The VICS at the 2025 National Survivorship Conference
Australia’s 2025 National Cancer Survivorship Conference was hosted in Melbourne, 6–7 March, by the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) in partnership with Flinders University, the Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre, and the VCCC Alliance.
The conference gathered clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and consumers from across the country to advance cancer survivorship care and strengthen capability and capacity in this area. It featured several posters and presentations from the VICS and our partners, including:
- Our Hume Regional Integrated Cancer Service (HRICS) showcased two posters in collaboration with member health services – one with Northeast Health Wangaratta [PDF] and one with GV Health [PDF].
- Our statewide Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service (PICS) presented posters on the paediatric approach within the VICS’ statewide collaboration with the Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre (ACSC)[PDF] and the development of the Victorian Childhood Cancer Outcomes Registry (VCCOR)[PDF].
- Our Southern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (SMICS) coauthored a poster with Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on gap analysis of survivorship care for head and neck patients receiving radiation therapy [Abstract].
Professional development grants from NEMICS also funded 12 cancer nurses from across our member services in northeastern Melbourne to attend the conference.
Left to right: April Gerolemou (LMICS), Julie Symons (LMICS), Alexia Koutoulas (WCMICS), Tracey Bucki (SMICS), Rebecca McAllister (HRICS), Jodi Dumbrell (SMICS), Frezsa Fulia (VICS Survivorship Program Lead), Anna Maciejewska (SMICS), Cass Williams (PICS), Justine Carder (PICS), Belinda Zambello (PICS), Isha Chawla (PICS), Hannah Pring (PICS)
Northeast Health Wangaratta team with poster coauthored with HRICS
Rebecca McAllister (HRICS) with cancer survivorship poster coauthored by HRICS and member health service GV Health
Justine Carder and Hannah Pring (PICS) with their poster
Cancer nurses from NEMICS member services, funded to attend the 2025 National Cancer Survivorship conference by NEMICS professional development grants