Trainee and Early Career Weekend
Thank you to Pfizer for sponsoring the 2024 Trainee and Early Career Weekend.
Trainees and those in the early stage of their careers, in medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgical oncology are invited to attend the free Breast Cancer Trials (BCT) Trainee and Early Career (T&EC) Weekend, at the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM).
This year we are pleased to offer Trainee & Early Career Weekend Grants to those who are in an oncology training program or within five years of receiving consultant qualification – FRACP or equivalent. Click here for more information or to apply for a Grant.
This is a free multi-disciplinary session, with both presentations and MDT panel discussions from leading Australian and International breast cancer experts.
Due to increasing popularity, we are pleased to announce that our Trainee and Early Career session will be held over Saturday 27 July, and Sunday 28 July 2024! A dinner will be held on the Saturday at Salt House Trinity Deck following the session.
Further information including the program, speakers, and topics to be covered during this session, will be made available in the upcoming months. This is a fantastic networking and professional development opportunity with leading BCT researchers and other trainees. For more information please contact the ASM Secretariat at asm@bctrials.org.au
T&EC Weekend Agenda
Introduction and Welcome
Speaker: Dr Lucy Haggstrom
Lucy Haggstrom
Management of the Axilla - Is there still a role for ALND?
Speaker: Professor Michael Gnant
Michael Gnant
Q&A Session with Experts
Speakers: Professor Michael Gnant, Professor Elinor Sawyer and Professor Elgene Lim
Elgene Lim
Elinor Sawyer
Michael Gnant
Systemic therapy updates in early triple negative breast cancer - neoadjuvant and adjuvant data
Speaker: Professor Elgene Lim
Elgene Lim
De-escalation of radiotherapy
Speaker: Professor Elinor Sawyer
Elinor Sawyer
Morning Tea Break
Management of Breast Cancer in Pregnancy
Speaker: Professor Christobel Saunders
Christobel Saunders
HER2 Low - Updates in Pathology and Systemic Therapy
Speaker: Professor Gelareh Farshid
Gelareh Farshid
Genetic Testing: When, Who and How to Test?
Speaker: Associate Professor Annabel Goodwin
Annabel Goodwin
Lunch break
Case Based Discussions
Speakers: Professor Andrew Spillane, Ms Leslie Gilham, Ms Natalie Rainey, and Dr Katherine Neville
Katherine Neville
Natalie Rainey
Leslie Gilham
Andrew Spillane
Afternoon Tea Break
Interpreting Evidence from Real World Data
Speaker: Associate Professor Chris Oldmeadow
Chris Oldmeadow
Updates in adjuvant therapy for high risk hormone receptor positive breast cancer
Speaker: Ms Natalie Rainey
Natalie Rainey
Integrating breast reconstruction into the complex management of patients requiring mastectomy
Speaker: Professor Andrew Spillane
Andrew Spillane
Psycho-Oncology: How to Navigate 'Challenging' Patients
Speaker: Associate Professor Lesley Stafford
Lesley Stafford
Breast Cancer Trials - Opportunities for Involvement
Speaker: Dr Nick Zdenkowski
Nick Zdenkowski
Trainee and Early Career Dinner
The Trainee and Early Career Weekend Dinner will include a Debate on the topic: Can Surgery be Omitted Altogether? Followed by a Career Trajectory Talk.
Transitioning from Trainee to Consultant - Billing, Private Practice, Research, Supervision of Trainees
Speaker: Dr Stephen Della Fiorentina
Stephen Della-Fiorentina
Managing Toxicities of ADCs
Speaker: Dr Sanjeev Kumar
Sanjeev Kumar
Debate - "Anthracyclines are obsolete in early stage breast cancer"
Speakers: Dr Sheridan Wilson and Associate Professor Nicholas Wilcken
Nicholas Wilcken
Sheridan Wilson
Morning Tea Break
Case Based Discussions
Speakers: Ms Natalie Rainey, Dr Holly Keane and Ms Leslie Gilham
Holly Keane
Natalie Rainey
Leslie Gilham
Conference Close
Speaker: Dr Lucy Haggstrom
Lucy Haggstrom
Guest Speakers
Lucy Haggstrom
Conference Guest Speaker
Chris Oldmeadow
Conference Guest Speaker
Katherine Neville
Conference Guest Speaker
Holly Keane
Conference Guest Speaker
Michael Gnant
International Guest Speaker
Annabel Goodwin
Conference Guest Speaker
Nicholas Wilcken
Conference Guest Speaker
Elgene Lim
Conference Guest Speaker
Elinor Sawyer
International Guest Speaker
Nick Zdenkowski
Conference Guest Speaker
Natalie Rainey
Conference Guest Speaker
Sanjeev Kumar
Symposium Guest Speaker
Gelareh Farshid
Conference Guest Speaker
Leslie Gilham
Conference Guest Speaker
Sheridan Wilson
Conference Guest Speaker
Stephen Della-Fiorentina
Conference Guest Speaker
Christobel Saunders
Conference Guest Speaker
Lesley Stafford
Conference Guest Speaker
Andrew Spillane
Conference Guest Speaker
Hear From Previous Attendees
The Trainee and Early Career day was an amazing opportunity to engage with world experts in a relaxed environment, and meet colleagues from across New Zealand and Australia. Informative, interactive and inspiring!
With on going development of the content and format, the Trainee Workshop will continue to improve the prospects and outlook for the Trainees and Early-Career folk.
There was a great range of topics and talks related to challenges faced in our clinics, and a high calibre of speakers. It's amazing to have the international guest speaker stay on after the conference to take part.
