ADELAIDE-MITCHAM PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
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Providing support for men with Prostate Cancer |
Mailing Address:- |
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Meetings Normally third (from 2020) Thursday of each Month, Feb to Nov (check dates below in case of alterations) at, Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL, 4 Prince George Parade, Colonel Light Gardens at 7.0 pm to 8.45pm map |
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2020 |
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| Feb 20 3rd Thur |
Annual General Meeting, discussion among members & visitors, viewing of DVD if time permits flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
3rd Thur |
CANCELLED (due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns) |
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3rd Thur |
CANCELLED (due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns) |
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3rd Thur |
CANCELLED (due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns) |
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| June18 3rd Thur |
CANCELLED Discussion evening |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| July16 3rd Thur |
CANCELLED Prab Takhar – SAHMRI (South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute) |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
Aug 20 |
Discussion evening | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Sept 17 3rd Thur |
Prostate Cancer Specialist Care Nurses – Kerry Santoro (FMC) & Sophie Otto (RAH) | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Oct 15 3rd Thur |
Dr Andrew Fuller – Urologist, South Terrace Urology Topics – Robotic surgery and what the future holds, The increasing use of MRI’s in prostate cancer treatment | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
2019 |
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| Feb 28 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting, discussion among members & visitors, viewing of DVD if time permits flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Mar 28 4th Thur |
Dr Dainik Patel – Medical Oncologist, Adelaide Cancer Centre Topic Emerging treatments in prostate cancer flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
4th Thur |
No meeting due to the day being Anzac Day Due to public holidays (Easter & Anzac Day) affecting the meeting date, discussion took place between office bearers of the group and it was decided to cancel the meeting |
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| May 23 4th Thur |
Brett Partington – Dementia Downunder flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| June 27 4th Thur |
Discussion evening with members & visitors flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| July 25 4th Thur |
Dr John Miller – Urologist. Topic From Treatment to an Advanced Stage of Prostate cancer flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Aug 22 4th Thur |
A speaker from the Lymphoedema Support Group of SA (LSGSA) Professor Neil Piller and Jeremy Pluck flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Sept 26 4th Thur |
Kerry Santoro (FMC) & Sophie Otto (RAH) – Prostate Cancer Specialist Care Nurses, co-presentation Topic: Prostate cancer survivorship – what this means in real terms to men living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Oct 24 4th Thur |
COTA SA Topic - by Phil Tomney - Older drivers, Safer vehicles, Fitness to drive & Assessments. flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Nov 29 4th Thur |
Likely members dinner | tba | |
2018 |
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| Feb 22 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting plus a brief presentation by Harshani Jayasinghe, PhD Scholar, University of Adelaide Topic – An online exercise guidance tool for men with metastatic cancer. |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Mar 22 4th Thur |
Combined presentation by Dr Marcus Dreosti (Radiation Oncologist from Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre) & Dr Darren Foreman (Urologist from South Terrace Urology) flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Apr 26 4th Thur |
Kevin O’Shaughnessy – Among his various involvements, researcher and teacher on care needed for prostate cancer patients, partners and families (Uni SA) Topic:- Love, Faith and Hope for men with Prostate Cancer and their partners flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| May 24 4th Thur |
Sally Sara – Specialist Prostate Cancer Nurse, now at FMC flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| June 28 4th Thur |
Discussion evening flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| July 26 4th Thur |
Tamara Thorpe, Cancer Council SA – Bowel Cancer information session flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Aug 23 4th Thur |
Paul Drew BSc PhD is a Senior Lecturer in the college of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Discipline of Surgery at the University of Adelaide, Basil Hetzel Institute. New reasearch into non-cancer cells within a cancer flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Sept 27 4th Thur |
Lauren Whiting, Managing Director of Lift Cancer Care Services flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Oct 25 4th Thur |
Dr Kim Pese – Urologist flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
2017 |
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| Feb 23 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting plus discussion among members and visitors, viewing of Video flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Mar 23 4th Thur |
Dr Christopher Hocking Oncologist, Adelaide Cancer Centre Topic – Living with Prostate Cancer – Challenges and Hopes flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Apr 27 4th Thur |
Public Trustee – Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney etc flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| May 25 4th Thur |
COTA Speaker - Topic Maximising My Independence - Commonwealth Home Support Programme flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| June 22 4th Thur |
