Inaugural Lymphoma Nurse Conference 2021 – Virtual
Understanding lymphoma to improve patients’ lives
Lymphoma Australia are pleased to invite all nurses & health professionals to our first virtual annual nurse conference. Join us to gain new and interesting insights into care and treatment for lymphoma/CLL and a greater understanding of the patient experience. The conference will include presentations from Australia’s leading lymphoma/CLL experts.
Conference information
Date: 5-6 June 2021
Location: Webinar
Time: Saturday 10:00-4:30pm AEST / Sunday 10:00-12:30pm AEST
Cost: FREE registration
RSVP: 1 June 2021
Attendees will be awarded 8 CPD points
Agenda
| 10:00am | Welcome & opening | Lymphoma Australia |
| Session1Â Â | Nurses can empower patients through knowledge | Â |
| 10:25am | Revealing the patient voice | Pru Etcheverry Regional Director Asia Pacific Lymphoma Coalition |
| Â | Patient story | Â |
|  | Novel therapies for lymphoma | Associate Professor Michael Dickinson Disease lead – Aggressive lymphoma Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Session2 | Improving patient outcomes – Clinical Trials |  |
| 11:40am | Understanding the benefits of clinical trials for patients | Professor Judith Trotman Head of Haematology Concord Hospital |
| Â | Patient story | Â |
| Â | Nurses can empower patients to improve outcomes | Jennifer Harman Clinical Trials Nurse Coordinator Concord Hospital |
| Session3 | Era of novel oral therapies | Â |
| 1:15pm | Lymphoma, CLL & the oral therapy evolution | Professor Chan Cheah Haematologist & clinical lead lymphoma Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital & Hollywood Private Hospital |
|  | Nursing management of patient on oral therapies | Tania Cushion Lymphoma ClinicalNurse Consultant Olivia Newton John Wellness & Research Centre Austin Health |
| Session4 | COVID-19 vaccines & lymphoma/CLL | Â |
| 2:25pm | COVID-19 vaccines – best global practice | Associate Prof Paul Griffin Director of Infectious Disease Mater Health Services Brisbane, Australia |
|  | COVID-19 pandemic – how has the management of lymphoma/CLL patients been affected? | Dr Jason Butler Senior Staff Haematologist Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital & Sunshine Coast University Hospital |
| Session5 | What goes on behind the scenes for patients? | Â |
| 3:40pm | Having difficult conversations with patients – breaking bad news &Â The role of the nurse to facilitate conversations | Professor Fran Boyle Pam McLean Centre, Sydney |
|  | Panel discussion | Professor Fran Boyle & Dr Renee Lim Donna Gairns |
| 4:40pm | Close | Â |
10:00am | Welcome | Â |
Session1 | Lymphoma/CLL in regional & rural settings – part 1 | |
| 10:05am | Management of the lymphoma/CLL outside of large metropolitan centres – part 1 | Dr Georgina Hodges Consultant Haematologist |
| Â | Patient story | Â |
|  | Caring for the regional or rural patient with lymphoma/CLL | Kylie Grevell |
Session2 | Lymphoma/CLL in regional & rural settings – part 2 | |
11:20am | Managing the treatment of patients in regional and rural settings – part 2 | Dr Douglas Lenton |
| Â | Haematology service in regional Queensland | Ron Middleton |
12:20pm | Closing | Sharon Winton |
12:30pm | Close | Â |
Articles of interest
Articles of interest mentioned by our presenters at the conference will be linked here.
SESSION 5: Professor Fran Boyle, Pam McLean Centre Sydney, NSW
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