2021 ANZUP ASM

from ANZUP Annual Report 2022

Below the Belt #YourWay

Due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19, ANZUP again made the decision to postpone the face-to-face ANZUP Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Adelaide and move it to 17-18 October 2022 . Following many discussions with members and sponsors a second virtual ASM was held .

On behalf of the organising committee for the 2021 ANZUP ASM we would like to thank everyone who presented, attended, and helped organise ANZUP’s second virtual ASM – be it through our virtual platform or in person at one of the hubs held across the country .

The ASM provided a platform to discuss and present the latest updates in GU cancer treatment, research, and supportive care and to learn more about existing and planned ANZUP trials .

The program kicked off with a Nurses and Allied Health Session where a panel explored the challenges faced when undertaking nursing research and how to establish a pathway to make the research process easier . This was a great session with some insightful advice and shared experience .

We also saw the return of the ever-popular Multidisciplinary (MDT) Masterclass . The afternoon was convened by Carole Harris and the panels were broken up by disease type . Each then endeavoured to educate the audience with real-life clinical challenges and audience polling .

On the Sunday afternoon we hosted a ‘virtual’ welcome drinks session and held the first of the fabulous international keynote faculty presentations with Bertrand Tombal chairing the session, ‘Clearer Vision’, with Chris Parker, Heather Payne and Alison Birtle . We began Monday of the ASM with the second stellar line up of international guests . Chris Sweeney chaired the session with three thought-provoking presentations from Eli Van Allen, Matt Galsky and Sima Porten where they explored ‘Horizon scanning the future is better than 20/20 vision’ . Our ANZUP Symposium hosted a panel of national speakers who explored ‘Disparities in Cancer Care .’ Gail Garvey, Daniel Lindsay, and Dorothy Keefe gave extremely interesting and thought-provoking presentations highlighting the need for ongoing research, support and improved outcomes in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community . ANZUP trial updates and next steps, a virtual poster discussant room, and ANZUP awards, including the Below the Belt Research Fund Awards and Best of the Best, were again held . The ASM was completed with an entertaining

“Congratulations on crossfire debate, ‘No time to lose: to improve survival we can’t wait for data on overall what was a fantastic survival’, given by David Pryor and Dave Pook . ANZUP ASM yet again – thank you so much!” We would like to take this opportunity to thank all who attended, either virtually or at [ANZUP ASM 2021 survey respondent] a local hub, and for the ongoing support of ANZUP . This meeting is only made possible by the dedication of each and every member of the ANZUP community . The convening committee displayed an extraordinary commitment to developing another world-class educational, thoughtprovoking, and captivating program . We are grateful to the ANZUP subcommittee chairs for their review of the submitted abstracts and concepts. And finally, this meeting is only possible thanks to the support of our sponsors including Cancer Australia, who provide key infrastructure funding to ANZUP . We now look forward to finally hosting the face-to-face ANZUP ASM 2022 in Adelaide from Sunday 10 July to Tuesday 12 July .

“Thanks for the hard work and perseverance in staging the event. Really well done. Sometimes what you lose in physical interaction you can gain through many KOL’s contributing from all over the world in a succinct manner!”