PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT
City of ONKAPARINGA GROUP
South Australia
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Mailing Address:- Prostate Cancer Support Onkaparinga Group PO Box 627 Noarlunga Centre, SA 5168 Telephone :- Malcolm 8326 5588 malell@iinet.net.au John 08 8382 6671 jshields@iinet.net.au Email :- info@pcsog.org Brian 08 8556 2012 |
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FORMATION (by John Shields) I started our Support Group after I was diagnosed back in May 2003. One of the first things that I wanted to do was to find the nearest Prostate Cancer Support Group so that my wife and I could talk with other Men and Women who were already on the Prostate Cancer "journey". The only Prostate Cancer Support Group in Adelaide was at Burnside Hospital which is a 45 minute drive from here. On the way home I said to Phyllis that I was thinking about starting a Support Group here in the city of Onkaparinga (population 150,000), and she said, well why don't you, so I did. We were invited by a Social Worker to a meeting with the Chief Social Worker at Noarlunga Health Services and asked if we would like them to be our sponsor. We accepted, and with excellent help from The Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, the Cancer Council South Australia, and the PSA Adelaide Group, we had our first meeting in October 2003. Our local Urologist, Doctor David Elder, was guest Speaker at our first meeting and has been very supportive ever since. We do have Guest Speakers at most of our meetings, however the main focus of our Group is to Support each other so we make sure that we have quality time together at each meeting. |
Newsletters below for future meeting details or check Prostate Supporter for some older news! 2010 Meetings |
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| February 3 | Liberal candidate for Mawson - Matt Donovan will speak to the group | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| March 3 | TBA | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| April 7 | TBA | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| May 5 | TBA | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| June 6 (Sunday) 11.00am |
BBQ please phone Phyllis Shields on 8382 6671 by Thursday 3rd June if you are attending. |
Willunga Lions, Sale Yard |
| July 7 | TBA | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Aug 4 | Colin Ingham from Independence Australia on their incontinenece products | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Sept 1 | Radiation Oncologist Dr Phuong Tran | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
2009 Meetings |
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| Feb 4 | Christine Mitchell - Council on the Aging (COTA) Safety 4 Seniors | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Mar 4 | Loretta McFarlane from the Council On The Ageing, and the subject of her presentation will be Beyond Maturity Blues. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| April 1 | Round Robin general discussion evening. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| May 6 | Address by our V.P. - Chairman Of The Central Australia Chapter Malcolm Ellis followed by the DVD-Erectile Restoration & Incontinence Management | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Sunday June 7 at 11am |
Mid Year BBQ | |
| July 1 | Paul Redman PCFA Support Group Services Manager | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| August 5 | Guest Speaker - Malcolm Ellis, Men's Health Ambassador Speaker | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| September 2 | General Discussion | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| October 7 | Speaker Dr ELDER - Urologist | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Novenber 4 | General discussion – Round Robin | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
December 6 11.00am |
BBQ at Lions Willunga Sale Yard | |
| Feb 6 | General discussion/Round Robin - catching up after the break | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| March 5 | Pam Lawton from Carers SA. Pam will talk about Caring & Carer Support | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| April 2 | Graeme Goodings, Channel 7 personality and cancer survivor | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| May 7 | Guest speaker Cynthia Edwards from the Cancer Council SA will talk about Bowel Cancer. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| June 8 | BBQ | Willunga Lions Saleyard from 11am |
| July 2 Wed | Jane Stanley, a guest speaker from the Cancer Council South Australia, will be accompanied by Ms Gill Miller to give a presentation on Breast Cancer. It is an often overlooked fact that men can get Breast Cancer – though this talk will be of interest to ladies within the support group. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Aug 6 Wed | Ms Liz Randall, infection control officer at the Noarlunga Community Hospital, will give an interactive power point presentation on infection control. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Sept 3 Wed | Round Robin discussions among attending members, plus a visit from Paul Redman, Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia Support Group Services Manager. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Oct 1 Wed | Sandra Buttery Peer Educator COTA will speak on quality use of medicines and brand name or generic. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Nov 5 Wed | Dr David Elder, urologist, will be guest speaker. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Feb 7th 2007 Wed | Guest Speaker: Ben Stevenson-Hospital Pharmacy Services-Taxotere. |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Mar 7th 2007 Wed | Dr Carole Pinnock: Principal Research Scientist, Urology Unit,
