Sponsorship program
The Cancer Institute NSW provides financial assistance to a number of organisations and programs each year to help them stage events, seminars and promotions that help to minimise the burden of cancer in the community.
We also sponsor educational programs that raise awareness
about cancer in the community or that disseminate knowledge to
key stakeholders about best practice relating
to treating and caring for people with cancer.
Applying for Sponsorship
If you wish to submit a proposal for Cancer Institute NSW
sponsorship, simply download and complete the Sponsorship
Initiative Submission form and follow the prompts.
If possible, please also provide some information on how your
event, seminar or promotion aligns with the objectives of the NSW Cancer Plan
2011-15.
For further information please contact the Communications
Manager on 8374 5600.
Events and initiatives supported in 2010
Radiation Oncology Club meetings - NSW Branch of Royal
Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZR)
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These highly regarded and educational meetings occur each year
and allow for valuable networking among professionals active in the
field within NSW - promoting communication and networking among
radiation oncologists, radiation therapists and radiation oncology
medical physicists. They serve as a forum for discussing issues of
education, training and research.
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Kick the Habit - Aboriginal tobacco social marketing campaign -
BREATHE project intervention sites in six NSW Aboriginal Community
Controlled Health Services - March 2010
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Tobacco smoking is a highly prevalent health risk behavior
within Aboriginal communities in NSW and an identified priority
area that requires action to reduce morbidity and related morbidity
for Aboriginal people.
The Kick the Habit social marketing campaign, and the BREATHE
Project, were designed to promote quit attempts by Aboriginal
people in the participating communities. Kick the Habit actively
promoted the uptake of NSW Quitline services by Aboriginal people
who smoke. The AH&MRC is keen to work with the Cancer Institute
NSW to ensure that the NSW Quitline counsellors have access to
training to ensure the conversations and information provided to
Aboriginal people is culturally appropriate and sensitive.
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NSWOG Palliative Care Research Development Workshop -
Australian Technology Park - March 2010
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Palliative Care research in NSW is minimal, and one of the
barriers contributing to that has been highlighted in the
Palliative Care Clinical Trials Committee. The new Professor of
Palliative Medicine position at UNSW is geared toward creating
and educating a critical mass of clinicians with research ability
and training in the basic skills to start research.
This workshop aimed at covering aspects of research
development and design, as well as to highlight skills and
infrastructure requirements for effective and high quality research
in palliative care. The target audience included junior researchers
and palliative care professionals of all disciplines interested in
undertaking research and specialists in training.
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The Lowy Symposium, Discovering Cancer Therapeutics -
University of New South Wales - 16-18 May 2010
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This scientific symposium was the first in what is planned
to be a biennial cancer symposium series highlighting the
establishment and research activities of the Lowy Cancer Research
Centre in Sydney, one of the largest cancer research facilities in
the region and the only one to fully integrate childhood and adult
cancer research. It specifically marked the opening of one of the
Centre's specialist units, the Australian Cancer Research
Foundation Drug Discovery Centre for Childhood Cancer. This
meeting was organized by the Children's Cancer Institute
Australia for Medical Research (CCIA) and the University of New
South Wales (UNSW), two of the leading cancer research
organizations in Australia.
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Sydney Cancer Conference - Unversity of Sydney 14-16 July
2010
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The Sydney Cancer Network has strong international links, which
will benefit cancer research, Australia-wide. This Conference
attracted delegates from within NSW, Australian, New Zealand, Asia,
Europe and the United States. The theme of the Conference was
"Profiling, risk, personalising treatment and predicting outcomes"
which brought to the fore these important and cutting-edge areas of
cancer research along the translational research continuum.
Speakers were drawn from universities and research institutes
within Australia and overseas, providing a national and
international perspective on cancer.
SCC2010 fostered the development of Australia's future
generation of cancer researchers, and provide a national forum to
showcase emerging research and areas of strength in cancer research
across Australia.
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Multidisciplinary pre-conference workshops as an adjunct to the
Australia & New Zealand Head and Neck Society (ANZHNS) Annual
Scientific Meeting - 1 September 2010
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The ANZHNS Multidisciplinary pre-conference workshops provided a
forum for a wide range of health professionals to discuss
optimising patient outcomes through sharing of current pioneering
research and clinical trials; strategies to achieve best practice
care and; update and further contribute to development of evidence
based clinical practice guidelines. It was undertaken in an
integrated and multidisciplinary workshop format utilising
theoretical and practical strategies where appropriate.
The workshops enhanced the profile of Cancer Institute NSW
through raising awareness of its role in supporting health
professional education of highly specialised clinicians in
optimising management of patients with Head and Neck cancer. The
forum also provided an opportunity to raise awareness of Cancer
Institute NSW's activities and initiatives with a range of
professional bodies such as those for dietetics, speech pathology
and nursing networks.
