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Wednesday 26 June 2024

Dear Voornaam,

Hepatocellular Cancer Symposium:

Registrations still open

Join host Prof Peter Gibbs, VCCC Alliance Research and Education Lead, Gastrointestinal Cancer and A/Prof Jessica Howell, Gastroenterologist and Senior Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne – and others who work across oncology, radiology and surgical practice, as they identify existing and potential opportunities to change the liver cancer landscape, here and overseas.

The discussion will focus on cutting-edge developments, promising treatments and novel approaches to this disease. Hear about the latest hepatocellular cancer (HCC) updates and future directions of management.

Key topics:

• Epidemiology and screening

• Interventional radiology

• Surgery including transplantation

• Management strategies for advanced stages, including systemic and palliative therapies
  

  
  

This symposium offers a unique opportunity to learn from leading experts, engage in meaningful discussions, and network with peers who share a passion for advancing the field of HCC management.

Register now to gain valuable insights and contribute to the future of HCC care.

Hepatocellular Cancer Symposium

Wednesday 26 June
6.00pm - 8.30pm

Speakers

• A/Prof Benjamin Loveday 
  Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary (HPB) Surgeon, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH); Head of the Hepatobiliary and Upper Gastrointestinal Unit RMH), Director of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tumour Stream (VCCC Alliance); Honorary Clinical Associate Professor (University of Melbourne).

  
  

• David Fry, Consumer Representative
  David has been in a volunteer with Cancer Council Victoria since 2010 and is also a consumer volunteer with The Australian Living Evidence Collaboration. He was a member of the Expert Advisory Group and the Community Reference Group of the 2023 “Roadmap to Liver Cancer Control in Australia” (Cancer Council Australia & The Daffodil Centre) and is on the Lived Experience Advisory Committee and a speaker at LiverWELL. David received LiverWELL’s Mark Farmer award in 2022.

  
  

• Dr Shehara Mendis
  Medical Oncologist and Researcher, Cabrini Hospital and Monash University

  
  

• A/Prof Jessica Howell
  Gastroenterologist and Senior Research Fellow, Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne; Hepatitis B research group Lead, Burnet Institute.

  
  

• Dr Mark Goodwin 
  Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist, Austin Health 

  
  

• A/Prof Marcos Perini 
  Associate Professor of Surgery, the University of Melbourne; HPB and Liver Transplant Surgeon, Austin Hospital

  
  

• Dr David Lau 
  Nephrologist and General Physician; RACP Educational Supervisor, Eastern Health