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New Study to Improve Gastric Cancer Diagnosis in Victoria
newly-funded project led by our Cancer Research Program is set to determine whether patients with advanced gastric (stomach) cancer in Victoria are all being tested for HER2 status using the recommended criteria at the time of their diagnosis. This may result in more patients being diagnosed with HER2-positive tumours, and hence more patients being eligible for treatment with targeted drug therapy, offering potentially better outcomes.
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Helping Raise Vital Awareness
When Nadine Udorovic’s father, John was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2005, it came completely out of the blue. The previously fit and healthy lawyer had a seizure at work and just days later was diagnosed with central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma, a rare type of brain cancer.
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Monash Pathology Program Awarded for Commitment to Quality and Safety
Congratulations to Monash Health Pathology for winning a 2022 Choosing Wisely Champions Award for its commitment to championing the principles of “Choosing Wisely” within the Pathology program.
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Surgery Registries Crucial to Improving Patient Care, Researchers Say
Monash University Central Clinical School (CCS) clinician-researchers are behind a push for the Federal Government to urgently implement strategies to overcome barriers to clinical quality registries for surgery.
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Celebrate International Clinical Trials Day
At Cabrini, we have a proud history of leading clinical trials across multiple therapeutic areas including but not limited to, oncology, exercise, cardiology, arthritis, back pain, surgery, psychiatry, psycho-oncology, palliative care, physiotherapy, intensive care and gastroenterology.
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Cancer Support Referral
Reassure your patients and their carers that we're here to help by referring them to our 13 11 20 cancer nurses through our online referral form for health professionals. We will contact people directly, undertake a thorough needs assessment and refer them to relevant support from our directory of more than 470 community services. In turn, your health service will receive an update on the outcomes of your referral.
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Cancer, COVID-19 & You Survey
Cancer is hard. COVID-19 made it even harder. The pandemic forced many changes in healthcare that affected cancer care – some changes were for the better, others weren’t.
Cancer Council Victoria, in partnership with The Daffodil Centre, is undertaking research to understand the impact of COVID-19 on people affected by cancer. This includes the emotional impact, treatment changes, the cost of cancer and hospital visitor restrictions.
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Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health
Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
1-3 June (registrations close 27 May)
Delivered via zoom
Participants may register for 1,2 or 3 days of this course
This course is suitable for clinical and allied health professionals, psychologists, public health researchers, and PhD candidates interested in using qualitative research methods.
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Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Research
Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
20, 21 & 24 June
553 St Kilda Road, Melbourne
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Clinical Trials Fundamentals
Monash University School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
Open from 18 July - 29 August 22
A three-part stackable course providing core knowledge around research guidelines and frameworks, and practical knowledge needed by clinical trialists.
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2022 Victorian Cancer Agency Funding Round - Now Open
The following funding schemes will close at 2.00 pm AEST on Tuesday 26 July 2022.
Applications are encouraged from multiple disciplines across the translational cancer research continuum.
Early Career Research Fellowships
(Incorporating the Low-Survival Cancer Philanthropic Research Fellowship Scheme)
- Biomedical research stream
- Non-biomedical research stream
Mid-Career Research Fellowships
(Incorporating the Low-Survival Cancer Philanthropic Research Fellowship Scheme)
- Biomedical research stream
- Non-biomedical research stream
Low-Survival Cancer Philanthropic Research Fellowship Scheme
These projects must demonstrate a primary focus on one or more of the following low survival cancers; ovarian, lung, liver, or pancreas. The proposed work must relate to the causes, prevention, support and wellbeing, diagnosis or treatment of the cancer. Please see fellowship guidelines on the VCA website for further details.
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Grants-in-Aid Funding
Grants-in-Aid funds high-quality research into the causes, prevention, detection, diagnosis and supportive care or treatment of cancer, with a focus on all cancer types to support our vision for a cancer-free future.
Applications for the 2022 round of Grants-in-Aid funding open in late May. Up to 12 grants are available with a maximum of $300,000 available per grant.
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Researcher Exchange & Development within Industry (REDI) Fellowship
Applications close Wednesday 27 July 2022
The REDI Fellowship Program is intended to accelerate relationships, drive projects towards commercial outcomes and provide industry relevant skills to the Fellow.
Duration (3 options available):
- 12 months full time
- 6 months – 12 months full time
- 6 months -12 months where the Fellow spends 50% of time working with the Sponsor
Fellowships can start anytime from 15 November 2022 and must be completed by December 2023.
Funding: up to a total of AUD$250,000 per Fellow, per annum
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MRFF Grant Opportunities
If you are interested in applying for any of these opportunities, please contact mrff@monash.edu for guidance and support for your proposal.
