27 September 2023
Health Professional & Industry Roundtable | Review of the Clinical Practice Guidelines for PSA Testing
PSA testing is instrumental in assessing a man’s individual risks of developing prostate cancer.
In 2016 PCFA launched Australia’s first clinical practice guidelines on PSA testing and early management of test-detected prostate cancer. These Guidelines expired in 2021 and are now under review.
You can learn more about the review process in this Roundtable dialogue.
Click here for a copy of the accompanying information pack.
Presenters
Professor Jeff Dunn AO
Chief of Mission & Head of Research, PCFA
President, Union for International Cancer Control
Jeff Dunn is the Chief of Mission and Head of Research at the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia. Jeff is also Professor Social and Behavioural Science and Chair Cancer Survivorship at the University of Southern Queensland and is a Board Member and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee for the West Moreton Hospital and Health Service. Jeff became President of the Union for International Cancer Control in October 2022, having served on the Board in various capacities over many years. His work in cancer control spans 30 years, in which time he has dedicated his career to the development of strategies that underpin cancer survival and improve awareness of the disease with a special focus on the social and behavioural aspects of cancer and has over 200 publications, including peer reviewed manuscripts, chapters, books and reports. In 2014 Jeff was appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia for distinguished service to medical administration through leadership of cancer control organisations and promotion of innovative and integrated cancer care programs.
Professor Suzanne Chambers AO PhD MAPS
Health Psychologist
Suzanne is an internationally renowned foremost expert in the psychology of cancer and navigating life transitions. With a distinguished 25-year career in health psychology, her expertise has been deepened by professional leadership roles in cancer control, research, and higher education, where her work has been praised for its impact on client well-being. She is a registered psychologist and member of the Australian Psychological Society’s College of Health Psychology.
Client-centred care has been a focus of Suzanne’s career, drawing on techniques from therapies that work in harmonisation to empower individuals. Her approach integrates cognitive behavioural practice, acceptance and commitment strategies, mindfulness, and emerging models of self-compassion. She is recognised internationally for her work in helping people in their yearnings to cope with illness, manage stress and anxiety, improve health and well-being, and navigate life changes.
Will McDonald
Presenter/Reporter/Producer, Nine News
Will McDonald is a Nine News presenter, reporter and producer. He presents the 6pm weekend bulletin for Nine News in Adelaide and the afternoon weekday news. Born in Adelaide, Will’s media career began in 2000 in Port Lincoln for Southern Cross News. Writing, filming and editing his own stories, he then moved to Port Pirie to host the local news bulletin. In over two decades of journalism, Will has covered major Australian news stories, from ground-breaking medical research to catastrophic bushfires. Outside of work, he’s a motorcycle enthusiast who loves adventure, including hiking, mountain climbing and skydiving as often as he can. Will was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer in July 2020 at the age of 42 and is determined to beat it. He and his partner Samantha welcomed their first son in January 2023, a baby boy named Alfie, and he recently completed his first Ironman event, raising over $25,000 for Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.
Adjunct Professor Peter Heathcote
MBBS (Old), FRACS (Urol)
Adjunct Professor Peter Heathcote is a urologic surgeon with a special interest in cancer of the prostate, robotic surgery and pelvic oncology with over 30 years of practice experience. He is Senior Urologist at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane Australia and also holds appointments as an Adjunct Professor at the Australian Prostate Cancer Research Centre in Queensland, as a Senior Examiner in Urology at the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and as a Senior Lecturer in Medicine University of Queensland. He is a Past-President Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand and has been a performance assessor for the AHPRA Medical Board of Australia performance assessor since 2016. Adjunct Professor Heathcote has held Membership of the Academy of Surgical Educators RACS since 2017 and is and Adjunct Clinical Professor of Monash University, as well as serving as a Member of the Board of the Australasian Urological Foundation since 2019. In 2021 he was appointed as a Member of the Australian Government’s Professional Services Review Panel, which is a role he still holds. He has been involved in the work of Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia over many years, lending his expertise and time in a voluntary capacity in pursuit of the mission.
Associate Professor David Smith
Senior Research Fellow, The Daffodil Centre
Professor Smith is an epidemiologist and health service researcher. He leads the Prostate Cancer stream of research at the Daffodil Centre, a joint venture between Cancer Council NSW and University of Sydney. He and his team have published and presented extensively in cancer epidemiology and outcomes research. He has experience in research across a number of urological cancers but his major interest is in prostate cancer. He has worked in the areas of risk factors and epidemiology of the disease, the effect of PSA testing on the population trends and in the patterns and quality of life outcomes of care for prostate cancer. He has multiple active collaborations with peak groups working in prostate cancer, including Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and Movember. He is dedicated to improving the lives of men living with prostate cancer and ensuring that supportive care and equity of access to the best outcomes are obtainable for all men.
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