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Nurses Free Communications 1

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Nurses
Monday, November 6, 2023
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Meeting room 220

Speaker

Dr Priscilla Gates
Postdoctoral Nurse Researcher
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Cancer-related cognitive impairment in patients with newly diagnosed aggressive lymphoma compared to healthy controls: An exploratory study

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Biography

Priscilla is the recipient of the Executive Dean Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship at Deakin University. She completed her PhD in 2022 exploring cancer-related cognitive impairment in patients with aggressive lymphoma. Priscilla has extensive experience in haematology nursing and her passion is to improve outcomes for people with cancer
Assoc Prof Tracy King
Multiple Myeloma Clinical Nurse Consultant
Institute of Haematology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

The Steroid Symptom Questionnaire for Multiple Myeloma (SSQ-MM) validated for clinical use.

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Biography

Tracy is MM CNC RPAH/Clinical A/Prof at University of Sydney; Member of the CINSW, Myeloma and Related Disease Registry, Chair HSANZ Myeloma Special Practice Network, & Past President of the HSANZ Nurses Group. Member of IMF Nurse Leadership Board, Myeloma UK Nurse Advisory Group, & leads nursing program during IMS.
Assoc Prof Tracy King
Multiple Myeloma Clinical Nurse Consultant
Institute of Haematology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

Objective measures of sleep disturbances in patients receiving steroids for the treatment of multiple myeloma: Findings from a pilot study.

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Biography

Tracy is MM CNC at RPAH/Clinical A/Prof at University of Sydney; Member of CINSW, Myeloma and Related Disease Registry, Chair HSANZ Myeloma Special Practice Network, & Past President of the HSANZ Nurses Group. Member of IMF Nurse Leadership Board, Myeloma UK Nurse Advisory Group, & leads nursing program during IMS.
Ms Catherine Vassili
Nurse Practitioner
Alfred Health

Nurse Practitioner blood product prescribing in malignant haematology and bone marrow transplantation, a single centre experience

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Biography

Catherine is an Acute Leukaemia Nurse Practitioner at the Alfred Health, Melbourne. She has worked in Haematology since 2004 in a variety of settings. Catherine completed her Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) in 2014 and was endorsed as a Nurse Practitioner in May 2019.
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Ms Nicole Loft
Nurse Practitioner
Royal Adelaide Hospital / Central Adelaide Local Health Network / SA Health

Strengthening communication, education and support for consumers of allogeneic stem cell transplant by experiences of care surveys

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Biography

Nicole Loft is the sole Haematology Nurse Practitioner at Royal Adelaide Hospital. She has a keen interest in transplant survivorship, ensuring her patients thrive post-transplant.
Mrs Laura Wells
Myeloma Clinical Nurse Consultant
St Vincent's Hospital

Developing a national support and information program for younger people living with myeloma in Australianur

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Biography

Laura Wells (Jones) is a myeloma clinical nurse coordinator and transplantation coordinator, at SVHM. She additionally holds roles within Myeloma Australia as a senior myeloma support nurse, as well as on the MRDR. She is completing a masters of advanced nursing practice - nurse practitioner at Melbourne University.

Chairperson

Donna Gairns
Haematology Clinical Nurse Consultant
Monash Health

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Andrew Steele
Clinical Nurse Manager
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

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