How many members does COSA have?
COSA has over 1400 members. These are doctors, nurses, scientists and all allied health professionals involved in the clinical care of cancer patients.
What does COSA do?
COSA is the peak national body representing health professionals involved in multidisciplinary cancer care and control. The overarching mission of COSA is to develop and maintain high-quality clinical care of cancer patients in Australia. Our members are doctors, nurses, scientists and all types of allied health professionals involved with cancer patients. The membership of COSA is involved in 22 cancer professional groups; three subcommittees; and 13 National Cancer Cooperative Trials Groups (CCTGs). We are allied with, and provide high-level clinical advice to, Cancer Council Australia.
What is COSA’s ABN?
97 631 209 452
How do I join COSA?
Visit the join now page for the COSA membership application form. You can also contact COSA to join.
Can anyone join COSA?
We welcome health professionals working in the field of cancer to join COSA. Membership is divided into Ordinary-medical, Ordinary-non-medical, Overseas, Honorary and Student memberships. View membership fees for more information.
How much does it cost to join COSA?
Members have the option of paying for one or two years. Students can only pay for one year at a time. Costs are as below:
COSA medical: one year $160; two years $304
COSA non-medical: one year $100; two years $190
COSA student: one year $50
COSA/CNSA medical: one year $230; two years $437
COSA/CNSA non-medical: one year $170; two years $323
COSA/CNSA student: one year $50
View membership fees for more information.
What category of member am I?
COSA has a number of membership categories to reflect your career stage. View membership fees for specific requirements for each category. You can also contact COSA on email cosa@cancer.org.au or phone (02) 8063 4100 to help clarify your category.
Why do I need a COSA member to endorse/second my COSA application?
To maintain integrity and a high quality membership, it is valuable for COSA to guarantee that members are multidisciplinary cancer professionals. By having your application endorsed by a current member, COSA is maintained as the peak national body representing health professionals involved in cancer control and care.
Why do I need a letter from my medical school/institution so I can join COSA as a student member?
A letter from your school/place of study confirms your student status, allowing you to join COSA at a heavily discounted rate. Students need to apply for membership by contacting COSA on email cosa@cancer.org.au or phone (02) 8063 4100.
Why should I join COSA?
Joining COSA offers wide-ranging benefits from creating better services for patients to being able to tap into the best expert discussions in your speciality area. View member benefits for the full list of membership offers.
When is membership valid from and to?
Membership is valid from 1 January to 31 December each year. Members joining before 30 September join for that current year. Members joining after 1 October, join for the next year.
How do I pay my membership renewal?
Membership renewal is payable online from 1 January each year in the members area of the website. You will need your username (email address) and password (membership number) to access the members area. Renewal notices and reminders are sent out by email at the beginning of the year. Renewal payments can also be made by contacting COSA.
What meetings do you have?
The major meeting of the year is the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). The ASM is a multidisciplinary meeting with participation from all professional groups involved in cancer care, including medical, surgical, radiation, nursing, pharmacy, research, psychology and other disciplines. There is also a strong consumer focus with participation from consumers as well as Cancer Council’s.
The ASM is run over three-days and is hosted by a different state each year to draw on local expertise. It is the most significant national multidisciplinary cancer meeting in Australia.
View ASM 2010 for details about this year’s ASM.
Other meetings hosted by COSA include cancer specific forums, workshops, professional days and seminars to build the knowledge of COSA members. View COSA events for details.
Who runs the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM)?
The ASM is organised by the COSA team, organising committee and managment company, ASN Events.
Can I have a booth at the Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM)?
Yes. COSA welcomes participation in the trade displays from interested and relevant organisations. View www.cosa2010.org for details.
How do I access the Member’s area of the COSA website?
Only members can access the member’s area of the website. Your email address is your login name and your membership number is your password. Login to the member's area of the website from the top right hand side of the homepage. If you have forgotten your email address and/or your membership number you can use the forgot password function on the members login page, or contact COSA.
Has my membership number and password changed?
Yes. A change to the constitution has seen new categories for COSA membership as below:
Previous Ordinary members are now called Medical members.
Previous Associate members are now called Non-medical members.
Honorary and Student members remain the same.
For most members this means that your password has changed to reflect the new membership names. O members are now M members, and A members are now N members. Your membership number remains the same.
For example:
1234O is now 1234M
1234A is now 1234N
Why can’t I access some pages on the COSA website?
COSA’s website is divided into two areas – general and members only. Only members can view the pages within the member’s area. If you are not logged in and attempt to visit a page that is within the member’s area, you will be redirected to the homepage, which has a member login area in the top right hand corner of the page. If you are a member, use your login and password to access the page. If you are not a member you will not have access to the page. To join COSA view join now.
Will everyone see my discussions/posts in the forum, message board or blog?
Only members have access to the forum, message board and blogs. The general public cannot read or participate in any of the online activities. All current members can read and contribute to the forum, message boards or blogs. If you have any concerns please contact COSA.
Are the COSA member forums, message board and blog monitored for correct use?
Yes. COSA regularly monitors the content of all its online tools, and has the ability to remove inappropriate content. Before posting to any of the online tools, all members must tick that they have read and accepted the terms and conditions of posting content. If you have any concerns, or would like to report inappropriate use, please contact COSA.
What browsers are supported?
The COSA website has been built to support all current browsers and Internet Explorer versions 7-9. COSA recommends upgrading to a current browers to ensure optimal viewing on the site.
