2025 Cancer Pain Conference - "Pain and the cancer patient - Let’s explore"
Registrations are now open for the 2025 Cancer Pain Conference - "Pain and the cancer patient - Let’s explore" meeting to be held at the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne.
We are thrilled to invite you to the 2025 Cancer Pain Conference, hosted at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne on Saturday 9 August. This comprehensive event will explore cancer pain across acute, chronic, and end-of-life settings. We eagerly anticipate bringing together healthcare professionals from various disciplines to share insights and advance discussions in the field of cancer pain management.
Event highlights:
- Latest research from Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre staff
- Sessions on innovative pain interventions
- Discussions on allied health approaches
- Insights on perioperative cancer pain management
- Management of complex cancer pain syndromes
Join us to exchange knowledge and contribute to the evolving conversation of cancer pain management. We welcome participation and encourage those from different disciplines (perioperative, palliative care, allied health, medical and nursing) to attend.
Co-convenors
Dr Jamie Young and Ms Ciara Power
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Cost and registration
Registrations are now open. Please click here to register. Early bird closes on Sunday 15 June.
Non-members of ANZCA can register online too. Once you have completed your registration you will be provided with a college ID number and prompted for a password. This will allow you to register online for future meetings as well so please keep your college ID number.
Your registration will include all refreshment breaks and plenary sessions.
All registration fees are quoted in Australian dollars and are inclusive of GST.
| Registration type | Fee (includes GST) |
|---|---|
| Early bird - Consultants | $A350 |
| Early bird - Trainees/Nurses/Allied Health | $A250 |
| Full fee - Consultants | $A450 |
| Full fee - Trainees/Nurses/Allied Health | $A350 |
Invited speakers
We thank the following speakers for their time and contribution to the meeting.
| Speaker | Organisation |
|---|---|
| Dr Jamie Young (co-convenor) | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Dr Emily Traer | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Dr Yuen Leow | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Dr Chris Chan | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Dr Dan Hubik | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Ms Ciara Power (co-convenor) | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Jasmyne Lee | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Dr Walston Martis | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Dr Rajeev Ravi | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
| Dr Sophie McGilvray | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
Venue
The meeting will be held at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre on level 7.
Address:
305 Grattan St, Melbourne VIC 3000
(opposite the Royal Melbourne Hospital)
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Sponsorship opportunities
If you wish to be an exhibitor at the 2025 Rural SIG meeting in association with the Mackay Anaesthetic Community (MAC), please view the HCI prospectus.
To see the sponsorship opportunities for all our events, please click here.
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Continuing professional development (CPD)
Participants in the ANZCA and FPM CPD Program will automatically have their attendance auto-populated to their CPD portfolio within 14 days of the conclusion of the meeting.
ANZCA and FPM CPD Program
This event is claimable by ANZCA and FPM CPD participants within the practice evaluation, knowledge and skills, or emergency responses categories.
Category 2: Knowledge and skills
Lectures/plenary sessions under ‘Learning sessions’
Workshops and small group discussions under ‘Short format learning’ activity
If you're not a member of our CPD program
If you’re not participating in the ANZCA and FPM CPD program, please check with your respective college/provider regarding your CPD classifications. Post-event, you may request an electronic certificate of attendance for CPD evidence from the event organiser.
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