ReViTALISE is excited to be delivering a symposium at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) at the Gold Coast on Friday, 15 November. Held in November each year, the COSA ASM is one of the most well-attended cancer conferences in Australia.
In recent years, the ASM has featured “delegate-led“ symposiums whereby COSA members bid to present a session. These symposiums are subject to peer-reviewed selection and are considered very competitive. ReViTALISE was successful in being awarded a delegate-led symposium in 2022, setting out our plans for the program. This year, we are proud to be offered the opportunity once again, to share the outcomes documented in our mid-project report.
The theme for this year’s conference is “Bridging gaps, building progress, breaking down disparities”. This aligns with ReViTALISE key objectives around creating equitable access and outcomes for regional rural and remote Victorians, improving models of care for underserved groups, improving research literacy in the regional workforce, establishing new research programs in older patients, and improving regional patients’ access to registry and immunotherapy trials.
Since 2021, ReViTALISE has made considerable progress in building momentum and coming up with solutions to overcome key regional health issues in the cancer sector. Chaired by A/Prof Craig Underhill, the symposium will share our methods, strategies, milestones and progress to date. We look forward to presenting at COSA, and meeting with colleagues and peers.
- ReViTALISE – Addressing disparities in cancer outcomes in regional Victoria through regionally-led telehealth-enabled health services research – A/Prof Craig Underhill, Jhodie Duncan and Dr Krishna Rachakonda
- Working towards equitable age-friendly care among older adults in regional cancer care – Prof Irene Blackberry
- Increasing immunotherapy clinical trial knowledge and access in rural, regional, and remote Victoria – Dr Samuel Harris
- Increasing regional cancer registry trial access and participation in regional – A/Prof Craig Underhill
- Building a virtual bridge to equitable health services research training in regional Victoria – Prof Mei Krishnasamy
- Improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s access to cancer clinical trials in Yorta Yorta Country regional Victoria – Monica Green and Leah Lindrea-Morrison
- Improving equity of access to palliative and supportive care trials by establishing a regional network – Miriam Ferres
- Establishment of the ReViTALISE Consumer Group “Every VoiceCAN” – Kathleen Wilkins
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