Membership Application

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Online renewal of CNSA memberships are now open and can be completed through the following link to the COSA memberships page (Renew Membership Now). You should soon receive a renewal reminder email, that will have a link to complete online renewal. Your login is the email address that you would have registered with your CNSA membership and the password is the 5 digit membership number provided when your initial membership was confirmed. It will have 4 numerical digits, followed by an 'A' or 'O' depending on your membership status. eg: 1234A. If you do not know or remember your password / membership number, please contact the COSA office on

Phone: (02) 8063 4100
Email: cosa@cancer.org.au

If you have not received a membership reminder, please contact CNSA via info@cnsa.org.au. Online renewals will close on 31st March.

New members wishing to join can do so through the following link (Join Now)

For any further queries or difficulties with this process, please contact CNSA website coordinator, Meg Plaster via info@cnsa.org.au

What are the aims of the CNSA?
The Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (CNSA) was established in 1998 for nurses involved in cancer care. To achieve our mission of promoting excellence in cancer care, the CNSA acts as a resource to cancer nurses around Australia through the provision of services which aim to advance cancer nursing education, practice and research.

CNSA is also the nursing group of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA). COSA is a multidisciplinary group of health professionals involved in cancer care. Members of COSA may work in cancer research, treatment, rehabilitation, and palliative care or data management. COSA is composed of groups with a craft of disease specific focus. Membership of CNSA automatically provides you with membership of COSA. In addition to membership of the nursing group of COSA, members of the CNSA may also elect to join one of the other COSA groups for which they are eligible. All scientific activities of COSA are open to all members.

What benefits do I receive from CNSA membership?

• Access to a unified body to represent cancer nurses in local, national and international arenas.
• Opportunities for networking with peers.
• Membership of a local regional group where established, with access to regular local education and professional activities of these groups.
• Access to a central source of information about cancer nursing, and to CNSA publications.
• Opportunities to participate in project teams and committees to achieve the Society's objectives.
• Reduced registration fee for CNSA Annual Winter Congress
• Five issues of the CNSA Newsletter each year
• Subscription to the official journal of the CNSA, The Australian Journal of Cancer Nursing.
• Access to the CNSA awards and research and travel grant schemes.
• Participation special interest groups.
• Membership of COSA, and access to the benefits of COSA membership, including:
  • Reduced registration fee for the COSA annual Scientific Meeting
  • Marryalyan (COSA Newsletter) distributed five times per year
  • Subscription to Cancer Forum, the journal of the Australian Cancer Society
  • Opportunity for membership of one of the other groups of COSA (where eligible).
• CNSA is a full member society of the international Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC). CNSA members receive information on ISNCC activities and a copy of the ISNCC newsletter, International Cancer Nursing News, four times each year.
  
  NB: An increase in CNSA membership fees was endorsed at the 2007 AGM.
  From October 2007 onwards, CNSA Membership Fees will be as follows:
  CNSA Membership plus Associate COSA Membership = $170 incl GST
  CNSA Membership plus Ordinary Membership = $230 incl GST.

Who is eligible for membership of CNSA?
Registered nurses and enrolled nurses maintaining an interest in cancer care and control are eligible for ordinary membership of CNSA. All members are eligible to hold office and vote.

What does it mean to have automatic membership of COSA?
All CNSA members automatically receive membership of COSA. COSA has two levels of membership:
- Associate Membership and
- Ordinary Membership.

Depending on your qualifications and preference, you can choose to take either Associate or Ordinary Membership of COSA.

Associate Membership of COSA provides you with access to the COSA benefits listed above, as well as eligibility to vote on COSA issues. CNSA membership automatically provides you with associate membership of COSA.

Ordinary Membership of COSA also provides you with access to the benefits of associate membership listed above. However, in addition to these benefits, ordinary members are eligible to nominate for positions on the COSA Executive Committee. To be eligible for ordinary membership, you should be a qualified clinical practitioner or scientist normally resident within Australia or New Zealand who has a specific interest in oncology and who holds a postgraduate degree or fellowship from a recognised college or society

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* Please note that CNSA membership is for a calender year. (January to December)