• FOUNDED 2012

Overview

COSA members formed the cancer survivorship group in November 2012 in recognition of the growing importance of survivorship care of people diagnosed with cancer. Our multidisciplinary Group provides a platform for the discussion and ongoing development of survivorship care in Australia. We recognise that quality survivorship care is essential to supporting the well-being of people diagnosed with cancer and their families.

The overarching aim of the COSA Survivorship Group is to advance care and research to improve outcomes for all Australians after cancer treatment.

Survivorship Group objectives include:

  • Represent the needs of the broad range of health professionals involved in delivering care for cancer survivors
  • Provide a forum for education, discussion and exchange of information between health professionals involved in cancer survivorship care
  • Foster research in cancer survivorship
  • Promote and advocate for improved survivorship services and access to care for all Australians living with and beyond cancer
  • Engage stakeholders in the area of cancer survivorship care to ensure a coordinated, national approach to survivorship care in Australia and to facilitate policy development to inform such care
Thank you for visiting the COSA Survivorship Group page. While you're here, be sure to visit our ActivitiesResources and Notice Board, for more information about the Group.

Group information

[Chair] A/Prof Nicolas Hart, University of Technology Sydney, NSW

Dr Sean Black-Tiong, Lift Cancer Care Services, SA

Prof Gail Garvey, The University of Queensland, QLD

Dr Mahesh Iddawela, Alfred Health & La Trobe Regional Hospital, VIC

Dr Carolyn Mazariego, University of New South Wales/SPHERE, NSW

Dr Lachlan McDowell, Princess Alexandra Hospital Brisbane, QLD

Ms Rebecca McIntosh, healthAbility / Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, VIC

Ms Carmel O’Kane, Wimmera Cancer Centre/Grampians Health Horsham, VIC

A/Professor Anna Ugalde, Deakin University VIC

Dr Thomas Walwyn, Perth Children's Hospital, WA

Co-opted Executive members:

Chair, PRO Working Group: Prof Bogda Koczwara AM, Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer, SA

eNews Co-editor: Dr Md Mijanur Rahman, The Daffodil Centre, NSW

eNews Co-editor: Dr Carla Thamm, Flinders University SA / Metro South Hospital and Health Service QLD

Primary care advisor: Dr Elysia Thornton-Benko, General Practice, University of New South Wales, NSW

Co-Chair, Financial Toxicity Working Group: Megan Varlow, Cancer Council Australia

Our 2022-2024 Strategic Plan identifies a range of priorities to help us work towards our objective of advancing care and research to improve outcomes for all Australians after cancer treatment. Our 2019-2021 achievements are summarised here.

Terms of Reference - Council approved 6 August 2021, updated March 2024

The 2023 theme for the Cancer Survivorship Conference held in Adelaide was "Solidarity in Survivorship: Bringing Us Together"

The Fellows received mentorship, guidance and support from the Survivorship Executive Committee, which comprises internationally renowned senior clinicians and researchers in cancer survivorship. Each project will help advance survivorship research and improve outcomes for all Australians after cancer treatment.

Read about the Survivorship Group's 2022/23 Fellows

Read more about the Survivorship Group's 2021/22 Fellows:

  1. Fiona Crawford-Williams
  2. Carolyn Mazariego
  3. Julia Morris

The COSA Survivorship Group has a number of active Working Groups. Find out more below.

Catch up on COSA Survivorship Group activities and news from the last few years. The Survivorship Group eNews is only available for members, so you'll need to login to access.

You can view all COSA Quickfires on our YouTube channel

Group Chair

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Group Chair

Nicolas Hart

Survivorship Group Chair