ANZBCTG AWARDS PRESENTED AT THE ASM, NZ

ANZBCTG Awards Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting in Wellington, New Zealand

Members of the Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group (ANZBCTG), and researchers involved in clinical trials research, were recognised during the ANZBCTG’s 36th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Wellington, New Zealand.

The ANZBCTG Awards Program aims to recognise the valuable contribution that ANZBCTG members and researchers make to the Group’s clinical trials research program; provide professional development opportunities to members; promote the activities of the ANZBCTG; recognise outstanding achievement by researchers, clinicians and scientists in their particular field; and encourage participation in breast cancer clinical trials research.

The following awards were presented during the recent ASM:

The ANZBCTG Gold Medal – Associate Professor Raymond Snyder from St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne

This award recognises the outstanding contribution and achievements of a member of the ANZBCTG, who has played a significant role in the development and conduct of breast cancer clinical trials research in this region.

The Alan Coates Award for Excellence in Clinical Trials Research – Professor Michael Green from Royal Melbourne Hospital

This award recognises a member of the ANZBCTG who has made an outstanding contribution to the ANZBCTG’s clinical trials research program. It aims to assist the recipient in their professional development.

The Robert Sutherland Award for Excellence in Translational Research – Professor W. Fraser Symmans from the MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Texas, USA

This award recognises Translational Researchers and their achievements and contributions to improved patient outcomes. The award is open to Translational Researchers worldwide.

The John Collins Fellow Medal and Travel Grant – Dr Chilton Chong from Southern Breast Oncology in Victoria

This award was established to encourage potential academic Breast Cancer Surgeons and Registrars to become involved in clinical trials research.

The Study Coordinator Prize – Ms Rosemary Cotton from Ballarat Oncology and Haematology Services in Victoria

This prize acknowledges outstanding commitment to the ANZBCTG clinical trials research program by a Study Coordinator. The ANZBCTG’s Trials Coordination Department nominates an award recipient annually to the ANZBCTG Board of Directors for ratification.

AVON Travel Grants – Ms Alison Coote, Ms Anne Milton, Ms Gabrielle Howarth, Ms Jane Holt, Mrs Jenny Gilchrist, Dr Jane Parry, Mrs Kathryn Robinson

These grants recognise Trial Coordinators and Junior Clinicians who are unable to access institutional or other funding to attend the ASM. They are generously provided by AVON.

All ANZBCTG awards include travel and attendance at the ASM each year. Nominations and applications for awards open in early 2015. The 2015 ASM will be held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 – 25 July 2015.

Media contact:

Anna Fitzgerald,

ANZBCTG Communications Manager

Phone: 02 4925 5255 or 0400 304 224

Email: anna.fitzgerald@anzbctg.org