Pancreatic Cancer Resectability Project Update

A twelve-month pilot to test a new radiological synoptic reporting tool at Alfred and Austin Hospitals has now concluded.

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MPCCC Communications Manager

An exciting opportunity has become available for a part-time Communications Manager to join the Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium (MPCCC). You will work alongside the MPCCC Chief Executive, and MPCCC Chief Operating Officer to play a key role in delivering MPCCC’s strategic priorities through the development and implementation of its Communication and Public Relations Plan.

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VCCC Alliance - Seeking MPCCC Co-Chair for Penile and Testicular Cancer Forum

The VCCC Alliance is seeking expressions of interest from amongst the MPCCC clinical community to co-Chair a regular, ongoing, state-wide penile and testicular cancer forum for clinicians and researchers with an interest and expertise in these areas. 

Applications will close on 21 December. To express your interest in this opportunity or if have any questions, please contact: Jessica Freeman: Jessica.freeman@unimelb.edu.au

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Cancer Australia - Supporting people with Cancer (SPWC) Grant initiative

The SPWC Grant initiative will fund evidence-based projects to reduce the impact of cancer and better support people affected by cancer. Community organisations and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations supporting people affected by cancer can apply for grants of up to $120,000 (GST exclusive) over a three-year period (2022-2025). Grants for projects to be conducted over a period less than 3 years should not exceed $40,000 (GST exclusive) per annum.

Applications Close 7-Feb-2022 2:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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MRFF - Genomics Health Futures Mission 2021 Grant Opportunity

Closes 16 Feb 2022 (Min Data 02 Feb)

Stream 1 (Targeted Call for Research): develop disease-agnostic, high throughput and scalable functional genomics platforms to increase the diagnostic rate of unresolved cases and accelerate the development of experimental therapeutics
Maximum grant value is $3 million. Total Grant pool $20M
Grants up to 5 years

Stream 2 (Targeted Call for Research): develop new models of genomic newborn screening.
Maximum grant value is $3 million. Total Grant pool $12M
Grants up to 5 years

Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, conduct research addressing emerging ethical, legal and social issues associated with the governance of clinical and genomic datasets.
Maximum grant value is $5 million.Total Grant pool $5M  
Grants up to 5 years

Stream 4 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, conduct research to develop effective approaches for responsible, culturally appropriate and nationally consistent involvement of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people in genomics research and clinical practice
Maximum grant value is $5 million.Total Grant pool $5M  
Grants up to 5 years

Stream 5 (Targeted Call for Research): through a competitively selected national consortium, conduct research to enrich genomics databases to support the inclusion of culturally and linguistically diverse groups in genomics research, and equitable benefit from genomics in health
Maximum grant value is $10 million.Total Grant pool $10M  
Grants up to 5 years

Stream 6 (Incubator): conduct small-scale development projects to establish feasible, evidence-based approaches for population cohort research, focusing on culturally and linguistically diverse groups, including:
Maximum grant value is $1 million.Total Grant pool $4M  
Grants up to 2 years

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MRFF - 2021 Stem Cell Therapies Grant Opportunity

Stream 1 (Accelerator): developing novel stem cell-based therapies that have the potential to transform clinical care (see guidelines for full details)
Grants up to $7M for up to 5 years

Stream 2 (Accelerator): evaluating and performing pre-clinical screening of new therapeutics using human tissues made from stem cells. (see guidelines for full details)
Grants up to $5M for up to 5 years

Closing date 23 February 2022

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MRFF - 2021 Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Grant Opportunity

Stream 1 (Accelerator): identifying and implementing interventions to extend healthy, active years of life.

Stream 3 (Targeted Call for Research): improving the consistency and quality of care for older Australians across all care settings

Stream 4 (Incubator): supporting the development of more effective, evidence-based care approaches using data for older Australians in care.

Minimum data: 02 February 2022 Closing date 16 February 2022  

Good Clinical Practice Courses in 2022
From February 2022, Monash Partners will offer monthly Refresher Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training for all staff involved in pharma or interventional clinical research who have previously completed training. Introduction to Good Clinical Practice will resume in 2022.
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2^nd Supportive Care Showcase: Innovative Ideas and New Realities
When: Thursday 24 February
Where: Online
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Resilience Revolution Community of Practice Program
When: January 2022 – December 2023
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4^th Victorian Cancer Survivorship Conference -  Shifting Gears, Rethinking Survivorship
Rethinking Survivorship will consider how recent advances in cancer survivorship research and care can be adopted, as well as consider future system transformation, to better meet the needs of the growing survivorship population. We will particularly recognise changes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

When: 24 - 25 March 2022
Where: Bayview Eden Hotel, Melbourne
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