Concurrent 2 | Equity and Access

11am – 12.30pm AWST, 18 June 2026 ‐ 1 hour 30 mins

Concurrent sessions

Explore how cancer nurses are advancing equity and access across diverse populations and care settings. This session highlights culturally safe care, global perspectives, disability-inclusive practice, and strategies to improve access to information, assessment and support for underserved communities.

Time Abstract Title Presenter
11:00 – 11:15 Breathing easier together: Adapting information resources on breathlessness management for culturally and linguistically diverse communities Michael Collins
11:15 – 11:30 Mapping nurse-led breast cancer survivorship care models in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review Ambili Nair
11:30 – 11:45 Advocating for culturally sensitive psychological assessment in ASEAN cancer care: The role of nurses Annie Nguyen
11:45 – 12:00 Improving culturally safe cancer care for people from refugee backgrounds in a regional setting Lisa Carson
12:00 – 12:15 Advocating for equity: A case study of disability-inclusive cancer care Patricia Barnes
12:15 – 12:30 Barriers and facilitators to accessing symptom support by patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (CLEAR-ACCESS) Polly Dufton