2014
Published on the 31 December 2014
1-2 December 2014: A/Prof Cohn presented on the long term follow-up study at the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia's 41st Annual Scientific Meeting, held in Melbourne. Following the conference, A/Prof Richard Cohn was interviewed on ABC Radio National regarding the study. Just one day later, Dr Claire Wakefield was interviewed by Western Australia's Paul Murray from 6PR Drive, on the same topic.
28 November 2014: Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly recently received the Open Senior Award for her presentation on the use of e-health to promote resilience in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, at the TOW research awards. The award was open to recent who Masters or doctorate graduates and valued at $3000 (of which $2000 is to support travel to an international conference).
22 October 2014: Dr Claire Wakefield recently presented a poster at the International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS) 16th World Congress on the 22nd October. The poster focused on empowering childhood cancer survivors, in particular what information survivors who and do not attend long term follow-up care need.
22 August 2014: Dr Claire Wakefield and Ursula Sansom-Daly won prestigious awards at the annual Premier's Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research which honours the achievements of those who work across the cancer research space to lessen the impact of cancer. Dr Wakefield was awarded Outstanding Cancer Research Fellow of the Year for her work on the prevention and management of psychological distress in families affected by paediatric cancer. Ursula Sansom-Daly took out The 'Rising Star' PhD Award for her doctoral research addressing a major gap in adolescent and young adult (AYA) psycho-oncology in Australia, through the development of a novel coping tool for AYAs.
7 July 2014: Ursula Sansom-Daly was invited to present at the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) International Conference. Ursula shared her research on Recapture Life, relating to the harnessing of e-health to promote resilience in survivorship.
20 June 2014: Dr Claire Wakefield was invited to present at the plenary sessions at ANZCHOG’s 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting held in Sydney at Doltone House. Her study asked the question “Do families of childhood cancer survivors want genetics services and information?” Dr Wakefield found few families attribute cancer to genetic causes, with concerns focused on recurrence and risk to other family members. Most families believe genetic information to be important however the vast majority did not receive any of this information. This may contribute to reduced overall satisfaction with care.
29 May 2014: Recently featuring in the Sunday Telegraph, the BSU Grandparent study looks into the impact of childhood cancer on grandparents. The article draws on the story of brave Emily Teplicanec, diagnosed at just 4 years old, and her family.
16 April 2014: Dr Claire Wakefield and the BSU are featured in an article in the Daily Mail UK after attending an invitation-only welcome reception with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge as part of their Royal tour down under.
4 February 2014: The results of Dr Claire Wakefield's review paper on the needs of children aged 0-13 with a parent with cancer. The article was commissioned by Camp Quality, and led to the development of new resources for this neglected population. The story was featured in: