• Theme Geriatric Oncology
  • Location Online
  • DATE 29 - 29 Nov 2022

Ageism in Cancer Care Online Forum - Evening 2

COSA hosted an online multidisciplinary forum over two evenings on 22 and 29 November 2022, 7:00-8:30pm AEDT. This initiative, which is being led by Dr Michael Krasovitsky and COSA's Geriatric Oncology Emerging Experts and Researchers Group, has been developed as a means of progressing COSA's Geriatric Oncology Group’s agenda to improve outcomes for older adults with cancer, and it builds upon the advocacy piece submitted for Cancer Australia’s Australian Cancer Plan.

The Forum will focused on the increasingly recognised concept of Ageism. Ageism represents how we feel about, act towards, and discriminate against older people, both consciously and subconsciously. As a community, it is our responsibility to understand and tackle this all-to-common form of bigotry. We believe that if we face our ageist biases and proactively work to reduce, even eliminate, our devaluation of older adults, we can achieve person-centred, equity-focused and evidence-based care that improves outcomes for older Australians with cancer.

The inaugural COSA Ageism Forum brought together multidisciplinary cancer clinicians, geriatricians, consumers and world-leading ageism experts to facilitate an open and respectful discussion of how ageism affects our patients, and our colleagues.

Held over two evenings, please find the recording for night 2 below (29 November 2022)

Tuesday 29 November panel:

Session 3:

Ageism in the nursing and comprehensive allied health care of the older individual with cancer   

Chair A/Prof Christopher Steer
Co-Chair Dr Sharon Nahm
Medical Oncologist Dr Isobel Porter
Cancer nurse-researcher Dr Polly Dufton
Professor of Cancer Nursing Prof Mei Krishnasamy
Social Worker Ms Kim Hobbs
Psycho-Oncology Researcher Ms Sharon He
Occupational therapist Ms Stella Snape-Jenkinson
Nutrition Expert Ms Elise Treleaven
Geriatrician  Dr Gina Tuch
Ageism Expert Prof Sarah Kagan
Patient Representative Mr James Butler OAM
                   
                   

Session 4:

Systems of practice, and societal pressures & norms, for older patients with cancer 

Chair Prof Mei Krishnasamy
Co-Chair Ms Jacqueline Lesage
Hospital Administrator & Geriatrician Prof Christopher Etherton-Beer
COSA Representative A/Prof Dion Forstner
Clinical Governance Mr Edward Elkins
Clinical Ethics Dr Lisa Mitchell
Medical Oncologist Dr Michael Krasovitsky
Ageism Expert Prof Liat Ayalon
Ageism Expert Dr David Panter
Geriatrician Dr Angela Khoo
                   
                   

Ageism in Cancer Care Forum - Evening 1

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