Achievements for CancerVoices SA in 2011

Presentations:

To FMC Oncology Nurses on patients view of treatment (Mar 11)
To Radiotherapy Conference – treatment from the patients view (Apr 11)
To RAH Postgrad Oncology nurses (Aug 11)
SA PoCoG – consumer issues  (Sep 11)

Events organized by CVSA:

Pre-Twitter ride with Lance Armstrong (Jan 11)

LIVESTRONG Day ride (Oct 11)

Exercise and Cancer Forum  (Nov 11)

Cancer Conversations in Aboriginal Communities – Pt Lincoln (Sept 11, Port Adelaide Nov 11)

Forums/Meetings/Workshops attended:

Clinical Oncology Society Australia Annual Conference (Nov 11)

Cancer - Exercise & Nutrition Workshop FCIC  (Nov 11)

Festival of Ideas –‘Waltzing with Jack Dancer’ & ‘Tell me the truth-difficult conversations about cancer’.

Display stall CanLink Networking forum CanTeen/CYWHS – (Sep 11)

Health Consumers Alliance Advocacy training (Sep 11)

National Health Reform briefing (Sep 11)

Prioritising Gaps in Colorectal Cancer Clinical Trials –consensus meeting (Aug 11)

Display stall at Disability and Ageing Expo (Aug 11)

Radiation Oncology RORIC – Beyond Bricks and Mortar (Aug 11)

Centre for Men’s Health Research –Update forum (July 11)

Forum: Stigma and Nihilism in lung cancer (Jun 11)

Health Services Complaints Commissioner – Safer Conversations Training (Jun 11)

PoCoG/PC4 JCAG training day (Apr 11 & Sep 11)

Health Consumers Alliance Conference: Patient Centred Care  (Apr 11)

CCSA Planning Forum (Apr 11)

Cancer Australia Strategic Planning with Consumers (Apr 11)

Launch of book – Waltzing with Jack Dancer (Mar 11)

CCSA Student’s Research Forum (March 11)

•  Cancer Clinical Network Expo, (Feb 11)

• Launch of CanTeen Youth Networks Program, (Jan 11)

Media:

LIVESTRONG Day Ride video (Oct 11)

5AAA Amanda Blair radio interviews – (Aug 11)

LifeSupport Magazine – members stories contributed (Aug 11)

CVSA's Ashleigh Moore interviews Chris Brewer (26 Jan 2011)

LIVESTRONG's Chris Brewer interviews Ashleigh Moore (21 Jan 2011) LIVESTRONG Blog

Lance's legacy in SA, as a cyclist and cancer survivor (20 Jan 2011) ABC TV 7.30 Report

Representation on:

• SA Cancer Clinical Network (CCN) Steering committee and subcommittees/working groups:

Head and Neck Cancer Pathway working group

Complementary Therapies working group (chaired by CVSA Exec)

Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer - Consumer input to design

• SA eHealth Consumer Reference Group

- Consumers eHealth Alliance (CEHA) Australia

- Cancer Voices Australia (CVA) Board.

• Cancer Australia - National Consumer Advisory Committee.

-Cancer Australia Consumer Engagement Framework – Consumer Reference Group

- Cancer Australia Lung Cancer –Models of Care  Steering Committee

-MultiDisciplinary Team Care Project Advisory Group

• CareSearch - Palliative Care National Advisory Group

• PoCoG/PC4 National Joint Consumer Advisory Group

AIHW Cancer Data Monitoring Advisory Group

SA Cancer Research Collaborative

SA Psycho-oncology Research Group

-CCNSW National Cancer Directory Advisory Group

Newsletters (&additional ebulletins):

eBulletin - October 2011

Raising a Voice - June 11

Key Projects:

Cancer Conversations in Aboriginal Communities (Cancer Australia Consumer Networks grant)

Online 2way communication for cancer advocacy – (Cancer Australia Consumer Networks grant)

CVSA Business Plan

Cycling team:

Monthly training rides and weekly group rides

Cyclosportif – 3 teams in this series Nov11

Participation in Tour Down Under, Ride Like Crazy, Coast-to-Coast, Amy’s Ride, Grand Slam Series

Twitter ride with Lance Armstrong  Jan 11

Livestrong Day Ride – 2Oct11

Here is a list of achievements for CancerVoices SA in 2010.