Built around the theme Elevate Cancer Nursing: Innovate. Integrate. Educate. Advocate., the program will explore how nurses are driving change — through new models of care, collaborative practice, education, and leadership that translate evidence into impact.

What to Expect:

Plenary sessions from leading voices in cancer care.
Concurrent presentations showcasing research, innovation, and clinical excellence.
Workshops designed to build practical skills and strengthen collaboration.
Networking events that connect the cancer nursing community

The full program will be released on 1st April 2026. Stay tuned for updates and speaker announcements.

Draft event schedule (for planning purposes only, subject to change)

Wednesday 17 June

7.30am – 8.30am

INDUSTRY BREAKFAST | Supporting Cancer Patients Through Law, Social Work, and Compassionate Care

Sponsored education

Annual Congress

INDUSTRY BREAKFAST | Supporting Cancer Patients Through Law, Social Work, and Compassionate Care

INDUSTRY BREAKFAST | Supported by MSD

Pregnancy and Postpartum Associated Cancers: Elevating Awareness, Care, and Advocacy for Young Women

From A to HCC: Navigating the Complexities of Liver Cancer Care

Leadership to elevate cancer nursing.

ICONIC: Improving communication and support for people with brain cancer and their families

From Practice to Progress: Elevating Gynae Cancer Nursing

MAGIC-Onc recommendations for appropriate vascular access device selection. MAGIC, unicorns or expert clinical guidance?

Toxic Clues: An Immunotherapy Investigation

CNP SPN Workshop

Advancing Radiation Oncology Nursing: Innovation, Credentialing and Patient-Centred Practice

Identifying and Supporting Patients with Inherited Cancer Risk

Elevating the Future of Learning: Advancing Cancer Nursing Education

Raising our voice: making nursing work visible

Welcome Reception

INDUSTRY DINNER | When Cancer Pain Breaks Through - Rethinking Breakthrough Cancer Pain

INDUSTRY BREAKFAST | Protecting skin, preserving dignity: the nurse’s role in prevention, assessment and intervention

INDUSTRY BREAKFAST | Supported by AstraZeneca

INDUSTRY BREAKFAST | From Case to Care: Nursing Approaches to Padcev AE Management

Welcome and Plenary One: INNOVATE | Nurse-Led Models of Care: Redefining What’s Possible

Morning tea

Concurrent 1 | Workforce Education

Concurrent 2 | Equity and Access

Concurrent 3 | Patient Experience

Concurrent 4 | Advancing Care: Complexities in Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer management

Concurrent 5 | Integrated Care

Concurrent 6 | Advanced Practice

Lunch and Exhibition

Plenary Two: INTEGRATE | Navigation, Informal Care, and Follow Up Care

Afternoon Tea and Exhibition

Concurrent 7 | Innovative Practice

Concurrent 8 | AYA Cancer Care

Concurrent 9 | Emerging Insights

Concurrent 10

Concurrent 11 | Survivorship Care

Concurrent 12 | Women’s Cancer Care

Networking Hour

INDUSTRY DINNER | Optimising Supportive Care in Oncology: Managing Nausea and Vomiting, Emerging Treatments’ Toxicities and Bone Health

INDUSTRY BREAKFAST | Supported by Lilly

INDUSTRY BREAKFAST | Supported by GSK

INDUSTRY BREAKFAST | From First Line to CAR‑T: How Myeloma Care Is Evolving — and What It Means for Nurses

CNSA AGM

Plenary Three: EDUCATE | Novel Therapies, Digital Health, and Equitable Access

Morning Tea and Exhibition

Concurrent 13 | Leadership and Equity

Concurrent 14 | Haematology

Concurrent 15 | Breast Cancer Care

Concurrent 16 | Innovations with Impact

Concurrent 17 | Supportive Care

Concurrent 18 | Advanced Practice

Lunch and Exhibition

Plenary 4 and Awards