MOGA news and events archive

A selection of historical news items that may be of interest including MOGA's 30th Anniversary in 2009 and the EPICC and Enhancing Palliation Projects.
 
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MOGA Events and Awards 2011

 
MOGA 2011 Annual Scientific Meeting
 
Adelaide Convention Centre, 10-12 August 2011
MOGA would like to thank Associate Professor Chris Karapetis, the Convenor of the MOGA 2011 ASM, the ASM Planning Committee, the presenters who generously committed their time, industry sponsors and all of the attendees for their contributions to another successful and scientifically robust meeting. 
  
 
 
Taken during the ASM Gala Dinner, held at the South Australian
Library in Adelaide on Friday 12th August 2011.
 

ASM Gala Dinner - Official Party
 
Left to Right:
 
Dr Mustafa Khasraw, Dr Matteo Carlino, Dr John Leyden, Dr Marianne Pavel, Associate Professor Michael Michael, Dr Rosemary Harrup, Mrs Lynnette Zalcberg, Dr Linda Mileshkin, Professor John R. Zalcberg, Professor Michael Ducreux, Mr Brian Gladsden, Professor Ian Olver, Mrs Jenny Olver, Ms Simone Leyden, Dr Christopher Steer, Professor Ray Lowenthal, Associate Professor Gary Richardson, Associate Professor Chris Karapetis, Dr Tim Price, Dr Ken Pittman and Dr Diana Adams
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Unicorn Foundation Award 2011

 
 
The Medical Oncology Group of Australia Incorporated (MOGA) in conjunction with the Unicorn Foundation are proud to announce that this major new Award was presented to Dr Mustafa Khasraw at the Gala Dinner during MOGA's ASM in Adelaide on Friday 12th August.
Dr Khasraw will use the Unicorn Foundation Award to undertake an approved educational program to develop his knowledge and expertise in the management of neuroendocrine Tumours.
 
 
Unicorn Foundation Award Winner, annouced at the ASM Gala Dinner at the
South Australian Library in Adelaide, Friday 12th August 2011.
 
Left to Right:
Dr Mustafa Khasraw, Associate Professor Gary Richardson, Dr John Leyden and Ms Simone Leyden
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Cancer Achievement Award 2011
The Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA) joined again with Novartis Oncology to make available this special award recognising outstanding Australian contributions to cancer research and control. The Cancer Achievement Award formally recognises the contributions made by scientists, clinicians and other health care professionals to the scientific study of cancer in Australia.
Since 1999 this Award has been presented to ten leaders in the field of Australian Oncology. MOGA are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2011 Award was Professor John R. Zalcberg OAM in recognition of his skills, commitment and achievement as an outstanding Australian medical oncologist.  Professor Zalcberg is the Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne.
 
  

Left to Right: Mrs Lynette Zalcberg and Professor John R. Zalcberg
 
Professor Zalcberg was presented with a prize of $15,000.00 and an award at the MOGA Annual Scientific Meeting in Adelaide on Friday 12th August 2011 at which he also delivered a personal and touching address.
 
    
Left to Right: Associate Professor Gary Richardson - MOGA Chairman, Professor John R Zalcberg - Award Recipient and Mr Brian Gladsden - General Manager, Novartis Oncology Oceania
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Other News:

 
Celebrating 31 Years of Medical Oncology In Australia
In 2009 our Association celebrated it's 30th Anniversary. These celebrations had great significance for MOGA as the peak professional body for medical oncologists in Australia as our anniversary also marked thirty years since the emergence of medical oncology as a specialty internationally. It is hard to believe that medical oncology is only thirty-one years old and in that time Australia has developed the strong and robust professional medical oncology workforce to which we belong.
 
I would like to acknowledge the enormous contribution that our members have and continue to make to the development of medical oncology in Australia. Over the last three decades our Association and medical oncology have undergone substantial changes and played an ever increasingly significant role in the treatment and management of cancer. Medical oncology in Australia is a vigorous, dynamic, exciting and above all, challenging profession and our members are involved in a vast number of areas of practice including clinical care, cancer research (including biology, therapeutics, epidemiology and clinical outcomes research), health education, ethics and clinical teaching.
   
Associate Professor Michael Michael,
Chairman 2009-2011
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Education Program in Cancer Care (EPICC)
Effective of 19 August 2010 the EPICC online education program developed by MOGA in 2009, with funding from Cancer Australia, became available on the RRMEO platform (www.rrmeo.com) managed by the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine (www.acrrm.org.au).
 
As part of the arrangement for the College to host the Program as part of its online education materials the Program has been granted Professional Development Points PDP by the College. MOGA would like to thank Lex Lucas Online Services Manager and his team at the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine.
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Enhancing Palliation in Patients with Advanced Cancer in Rural Areas of Australia

This national e-learning program for general practitioners and health workers in rural and remote areas of Australia, was developed by the Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA), and offered online, free of charge from August 2007 through to March 31, 2009 by an accredited, medical education portal. This Rural Health Support, Education and Training (RHSET) program was generously funded by the Australian Federal Government through the Department of Health & Ageing with additional support from Hospira Australia Pty Ltd.
 
This e-learning program for general practitioners and health care workers in rural and remote areas of Australia was developed by a committee of experts including;
 
Management Committee
Professor Bogda Koczwara (Chair)
Professor Ian Olver
Associate Professor David Goldstein
Dr Craig Underhill
Ms Franca Marine
 
Advisory Committee and Presenters
Professor Bruce Mann
Associate Professor Paul Glare
Associate Professor Lizz Lobb
Dr Ghauri Aggarwal
Dr Henry Hicks
Dr Tanya Holt
Dr Rohan Vora
Dr Sue Robertson
Ms Rosemary Seiboth, CNC
 
The program materials includes a Powerpoint presentation relating to palliative cancer treatment modalities, making decisions about palliative cancer treatments, multidisciplinary care. The program also includes four case studies covering lung cancer, breast cancer, colorectal and prostate cancer.
 
The Association is currently seeking accredited providers of professional online medical education programs to offer the program. At this time the program is available in a Word format on disc for registered medical professionals and provides an excellent base for individual or group learning experiences. Please contact moga@moga.org.au if you would like to access the program.
 
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