Nurses Free Communications: Myeloma
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Nurses
| Monday, October 19, 2026 |
| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
| 503/504 |
Speaker
Ms Trish Joyce
Nurse Practitioner
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre & Royal Melbourne Hospital
The time has arrived to address long-term care needs in myeloma: a nurse-and-pharmacist-led intervention of a Living Better with Myeloma clinic
8:30 AM - 9:00 AMBiography
Mr Ty Simpson
CAR-T Nurse Practitioner
The Alfred Hospital
Supporting the Shift: Inpatient Review of BCMA CAR-T Therapy in Multiple Myeloma Reveals Early Safety and Feasibility for a Nurse Lead Outpatient Model of Care
9:00 AM - 9:30 AMBiography
Ty is a Haematology Nurse Practitioner specialising in cellular and immune therapies at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne. He oversees the coordination of care for patients receiving both standard-of-care and investigational CAR-T treatments, managing a diverse caseload that includes malignant haematology and autoimmune conditions. Ty is the Nursing Chair of HSANZ and the co-chair of the Australasian CAR-T Nurses Group, where he collaborates with colleagues across the region to establish best practice guidelines for CAR-T nursing.
Ms Daniela Klarica
Myeloma Nurse Practitioner
Alfred Hospital / Bayside Health
Balancing profound responses with toxicity: real-world experiences with elranatamab in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma highlight the critical need for advanced, nurse-led supportive care.
9:30 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Daniela Klarica is a myeloma nurse practitioner at The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne. She was endorsed in 2017 and has over a decade of experience caring for myeloma patients, providing supportive care to them and their families through many years of treatment.
Mr Reuben Sutton
Clinical Nurse Specialist
Waikato Haematology
Chairperson
Biography
CNS for chronic haematological disorders and non-transplant eligible myeloid malignancies (Waikato).
Co-chair National Haematology Nurses Working Group.
Casual academic University of Auckland.
Masters of Nursing.
Dr Tracy King
Myeloma CNC
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
Chairperson
Biography
Tracy is the Myeloma CNC at RPA Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor, at CCRU, University of Sydney. Tracy has a clinical interest in assessment/management of symptoms/QoL relating to the treatments for myeloma. She undertook her PhD developing a PRO measure for steroid side effects in myeloma and recently completed her Master Nurse Practitioner.
