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Episode 5 | Lung Cancer Careers: Preceptorship Reflections

A fireside chat with Prunella Blinman, Shankar Siva and our three Preceptees: Anna Lawless, Abhijit Pal and Melanie Rabbets about their experiences, their learnings, what they are looking forward to in future research and how the Preceptorship has impacted their career choices.

Episode Summary

A fireside chat with A/Prof Prunella Blinman, Prof Shankar Siva and our three Preceptees: Anna Lawless, Abhijit Pal and Melanie Rabbets about their experiences, their learnings, what they are looking forward to in future research and how the Preceptorship has impacted their career choices. The first virtual TOGA Preceptorship enabled 38 Preceptees involving Fellows, Advanced Trainees, Nurses and Patients to come together and discuss the landmark papers in lung cancer and the latest in treatment.

A multidisciplinary group including Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Respiratory, Nursing, Palliative Care and Surgery were involved and available to share expertise.

Show Hosts

This episode’s host are:

A/Prof Prunella Blinman, Medical Oncologist, Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Prof Shankar Siva, Radiation Oncologist; current Cancer Council Victoria (CCV) Colebatch Fellow
Dr Anna Lawless
Dr Abhijit Pal
Melanie Rabbets, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Thoracic Oncology, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre

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