ACCN Innovations Showcase

Cancer Australia and the South Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network will co-host the third ACCN Innovations Showcase on 10 September 2026 in Adelaide.

This year’s Showcase theme is Networked excellence in action. It will highlight outcomes from established partnerships, cross service collaborations, and models of care that demonstrate networked comprehensive cancer care across diverse settings.

Registrations now open!

South West Healthcare Research Day 2026

This year’s theme is “Care closer to home: innovation for better regional health care”.

The South West Healthcare Research Day provides an excellent opportunity for staff and students to showcase their work, engage in networking, and generate discussion to encourage innovation in service delivery, clinical practice and research.

Catered lunch & afternoon tea provided.

 

Aboriginal Health Showcase 2026

The MACH Aboriginal Leadership Group invites you to the second Aboriginal Health Showcase. This free event will highlight Aboriginal-led programs and initiatives addressing health priorities across our Community.

In 2026 we’re excited to partner with Monash Partners Health Translation Network and Western Alliance Academic Health Science Centre to build on the success of the first Showcase and bring you an even more deadly event!

The overarching theme of the Showcase is Healthy Koorie Communities and provides an opportunity to come together to learn from each other about the innovative Aboriginal-led programs and initiatives across Victoria addressing Aboriginal health priorities.

The Showcase will be held over two days with the second day designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander attendees only with a focus on capability building and networking. Please note that day two will be held in person only

2025 NSW Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research

We are delighted to announce the 20th annual NSW Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research. This prestigious event pays tribute to the remarkable accomplishments of individuals and teams within the cancer research community and those supporting innovation and cutting-edge delivery of care. 

This annual event is a vibrant celebration of excellence and breakthroughs in cancer research and innovation. It honours outstanding achievements spanning academic research, advancements in cancer clinical outcomes, and the successful integration of innovation into top-tier care for the people of New South Wales.

This year, there will be eight award categories open for nominations. These categories highlight progress and success in line with the strategic goals of the NSW Cancer Plan.

The winners will be announced at the NSW Premier’s Awards for Outstanding Cancer Research event to be held 5.30pm, Tuesday 25 November 2025 at NSW Parliament House. Further information about the awards event will be shared in the coming months.

Please note anyone involved in improving cancer patient outcomes within NSW is eligible to be nominated.

ACCN Showcase – @research/RRTH Presentation

Cancer Australia, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and the VCCC Alliance hosted  The Australian Comprehensive Cancer Network Innovations Showcase on Thursday, 3rd July 2025, at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne.

The event highlighted examples of networked cancer care and explored how the ACCN can facilitate comprehensive cancer care as close to home as safely possible for all Australians.

The themes of the ACCN Innovations Showcase were:

  • Improving equity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
  • Lift, Shift and Tailor: highlighting established initiatives and good practice that showcase networking and collaboration in cancer care.
  • Collaboration opportunities: exploring how the ACCN can be leveraged to enhance implementation opportunities.
The Regional Research Teaching Hub’s very own, Dr Heather Cameron, presented at this showcase with the topic of:
Innovative access to equitable health services research training

You can watch the presentation on the link below.

 

Aboriginal Health Showcase 2025

The MACH Aboriginal Leadership Group invites you to the inaugural MACH Aboriginal Health Showcase. This free event will highlight Aboriginal-led programs and initiatives addressing health priorities across our Community.

The theme of the Showcase is Listen and Learn: Co-Design and Innovation in Indigenous Health, which provides an opportunity to learn from each other about the innovative programs and initiatives addressing Aboriginal health priorities across the MACH partnership.

 

South West Healthcare Research Day

Empowering place-based research in south west Victoria

The South West Healthcare Research Day provides an excellent opportunity for staff and students to showcase their work, engage in networking, and generate discussion to encourage innovation in service delivery, clinical practice and research.

The South West Healthcare Research Day Committee extend an invitation to submit an abstract for an oral or poster presentation for the upcoming Research Day. We aim to showcase the excellent work and research being done in our region, and to continue to foster research capacity and culture within the delivery of our local health services. This does not have to be in a clinical role. We invite submissions of research and quality improvement activities based in health and healthcare in our region in the following forms of presentation: – 15 minute oral presentation – 5 in 5 – a 5 minute oral presentation with 5 slides – Academic poster

Submissions close 19 July 2024

For submission and further information, click on “register”

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