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News, funding and opportunities from the Maridulu Budyari Gumal Cancer Clinical Academic Group.
LATEST NEWS
Scientia Professor Michael Barton OAM receives 2021 Tom Reeve Award
Congratulations to Scientia Professor Michael Barton OAM, recipient of the COSA 2021 Tom Reeve Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Care. This award is in recognition of Michael’s outstanding contributions to clinical care, oncological research and cancer services policy throughout his career.
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Less stress for women who know their genetic risk for breast cancer
The research, led by UNSW Sydney, looked at how the communication of breast cancer risk affected women who had undergone genetic testing.
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Update on the impact of COVID-19 on Researchers
Research Australia conducted the first survey to identify the short-term effects of COVID-19 on Australia’s health and medical research community in May 2020. The fourth report is now available, exploring the ongoing impact of the pandemic on the health and medical research workforce.
GRANTS
AAA CAG Implementation and Translation Funding Scheme
The Age and Ageing Clinical Academic Group's Implementation and Translation Funding scheme aims to support projects that address the CAGs key areas of focus. Projects should be aimed at implementing and translating research into practice and/or policy in order to improve service delivery and/or patient outcomes. Funding of up to $24.5K is available for up to 12 months.
EOI Deadline: 5.00 PM 6 September 2021
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Open NHMRC and MRFF Funding Opportunities
- 2021 Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants Deadline: 25 August 2021
- MRFF 2021 International Clinical Trial Collaborations (ICTC) Grant Opportunity Deadline: 8 September 2021
NHMRC Funding Calendar
MRFF Funding Calendar
AWARDS, TRAINING AND RESOURCES
Applications open - HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates
PhD students and postdoctoral researchers can apply to attend the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science 13th HOPE Meeting with Nobel Laureates, held virtually 7 - 11 March 2022.
Deadline: 6 September 2021
Podcast series: systems thinking to strengthen health systems
The new series, developed by the George Institute for Global Health with the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, features conversations with systems thinking experts and aims to inspire ‘systems thinking’ to strengthen health systems.
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MedConnect Health leadership in challenging times: our future after COVID
On 22 July, Prof Vlado Perkovic, Dean of UNSW Medicine & Health, hosted an online panel of senior health leaders to discuss leadership in health – now and into the future.
SEMINARS AND EVENTS
Oceanic Palliative Care Conference
21OPCC: Invest, Challenge, Change will convene leaders, health professionals, and experts in an accessible virtual format, to advance discussion and knowledge about palliative care in Australia and surrounding Oceanic Regions.
When: 7 September 2021
Sydney Cancer Conference 2021
Hosted by the University of Sydney, SCC2021 - Bridging research and practice is a national forum showcasing existing and emerging strengths in cancer research across Australia. The program features all areas of cancer research – basic biomedical, public health, clinical and psychosocial, making the latest information and research available to researchers, clinicians, students, consumers and members of the public.
When: 9 - 10 September 2021
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Cancer CAG Town Hall - Save the Date
Join us on 1 October for a Cancer CAG Town Hall. Prof Geoff Delaney will present the strategy for the new Cancer Institute NSW Research Capacity Building Grant and members will have the opportunity to ask questions. Further details will follow closer to the time.
When: 1 October 2021 (11.00 AM - 12.00 PM)
Implementation Science Health Conference Australia - Abstract submissions open
The inaugural ISHCA 21: Ensuring Equity Through Engagement and Research will bring together international and Australian leaders in implementation science – including Sydney Health Partners, Maridulu Budyari Gumal SPHERE and the National Centre of Implementation Science – to explore contemporary themes in health equity and how implementation science can be harnessed to increase the benefits of health and medical research to all. Abstract submissions are now open and close 6 September 2021.
When: 28 - 29 October 2021
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About Us
Cancer CAG
The Cancer Clinical Academic Group (Cancer CAG) brings together clinicians and researchers from three universities, four cancer services (with six major treatment facilities) and three Medical Research Institutes. Our combined research strength spans the translational medicine spectrum of bench to bedside and health service delivery. Our network extends to all of the organisations below.
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Vision: Uniting cancer research into a globally-leading partnership to deliver continuing evidence-based practice in diagnosis, intervention, and support.
