Session One: Setting the Scene

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Setting the stage: Preparing for the 2025 lung cancer screening program national rollout

Session One: Setting the Scene

 

 

23 May 2025

Chair 

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A/Prof Gavin Wright

Director of Surgical Oncology, St Vincent’s Hospital; VCCC Alliance Research & Education Lead, Lung Cancer

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Playlist

Welcome

Setting the Scene: The National Lung Cancer Screening Program Rollout

Welcome - Prof Grant McArthur AO
Welcome to Country - Wurundjeri Elder Tony Garvey
 

 

Professor Grant McArthur AO
VCCC Alliance Chief Executive Officer; Head Molecular Oncology Laboratory and Consultant Medical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Tony Garvey

Wurundjeri Elder 

 

 

 

 

 

The importance of the National Lung Cancer Screening Program

Setting the Scene: The National Lung Cancer Screening Program Rollout

A lived experience perspective on the importance of the NLCSP
Anne Fidler
Consumer Advocate, Chair of Consumer Group, Lung Foundation Australia

Related links

National Lung Cancer Screening Program – Guidelines

National Lung Cancer Screening Program Expert Advisory Committee

National Lung Cancer Screening Program

Reducing stigma in the NLCSP

 

 

 

Launching 1 July 2025

Setting the Scene: The National Lung Cancer Screening Program Rollout

Update to the NLCSP launching 1 July 2025, including:
-Eligibility and key program partnerships
-Screening and assessment pathway
-Support for health professionals and participants
-New MBS Items
-National Cancer Screening Register Integration
-Communication and engagement strategies
-Lung cancer screening for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Jessica Pratt

Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care

Prof Vivienne Milch

Cancer Australia

Peter Bligh

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)

Related links

National Lung Cancer Screening Program

Lung cancer in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Screening and assessment pathway

Nodule management protocol

Information for healthcare providers

Education for Radiologists - RANZCR

Resources for the health sector

National Cancer Screening Register (NCSR)

Contact: lungcancerscreening@health.gov.au

 

 

 

Victoria’s Implementation of the Program

Setting the Scene: The National Lung Cancer Screening Program Rollout

Update on Victoria’s implementation of the program
Enabling system preparedness for the implementation of the NLCSP in Victoria

Dr Bridie O’Donnell

Public Health Network and Programs, VIC Department of Health

Ross

Ross Broad

Operational Support & Improvement Policy, VIC Department of Health

Panel discussion

Setting the Scene: The National Lung Cancer Screening Program Rollout

Session 1 presenters
Facilitated by A/Prof Gavin Wright

 

 

 

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Resource details

conference
Course type
Symposia
Duration
60 mins
Price
$0.00
Curriculum Area
Prevention, screening and diagnostics
Speciality
Administration/Executive
Allied Health professional
Clinician
Communications
GP
Nurse
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Lung
Tailored screening

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