May
June
Bringing voices together: an interactive Knowledge Exchange initiative to reduce the gap between research, policy and practice. Julie Marker, Jonathon Karnon, Ellen McIntyre, Carol Davy, Christina Hagger, Ellen Kerrins, Michael Cousins. Primary Health Care Research Conference, Jun 2016 Canberra.
Bowel cancer consumers-researchers Interest Group meet again to discuss progress with research at SA Health & Medical Research Institute.
July
Work after Cancer website launched http://workaftercancer.com.au after 2 years of work on the Return to Work After Cancer project
was completed. A collaboration with Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer,
Aug
Recovering from and surviving cancer: a consumer perspective Julie Marker Cancer Forum Vol 39 No. 2 Aug 2015 76-79
Concerns about threat to clinical trials at new RAH, Cancer Voices SA meet with Minister Snelling.
Sept
Trial quality questionnaires - evaluating the patient experience of participating in a clinical trial. Julie Marker. Australasian Gastrointestinal Trials Group ASM, Sept 2016, Melb
Cancer Voices contribute to Rapid Reviews on several aspects of Cancer Survivorship with UniSA researchers.
October
Bowel cancer screening symposium, GESA Annual Conference, Adelaide. Consumer reps -Julie Marker (Cancer Voices SA, AGITG Consumer Advisory Panel member) & Dan Kent (AGITG CAP) participated in panel sessions throughout the 2 day symposium.
Consumers and communities – key partners in biobanking. Julie Marker, Debra Kay, Jan Mumford. Australasian Biospecimen Network Association 2016 Annual Conference, 13-14 Oct in Adelaide.
Cancer Voices 2016 Challenge Ride - 6th annual event, 70, 35 & 20km ride routes, about 100 riders participated - photos now available at https://www.flickr.com/…/canc…/albums/with/72157675516178316 Thank you to Con Nakos, Julie Marker, Eric Browne....
November
SA Statewide Survivorship Framework - meeting to celebrate achievements after 2 year project involving Chris Christensen, Julie Marker & Karen van Gorp from Cancer Voices SA
December:
Ovarian Cancer Symposium, 10 Dec 2016, Sydney, attended by Chris Christensen
Chris Chrisensen elected as Chair of Cancer Voices SA