Public Hearing - Melbourne, Monday 18 April 2005

Inquiry into services and treatment options for persons with cancer

Public Hearing - Melbourne, Monday 18 April 2005

St James Court Conference Centre
12 Batman Street, MELBOURNE

09:00 - 10:00

Victorian Department of Human Services (Sub 66)

Professor Dick Smallwood , Chair, Ministerial Taskforce for Cancer

Dr Mary Turner , Senior Medical Adviser, Metropolitan Health and Aged Care Services

Professor Bob Thomas , Director, Surgical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Ms Leonie Scott , A/Manager, Cancer Coordination Unit

10:00 - 10:45

Cancer Council Victoria (Sub 35)

Professor David Hill , AM PhD, Director, The Cancer Council Victoria

Dr Raymond Snyder, Chair, Victorian Cooperative Oncology Group, The Cancer Council Victoria and Medical Oncologist, St Vincent 's Hospital, Melbourne

Associate Professor Richard Bell , Snr Clinical Consultant, The Cancer Council Victoria and Medical Oncologist and Director of the Andrew Love Cancer Centre, Geelong

Ms Karen Kelly , Consumer Representative/Cancer Patient

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:00

Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (Sub 36)

Reps TBC

12:00 - 12:45

Breast Cancer Network Australia (Sub 33)

Ms Lyn Swinburne , Chief Executive Officer

Breast Cancer Action Group (sub 71)

Ms Sue Lockwood , Chair

12:45 - 1:30

Lunch Break

1:30 - 2:30

The Gawler Foundation (Sub 45)

Dr Ian Gawler , Therapeutic Director

Ms Karin Knoester , Chief Executive Officer (TBC)

Prof Avni Sali , Foundation Head of the Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Swinburne University of Technology

Dr Craig Hassed , GP and Senior Lecturer, Monash University (TBC)

2:30 - 3:00

Australasian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (Sub 67)

Mr Daan Spijer , Chief Executive Officer

Dr Peter Eng , Fellow and medical practitioner

3:00 - 3:15

Break

3:15 - 4:15

Australian Psychological Society (Sub 38)

Mr David Stokes (TBC)

Professor Sidney Block , Dept of Psychiatry and Centre of Study of Health and Society, University of Melbourne (Sub 12)

4:15 - 5:00

Oncology Social Work Australia (Sub 59)

Mr Ivan Hochberg, Social Worker, The Alfred

Ms Karen Todd , Social Worker cancer services, Geelong Hospital

Ms Nicole Tokatlian , Senior Clinician/Team Leader, Haematology and Oncology Social Work Team, Royal Children's Hospital

Ms Cynthia Holland , Social worker, Gynaecology Unit, Royal Women's Hospital

 

For further information, contact:

Committee Secretary
Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs
PO Box 6100
Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

Phone: +61 2 6277 3515
Fax: +61 2 6277 5829
Email: community.affairs.sen@aph.gov.au