Concurrent 11 | Survivorship Care

4pm – 5.30pm AWST, 18 June 2026 ‐ 1 hour 30 mins

Concurrent sessions

Explore evolving approaches to survivorship care, with a focus on equity, lived experience and nurse-led models. This session highlights innovative programs supporting patients, families and carers, alongside practical strategies to address unmet needs and improve outcomes across the survivorship journey.

Time Abstract Title Presenter
16:00 – 16:15 Improving equity in survivorship care Frezsa Fulia
16:15 – 16:30 Concerns, positive experiences and suggestions for improving survivorship: Perspectives from older adults Margaret Fitch
16:30 – 16:45 Implementation of a national support service for people and families living with inherited cancer: Early outcomes from the Inherited Cancers Australia Support Service Gabrielle Reid
16:45 – 17:00 High unmet emotional and financial needs among carers of people with upper gastrointestinal cancer: Findings from an Australian consumer survey Sue Hegarty
17:00 – 17:15 Scaling a nurse-led survivorship model across a metropolitan cancer network: Pilot outcomes Alexia Koutoulas
17:15 – 17:30 Innovating survivorship education: Co-design and evaluation of a mindfulness-based breast cancer recovery program Chandrika Gibson