhakar Reddy Vemula
• Assessing Toxicity Risk in Senior Chemotherapy patients (AT RISC) – a prospective audit - Annie Wong

• Evaluating the Oncology Nurse Practitioner Role: Success or Failure? - Anne Booms
• Brightways - A Cabrini Breast Cancer Service - Vicki Durston
• Development of a Nutrition Care Pathway to Improve Service Provision for Patients with an Upper Gastrointestinal Malignancy - Heather Jordan
• Chemotherapy Infusion Preference Survey (CHIPS): Patient Preferences for Chemotherapy Scheduling - Peter K H Lau
• Simplifying complexity: Cancer Pharmacy Services for Chemotherapy Units in Rural South Australia - Belinda Morris
• Establishing Oncology Massage as Part of a Wellness Program in a Comprehensive Cancer Centre - Christine Scott
• Treatment Standards Development - A Work In Progress - Marilyn Wendt
• Leveraging Technology to Strengthening the Delivery of Multidisciplinary Care: SMICS’ Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) Meeting Room Upgrade Project - Colleen Berryman
• Bringing Healthcare Home: a patient centred approach to cancer care - Robyn Wilson

• ICECREAM: Irinotecan Cetuximab Evaluation and the Cetuximab Response Evaluation Among Patients with G13D Mutation - Eva Segelov
• We Need a Trial to Evaluate Whether Patients with Involved Inguinal Lymph Nodes Should Have Inguinal or Ilio-Inguinal Lymphadenectomy; an Overview of the Proposed Trial ANZMTG 01.12 EAGLE FM Protocol - Andrew Spillane
• The CHALLENGE Trial. A Phase III Study of the Impact of a Physical Activity Program on Disease-Free Survival in Patient with High Risk Stage II or Stage III Colon Cancer: A Randomised Controlled Trial - Janette Vardy
• Efficacy and safety of Ginkgo biloba for cognitive function and fatigue in breast cancer patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy: A randomised, controlled trial - Haryana Dhillon
• Cognitive Rehabilitation for Breast Cancer Survivors with Perceived Cognitive Impairment - Haryana M Dhillon
• NSW Bowel Cancer Care Survey: Population-based assessment of patients cancer care coordination needs and preferences - Ivana Durcinoska
• Accrual to a Randomised Trial of Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Melanoma Brain Metastases is Feasible. - Gerald Fogarty
• Health Related Quality of Life in Mesothelioma - Jason Fowler
• Can a Complex Intervention Targeted at the Community and at Health Care Providers Reduce the Total Diagnostic Interval for Common Cancers in Rural WA? - Victoria Gray
• ANZMTG 02.12: A Phase III Trial of Imiquimod Topical Treatment Versus Radiotherapy - Pascale Guitera
• Efficacy and Cost-Effectiveness of a Telephone Outcall Program to Reduce Carer Burden and Depression Among Carers of Cancer Patients [PROTECT]. Rationale and Design of a Multi-State, Multi-Centre Randomised Controlled Trial - Trish Livingston
• The Impact of Seizures on Cognition and Health Related Quality of Life in Primary Brain Tumours. - Zebunnessa Rahman

• Lobular Breast Cancer and E-cadherin - Vanessa Blair
• Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Is it Genetic? - Nicola K Poplawski
• Risk reducing bilateral mastectomy for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers - Mary-Anne Young
• PARP inhibitors and familial breast cancer - Gillian Mitchell

• Androgens: role in aging & prostate cancer - non castrate and castrate resistant states - Wayne D Tilley
• Radical Prostatectomy vs surveillance: Does age matter? - Nicholas Brooks
• Fine wine: The Old and the New in Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer - Raghu Gowda
• Castrate-Resistant Prostate Cancer: New Wine and its Challenges - Alexandre Chan

COSA Complementary and Integrative Therapies Group AGM (M 1&2)

COSA Survivorship Group AGM (Hall D)

COSA Urological Oncology Group AGM (Hall C)

COSA Developing Nations Group AGM (M10&11)

Including the Tom Reeve Oration

Pre-dinner drinks in the foyer from 7pm