 | International Women’s Day provides a timely moment to pause and reflect on the incredible contributions of women in cancer. However, it’s also a time to consider the challenges women still face in our sector and what each of us can do to make progress.
A special Commission published last year in The Lancet, led by Dr Ophira Ginsburg, Centre for Global Health, National Cancer Institute (US), revealed just how much gender inequity is still preventing women from taking leadership roles, growing their careers, and blazing their own trails. | | |
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 | | In 2023, The Lancet published Women, Power and Cancer – a Lancet Commission, which found that unequal power dynamics were having a profoundly negative impact on women globally, impeding their ability for timely and accurate cancer diagnoses.
For International Women’s Day 2024, we asked Georgina Long AO, 2024 Australian of the Year, Prof Gail Garvey AM and Caitlin Delaney for their observations on these findings. How does this play out in an Australian context, what are their personal experiences and what can be done to change the status quo? | | |
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 | | On Friday 23 February, we were honoured to welcome the US Ambassador to Australia, Ms Caroline Kennedy, her spouse Dr Edwin Schlossberg and the US Consul General, Ms Kathleen Lively, for a tour of the VCCC building. It was a unique opportunity to learn more about some of the life-saving research being undertaken across the VCCC Alliance.
The visit, which included Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, University of Melbourne Centre for Cancer Research and The Brain Cancer Centre at WEHI, highlighted exciting opportunities to build on existing connections and explore new pathways for collaboration and between Australia and the US. | | |
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 | | From earthquakes and a global pandemic, to power outages and limited resources, Dr Andrew Soma defied many obstacles to complete his Master of Cancer Sciences. What would have discouraged most people, spurred him on, to become the first oncologist in the Solomon Islands. | | |
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 | The VCCC Alliance is launching E-Link Regional, a fortnightly newsletter with news, events and opportunities specifically for the regional and rural cancer workforce. |
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 | A new paper has been published in JAMA Oncology on defining teletrials, networked trials and decentralised trials, led by VCCC Alliance Research and Education Lead A/Prof Craig Underhill. |
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 | Have you or someone you cared for been treated for cancer in Victoria? VCCC Alliance wants to hear from you. We are researching patients’ and carers’ experiences of accessing genomic tumour testing in Victoria. You don’t have to have been offered genetic testing to take part – please share among your networks. |
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Current Opportunities | |
Program Manager, eLearning
Closes 5pm, Monday 18 March 2024 A 12-month full-time, maximum term contract role is available to oversee development of educational content for the VCCC Alliance Centre for Cancer Education. You will drive improvements to the Learning Management System, Opigno, and assist in building educational courses by translating existing content into fit-for-purpose eLearning material. Learn more and apply › |
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Scholarships: Travel expenses to the Registry-based Clinical Trial Session (April 2024) Applications for 2024 close 9.00am, Wednesday 3 April 2024 Attending the Registry-based Clinical Trial session on Friday, 5 April 2024 and coming from rural or regional area? Apply for this scholarship to offset your travel, meals and accommodation expenses. Learn more and apply › |
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2024 Picchi Award for Excellence in Cancer Research Applications close 5.00pm, Monday 24 June 2024 The VCCC Alliance is proud to partner once again with the Picchi Brothers Foundation for the 2024 Picchi Awards for Excellence in Cancer Research. Up to three $10,000 prizes recognising outstanding cancer research will be awarded to PhD students from across the VCCC Alliance member organisations and regional partners with a collaboration agreement. Learn more and apply › |
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Centre for Cancer Education | |
| CATEGORY: CLINICAL TRIALS This free online course equips participants with foundation skills and knowledge to create an Investigator-Initiated Trial. The course structure follows the life of an IIT over eight educational modules.
Learning outcomes: - Understand lifecycle stages of an IIT, and what to consider for early-phase IITs
- Discover the key activities, tasks and responsibilities required when conducting an IIT.
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Upcoming Events | |
8 MAR | Consumers as active partners in research Book now › |
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12 MAR | Future leaders in oncology: Thyroid cancer Book now › |
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13 MAR | Master of Cancer Sciences: Showcase 2024 Book now › |
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13 MAR | Myeloma: Understanding a variety of treatment options Book now › |
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14 MAR | VCCC Alliance Advanced Clinical Supervision Online Workshop Book now › |
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5 APR | Introduction to Registries and Registry-Based Clinical Trials Book now › |
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February Snapshot | |
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