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ACORD Workshop - Novotel Twin Waters Resort - Sunshine Coast -
12-18 September 2010
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The ACORD Workshop provided invaluable training and mentoring in
the essentials of clinical trials design for sixty (60) cancer
researchers in any oncology sub-specialty from the Asia-Pacific
region. The Workshop covered the essentials of clinical trials
design and conduct through a series of lectures and small group
discussions.
ACORD provided junior clinicians with education and mentoring from
world class leaders in cancer trials design. It worked in
conjunction with ASCO, ESMO and AACR to bring North American and
European experts to the participants, as well as experts from
Australia and Asia - providing a level of instruction and guidance
in Australia not feasible in any other forum.
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16th International Conference on Solid State Dosimetry -
Sofitel Wentworth, Sydney - 19-24 September 2010
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This Conference disseminated knowledge and attract community
attention to the importance of quality assurance in radiation
therapy, stimulating the development of new technologies and
investment of the business community in start-up businesses in the
radiation dosimetry field.
Quality assurance in radiation dosimetry for radiation therapy
is an important component of success of clinical outcomes in cancer
treatment. Current technologies such as Intensity Modulated
Radiation Therapy (IMRT), Tomotherapy and Brachytherapy for
prostate and breast cancer are complicated and errors in dose
delivery can be critical for treatment outcomes.
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3rd Australian Lung Cancer Conference - Sofitel Melbourne on
Collins - 7 October 2010
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The 3rd Australian Lung Conference specifically targets and
embraces activities aimed at increasing awareness of lung cancer
prevention and early detection and seeks to promote lung cancer
while avoiding behaviors which foster the uptake of early detection
programs.
Presentations by internationally renowned speakers are expected
to ensure a strong registration for this conference. The speakers
will assist with public lectures and up to date plenary sessions
surrounding the conference. This will generate media interest and
downstream lung cancer related health messages to the specific
targeted communities. The conference will showcase the work already
undertaken by the Australian Lung Foundation (ALF) in disseminating
important information for lung cancer consumers in both the ADSIC
and CALD communities.
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5th Garvan Signalling Symposium - Garvan Institute of Medical
Research - 18-20 October 2010
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The Conference highlighted recent advances in our understanding
of how altered cellular signalling contributes to specific disease
states, including cancer and how this can be exploited in the
development of novel therapeutic strategies. The
conference disseminated results from cutting-edge research via
presentations from leading international and national scientists;
provided an interactive forum whereby new findings were
discussed and developed; helped establish national and
international research collaborations; and provided a platform for
early career scientists to present their research.
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Asia Pacific Association for the Control of Tobacco 2010 -
Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre - 6-9 October 2010
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The Asia Pacfic Conference on Tobacco or Health (APACT 2010) is
the premier regional conference on tobacco control. The main aim of
APACT 2010 is to encourage tobacco control and public health
advocates, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and especially
youth leaders, to share experiences and discuss strategies for
implementation of WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco
Control.
Tobacco control leaders, experts and scholars from the APACT
region and some global leaders have been invited to speak aobut
FCTC-related issues such implementation and evaluation of the FCTC,
taxation, health warnings, industry behaviour, media, litigation
and cessation.
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Bosch Annual Scientific Conference 2010 - "Cancer: The Way
Forward" - University of Sydney - October 2010
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The Bosch Institute is the "Smart Bridge" between the
fundamental researchers from the University of Sydney and the
clinicians from the Sydney South West Area Health Service. Bosch is
in a unique position to advance the impact of cancer control and
awareness in NSW and the broader community. This annual conference
brings together research scientists and clinicians across 5
research themes, in order to achieve better health outcomes. In
fact, the Cancer Research Theme is the largest of these consisting
of 24 research laboratories and 154 research staff.
The theme for the 2010 event was solely
focused on Cancer. The exact title was "Cancer: The Way Forward"
and the areas presented broadly covered: (1) Anti-Cancer
Therapeutics and Drug Discovery; (2) Cancer Cell Immunology; (3)
Molecular Biology and Cellular Biology in Tumour Cells; and (4) the
Genetics of Cancer. The topics included awareness, prevention &
early detection, including demographics and susceptibility in
community groups.
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COSA Annual Scientific Meeting 2010 - Gold Coast Convention and
Exhibition Centre - 17-19 November 2009
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The Cancer Institute NSW registered again as platinum level
sponsor for the 2010 meeting of the Clinical Oncological
Society of Australia, the largest gathering of cancer professionals
and consumers in the southern hemisphere, attracting well over 1000
delegates involved in all aspects of cancer management.
The 2010 scientific program, with its focus on breast
cancer, gynae-oncology, urological cancer, melanoma cancer and
translational research was complemented by exhibitions,
posters and booths promoting the latest in cancer pharmaceuticals,
medical, diagnostic and therapeutic equipment; and developments in
supportive care.
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