Membership

Click here to join the Oncology Nurses Group (membership brochure)

33rd Annual Oncology Nurses Group Conference

Thursday & Friday, September  9-10, 2010
Radisson Resort, Gold Coast.

Announcing our key note speaker

Mary Duffy RN, RSCN, RSM. GRAD Dip Cancer/Palliative care NSG
Nurse Co-ordinator - Lung,  Peter McCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne

Check out our website for more information and the preliminary conference program

Study and Travel Grant Program 2010

Cancer Council Queensland’s program of scholarships and study grants provides health workers in the field of cancer the opportunity to improve knowledge pertaining to research, diagnosis, treatment and education about cancer. The experience gained will make it possible to give the highest standard of health care to people with cancer.

Each year, $70,000 in scholarships is offered, with each scholarship valued at a maximum of $10,000. There are scholarships for international travel and travel within Australia, and scholarships for nurses, medical, paramedical, educationalists and allied health professionals.

Information regarding the 2011 round of grants will be launched in July / August 2010.

Alf Kretschmar Award 2010

The Alf Kretschmar Award 'Caring for the person with cancer – a positive nursing experience' aims to involve enrolled nurses, undergraduate student nurses and assistants-in-nursing in the promotion of positive community attitudes about and opinions toward cancer.

This Cancer Council Queensland essay competition is named after the late Alf Kretschmar who was the first field officer with Cancer Council Queensland. Mr Kretschmar attached particular importance to providing information about cancer to the community. This award stands in memory of Alf Kretschmar in order that his work be continued.

The 2010 Alf Kretschmar Awards have been launched. For all information including promotion poster, and application details click here.