BCNA  Coffs Harbour Information Forum 2023

Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA)

C.ex Coffs International Stadium (Hub 2)

Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) is holding an Information Forum for people diagnosed and living with breast cancer and their supporters. The forum will cover topics including current and emerging treatments, lymphoedema, managing financial impacts and strategies to enhance physical and emotional wellbeing. You will also hear about local support in the Coffs Harbour area that you can connect with as well as learning more about BCNA’s services and resources that are available. There will be two simultaneous information sessions throughout the day – one for people with early breast cancer and one for people with metastatic breast cancer. Please register for the session you would like to attend. If you are unable to attend in person, you can still join us virtually. When registering, select ‘Information Forum – Attending Virtually’. The virtual session will be delivered via Zoom, and you will receive the access link one day before the event. Guest speakers will include: Dr Michelle White Dr. Michelle White is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. She completed her training through the Victorian Medical Oncology Training Group in Melbourne before completing a Post Graduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine. She now specializses in treating women diagnosed with breast cancer at Monash and Cabrini Hospitals. Dr White is the lead investigator for several local research studies and is involved in the development and conduct of clinical trials. She is a member of the Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group and has published several research papers, abstracts, many of which have been presented at national conferences. She is a member of the steering committee for the development of Breast Cancer Services at Cabrini Brighton. Dr Carrie Lethborg Dr Carrie Lethborg is an oncology social worker and a leading expert in cancer care. She has more than 30 years’ experience supporting people with cancer and their families and has worked with BCNA for over 10 years.   Dr Lethborg has completed research in post treatment experiences of breast cancer, meaning based coping, palliative care, inequity in cancer care and the experience of cancer for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. She has held honorary research fellowships at Peter Mac Callum Cancer Centre and The University of Melbourne and Monash Medical Centre. She currently works at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne and the Centre for Rural Health, University of Tasmania and provides staff support for the Ovarian Cancer Australia and the Cancer Council of Victoria.  Hugh Campbell Hugh Campbell is an exercise physiologist and enjoys sharing his passion for exercise and helping people to remain and become more active. Hugh has completed a Masters of Exercise Science (Strength and Conditioning) and is currently undertaking a second masters of Exercise Medicine (Oncology). Jane Kelly Jane Kelly is the Breast Clinical Nurse Consultant (breast care nurse) at the Mid North Coast Cancer Institute (MNCCI) in Coffs Harbour. She has worked as a registered nurse at MNCCI for 13 years in medical oncology and radiotherapy. In her role as a breast care nurse, Jane supports people with early or metastatic breast cancer, providing emotional, spiritual and physical support for patients and their families. Lee Millard-Newton Lee Millard-Newton has been a nurse for 50 years. For many of those years, she has been working as a breast care nurse. Lee has done many activities to support the local breast cancer community including, forming a support group for young women, the Encore program, facilitating breast cancer peer support volunteers and starting the local dragon boat club where she became the national chair in 2012. She is also a trained lymphoedema therapist. Lee has also had her own breast cancer experience. Lee recently finished her role as breast care nurse and in her new role provides wound care for patients following breast cancer surgery.

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