Scientific Committee - AYA Congress 18

The 3^rd Global AYA Cancer Congress Scientific Committee

Drawn from a range of healthcare and research disciplines and with their considerable contributions to the advancement of AYA cancer care, the members of the Scientific Committee are charged with ensuring the presentation of a high quality, comprehensive and internationally relevant program at the Global AYA Cancer Congress.

Core Planning Group

Chairs

Prof Ian Olver – Chair
Professor of Translational Cancer Research, Sansom Institute for Health Research, Australia

Prof Stu Siegal – Co-chair
Professor of Paediatrics and Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA

Members

Prof David Thomas Director of The Kinghorn Cancer Centre and Head of the Cancer Division, The Garvin Institute, Australia	A/Prof Pandora Patterson General Manager, Research & Youth Cancer Services, CanTeen Australia
Dr Michael Osborn Lead Clinician, SA/NT Youth Cancer Service, Australia	Andrew Murnane Exercise Physiologist, VIC/TAS Youth Cancer Service, Australia
Dr Antoinette Anazodo Lead Clinician, NSW/ACT Youth Cancer Service, Australia	Dr Natalie Bradford Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Dr Ursula Sansom-Daly Clinical Psychologist, Sydney Youth Cancer Service, Australia	Louise Sue Cancer Nurse Specialist, AYA Cancer Service, Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand
Dr Tristan Pettit Paediatric Oncologist, Children’s Haematology and Oncology Centre, New Zealand	Dr Haryana Dhillon Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making, University of Sydney, Australia
Dr Adam Walczak Youth Cancer Services and Clinical Trials Manager, CanTeen Australia	Dr Fiona McDonald Research Manager, CanTeen Australia

Consumers:

Joseph (Joey) Lynch
Kathryn Woodward
Matilda (Tilly) Gorce

Conference Organiser:

Kate Crawford
Maxim’s Travel

International Advisory Group

Global Accord Team Members:

Kate Collins Interim Chief Executive, Teenage Cancer Trust, UK	Mr Simon Davies Chief Executive Officer, Teen Cancer America
Ms Sam Smith Head of Nursing and Quality, Teenage Cancer Trust, UK	Mr Peter Orchard Chief Executive Officer, CanTeen Australia
Mr Simon Fuller Director of Services, Teenage Cancer Trust, UK	A/Prof Pandora Patterson General Manager, Research & Youth Cancer Services, CanTeen Australia

Members

Prof Paul Grundy Professor of Paediatrics and Oncology, Department of Paediatrics, University of Alberta, Canada	Dr Valerie Laurence Medical Oncologist, Institut Curie, France
Dr Olga Husson Staff Scientist, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK	Maria Cable Senior Lecturer, Coventry University, UK
Dr Miyako Takahashi Division Chief, Division of Cancer Survivorship Research, National Cancer Centre, Japan	Dr Rachel Taylor Senior Research Fellow, Cancer Clinical Trials Unit, University College London Hospitals, UK
A/Prof Brandon Hayes-Lattin Medical Director, AYA Oncology Program, Knight Cancer Institute, USA	Dr Karen Fasciano Assistant Professor of Psychology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, USA
Prof Brad Zebrack Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work, USA	A/Prof Pia Riis Olsen Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
Dr Dan Stark Chair, European Network for Teenagers and Young Adults with Cancer, Senior Lecturer in cancer medicine, Leeds University, UK	Prof Daniel Kelly Royal College of Nursing Chair of Nursing research, Cardiff University, UK
Dr Norma D’Agostino Staff Psychologist, Princess Margaret Hospital & the ELLICSR Health, Wellness and Cancer Survivorship Centre, Canada	Prof John Parentesis Professor of Clinical Paediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, USA
Lauren Lux AYA Program Director, UNC Health Care, USA	Dr Rebecca Johnson Medical Oncologist, Division of Paediatric Haematology/Oncology, Mary Bridge Hospital, USA
Johan De Munter Clinical Nurse Consultant, Haematology/Stem Cell Transplant Unit, University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium

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