Public Hearing - Sydney, Tuesday 19 April 2005

Inquiry into services and treatment options for persons with cancer

Public Hearing - Sydney, Tuesday 19 April 2005

Commonwealth Parliamentary Offices
8th Floor Charterbridge House
70 Phillip Street, SYDNEY

09:00 - 10:15

Clinical Oncological Society of Australia , Cancer Council Australia , National Cancer Control Initiative and National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (Sub 65)

Prof Alan Coates, Chief Executive Officer, Cancer Council Australia

Additional Reps TBC

Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (Sub 86)

Ms Tish Lancaster , Deputy Chair

10:15 - 10:30

Break

10:30 - 11:00

Associate Professor William Kricker , Associate Professor Martin Berry and Ms Kate Tynan - SouthWestern Sydney Cancer Service (Sub 89)

11:00 - 12:15

National Breast Cancer Centre (Sub 39)

Reps TBC

Breast Cancer Action Group NSW (Sub 24) and Cancer Voices (Sub 10)

Ms Sally Crossing , Chair

12:15 - 1:00

Cancer Institute NSW (Sub 53)

Reps TBC

1:00 - 2:00

Lunch Break

2:00 - 2:45

Canteen Australia (Sub 51)

Mr Andrew Young , Chief Executive Officer

Ms Dayna Swiatek , National President

Additional Rep TBC

Centre for Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders (Sub 23)

Dr Tracey O'Brien , Head, Stem Cell Transplant Program

Ms Anne Senner, Clinical Nurse Consultant

2:45 - 3:15

Medical Oncology Group of Australia (Sub 37)

Ms Franca Marine, Executive Officer

3:15 - 3:30

Break

3:30 - 4:15

Rural Doctors Association of Australia (Sub 41)

Dr Sue Page , President

Ms Susan Stratigos , Policy Advisor

4:15 - 4:45

Australian Traditional-Medicine Society (Sub 64)

Mr Raymond Khoury , Head of the Herbal Medicine Department

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