ADELAIDE-MITCHAM PROSTATE CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
Providing support for men with Prostate Cancer |
Mailing Address:- |
Meetings Normally second Wednesday of each Month, Feb to Nov (check dates below in case of alterations) at, Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL, 4 Prince George Parade, Colonel Light Gardens at 7.0 pm to 8.45pm map |
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2024 subject to non interference from COVID |
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| Feb 14 2nd Wed |
Dr Craig Gedye - Medical Oncologist ICON Cancer Centre Topic: Update on new ways to treat, and not to treat, prostate cancer if it has spread flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 13 2nd Wed |
Dr. Darren Foreman Urologist South Terrace Urology Topic: Prostate Cancer Imaging flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Apr 10 2nd Wed |
Dr Marcus Dreosti - Radiation Oncologist Genesis Care |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| May 8 2nd Wed |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL | |
| June 12 2nd Wed |
Sally Sara, Director of Nursing PCFA, topic PCFA Nursing & Support Programs flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 10 2nd Wed |
Dr Vincent Pow Radiation Oncologist, Icon Cancer Centre on Radiotherapy in general with an emphasis on Prostate Cancer flyer Iconflyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Aug 14 2nd Wed |
Dr Sophie Plagakis Urologist Urological Solutions Topic: tba |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 11 2nd Wed |
Sophie Otto (RAH), Emily Eime (Cancer Services RAH), Anna Parker (SALHN Flinders Medical Centre - Prostate Care Specialist Nurses flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 9 2nd Wed |
Darren Davey Physiotherapist, Physio Prime - Topic Resetting after a diagnosis of Prostate Cancer flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
2023 subject to non interference from COVID |
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| Feb 8 2nd Wed |
Dr Andrew Fuller Topic: An update on testing and treatment methods for prostate cancer flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 8 2nd Wed |
Dr Kym Horsell – Urologist Urological Solutions Topic: Management of Urinary Symptoms after Prostate Cancer Treatment plus an Update on activities of SA-PCCOC flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Apr 12 2nd Wed |
Dr Phuong Tran - Radiation Oncologist – Genesis Care flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
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| June 14 2nd Wed |
Stephen Milton - PCFA Community Engagement Manager South Australia Followed by Discussion Evening with members & visitors | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 12 2nd Wed |
Dr Richard Wells - Urologist – South Terrace Urology flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Aug 9 2nd Wed |
Henry McGregor - Men’s Health Physiotherapist flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 13 2nd Wed |
Kerry Santoro (FMC) Sophie Otto (RAH) - Prostate Care Specialist Nurses - flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 11 2nd Wed |
Amanda Robertson and Kirsty Trebilcock from the Cancer Council SA flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
2022 subject to non interference from COVID |
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| Feb 9 2nd Wed |
Dr Dainik Patel Medical Oncologist – ICON Cancer centre Topic:- Recent advances in Advanced Prostate Cancer, common side effects and its management flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 9 2nd Wed |
Darren Davey Men’s Health Physiotherapist – Lift Cancer Services flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
2nd Wed |
CANCELLED |
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| May 11 2nd Wed |
Dr Marcus Dreosti Radiation Oncologist – Genesis Care flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| June 8 2nd Wed |
Discussion evening with members and visitors. flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 13 2nd Wed |
Kerry Santoro (FMC) Sophie Otto (RAH) - Prostate Care Specialist Nurses flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Aug 10 2nd Wed |
Dr. Darren Foreman Urologist - topic Prostate Cancer Overview |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 14 2nd Wed |
Dr Kim Pese Urologist – Urological Solutions Topic, Prostate Cancer and you – an Update flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 12 2nd Wed |
Will McDonald, Channel 9 Newsreader - My Prostate Cancer Story flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
2021 |
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| Feb 10 2nd Wed |
Dr Andrew Fuller – Urologist, South Terrace Urology flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 10 2nd Wed |
Christine Hygonnet(Heart Health Coordinator(SA), Heart Foundation flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Apr 14 2nd Wed |
Dr Phuong Tran Genesis Care, Changes in radiotherapy treatments for prostate cancer and Jasmin Mazis – Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse, Genesis Care flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| May 12 2nd Wed |
The Hospital Research Foundation community presentation Dr Helen Palethorpe PhD Research Associate – Centre for Cancer Biology - Understanding aggressive prostate cancer to design better treatments flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| June 9 2nd Wed |
Discussion evening with members and visitors | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 14 2nd Wed |
Dr Sophie Plagakis-Urologist FMC flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
2nd Wed |
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| Sept 8 2nd Wed |
Kerry Santoro (FMC) Sophie Otto (RAH)-Prostate Care Specialist Nurses flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 13 2nd Wed |
