Sponsorship

The Cancer Institute NSW will consider sponsorship requests that support key stakeholders involved in the delivery and implementation of the NSW Cancer Plan, and that promotes activities and events which fall within the strategic framework of the NSW Cancer Plan:

Reduction in cancer incidence
Increase cancer survival
Improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their carers
Provide expert advice to patients, the public, healthcare professionals and organisations engaged in cancer control.

Sponsorship will be considered for activities that promote the control and defeat of cancer. This may include events that increase the awareness of cancer, promote cancer-avoiding behaviours and foster the uptake of early detection programmes or promote optimal therapy.

The Cancer Institute will also consider sponsorship proposals, including conferences, seminars and other educational programmes, that disseminate knowledge to key stakeholders and extend best practice across the clinical and supportive care pathway for people affected by cancer.

Sponsorship proposals outlining how the event, its aim, audience, content and profile contributes to the above criteria and increases the profile of the Cancer Institute should be sent to the Chief Cancer Officer.

If you wish to submit a proposal for Cancer Institute NSW sponsorship, please click here.

Alternatively, you can download and complete the Sponsorship Initiative Submission form and follow the instructions.

For further details, call the Manager, Cancer Communications on 02 8374 5600.

Events and Initiatives supported in 2010

Radiation Oncology Club meetings - NSW Branch of Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZR)

These highly regarded and educational meetings allow for valuable networking among professionals active in the field within NSW - promoting communication and networking among radiation oncologists, radiation therapists and radiation oncology medical physicists. They serve as a forum for discussing issues of education, training and research.

Kick the Habit - Aboriginal tobacco social marketing campaign - BREATHE project intervention sites in six NSW Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services - March 2010

Tobacco smoking is a highly prevalent health risk behavior within Aboriginal communities in NSW and an identified priority area that requires action to reduce morbidity and related morbidity for Aboriginal people.
The Kick the Habit social marketing campaign, and the BREATHE Project, aim to promote quit attempts by Aboriginal people in the participating communities. Kick the Habit will actively promote the uptake of NSW Quitline services by Aboriginal people who smoke. The AH&MRC is keen to work with the Cancer Institute NSW to ensure that the NSW Quitline counsellors have access to training to ensure the conversations and information provided to Aboriginal people is culturally appropriate and sensitive.

NSWOG Palliative Care Research Development Workshop - Australian Technology Park - March 2010

Palliative Care research in NSW is minimal, and one of the barriers contributing to that has been highlighted in the Palliative Care Clinical Trials Committee and the new Professor of Palliative medicine at UNSW is having a critical mass of clinicians with research ability and training in the basic skills to start research.

The aim of this workshop is to cover aspects of research development and design, as well as to highlight skills and infrastructure requirements for effective and high quality research in palliative care. The target audience would include junior researchers; palliative care professionals of all disciplines interested in undertaking research and specialists in training.

The Lowy Symposium, Discovering Cancer Therapeutics - University of New South Wales - 16-18 May 2010

This scientific symposium will be the first in what is planned to be a biennial cancer symposium series that will highlight the establishment and research activities of the Lowy Cancer Research Centre in Sydney, one of the largest cancer research facilities in the region and the only one to fully integrate childhood and adult cancer research. It will specifically mark the opening of one of the Centre’s specialist units, the Australian Cancer Research Foundation Drug Discovery Centre for Childhood Cancer. This meeting is being organized by Children’s Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research (CCIA) and the University of New South Wales (UNSW), two of the leading cancer research organizations in Australia.

Sydney Cancer Conference - Unversity of Sydney 14-16 July

The Sydney Cancer Network has strong international links, which will benefit cancer research, Australia-wide. The Conference is expected to attract 400 delegates from within NSW, Australian, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the United States. The theme of the Conference is “Profiling, risk, personalising treatment and predicting outcomes” which will bring to the fore these important and cutting-edge areas of cancer research along the translational research continuum. Speakers will be drawn from universities and research institutes within Australia and overseas, providing a national and international perspective on cancer.

SCC2010 will foster the development of Australia’s future generation of cancer researchers, and provide a national forum to showcase emerging research and areas of strength in cancer research across Australia.

