Upcoming Events
NZ Lung Cancer Conference 2025
Currently, there are no scheduled events by the Cancer Nurses College. For other events of interest, please visit the NZNO Events calendar.
Past Events
Cancer Nurses College 2024 Annual Conference
View Cancer Nurses College 2024 Conference Programme
Theme: Excellence in equity
Keynote speakers
- Prof Meinir Krishnasamy, PHD, FAAN: Professior of Cancer Nursing at the University of Melbourne and honorary Professor of Cancer nursing at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre. She is Research and Education Lead for Nursing at the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) Alliance. Her research focuses on cancer supportive care, health equity and experiences of care for people with poor prognosis cancers, and the contribution of nurses to patient and system level outcomes.
- Associate Professor Jason Gurney (NGAPŪHI): An epidemiologist and Director of the Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) Research Group at the University of Otago. Jason is currently leading multiple national-level projects on equity in health outcomes for Māori, with a focus on cancer.
AUCKLAND Skin Cancer Study Day for Nurses - 1 November 2024
Whenua Pupuke, North Shore Hospital, Auckland
For primary and secondary care nurses and nursing students. This study day will provide an overview of skin cancer prevention, early detection, treatment and care, increasing your understanding of the journey of a skin cancer patient and the critical role of a nurse throughout this journey.
2024 Breast Screening Conference
Towards tomorrow: Inclusion - Evidence - Showcase - Change
Download the preliminary program
Visit the website to view the exciting speakers already locked in for this important event.
International Keynotes include
Professor Sophia Zackrisson, Senior Consultant Radiologist and Director at Lund University Cancer Centre, Lund University
Dr Nisha Sharma, Consultant Breast Radiologist and Director and Clinical Lead for Breast Imaging at Leeds Teaching Hospitals, NHS
National Keynotes include
Claire Pales, Director, The Secure Board
Other National Speakers include
Professor Kelly-Anne Phillips, Medical Oncologist
Professor Sunil Lakhani, Executive Director of Research at Pathology Queensland
Amy Jacobson, Emotional Intelligence SpecialistGet more informatio
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University of Auckland, School of Nursing
Knowledge Science in Speciality Nursing - Palliative Care 30 Points Semester 2
This course aims to give nurses the opportunity to extend their clinical specialty knowledge in caring for clients in specialty clinical areas. The focus is on 2 main areas:
- Scientific concepts and pathophysiological process
- Application of specialty knowledge and skill to client care.
- Download the course flyer (PDF, 125KB)
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