NSW Oncology Group: Urology

Chair: Dr Andrew Brooks

Head of the Urology Department for the Sydney West Area Health Service.

Dr Andrew Brooks was formerly a president of the Urological Society of Australasia and currently chairs the Education committee for that organisation. Andrew also holds a position as an Examiner in Urology for the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. Dr Brooks' initial training in urology was at Sydney University and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital as the Gordon Craig Fellow followed by a period of oncological training at UCLA Los Angeles. Andrew was appointed to Westmead Hospital in 1982 as a consultant urologist.

Key Activities of NSWOG Urology:

NSW strategic urology oncology plan and one year operational plan
Additions to minimum dataset
Working Parties established –

Patterns of Care, Clinical Trials & Research, Education, MDTs, Protocol Development