Multidisciplinary pre-conference workshops as an adjunct to the Australia & New Zealand Head and Neck Society (ANZHNS) Annual Scientific Meeting - 1 September 2010

The ANZHNS Multidisciplinary pre-conference workshops will provide a forum for a wide range of health professionals to discuss optimising patient outcomes through sharing of current pioneering research and clinical trials; strategies to achieve best practice care and; update and further contribute to development of evidence based clinical practice guidelines. This will be undertaken in an integrated and multidisciplinary workshop format utilising theoretical and practical strategies where appropriate.

The workshops will enhance the profile of Cancer Institute NSW through raising awareness of its role in supporting health professional education of highly specialised clinicians in optimising management of patients with Head and Neck cancer. The forum also provides an opportunity to raise awareness of Cancer Institute NSW’s activities and initiatives with a range of professional bodies such as those for dietetics, speech pathology and nursing networks.

ACORD Workshop - Novotel Twin Waters Resort - Sunshine Coast - 12-18 September 2010

The ACORD Workshop provides invaluable training and mentoring in the essentials of clinical trials design for sixty (60) cancer researchers in any oncology sub-specialty from the Asia-Pacific region. The Workshop covers the essentials of clinical trials design and conduct through a series of lectures and small group discussions.
ACORD provides junior clinicians with education and mentoring from world class leaders in cancer trials design. It works in conjunction with ASCO, ESMO and AACR to bring North American and European experts to the participants, as well as experts from Australia and Asia – providing a level of instruction and guidance in Australian which is n ot feasible in any other forum.

16th International Conference on Solid State Dosimetry - Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney - 19-24 September 2010

This Conference will disseminate knowledge and attract community attention to the importance of quality assurance in radiation therapy, stimulating the development of new technologies and investment of the business community in start-up businesses in the radiation dosimetry field.

Quality assurance in radiation dosimetry for radiation therapy is an important component of success of clinical outcomes in cancer treatment. Current technologies such as Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Tomotherapy and Brachytherapy for prostate and breast cancer are complicated and errors in dose delivery can be critical for treatment outcomes.

3rd Australian Lung Cancer Conference - Sofitel Melbourne on Collins - 7 October 2010

The 3rd Australian Lung Conference specifically targets and embraces activities aimed at increasing awareness of lung cancer prevention and early detection and seeks to promote lung cancer while avoiding behaviors which foster the uptake of early detection programs.

Presentations by internationally renowned speakers are expected to ensure a strong registration for this conference. The speakers will assist with public lectures and up to date plenary sessions surrounding the conference. This will generate media interest and downstream lung cancer related health messages to the specific targeted communities. The conference will showcase the work already undertaken by the Australian Lung Foundation (ALF) in disseminating important information for lung cancer consumers in both the ADSIC and CALD communities.

5th Garvan Signalling Symposium - Garvan Institute of Medical Research - 18-20 October 2010

The Conference highlights recent advances in our understanding of how altered cellular signalling contributes to specific disease states, including cancer and how this can be exploited in the development of novel therapeutic strategies. The conference will disseminate results from cutting-edge research via presentations from leading international and national scientists; provide an interactive forum whereby new findings can be discussed and developed; to help establish national and international research collaborations; and provide a platform for early career scientists to present their research.

Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco 2010 - Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre - 6-9 October 2010

The Asia Pacfic Conference on Tobacco or Health (APACT 2010) is the premier regional conference on tobacco control. The main aim of APACT 2010 is to encourage tobacco control and public health advocates, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and especially youth leaders, to share experiences and discuss strategies for implementation of WHO’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control.

Tobacco control leaders, experts and scholars from the APACT region and some global leaders have been invited to speak aobut FCTC-related issues such implementation and evaluation of the FCTC, taxation, health warnings, industry behaviour, media, litigation and cessation.

Bosch Annual Scientific Conference 2010 - "Cancer - The Way Forward" - University of Sydney - October 2010

The Bosch Institute is the “Smart Bridge” between the fundamental researchers from the University of Sydney and the clinicians from the Sydney South West Area Health Service. Bosch is in a unique position to advance the impact of cancer control and awareness in NSW and the broader community.Bosch brings together research scientists and clinicians across 5 research themes, in order to achieve better health outcomes. In fact, the Cancer Research Theme is the largest of these consisting of 24 research laboratories and 154 research staff.

The theme for this year's is solely focused on Cancer. The exact title is “Cancer: The Way Forward” and the areas to be presented will broadly cover: (1) Anti-Cancer Therapeutics and Drug Discovery; (2) Cancer Cell Immunology; (3) Molecular Biology and Cellular Biology in Tumour Cells; and (4) the Genetics of Cancer. The topics are expected to include awareness, prevention & early detection, including demographics and susceptibility in community groups.

COSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2010 - Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre – 17-19 November 2009

The Cancer Institute NSW has registered again as platinum level sponsor for this year's meeting of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia, the largest gathering of cancer professionals and consumers in the southern hemisphere, attracting well over 1000 delegates involved in all aspects of cancer management.

This year's scientific program, with its focus on breast cancer, gynae-oncology, urological cancer, melanoma cancer and translational research will be complemented by exhibitions, posters and booths promoting the latest in cancer pharmaceuticals, medical, diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and developments in supportive care.

Events and Initiatives supported in 2009

Community Partnership Program for cancer screening promotion for Chinese-Australian women - January 2009

This program conducted by the University of Sydney aims to develop a culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate cervical cancer education program for the Chinese-Australian community; to promote knowledge and awareness of breast cancer and cervical cancer and its early detection among these women and their peers; and to promote breast cancer and cervical screening practices among these women.

The program will also evaluate long-term results of the education program and related behavioural changes.

Study: Cognitive Rehabilitation for Cancer Survivors - commencing Jan 2009

This cognitive rehabilitation programme conducted by the Sydney Cancer Centre, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, aims to improve cognitive functioning, quality of life and affective symptoms of breast cancer survivors – leading to a better health outcome. At present there is no known treatment for cognitive impairment or self-reported impairment, post cancer-treatment

Cancer survivors have a strong interest in the issue of cognitive function after cancer treatment. This study has the potential to change standard practice and can be incorporated into survivorship programmes. Dr Janette Vardy who established the programme is co-chair fo the International Cognition and Cancer Task Force and will present results of this study through this network as well as at other international and national conferences.

RAVES Informed Consent & Communications Workshop - Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists - 8 April 2009

RAVES is a large scale trial looking at the optimal timing of radiotherapy after a radical prostatectomy for high-risk patients. This trial is a collaboration between Australia and New Zealand with the potential for large, rapid recruitment of key players from NSW and the broader Australian and New Zealand Oncology communities.

The 2008 workshop promoted the optimisation communication with patients through a facilitated workshop which will equip clinicians, Trial Coordinators and other nominated trial staff with the necessary skills to provide more understandable information about clinical trials in general and the RAVES trial in particular.

Radiation Oncology Club meetings - NSW Branch of Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZR)

Ray of Hope Dinner - Breast Cancer Institute (BCI) NSW - Art Gallery of NSW - 13 August 2009

The Ray of Hope dinner will raise funds to purchase a digital mammogram screening unit for a mobile BCI Sunflower Clinic that will travel to less accessible areas of Western Sydney to increase the availability of free breast screening. The first Sunflower Clinic was launched in store at Myers Parramatta nd more clinices are planned to open in Myers stores and hosptial sites across western Sydney in the coming months. Funding is currently provided by BCI, Cancer Institute NSW, Sydney West Area Health Service (SWAHS) and NSW Health.

11th Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) Annual Scientific Meeting - Brisbane, 26-28 August 2009

The focus of the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting will be on Upper GI Cancer. There will be lectures on current management together with laboratory and trasnlational aspects of gastrointestinal malignancies as well as updates on the range of clinical trials being performed by the AGITG. There will be the opportunity for young researchers with new ideas for treatments to present these ideas to their peers at the New Concepts Symposium.

Cancer Institute NSW's silver sponsorship of this event will contribute further to the effectiveness of the research and clinical practice being conducted; this in turn would directly impact on the translation of research effort into policy and practice which leads to better health outcomes for people who suffer gastrointestinal cancers.

19th St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney Symposium - Garvan Institute - 18 September 2009

This is a joint Symposium held by Garvan Institute, Victor Chang Institute, St Vincents Hospital Research, University of NSW, Centre for Immunology and the National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research and researchers from other national research organistaions in attendance. Following its support of this event in 2006, 2007 and 2008, sponsorship of the 2009 Symposium will promote Cancer Institute NSW to the Australian research community.

COSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2009 - Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre – 17-19 November 2009

The Cancer Institute NSW has registered as platinum level sponsor for this year's meeting of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia, the largest gathering of cancer professionals and consumers in the southern hemisphere, attracting well over 1000 delegates involved in all aspects of cancer management.

