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

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

Concurrent sessions

This session is a collaboration between Bowel Cancer Australia, the Gastrointestinal Cancer Nurses Network (GICaNN), the Liver Foundation and Pancare Foundation, bringing together clinical expertise and multidisciplinary perspectives to explore the complex realities of gastrointestinal (GI) cancer management.

The session will begin with a brief welcome to introduce the context and outline the objectives of the session, before moving into a series of specialist led presentations that explore key challenges across the GI cancer care continuum. Topics include:

• the role of transplantation in primary liver cancer
• the role of peritonectomies in metastatic colorectal cancer
• a case study of gastro‑oesophageal junction (GOJ) cancer and associated nursing considerations
• the dietary challenges commonly encountered in GI cancer surgeries

Collectively, these presentations provide the audience with a comprehensive and clinically relevant understanding of the multidisciplinary considerations involved in the care of people living with an upper GI cancer.
The session will close with a panel style wrap up, drawing together key messages from each speaker and reinforcing the importance of collaboration across clinical multidisciplinary care teams and supportive care services to deliver high quality cancer care.