Scientific Program
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Conference Program
Day 1
09 Dec 2015
07:45 - 08:30
Zinc, Fed Square
08:30 - 09:00
Conference Welcome
Including a Welcome to Country and introduction from Conference Chair Craig Sinclair.
09:00 - 10:30
Impact of UV on human health
Morning keynote and panel discussion chaired by Professor David Hill, Cancer Council Victoria, Australia.
Dr. Gery P. Guy Jr.
Professor Robyn Lucas
Professor David Whiteman
10:30 - 10:55
Morning tea
10:55 - 12:30
Concurrent session: UV / Technical Elements of Sun Protection
This concurrent session will be chaired by Dr Hans Storm, Danish Cancer Society.
10:55 - 12:30
Concurrent session: Policy & Advocacy / Economics
This concurrent session will be chaired by Craig Sinclair, Cancer Council Victoria..
12:30 - 13:25
Lunch
12.35- 13:20
WORKSHOP: CINSW Social Marketing Campaign Lunchtime Masterclass
Please note: The Social Marketing Campaign Lunchtime Masterclass is only available to delegates who have registered for this session.
13:25 - 15:30
Concurrent session: Media & communications
This concurrent session will be chaired by Dave Buller, Klein Buendel, USA.
13:25 - 15:30
Concurrent session: Shade / Schools & Early Childhood
This concurrent session will be chaired by Associate Professor George Kapelos, Ryerson University, Canada.
George Thomas Kapelos
15:30 - 16:00
Afternoon tea
Setting the scene on vitamin D
Professor Michael Kimlin, Centre for Research Excellence in Sun and Health (CRESH), Australia will chair this afternoon keynote and panel discussion, which asks, should skin cancer prevention programs be concerned about the potential benefits of vitamin D?
Professor Peter R Ebeling AO
Dr. Sara Gandini
Professor Michael G Kimlin
Ian Reid
Day 2
10 Dec 2015
Effectiveness of prevention
Todd Harper, CEO of Cancer Council Victoria, Australia, will chair this morning keynote and panel discussion.
Dr. Karen Glanz
Dr. Louisa Gordon
Professor Melanie Wakefield
10:30 - 10:55
Morning tea
10:55 - 12:30
Concurrent session: Sunbeds
This concurrent session will be chaired by Louise Galloway, Department of Health and Human Services Victoria, Australia.
10:55 - 12:30
Concurrent session: Workplaces
This concurrent session will be chaired by Monika Janda, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), QLD, Australia.
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
12.40- 13:25
WORKSHOP: CRESH Lunchtime Presentation
Please note: The CRESH Lunchtime Presentation is only available to delegates who have registered for this session.
13:30 - 15:00
Concurrent session: Research A – Population Monitoring
This concurrent session will be chaired by Donna Perez, Cancer Institute New South Wales (CINSW), Australia.
13:30 - 15:00
Concurrent session: Research B – Medical & vitamin D
This concurrent session will be chaired by Dr Peter Foley, St Vincent's Hospital, Australia.
15:00 - 15:30
Afternoon tea
Principles of screening within the context of melanoma
Professor Adèle Green, QIMR Berghofer Medical Reserach Institute, Australia, will chair this afternoon keynote and panel discussion, which asks, based on the two unique opportunities we have had in Australia and Germany, what are the big questions we need to answer going forward?
Professor Mathieu Boniol
Professor Dallas English
Professor Adèle Green
Dr. Rüdiger Greinert
Day 3
11 Dec 2015
Morning panel discussion and Q&A
Jerril Rechter, CEO, VicHealth will provide the opening remarks for the final day of the conference. Terry Slevin, Cancer Council Western Australia, will chair the morning panel discussion and Q&A, which asks, how can we best engage governments and funding agencies to see skin cancer prevention as an important public health investment?
Professor Rob Carter
Terry Slevin
10:30 - 11:00
Morning tea
11:00 - 12:15
Burning questions: the value of skin cancer prevention and the promise of new treatments
Craig Sinclair, Cancer Council Victoria, Australia, will chair this closing session, featuring the Hon. Jill Hennessy, Minister for Health; Professor Adèle Green; Professor Grant McArthur; and Jay Allen.
Jay Allen
Professor Adèle Green
Professor Grant McArthur
E-posters
E-posters will be on display throughout Days 1 and 2 of the Conference.