medical oncologist
Townsville, Queensland
Joined September 2013
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From Passion to Persistence: Nurturing Idealistic Roots to Extinguish Burnout | American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Book ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/EDB…
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Alongside @COSAoncology & @EuropeanCancer we have joined forces to issue a statement on healthy workplace cultures in the global oncology workforce.
Read the full statement in @TheLancetOncol: brnw.ch/21wVEz9
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Congratulations @Joanne472 recipient of the 2025 Melanie Price Psycho-Oncology Award and Dr Sarah Ellis recipient of the 2025 Phyllis Butow New Investigator Award. Join us in recognising their achievements at COSA-IPOS 2025 in Adelaide in November. bit.ly/3JKd0cA
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We are pleased that @MOGA_ORG continue to be an Affiliated member organisation with COSA, and look forward to our ongoing collaboration to improve cancer care and control.MOGA provided their Marryalyan Report for COSA’s June eNews: bit.ly/4kpHz3V
Health equity is a culture issue; not just money or geography issue. Thanks International cancer coalition for taking this on. bloombergneweconomy.com/news…
This ASCO study along with Canadian and Australian experience should make DCTs including teletrials routine business within global trial sector. linkedin.com/posts/american-…
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One of the take home messages from this paper is that all trials, including early phase clinical trials, can use telehealth to improve access/equity, acceptability to participants and recruitment metrics.. #DCT #oncology #DEI #clinicaltrials
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Now available! 📒 The Updated @COSAoncology Guidelines for the Psychosocial Management of Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) Diagnosed with Cancer.
Very proud to have contributed to this Guideline by leading the update of the Post-Acute Psychosocial Care, and the Uncertainties and Future Research sections, and contributing the update of the Treatment and Side-Effects; Alcohol and Other Drugs section.
These guidelines provide information to assist healthcare professionals working with AYAs diagnosed with cancer to recognise and meet the particular psychosocial needs of young patients. They describe how the age and stage of life of AYAs may impact their distress levels, self-esteem, need for information and communication, family dynamics, peer relationships, self-identity, sexuality and sexual function, body image, perceptions of future, early survivorship, existential perspectives, and other subjective components of the cancer experience.
🔗You can access the Guidelines here:
cosa.org.au/education-events…
@UTSEngage @UTS_SoSER
Thanks to ASCO and ECO for collaborating with COSA on fresh approach to healthy workplace cultures in contemporary systems
Decentralising clinical trial access requires a culture of health equity - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Touching story of Dr Lynham’s family. In a country like ours, everyone should have access to clinical trials. More money and one stop shop aren’t the answers. This requires cultural reform of the whole sector. Who is in charge BTW? abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/c…
Touching story of Dr Lynham’s family. In a country like ours, everyone should have access to clinical trials. More money and one stop shop aren’t the answers. This requires cultural reform of the whole sector. Who is in charge BTW? abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/c…
With only about 10% or less natural leaders, all the values and purpose need to be instilled by design. First step could be to implement team framework/ checklists to build teams. What we have now is a variety of pyramids- collection of individuals led by scapegoats.
Why respect is a massive issue at work. Research shows that for employees, “feeling respected” is 17.9 times more powerful a predictor of an organisation’s overall culture score than the average factor (& almost twice as strong as the 2nd most important factor, supportive leadership).
As leaders, we may show disrespect repeatedly in seemingly small ways that have a very negative impact on people & culture, eg, by showing disregard for others’ effort, expertise, time or failing to include them.
Three strategies:
1) Make "multitasking" an unacceptable behaviour
2) Treat other people’s time like gold
3) Teach & evaluate listening skills
sloanreview.mit.edu/article/…. By Jim Detert in @mitsmr. Graphic by @gapingvoid.
Congratulations Mei. Great recognition of your work on equitable cancer care.
Congratulations @yapml - fantastic recognition of all that you do. And if any award is worth winning, it's one that recognises Improving Equitable Outcomes through Cancer Research. That one goes straight to the pool room.
Congratulations Lisa. Sign does look cool.
It’s been a big year, culminating in a nice new sign to match my nice new title (which technically takes effect on 1st Jan)! So very thankful for the opportunities I’ve had at @Flinders, and excited for this next Professorial Chapter! ☺️
Thanks Ray for the opportunity your team has given to Townsville Cancer Centre to be part of this trial.
Our PROMISE trial funded by the Cancer Council Queensland to implement PROMs in cancer care
@pahospital @Flinders #fearless #fearlessresearch @QIMRB_Institute
@CCQld
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Great debate to raise awareness of the need for networked and collaborative cancer care system.
#COSA24 debate: To centralise or not centralise, that is the question... should the tail wag the dog? Result: Team "For Decentralization" won! At end of debate we all agreed delivering the best care for pts requires collaboration, flexibility & understanding for all involved.
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👏👏👏👏 A wonderful meeting. Some amazing presentations including the inclusion of lived experience and clinicians showing their vulnerability when talking about patients/cases with poor prognosis. Both 🥺and 🥹#COSA24
Job well done! #COSA24 Co-convenors Michael Powell and Sean Hill delivered an amazing meeting. Time to relax ... almost. See what's left on the program bit.ly/3CuCTtm
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Honoured to be awarded the RANZCR Bourne and Langlands Prize for our paper "Reirradiation vs Systemic Therapy vs Combination Therapy for rHGG: A Meta-Analysis of Survival and Toxicity" bit.ly/3Ly7GqL
Thank you @SweetPingNg @yysoon01 @SpaceRadOnc, Prof Gan, A/Prof Xing
