Keeping in touch with colleagues; to learn, network and understand first-hand what’s going on in the world is important to Australian health professionals. This year, I went to just one meeting in Germany before it became clear that travel was ill-advised. Within hours, my forward schedule bore no resemblance to previous years and nor will it for the foreseeable future. But COVID-19 has not halted information sharing; it has accelerated it on a massive scale...

The collective expertise and skills represented in the VCCC alliance mean that we can make a difference to the way clinical trials are conducted in Victoria. In the past two years much has changed on the clinical trials landscape and the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare delivery will add a further dimension to this constantly evolving area. We are looking for an individual with a collaborative mindset and the passion to address areas of need in clinical trial activity across Victoria.

Telehealth has become a vital tool for the care and safety of cancer patients during COVID-19 and has highlighted a variety of sustainable opportunities for the future provision of cancer services in Victoria.

Latest data derived from the Victorian COVID-19 Cancer Network’s (VCCN) Telehealth Expert Group chaired by Associate Professor Zee Wan Wong, Director of Oncology at Peninsula Health, indicates that 100 percent of Victoria’s health services are now using telehealth to maintain appropriate care for cancer patients.

The next generation of cancer research will be boosted with awards being offered through Victoria's leading cancer centres. The Picchi Award for Excellence in Cancer Research supports outstanding PhD students in the disciplines of basic science, clinical science and population health.

The Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium (MPCCC) inaugural Award for Outstanding Cancer Research will recognise the achievements of innovative and impactful Victorian mid-career cancer researchers.

2020 is Florence Nightingale’s bicentennial year, designated by the World Health Organisation as the first ever global Year of the Nurse and Midwife. In this proposed year of acknowledgement and celebration, some nurses are being more challenged, are learning more, and are more publicly valued than ever.