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Symposium Speakers


Symposia Session 1: Updates on AYA Oncology from a Medical Lens


Prof David Ziegler 



Paediatric Oncologist, Sydney Children's Hospital


Dr. Lorna Fern



Senior Research Fellow, University College London Hospitals    


Prof Simon Harrison 



Director, Centre of Excellence for Cellular Immunotherapy at VCCC Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre  



Monica Tang

Medical Oncologist, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney



Symposia Session 2: Surviourship


Dr Joanna Fardell  


Neuropsychologist, Western Sydney Youth Cancer Service 


Dr Antionette Anazodo


Director, Sydney Children’s Hospital    

    


Assoc Prof Christopher Recklitis 


Director of Research and Support Service, Dana-Farber   

    




Kate Law

Registered Nurse, The Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust    

 



Symposia Session 3: Diverse Gender & Sexuality Care 


Dr Rosalie Power  


Research Fellow, Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
 


Dr Cate Rayner


Director of the Department of Adolescent Medicine and the co-director of the Royal Children's Hospital Gender Service   


Jack Conroy 




AYA with Lived Experience 



Dr Natasha Frederick  


Assistant Professor, Connecticut Children's









Amur 


AYA with Lived Experience 



Symposia Session 4: Tailoring Care to Suit All/Diverse AYAs 


Sara Portnoy  


Consultant Clinical Psychologist, National  Health Service Uk
 


Dr. Bryan Sisk


Director Physician And Researcher,  Washington University School of Medicine 


Kya Thornicroft 


AYA with Lived Experience 




Dr Toni Lindsay

Senior Clinical Psychologist, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse   



Symposia Session 5: Fertility in AYAs 


Assoc Prof Michelle Peate 

Principal Research Fellow, Royal Women's Hospital  


Dr Andrea Boutros

                 
                    
                                     
Medical Oncology Fellow, Melanoma Institute of Australia 


Kristin Smith 

Program Manager, Fertility Preservation, Northwestern Medicine Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine      



Rianna Druery 

AYA with Lived Experience, Australia

    


     


Rebecah Hackney 

AYA with Lived Experience, Australia    



Symposia Session 6: Reducing the Incidence and the Impact of Cancer 


Prof Danny Kelly OBE 

 Cardiff University and The European Cancer Organisation


Dr Ciara Conduit

                                     
                                     
Medical Oncologist, Royal Hobart Hospital


Prof Karen Canfell


Director, The Daffodil Centre    




Dr Jennifer Chard

Radiation Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre  



Symposia Session 7: Palliative Care, Death & Dying


Dr. Abby Rosenberg 

Pediatric Palliative Care, Dana-farber Cancer Institute; Harvard Medical School


Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly 

                                     
                                     
Director, UNSW  


Dr. Lori Wiener 

Behavioral Scientist/clinician, National Cancer Institute    




Dr. Jeff Myers

Bresver Family Chair in End-of-Life Care and Medical Assistance in Dying, University Of Toronto  



Symposia Session 8: Advocacy 


Mr Paul Grogan 



 Senior Strategic Adviser, The Daffodil Centre 


Katie Rizvi



Co-founder and Executive Director, Youth Cancer Europe  


Carmen Monge



Associate Professor, University of Sydney    




Lorna Larsen

President, Team Shan Breast Cancer Awareness for Young Women    



Symposia Session 9: Global Perspectives and Trends in AYA Care 


Prof Susan Sawyer 



Director, Centre for Adolescent Health, Royal Children’s Hospital 


Prof Claire Wakefield



Professor, School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW   


Assoc Prof Becky Freeman 


Associate Professor, University of Sydney    




Dr Jessica Kerr

Senior Research Fellow, University of Otago   



Key Dates

Early Bird Registration Closes
Wednesday, 31 July 2024

Standard Registration Available
Thursday, 1 August 2024 

Congress Commences 
Tuesday, 3 December 2024

Congress Concludes
Friday, 6 December 2024

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