August Webinar: Palliative Care and Clinical Trials - an oxymoron? (3 August 2023 12:30 - 1:20 PM)

August Webinar: Palliative Care and Clinical Trials - an oxymoron? (3 August 2023 12:30 - 1:20 PM)

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Announcing A-CTEC's live webinar for August!

Date and Time: 3 August, 12:30PM - 1:30PM

Topic: Palliative Care and Clinical Trials - an oxymoron?

Guest Speaker:

Prof. Brian Le

Director, Palliative Care, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC), Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, and The Royal Melbourne Hospital. Professor (Clinical), Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne.

Brian is the director of Palliative Care at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, including the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and The Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Brian is a specialist in both Palliative Medicine and Medical Oncology, and is a Professor (Clinical) in the Department of Medicine at The University of Melbourne.

Brian is co-chair of the Palliative Care Clinical Studies Collaborative, the largest international clinical trials group researching a range of treatments for palliative care symptoms. He is a past Chair of the Training Committee of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, responsible for training of all palliative medicine specialists in Australia and New Zealand. Brian is involved with many other Commonwealth and State governmental and not-for-profit organisations concerning Palliative Care, and is a past chairperson of Palliative Care Victoria.

Brian has published over 100 peer reviewed scientific papers and book chapters, is involved with research in the areas of palliative and supportive care, including clinical trials of novel therapies, and research into palliative care integration and benefits for patients and carers. He has received over $8.2 million in research grant funding.

Register here to attend: REGISTER HERE