Repatriation General Hospital Division of Surgery. Power point Presentation: Prostate Cancer Research |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Apr 4 2007 Wed | Another DVD also a discussion group evening localised/advanced prostate cancer how has treatment affected you? Ladies: have some prime-time together. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| May 6 2007 Sun | MEMBERS BBQ from 11am Please ring Phyllis on 8382 6671 to confirm your attendance. Check Apr Newsletter for more details. |
WILLUNGA LIONS SALE YARD CORNER STROUT AND BINNEY ROAD WILLUNGA |
| June 6 2007 | This will be an opportunity to review our notes from the April meeting, (please bring your notes), talk about the BBQ, and have a general supportive chin wag. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| July 4 2007 | Doug Ranson-Nutritionist-Southern Primary Health-Noarlunga, Nutrition And Prostate Cancer | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Aug 2 2007 | Justice Mel Smith - FIRST AID - Would you know what to do? | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Sept 5 2007 | Jules Van Kekem, and Lyn Sutton- from Sexual Health Information Networking and Education SA Inc.(SHine SA)-will be our Guest Speakers on "Sexuality and Prostate Cancer" | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Oct 3 2007 | Dr David Elder, Urologist | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Nov 7 2007 | General discussion | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Dec 2nd | BBQ at 11.00 am | Willunga Lions Saleyard Corner Strout & Binney Roads Willunga |
| Jan 2008 | No meeting | |
2006 Meetings |
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| Feb 1st 2006 Wed | general discussion and planning evening | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Mar 1st 2006 Wed 6.00 pm start |
The Guest Speaker is Mr James Sweeney Colo – Rectal Surgeon | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Apr 5th 2006 Wed | Cherene Wessels, who is Managing Director of Grief Management Services Pty Ltd. Cherene will cover every aspect of Grief | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Sunday May 7th | Indoors family day BBQ | Lions Willunga Saleyard corner of Binney and Strout Roads Willunga see April newsletter for more details. |
| June 7th 2006 Wed | WE WILL HAVE A LOOK AT THE EXCELLENT DVD PROVIDED BY THE PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| July 5th 2006 Wed | Ms Rosey Sulicich. (CCSA Speakers Bureau) The topic of the presentation is Nutrition and Cancer Prevention and Physical Activity. |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Aug 2nd 2006 Wed | THE EXCELLENT PROSTATE CANCER FOUNDATION OF AUSTRALIA DVD LIVING WITH PROSTATE CANCER |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Sept 6th 2006 Wed | THIS WILL BE A GENERAL DISCUSSION, QUESTION/ANSWER MEETING | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Oct 4th 2006 Wed | A very informative DVD on HIFU. (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) Presented by Urologist Dr Peter Royce |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Nov 1st 2006 Wed | Annual talk by our local Urologist Dr David Elder (Bring lots of questions) |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Dec 3rd 2006 Sun | BBQ please phone Phyllis on 8382 6671 so that I know how much meat to buy, otherwise you will need to bring your own-or we may run out! |
Willunga Lions Sale Yard Cnr Binney & Strout Roads Willunga at 11.00am |
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2005 Meetings |
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| Feb 2 2005 Wed | Speaker, Pat Whitehead , from The Council on the Ageing, will conduct an interactive session about Quality use of Medicines | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Mar 2 2005 Wed | Jules van Kekem and Lyn Sutton from SHine Topic - 'Prostate Cancer and Sexuality' | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| April 6 2005 Wed | Ray Nicholson will talk about his own battle with Mantle Cell Lymphoma. (see his story in the PSA Adelaide Sept 2004 Newsletter) | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| May 4 2005 Wed | General discussion night amongst members, the main topics being treatment and outcomes, did your treatment meet expectation etc | Noarlunga Hospital Centre in the room behind the shop |
| June 1 2005 Wed | Discussion on the "Cancer Support Group Resource Kit", the need for a Leadership Committee, and watch the Video "UNDERSTANDING CLINICAL TRIALS".( from Cancer Council) | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
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July 6th 2005 Wed |
A Guest Speaker is not able to attend this meeting,
however they are happy for us to listen to an Audiotape that they have sent..
