Clinical Progress in Practice: Managing Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer

Yolande Cox

Nurse Practitioner in Radiation Oncology, Calvary Mater Newcastle

Yolande is as a Nurse Practitioner in Radiation Oncology at the Calvary Mater Newcastle.

Yolande has maintained a strong focus in oncology nursing over the last 33 years having worked in various clinical settings.
Yolande has completed a Masters of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) and postgraduate studies in both Oncology Nursing and Palliative Care Nursing.  Yolande is a committee member of the Hunter CNSA regional group

Dr Janine Lombard

MBChB MMed (Int) Cert Med Onc (SA) FRACP , Staff specialist Medical Oncologist

Dr Janine Lombard has been conducting breast and gynaecological research in the Medical Oncology Research Department at Calvary Mater Newcastle since 2006.

Her main interest is breast and gynaecological cancers and measures to improve both outcomes but also reduce the toxicities of treatments for these diseases.

Dr Lombard is involved in basic translation research through links with researchers at HMRI and the University of Newcastle in breast and ovarian cancer. She has also been involved in several important trials in early and advanced breast cancer treatments, some of which have significantly changed clinical practice. Her involvement in the POEMS study helped to establish the use of a drug to protect fertility and prevent early menopause symptoms in women with estrogen negative early breast cancer.

Sam Gibson RN, MN, NP, MAICD

Oncology Nurse Practitioner, WA Country Health Service

Sam’s career in cancer nursing spans nearly 35 years, working across all sectors of health care and across a broad discipline of cancer nursing.

She completed her Master of Nursing Nurse Practitioner in 2012, graduating with Distinction and receiving the academic prize from Curtin University for the top graduating student. She was endorsed as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in 2013.

Her experience has seen her sought out to provide nursing expertise and contribute to a number of forums, including senate committees, advisory boards and state-based cancer collaborative groups. She held a number of leadership roles within CNSA over more than a decade and played key roles in establishing the WA group and the CNP SPN and having rejoined the CNP SPN recently. She is active in participating in her own professional development and the development of others, providing clinical mentorship to 5 master’s students.

Sam’s commitment and belief in what cancer nurses are capable of delivering to improve patient outcomes is unwavering.