Member Paul Olman's 'Long Ride' for Prostate Cancer, Discussion among members and visitors, viewing of DVD (Community Conversations 2017: Prof Suzanne Chambers, Director, Menzies Health Institute QLD) flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| July 27 4th Thur |
Professor Pamela Sykes Professor Preventive Cancer Biology Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer Topic – Increasing the ability of Radiotherapy to kill cancer cells while simultaneously reducing unwanted side effects flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Aug 24 4th Thur |
Chris Christensen(chair of Cancer Voices SA) – Cancer Voices SA flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
Sept 28 |
Kylie Vincent – Chiropractic flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Oct 26 4th Thur |
Dr Richard Wells – Urologist, South Terrace Urology - Topic :- An Overview of Prostate Disease - flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Nov tba 4th Thur |
social dinner details tba | tba | |
2016 |
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| Feb 25 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting plus discussion among members and visitors |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Mar 24 4th Thur |
Daniella Albanese, Physiotherapist at the Memorial Hospital Day Rehab Centre Topic – the Cancer Rehab Group/program |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Apr 28 4th Thur |
Dr Phuong Tran, Oncologist at Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre Topic: Updates in Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| May 26 4th Thur |
Rosalie Donhardt, continence nurse at the Continence Resource Centre on An update on the range of Continence Products available flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| June 23 4th Thur |
Discussion among members and visitors flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| July 28 4th Thur |
Prab Takhar: -
Director of Molecular Imaging and Therapy Research Unit, SAHMRI, North Terrace, Adelaide Topic The World beneath North Terrace: developing imaging and therapy for the State and Australia flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Aug 25 4th Thur |
Dr Kym Horsell – Urologist Topic: SA Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes Collaborative – SA-PCCOC Australia’s largest Prostate Cancer Patient Data Base - flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Sept 22 4th Thur |
A Discussion night on Prostate Cancer Issues plus viewing of a DVD flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Oct 27 4th Thur |
Henry McGregor, Musculoskeletal & Sports Physio Adelaide Men’s Health Physio - Topic - Prostate Cancer: The Role of Physiotherapy - more than just pelvic floor exercises flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Nov 24 4th Thur |
Annual Dinner | tba | |
2015 |
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| Feb 26 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting with the Election of Officers, discussion among members flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Mar 26 4th Thur |
Speaker - Sally Sara, PCFA Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse, based at the Repatriation General Hospital flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Apr 23 4th Thur |
Crisis and Short Term Intervention, Uniting Communities – speaker Graeme Ruwoldt on Lifeline Services flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| May 28 4th Thur |
Speaker - Jim Marshall, convenor of Qld Advanced Prostate Cancer Telephone Support Group (see website) flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| June 25 4th Thur |
Associate Professor Nick Brook flyer Topic - Prostate cancer - What men need to know and why |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| July 23 4th Thur |
Discussion among members and visitors |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Aug 27 4th Thur |
Martin Lewis from Cota flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Sept 24 4th Thur |
Alzheimer’s Australia SA – speaker Andrew Ramsey |
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| Oct 22 4th Thur |
Discussion among members and visitors flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Nov 26 4th Thur |
Annual dinner | tba | |
2014 |
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| Feb 27 4th Thur |
The first meeting of the merged Adelaide and Mitcham Support Groups. |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Mar 27 4th Thur |
Judith Lowe from Lifecare Active as guest speaker. Her topic will be Prostate Cancer and Exercise. |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Apr 24 4th Thur |
No meeting due to Easter and Anzac Day eve | ||
| May 22 4th Thur |
Rosalie Donhardt – Independent Living Centre & Continence Resource Information Centre Topic – Disability Aids & Continence Issues - flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| June 26 4th Thur |
Dr Phuong Tran – Oncologist - Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre Topic – The Role of Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer Management flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| July 24 4th Thur |
Roger Lush - Daw House Hospice Topic - The Importance of Palliative Care flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
Aug
28 |
Dr Peter Sutherland – Senior Visiting Urologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital. Topic: • An update on current treatments for prostate cancer • New drugs available, or soon to be available, for prostate cancer • Robotic procedures at St Andrews Hospital flyer |  click for larger image |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 25 4th Thur |
Discussion evening among members - all welcome flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Oct 23 4th Thur |
Dr Denby Steele Topics – Exciting advances in prostate cancer treatment from the Prostate Cancer World Congress and an update on Brachytherapy. flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| Nov 27 | dinner | tba | |
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