Exercise in Regional and Rural Cancer Care - National Regional Cancer Forum Series

Clinical research has established that exercise is a safe and effective intervention across the cancer trajectory. However, access to exercise programs for regional and rural patients with cancer remains challenging. Our next national Regional Cancer Forum brings together experts from around the country to share how they are implementing innovative models to overcome these barriers.

Join us to learn how leaders from different states and territories are integrating exercise into cancer care pathways, building local capacity, and increasing equitable access for people affected by cancer in regional and rural communities.

Topics covered will include:

The role of exercise across the illness trajectory - from diagnosis, prehabilitation, during treatment, post-surgery, through to survivorship.
Successful models of delivering rural exercise programs in cancer care across the country.
Rural-specific challenges and strategies for delivering exercise programs in these settings, such as tele-health, community and First Nations led initiatives.

Chair

Professor Steve Fraser - Co-lead, Exercise and Nutrition for Cancer Research Group, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN),School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, VIC

Speakers
Dr Janine Porter-Steele OAM - Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University, QLD
Dr Mary Kennedy - Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University, WA
Dr Jennifer Mackney - Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist (Perioperative Medicine), Senior Respiratory Scientist and Clinical Research Fellow, John Hunter Hospital, NSW
David Kane - Consumer Advocate, VIC

For more information, contact VCCC Alliance at lucinda.clarke@vcccalliance.org.au.