Day 1: Thursday, 31 January 2019
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:15-8:45 | Registration and coffee | |
| 8:45-9:00 | Mihi whakatau Housekeeping | |
| 9:00-9:15 | Our story: a patient’s perspective | |
| 9:15-9:30 | Minister of Health: Challenges of cancer control in Aotearoa/ NZ | Hon Dr David Clark |
| 9:30-10:15 | Opening plenary: Global challenges in cancer control | Prof Richard Sullivan (UK) |
| 10:15-10:45 | Trends and disparities in cancer in Aotearoa/ NZ | Prof Diana Sarfati |
| 10:45-11:15 | MORNING TEA | |
| 11:15-11:40 | Progress towards a Cancer Strategy and Action plan | Dr Ashley Bloomfield |
| 11:40-12:00 | Cancer Prevention – the gap between what we know and what we do. | Prof John Potter |
| 12:00-12:15 | The first cancer control strategy in NZ: what did it achieve for Māori, and what do we need to do differently? | Ms Shelley Campbell |
| 12:15-12:30 | Ka oho te wairua, ka mataara te tinana | Ms Stephanie Turner |
| 12:30-12:45 | Addressing inequities and moving forward | Dr Nina Scott |
| 12:45-13:10 | DISCUSSION PANEL | All morning’s speakers |
| 13:10-14:00 | LUNCH AND POSTER VIEWING | |
| 14:00-14:40 | Prioritisation experiences in cancer control in Australia | Prof David Currow |
| 14:40-15:00 | NZ technology approaches | Hon Mr Steve Maharey |
| 15:00-15:30 | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 15:30-15:50 | Improving surgical quality in NZ | Prof Ian Bissett |
| 15:50-16:10 | Oncology service innovations and key challenges | Dr Richard Sullivan (NZ) |
| 16:10-17:00 | Debate: That precision medicine is the future of cancer care | For: Dr Ben Lawrence Against: Prof Richard Sullivan (UK) |
| 17:00 | CLOSE OF DAY |
Day 2: Friday, 1 February 2019
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30-8:45 | Coffee | |
| 8:45-9:30 | Improving outcomes through evidence based policy and performance measurement – the Canadian experience | Mr Rami Rahal |
| 9:30-9:50 | Cancer and its prevention from a whānau perspective | Dr Karyn Paringatai |
| 9:50-10:10 | Cancer at the Crossroads: Realising the Potential in Primary Care | Dr John McMenamin |
| 10:10-10:40 | Bridging the divide: how do we deliver cutting edge care in a resource constrained environment? | Dr Fatima Cardoso |
| 10:40-11:10 | MORNING TEA | |
| 11:10-11:30 | Palliative and supportive care | Dr Jonathan Adler |
| 11:30-11:50 | Radiation Oncology in NZ: variations in care and looking to the future | Dr Shaun Costello |
| 11:50-12:10 | The changing face and changing pace of cancer care in the clinic | Dr Chris Jackson |
| 12:10-12:40 | Screening now and on the horizon | Drs Jane O’Hallahan and Caroline Shaw |
| 12:40-13:30 | LUNCH AND POSTER VIEWING | |
| 13:30-14:00 | Rapid fire presentations from best proffered abstracts | |
| 14:00-14:20 | Policy enablers for translational cancer research | Prof Parry Guilford |
| 14:20-14:40 | How does the NZ Research strategy apply to cancer? | Prof Kath McPherson |
| 14:40-15:00 | Māori cancer research priorities | Dr Jason Gurney |
| 15:00-15:30 | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 15:30-16:30 | What are the major priorities? Where to next? | Panel discussion |
| 16:30-17:00 | Closing of conference | |
| 17:00 | CLOSE OF DAY |