Henry McGregor - Men’s Health Physiotherapist flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
2020 |
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| Feb 20 3rd Thur |
Annual General Meeting, discussion among members & visitors, viewing of DVD if time permits flyer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
3rd Thur |
CANCELLED (due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns) |
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3rd Thur |
CANCELLED (due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns) |
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3rd Thur |
CANCELLED (due to Coronavirus (COVID-19) concerns) |
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| June18 3rd Thur |
CANCELLED Discussion evening |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July16 3rd Thur |
CANCELLED Prab Takhar – SAHMRI (South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute) |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
Aug 20 |
CANCELLED Discussion evening | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 17 3rd Thur |
Prostate Cancer Specialist Care Nurses – Kerry Santoro (FMC) & Sophie Otto (RAH) Will only happen Providing COVID-19 restrictions remain at the same level or better as in early September - please check this website for the latest status. Covid Meeting Notes | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 15 3rd Thur |
Cassie Magin (PCFA SA/NT Fundraising Manager) on Current and future projects - conditions as for the September meeting above. flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
2019 |
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| Feb 28 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting, discussion among members & visitors, viewing of DVD if time permits |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 28 4th Thur |
Dr Dainik Patel – Medical Oncologist, Adelaide Cancer Centre Topic Emerging treatments in prostate cancer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
4th Thur |
No meeting due to the day being Anzac Day Due to public holidays (Easter & Anzac Day) affecting the meeting date, discussion took place between office bearers of the group and it was decided to cancel the meeting |
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| May 23 4th Thur |
Brett Partington – Dementia Downunder | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| June 27 4th Thur |
Discussion evening with members & visitors | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 25 4th Thur |
Dr John Miller – Urologist. Topic From Treatment to an Advanced Stage of Prostate cancer flyer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Aug 22 4th Thur |
A speaker from the Lymphoedema Support Group of SA (LSGSA) Professor Neil Piller and Jeremy Pluck | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 26 4th Thur |
Kerry Santoro (FMC) & Sophie Otto (RAH) – Prostate Cancer Specialist Care Nurses, co-presentation Topic: Prostate cancer survivorship – what this means in real terms to men living with a diagnosis of prostate cancer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 24 4th Thur |
COTA SA Topic - by Phil Tomney - Older drivers, Safer vehicles, Fitness to drive & Assessments. | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Nov 29 4th Thur |
Likely members dinner | tba |
2018 |
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| Feb 22 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting plus a brief presentation by Harshani Jayasinghe, PhD Scholar, University of Adelaide Topic – An online exercise guidance tool for men with metastatic cancer. |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 22 4th Thur |
Combined presentation by Dr Marcus Dreosti (Radiation Oncologist from Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre) & Dr Darren Foreman (Urologist from South Terrace Urology) |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Apr 26 4th Thur |
Kevin O’Shaughnessy – Among his various involvements, researcher and teacher on care needed for prostate cancer patients, partners and families (Uni SA) Topic:- Love, Faith and Hope for men with Prostate Cancer and their partners | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| May 24 4th Thur |
Sally Sara – Specialist Prostate Cancer Nurse, now at FMC | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| June 28 4th Thur |
Discussion evening | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 26 4th Thur |
Tamara Thorpe, Cancer Council SA – Bowel Cancer information session | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Aug 23 4th Thur |
Paul Drew BSc PhD is a Senior Lecturer in the college of Nursing and Health Sciences at Flinders University and a Visiting Research Fellow in the Discipline of Surgery at the University of Adelaide, Basil Hetzel Institute. New reasearch into non-cancer cells within a cancer | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 27 4th Thur |
Lauren Whiting, Managing Director of Lift Cancer Care Services | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 25 4th Thur |
Dr Kim Pese – Urologist | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
2017 |
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| Feb 23 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting plus discussion among members and visitors, viewing of Video |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 23 4th Thur |
Dr Christopher Hocking Oncologist, Adelaide Cancer Centre Topic – Living with Prostate Cancer – Challenges and Hopes |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Apr 27 4th Thur |
Public Trustee – Wills, Enduring Powers of Attorney etc | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| May 25 4th Thur |
COTA Speaker - Topic Maximising My Independence - Commonwealth Home Support Programme |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| June 22 4th Thur |
