Innovation & Ingenuity in Cancer Services Symposium

“To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle,
requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science."

— Albert Einstein

The Innovation & Ingenuity in Cancer Services Symposium was held on 21 and 22 August 2008. The two day Symposium featured presentations from the Health Services Innovation Grants, Round 1 and 2. The Symposium also featured workshops and seminars from industry experts on writing skills for grant and research applications and project management skills.

The Innovation & Ingenuity in Cancer Services Symposium program is available to download by clicking here.

Presentations which were not available on the Symposium CD can be downloaded below. Please email Jan Heslep at jan.heslep@cancerinstitute.org.au if you would like a copy of the CD.

End Of Life Care Project [Phase 2] ( | 0.4 MB) - A. Collier & Dr J. Wiltshire
Barriers to the Implementation of GP Telecolposcopy Clinics within Hunter New England ( | 7 MB) - M. Daley
Fast Track Colorectal Surgery in Coffs Harbour ( | 1.6 MB)- W. Ross
Grant Writing Skills - L. Jorm
Project Management and Evaluation Observations from Round 1 ( | 0.6 MB) - P. Zadow & D. Roczo
Pathology Testing Guidelines for Oncology Patients ( | 2.5 MB) - P. Dinh, J. Iles-Mann & P. Harnett
Physician Assistant and Treatment Controlin Haematology - Dr C. Arthur Ms L. Nolasco
Practical Aspects of Grant Management Submissions - Assoc Prof R. Chye
Radiation Therapist led Treatment Review ( | 1 MB) - S. Grady & A/Prof M. Back
Virtual Multidisciplinary Teams ( | 0.5 MB)

The projects under the Health Services Innovation Grants, Rounds 1 and 2 presented at the Symposium. Summaries of the 35 projects are available by clicking here.