Clinical Trials Activity
Due 6 July (Min Data 22 Jun)
6 Streams; $71.6M available in total
Preventative & Public Health - Consumer-Led Research
Due 13 July (Min Data 29 Jun) 2 Streams; $10M available in total
Preventative & Public Health - Chronic Respiratory Conditions
Due 13 July (Min Data 29 Jun) 2 Streams; $20M available in total
Early to Mid-Career Researchers
Due 13 July (Min Data 29 Jun) 3 Streams; $42.8M available in total
Preventative & Public Health / Emerging Priorities & Consumer Driven Research - Effective Treatments & Therapies
Due 27 July (Min Data 13 July) 3 Streams; $13M available in total
2022 International Clinical Trial Collaborations
Round 1 due 3 August (Min Data 20 July) $6.3M available per round (Round 1 due August 2022; Round 2 due February 2023)
2022 Dementia, Ageing & Aged Care
Due 7 September (Min Data 24 August) 3 Streams; $24M available in total
2022 Stem Cell Therapies
Due 7 September (Min Data 24 August) 2 Streams; $10M available in total
2022 National Critical Research Infrastructure
Due 7 September (no min data) 3 Streams; $73M available in total
2022 Clinician Researchers: Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Grant Opportunity
Due 10 August 2022 (Min Data 27 July) 3 Streams; $20.3M available in total
Due 7 September 2022 (Min Data 24 August) $6M available in total
2022 Pancreatic Cancer Research Grant Opportunity
Stream 1 Due 7 September 2022 (Min Data 24 August) / Stream 2 Due 7 December 2022 (Min Data 23 November) 2 Streams; $12M available in total
2022 Quality, Safety and Effectiveness of Medicine Use and Medicine Intervention by Pharmacists
Due 7 September (No min data) 4 Streams; $15M available in total
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MPCCC Precision Cancer Program Seminar Series
“Targeting Natural Killer cells in cancer immunotherapy”
Presented by Professor Nicholas Huntington, NHMRC Leadership Fellow & Head Cancer Immunotherapy Laboratory, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute
Prof Huntington will present recent clinical evidence that natural killer (NK) cells are a key in the protective anti-tumour immune response and discuss new opportunities to target NK cell function to enhance cancer immunotherapy response rates across a more diverse range of cancers.
When: Friday 27 May
Time: 2pm to 3pm
Where: Online
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Implementing Improvement in Healthcare program
This program provides an opportunity to share and learn through our networking events, featuring online sessions with guest speakers and experts, group discussions and networking opportunities. Open to anyone interested in integrating implementation science into improvement practices.
Event dates
Thursday 26 May REGISTER
Wednesday 5 October REGISTER
Thursday 1 December REGISTER
Note: There is no cost to join our Implementing Improvement Network.
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Monash Biomedical Imaging Webinar: Growing a World-Class Precision Medicine Industry
Professor Gary Egan and Dr Maggie Aulsebrook will explain how the Australian Precision Medicine Enterprise (APME) will secure Australia’s supply of critical radiopharmaceuticals, build a globally competitive Australian manufacturing hub, and train scientists and engineers for the Australian workforce. They will cover the APME’s state-of-the-art 30 MeV and 18-24 MeV cyclotrons and radiochemistry facilities, as well as the services that will be accessible to students, scientists, clinical researchers, and pharmaceutical companies in Australia and around the world. The APME is a collaboration between Monash University, Global Medical Solutions Australia, and Telix Pharmaceuticals.
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Health Professions Education Research Micro Conference 2022
A series of education research micro-conferences via Zoom presented to you by Monash University, University of Sydney & Flinders University
When: Wednesday 25th May
Time: 1-2pm AEST
Where: Online
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Oncology Update Symposium: Twilight Teaching: presented by Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education (Queensland Health)
When: 1 June (Women's Cancers)
8 June (Radiation Oncology)
15 June (GI & Urology)
22 June (Immunotherapy)
29 June (MDS & Targeted Therapies)
Time: 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Where: Online
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Timely Palliative Care: Personalizing the Process of Referral
International guest speaker: Dr David Hui, MD Anderson Cancer Centre
When: Wednesday 1 June
Time: 4.00pm
Where: Online
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COSA’s 49th Annual Scientific Meeting
'Equitable cancer care for all: Gender, identity, culture, geography, and disease should not matter'
When: 2-4 November 2022
Where: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Abstract deadline: 12 August 2022
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 MPCCC Precision Cancer Seminars are recorded and available to watch on YouTube at any time. Catch up on presentations from Professor Melissa Southey, Professor Tony Purcell, Associate Professor Joseph Rosenbluh, Professor Felix Feng, Professor Sean Grimmond, Dr James Lee and more. Watch now »
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OCT1-target neural gene PFN2 promotes tumor growth in androgen receptor-negative prostate cancer Read article »
Impact of ambulatory palliative care on symptoms and service outcomes in cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study Read article »
Cancer in thyroglossal duct cysts Read article »
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Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium (MPCCC) is a strategic alliance of health service and research organisations working in partnership to improve cancer outcomes through integrated, collaborative and innovative research, service improvement and clinical care programs. We are a consortium made up of clinical, research and allied partner organisations.
Clinical partners
Alfred Health; Monash Health; Eastern Health; Peninsula Health;
Cabrini Health; Epworth HealthCare
Research partners
Monash University; Hudson Institute of Medical Research
Allied partners
Southern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (SMICS);
Monash Partners Academic Health Science Centre (Monash Partners).
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