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Monday Lunch Livestream

With Professor Jill Francis and Associate Professor Niall Corcoran

5 July 2022

Hear this dynamic duo who demonstrate implementation science using a real-life case study example of de-escalation in prostate cancer therapy.

Delivery of low-value care is a problem across all health systems. The body of knowledge in implementation science includes methods and frameworks for investigating and addressing this problem.

In this special Monday Lunch Livestream, Professor Jill Francis (Professor of Implementation Science, University of Melbourne) is joined by urological surgeon, Associate Professor Niall Corcoran. Together they present examples of implementation science frameworks and how their application is exemplified through the challenges associated with the de-escalation of prostate cancer therapies. These methods are transferable to addressing low-value care in other clinical contexts.

Presenters 

Professor Jill Francis
Professor Jill Francis PhD is Professor of Implementation Science at the Melbourne School of Health Sciences, Implementation Lead in the Department of Health Services Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Affiliate Investigator at the Centre for Implementation Science, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Canada. She has recently returned to Melbourne after 18 years in the UK, focusing on behavioural implementation research to support practice change in health care. Jill has led or co-led the development and application of several frameworks commonly used in implementation research.

Associate Professor Niall Corcoran
Niall Corcoran PhD FRACS (Urol) is a urological surgeon at Royal Melbourne and Frankston Hospitals, and heads the Urology Unit at Western Health. He is an Associate Professor (Research) in the Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne and co-leads a translational research group investigating drivers of prostate cancer metastases and treatment resistance. He is the Research and Education Lead for GU Oncology across the VCCC Alliance, and chairs the expert working group for the prostate cancer Optimal Care Pathway.