This year's scientific program, with its focus on lung and brain cancers, and supportive care, will again be complemented by exhibitions, posters and booths promoting the latest in cancer pharmaceuticals, medical, diagnostic and therapeutic equipment and developments in supportive care.

For further information click here.

Events and Initiatives supported in 2008

COSA ASM 2008 - Sydney Convention Centre – 18-20 November 2008

The Cancer Institute NSW was platinum sponsor of last year’s Annual Scientific Meeting of The Clinical Oncological Society of Australia in partnership with the International Association of Cancer Registries (IACR) & ANZ Gastro Oesophageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA).

More than 1000 leading cancer specialists and health professionals from the Asia Pacific attended Information In-Information Out, a joint meeting with the IACR and ANZGOSA which in addition to plenaries, symposia and group sessions established itself as Australia’s largest ever cancer meeting.

"Success in Clinical Trials: the Way Forward" - Tasman Oncology Group (TROG) - Star Room, Darling Harbour - 12 November 2008

The 2008 workshop followed on from the success of the May 2007 workshop "Success in Clinical Trials: Key People & Processes" held to facilitate discussion and ideas about how to identify, develop and maintain the key processes required to achieve success in clinical trial participation in NSW.

The workshop emphasised how NSW can build on the roles and processes that are in development or have been developed to improve clinical trial participation - including involving a broader range of members from the multidisciplinary team in trial development, considering options for trials concepts involving technical developments in radiotherapy, and improved communication with the public and cancer patients about the positive role that clinical trials in NSW have in improving cancer management and care for the present and future.

Research Development Workshop in Palliative Care - Novotel, Coffs Harbour - 4 November 2008

The Workshop covered aspects of research development and design in palliative care, as well as highlighting the skills and infrastructure requirements for effective and high quality research in this area. Palliative care research in NSW is minimal.

The Workshop was conducted with the aim of fostering a critical mass of clinicians with research ability and training in the basic skills to commence research. Co-ordination of this critical mass through the new Professor of Palliative medicine position at University of NSW and the Clinical Trials PC committee aims to achieve research that influences behaviours in health care and better outcomes for cancer patients.

Association of Genetic Support of Australasia Inc. (AGSA) - Annual Information Day - Citygate Sebel Hotel, Sydney - 12 October 2008

This Information Day provides up-to-date information to individuals at high risk of breast and/or ovarian cancer regarding early detection and cancer prevention strategies, assists decision-making and cancer-avoiding behaviours, promoting Cancer Institute NSW through Familial Cancer Services, local media, Cancer Council NSW and relevant cancer support services.

The 2008 Day provided information on surveillance and preventative measures to reduce incidence of cancer in this group at high risk due to genetic predisposition.

18th St Vincents & Mater Health Sydney Research Symposium - Garvan Institute of Medical Research - NAB Auditorium - 19 September 2008

This Symposium was jointly held by the Garvan Institute, Victor Chang Institute, St Vincents Hospital Research, University of NSW, Centre for Immunology, the National Centre in HIV and Epidemiology and Clinical Research and researchers from other National Research organisations.

The Symposium attracts significant representation of the Australian research community. Cancer Institute NSW's Gold sponsorship of this event supported the "Cancer Institute NSW Award for Excellence in Oral Presentation".

3rd HMRI Conference in Translational Cancer Research - Newcastle City Hall - 10-12 Sept 2008

This 3rd Conference conducted by the Hunter Medical Research Institute brought together an outstanding group of national and international scientists and clinicians to share the latest advances in diagnostics, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, proteomics, biomarkers and stem cell function in relation to thedevelopment of tailored markers. The Cancer Institute's Sponsorship package met the costs for Dr Anil Potti from Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, USA to attend and speak.

The Australasian Gastro-Intestinal Trials Group (AGITG) meeting - Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney, 3-5 September 2008

The AGITG meeting promotes the control and defeat of cancer by promoting optimal cancer therapies to clinicians. It is the only professional meeting in the Australasian region that disseminates gastrointestinal cancer knowledge to key stakeholders.The 2008 meeting was an important opportunity to gain new insights on gastro-intestinal cancer trials, research and treatments. Each year over 20,000 Australians and New Zealanders are diagnosed with GI cancers and more than half will die within five years of their diagnosis. In Australia alone more than 90 people die each week from GI Cancer.

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