CANCER - THE WINNABLE WAR., BY HEALTH RESEARCHER PHILLIP DAY. This talk is, in part, about Food, and - or - Medical Treatment |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| August 3rd 2005 Wed | Senior Constable Andy Hall - Christies Beach
Police Community Programs Unit. Neighbourhood Watch. Safety issues that would affect our age group. |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Sept 7th 2005 Wed | Guest Speaker for September 7th meeting. Doug Ranson, Nutritionist at Noarlunga Health Services (The Health Village) on Nutrition. | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Oct 5th 2005 Wed | Lisa Foley from The Cancer Care Centre Inc., Lisa will conduct a session on Relaxation and Meditation. What is Meditation? Preparing for Meditation. How to do it. What are the benefits of Meditation? | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Nov 2nd 2005 Wed | Doctor David Elder Urologist will show slides and talk about a range of topics relating to the Prostate Gland, what can go wrong with it, and the various Treatment options | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Sunday Nov 27th | OUR CHRISTMAS BBQ ON SUNDAY, 27TH NOV. WILL
TAKE THE PLACE OF THE DECEMBER MEETING., ANY MEMBERS WANTING TO ATTEND,
WHO'S NAMES ARE NOT ON THE LIST, PLEASE PHONE PHYLLIS ON 8382 6671. PLEASE
BRING A SALAD, UTENSILS AND ANY DRINKS. RAFFLE: Will Jurgens (ARPA) -Seaford/Moana, has donated two excellent bottles of wine for us to raffle. Many thanks to both Will and Artie for this kind donation. (I have sent Will Jurgens a letter of thanks) |
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2004 Meetings |
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Speaker/Topic |
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| Dec 3rd, 2003 Wed | Lindy Tipple, from RDNS on Continence Management | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Wednesday 4th February 2004 |
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Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Wed 3rd Mar 2004 | Noarlunga Hospital Centre | |
| WEDNESDAY 7TH APRIL 2004 | GUEST SPEAKER IS KAY WILSON VOLUNTEER INFORMATION OFFICER, AGED CARE |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| WEDNESDAY 5TH May 2004 | Mr John Browning Cancer Council SA Skin Cancer |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Wednesday 2nd June 2004 | Discussion Night | Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Wednesday July 7th 2004
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General Business discussion followed by two short Videos |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Wednesday Aug 4th 2004 |
Mr Doug Ranson Nutritionist, Noarlunga Health
Centre Subject: Nutrition and Cancer |
Noarlunga Hospital Centre |
| Wednesday Sept 1st 2004 |
Discussion
Night |
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| Wednesday Oct 6th 2004 | Christies Beach Surf Lifesaving Club Esplanade CHRISTIES BEACH |
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| Wednesday Nov 3rd 2004 | Prostate Cancer Awareness Evening |
Christies Beach Surf Lifesaving Club Esplanade CHRISTIES BEACH |
| Monday Dec 6th 2004 |
Terry Crabb, Chairman of the Brian Newel Foundation for Prostate Cancer Research Check Newsletter for more details |
PORT NOARLUNGA-CHRISTIES BEACH RSL SUB BRANCH, on the corner of the Esplanade and Castleton Ave, Port Noarlunga |
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