This webinar explored the importance of identifying social determinants of health, the impact they can have on the experience and outcomes of people with cancer, and how nurses can use the Nursing Equity Assessment Tool (the NEAT) in their clinical practice. The NEAT is a checklist used at the point of care to support nurses to quickly and systematically identify people who experience disadvantageous social determinants of health.
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Learning outcomes
What you will learn
After this session, nurses will be able to:
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Identify social determinants of health needs
Identify social determinants of health needs that may create barriers to, or facilitate, access to cancer care.
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Respond to needs identified through the NEAT
Recognise, and have the skills to respond to, complex physical and social determinants of health needs identified through use of the NEAT, and use the data generated to inform comprehensive, person-centred care planning.
At a glance
The event in brief
Originally held
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Online webinar, part of the National Melanoma Nursing Program.
Who this is for
Nurses
Nurses aiming to identify and respond to social determinants of health needs in cancer care.
Contributors
Speakers
Speaker
Professor Mei Krishnasamy
Professor of Nursing (Cancer), Department of Nursing, University of Melbourne; VCCC Alliance Cancer Nursing Lead
Professor Mei Krishnasamy is Professor of Nursing in the Department of Nursing at the University of Melbourne, the VCCC Alliance Cancer Nursing Lead, and an honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for Health Services Research in Cancer at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. Mei's career has been defined by a commitment to advancing equity of access to evidence-informed cancer care by developing the capability of nurses to develop and implement value-based health service innovation. She has an established record of collaborative co-design research focusing on the development and evaluation of approaches to care and strategies targeted at improving patient and carer experiences of living with cancer, demands of treatment and symptom profiles, linking experience of care innovation to improved patient outcomes.
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Shu-Yi Soong
Consumer Representative
Shu-Yi Soong has experienced a cancer diagnosis and has had a carer role, and would like to use the observations and insights she has gained in Victoria and Asia to benefit the Victorian healthcare system. Shu-Yi has extensive experience working in the private and public healthcare sectors to advocate for effective and efficient system-level changes. With an interest in learning and development opportunities for consumer representatives, Shu-Yi has a passion for enabling stronger advocacy between users of healthcare services and public health policy decision-makers. Shu-Yi has completed the University of Melbourne's Specialist Certificate in Health and Human Services and the Health Issues Centre's Consumer Leadership program. She is a longstanding Chinese cultural champion at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre's Wellbeing Centre and has experience as a consumer representative at Safer Care Victoria and the Department of Health. Professionally, Shu-Yi is a finance business partner, working with a diverse group of stakeholders using her influencing and negotiation skills.
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