Member Paul Olman's 'Long Ride' for Prostate Cancer, Discussion among members and visitors, viewing of DVD (Community Conversations 2017: Prof Suzanne Chambers, Director, Menzies Health Institute QLD) | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 27 4th Thur |
Professor Pamela Sykes Professor Preventive Cancer Biology Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer Topic – Increasing the ability of Radiotherapy to kill cancer cells while simultaneously reducing unwanted side effects | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Aug 24 4th Thur |
Chris Christensen(chair of Cancer Voices SA) – Cancer Voices SA | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
Sept 28 |
Kylie Vincent – Chiropractic | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 26 4th Thur |
Dr Richard Wells – Urologist, South Terrace Urology - Topic :- An Overview of Prostate Disease | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Nov tba 4th Thur |
social dinner details tba | tba |
2016 |
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| Feb 25 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting plus discussion among members and visitors |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 24 4th Thur |
Daniella Albanese, Physiotherapist at the Memorial Hospital Day Rehab Centre Topic – the Cancer Rehab Group/program |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Apr 28 4th Thur |
Dr Phuong Tran, Oncologist at Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre Topic: Updates in Radiation Therapy for Prostate Cancer |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| May 26 4th Thur |
Rosalie Donhardt, continence nurse at the Continence Resource Centre on An update on the range of Continence Products available |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| June 23 4th Thur |
Discussion among members and visitors | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 28 4th Thur |
Prab Takhar: -
Director of Molecular Imaging and Therapy Research Unit, SAHMRI, North Terrace, Adelaide Topic The World beneath North Terrace: developing imaging and therapy for the State and Australia |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Aug 25 4th Thur |
Dr Kym Horsell – Urologist Topic: SA Prostate Cancer Clinical Outcomes Collaborative – SA-PCCOC Australia’s largest Prostate Cancer Patient Data Base |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 22 4th Thur |
A Discussion night on Prostate Cancer Issues plus viewing of a DVD |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 27 4th Thur |
Henry McGregor, Musculoskeletal & Sports Physio Adelaide Men’s Health Physio - Topic - Prostate Cancer: The Role of Physiotherapy - more than just pelvic floor exercises |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Nov 24 4th Thur |
Annual Dinner | tba |
2015 |
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| Feb 26 4th Thur |
Annual General Meeting with the Election of Officers, discussion among members |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 26 4th Thur |
Speaker - Sally Sara, PCFA Prostate Cancer Specialist Nurse, based at the Repatriation General Hospital |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Apr 23 4th Thur |
Crisis and Short Term Intervention, Uniting Communities – speaker Graeme Ruwoldt on Lifeline Services |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| May 28 4th Thur |
Speaker - Jim Marshall, convenor of Qld Advanced Prostate Cancer Telephone Support Group (see website) | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| June 25 4th Thur |
Associate Professor Nick Brook Topic - Prostate cancer - What men need to know and why |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 23 4th Thur |
Discussion among members and visitors |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Aug 27 4th Thur |
Martin Lewis from Cota | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 24 4th Thur |
Alzheimer’s Australia SA – speaker Andrew Ramsey |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 22 4th Thur |
Discussion among members and visitors | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Nov 26 4th Thur |
Annual dinner | tba |
2014 |
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| Feb 27 4th Thur |
The first meeting of the merged Adelaide and Mitcham Support Groups. |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Mar 27 4th Thur |
Judith Lowe from Lifecare Active as guest speaker. Her topic will be Prostate Cancer and Exercise. |
Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Apr 24 4th Thur |
No meeting due to Easter and Anzac Day eve | |
| May 22 4th Thur |
Rosalie Donhardt – Independent Living Centre & Continence Resource Information Centre Topic – Disability Aids & Continence Issues | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| June 26 4th Thur |
Dr Phuong Tran – Oncologist - Adelaide Radiotherapy Centre Topic – The Role of Radiotherapy in Prostate Cancer Management | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| July 24 4th Thur |
Roger Lush - Daw House Hospice Topic - The Importance of Palliative Care | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
Aug
28 |
Dr Peter Sutherland – Senior Visiting Urologist, Royal Adelaide Hospital. Topic: • An update on current treatments for prostate cancer • New drugs available, or soon to be available, for prostate cancer • Robotic procedures at St Andrews Hospital | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Sept 25 4th Thur |
Discussion evening among members - all welcome | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Oct 23 4th Thur |
Dr Denby Steele Topics – Exciting advances in prostate cancer treatment from the Prostate Cancer World Congress and an update on Brachytherapy. | Colonel Light Gardens Community RSL |
| Nov 27 | dinner | tba |
| PROSTATE SUPPORTER The newsletter of the Prostate Cancer Support and Action Groups of South Australia and Northern Territory |
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