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10/07/2025

Are you a consumer - someone with lived experience - in health and medical research?

There are still places available at a Bendigo event on 23 July to provide feedback on the draft Statement of Consumer and Community Involvement in Health and Medical Research.

The event is organised by The Kids Research Institute Australia, alongside the National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC and Health Forum of Australia.

Express your interest as soon as possible. https://bit.ly/3IA4z2R

Bendigo Health

20/01/2025

The word patient-centred has become a buzzword it is used so often, but what does it really mean in practice?

For World Cancer Day 2025, the VCCC Alliance has drawn together a stellar line up of panellists including those who have experienced cancer - as a patient, carer or family member - with researchers, clinicians and educators to explore what patient-centred means to them.

Join us to hear what our panellists have to say at our free webinar on Monday 3 February, 1pm-2pm.

Participants include:
✅ Gillian Mason, patient advocate
✅ A/Prof Eliza Hawkes Austin Health Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute
✅ A/Prof Femke Buisman-Pijlman Academic Director, Innovation and Quality, The University of Melbourne
✅ A/Prof Edwin Hawkins, Centre Head, Medicine and Diagnostics, WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research)
✅ and Melissa Le Mesurier, our event chair and Cancer Consumer Advisory Committee Chair at VCCC Alliance.

Learn more and register: https://bit.ly/4gZAd6d

Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute

17/12/2024

"When you are diagnosed with cancer, it is not unusual to feel powerless, perplexed or even overwhelmed about your treatment options.

"But for me, once the initial shock of my bladder cancer diagnosis subsided, I really wanted to be proactive in decision-making about my treatment. I decided to be a co-pilot, not a passenger, in tackling my health challenge.

"I set out to learn how best to navigate our complex health system and what questions I needed to ask my medical team. This informed better conversations with the team, enabling me to discuss the latest research and be actively involved in decision-making around my treatment."

Read an Opinion piece by Melissa Le Mesurier, Chair of the VCCC Alliance Cancer Consumer Advisory Committee, who recently chaired our Consumer Engagement Forum. https://bit.ly/4gcupGn

13/12/2024

Our CEO Prof Grant McArthur AO told our successful Consumer Engagement Forum this week that Victoria could be the first jurisdiction in the world to remove the gap in cancer outcomes between regional and metropolitan areas,.

The VCCC Alliance Chief Executive called on the Victorian cancer sector to aspire for equitable cancer outcomes across the state, at the alliance's first ever consumer engagement forum held in a regional area.

Regional Victorians are 10 per cent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than those living in major cities, and 15 per cent more likely to die, according to new data from 2023 released by the Victorian Cancer Registry this week.

Thanks again Bendigo Health Loddon Mallee Integrated Cancer Service (LMICS) for partnering with us for the event!

You can read more about the event here! https://bit.ly/4gcupGn

02/12/2024

Next Monday 9 December is our Consumer Engagement Forum and this year we are excited to host it in partnership with Bendigo Health and Loddon Mallee Integrated Cancer Service (LMICS). Significantly, the forum will be held for the first time in regional Victoria, at Bendigo Health. It builds on our collective efforts to strengthen local regional consumer advocacy, as well as effective engagement practice.

This year’s forum is dedicated to advancing equity in regional cancer care through building lasting partnerships with consumers and community.

We're incredibly excited about what can be achieved when more diverse voices are heard.

25/11/2024

Fifteen Victorians who have experienced cancer – consumers – have joined newly-established working groups to play an integral role in the $1.6 million Victorian government-funded statewide Cancer Consumer-led Research Program.

The program aims to enhance the impact of integrating the lived experience to cancer care, research and education in Victoria and is a collaboration between VCCC Alliance, Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium, Regional Trials Network, Cancer Council Victoria and The University of Melbourne.

https://bit.ly/3OcPbt5

22/11/2024

🌟 Congratulations to A/Prof. Eliza Hawkes on being awarded the prestigious Tony Burgess Medal by the VCCC Alliance!🌟

Last night, A/Prof. Hawkes was recognised for her outstanding contributions to cancer research, earning this distinction that celebrates innovation, collaboration, and impact in advancing cancer care. 🥇

Named in honour of Professor Tony Burgess, a pioneer in cancer research and integrated care, this medal highlights excellence among early- to mid-career researchers making significant strides in cancer research. A/Prof. Hawkes’s innovative work in lymphoma research and her collaborative approach truly embody the values of this prestigious award.

Please join us in applauding A/Prof. Hawkes for this well-deserved accolade and her continued efforts to push the boundaries of cancer research! 👏

04/09/2024

The VCCC Alliance will next week release a holistic framework that seeks to support the Victorian cancer sector to embed a culture of equity.

The Cancer Equity Framework, to be launched in a live webinar on Monday 9 September, highlights the historical power structures in research and healthcare systems that have prevented underserved communities from receiving the best cancer care, and provides a roadmap to support all those working in the cancer sector to be attuned to equity in practice.

We'd love you to join us for this pivotal event.

Featuring:
💠 Professor Jennifer Philip University of Melbourne
💠 Associate Professor Kalinda Griffiths
💠 Dr Beverley Woon Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
💠 Abe Ropitini Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO)
💠 Carolyn Owen, Consumer representative

Read about the framework: https://bit.ly/4ge0Y6W
Register for the webinar: https://bit.ly/3MRIf41

02/09/2024

📢 EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST NOW OPEN!

Are you interested in helping pioneer a consumer leadership program?

If you have a lived experience of cancer as a patient or carer you could be part of a groundbreaking effort to amplify consumers as leaders across Victoria in an exciting consumer-led research partnership.

We're looking for a diverse range of consumer voices to be part of three working groups for the Cancer Consumer-led Research Partnership, a Victorian government-funded initiative involving consumers and staff from the VCCC Alliance, Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium, Regional Trials Network, Cancer Council Victoria and the University of Melbourne.

Our aim is to enhance consumer engagement practices through collaboration and consumer-led approaches, and importantly, develop a statewide network of consumer leaders while building consumer, and organisational capability.

Sound like you? Visit our webpage to learn more and submit your EOI today! https://bit.ly/3Mr0KMc

14/08/2024

We're proud to support the inaugural Cancer Nurses Day, recognising and celebrating the incredible work of 7,500 cancer nurses nationwide and championing their remarkable contributions to improving patient outcomes in Australia. cancernursesday.com.au Cancer Nurses Society of Australia - CNSA

12/08/2024

After a hugely successful inaugural year in 2023, we’re proud to announce that our Leading for Impact Awards are back and now open for nominations! Let’s celebrate our outstanding leaders in the cancer workforce in Victoria. Who will you nominate?
https://bit.ly/3WD20R6

08/08/2024

“Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths globally and it is very hard to diagnose. I want to shift the timelines for a cancer diagnosis, so that people have a higher chance of a cure from an earlier stage cancer.”

Dr Jianrong Zhang, or JR as he likes to be called, has studied the timeliness of lung cancer diagnosis and treatment in Victoria, as part of the VCCC Alliance Data Connect project.

Read this profile piece in our latest Alliance newsletter, out now.
https://bit.ly/4chjfx6
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