Melanoma Nursing Webinar Program
Clinical Trials in Melanoma: Understanding Access and Nursing Implications
19 Aug, 2025
This webinar will focus on clinical trials for melanoma, concentrating on patient access to trials and the nursing implications for patients when they are on trials.
Nurses will gain insights into current clinical trials in Australia for melanoma. The session will explore the melanoma specialist nurses role in caring for patients who are on trials including providing education about trials, delivering usual care and communication with the trial team, empowering nurses with the necessary knowledge to support melanoma patients in clinical trials, ensuring equitable access and comprehensive care.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the current landscape of melanoma clinical trials in Australia
- Enhance the specialist melanoma nurses role in trial care
- Implement best practices for trial participation and management
Recommended resources - Clinical Trial Registries
Global:
- ClinicalTrials.gov https://clinicaltrials.gov/
- A place to learn about clinical studies from around the world
Australian:
- Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registryhttps://www.anzctr.org.au/
- A database of clinical trials and their results from Australian, New Zealand, and other countries
- Cancer Council Victoria: Victorian Cancer Trials Link https://trials.cancervic.org.au/
- Connects people affected by cancer and their clinicians with information about current cancer clinical trials in Victoria, Australia. It has a range of information and resources on how clinical trials work and allows searching for current trials.
- Melanoma Institute Australia: Clinical Trialshttps://melanoma.org.au/research/clinical-trials/Australia
- Information on currently recruiting and upcoming clinical trials
- Referral information
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Victoria Australia: Clinical trials https://www.petermac.org/patients-and-carers/clinical-trials-information-for-patients/looking-for-a-clinical-trial
- Information on currently open and recruiting clinical trials
Speakers
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Maria Gonzalez Director of Clinical Care, Melanoma Institute Australia |
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Dr Michael Armstrong Dr Michael Armstrong is a G.P. on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and has been in full time practice for over 40 years. For many years he was a Clinical Lecturer in Community Medicine at Sydney University and in this role he mentored many undergraduates.
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Recommended Activity
Australia has adopted international guidelines that outline good clinical practice when conducting human research. In accordance with the National Clinical Trials Governance Framework, clinical trial investigators and their clinical teams must undertake formal training in Good Clinical Practice (GCP). Please refer to your local Health Services' Office for Research to access and complete the GCP training recommended for your practice.
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