Presentations
Please find links below to presentations from the BreastScreen Conference Australia. Presentations included below have been approved by the presenter, this page will be updated as additional approvals are received.
Wednesday, March 13 2024
NSW BreastScreen | Fires, Floods and Covid Crisis
Anthea Temple, Program Manager BreastScreen NSW, Cancer Institute NSW Jane Walsh, A/Director Clinical Governance, Cancer Institute NSW
Recall to Assessment Rates and Interval Cancer Risk - Evidence From the Australian Experience
Prof David Roder, Chair, Cancer Epidemiology and Population HealthUniversity of SA
Engagement of Screening Minority Groups
Prof Sophia Zackrisson, MD,PhD, Head of Research, Department of Translational Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö and Lund University
Flesh after 50 – Project on Diversity, Creative Victoria, University of Melbourne
Prof Martha Hickey, Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Newborn Health,MDHS The University of Melbourne
BreastScreen NSW's 'PUTUWA' Pilot Project
Trudy Phelps, Cancer Institute NSW
Consumer Voice, How Consumers Wish Screening to Look in the Future
Dr Maria Emma Liwag, PhD Lecturer, Research School of Management ANU College of Business and Economics
The Consumer Advisory contribution to and influence on Breast Screen SA program successThe Consumer Advisory contribution to and influence on Breast Screen SA program success
Ellen Kerrins, Consumer Engagement Advisor
Summary of all States and Territories Assessment Protocols Dr Nalini Bhola, Greater Southern Designated Radiologist Statewide Clinical Director, BreastScreen NSW
NSW Examining Impacts to Delays in Screening on Tumor Size and Treatment Richard Walton, Cancer Institute NSW
Tabar Versus BIRADS – Is it Time for BSA to Change? Dr Jill Evans, Monash Breastscreen
How BreastScreen Victoria Kept Screening through Six Lockdowns, A Ring of Steel and a Global Pandemic Rita Butera,Chief Executive Officer BreastScreen Victoria
COMMS – VIC methods of Engaging with Consumers in the 21st Century and Beyond Rita Butera, Director, Chief Executive Officer, BreastScreen Victoria Sue Viney, Co-chair, Consumer Advisory Group, BreastScreen Victoria Inc
Thursday, March 14 2024
Tomo Screening (stratified screening)
Prof Sophia Zackrisson, MD,PhD, Head of Research, Department of Translational Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö and Lund University
CEM, Risk Assessment
Prof Sophia Zackrisson, MD,PhD, Head of Research, Department of Translational Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö and Lund University
Keeping Workforce Engaged and Interested
Amy Jacobson, Emotional Intelligence Specialist
iPrevent for Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Management
Prof Kelly-Anne Phillips, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Towards the Future – Prognostic and Predictive Markers Prof Sunil Lakhani, Executive Director Research, Group Leader – Molecular Breast Pathology and Senior Staff Specialist – Anatomical PathologyClinical Research and Pathology, The University of Queensland
'It's not only Breast Cancer we should be Detecting - A Conversation about Domestic and Family Violence' Angela Belluomo, Former Family Violence Clinician and Senior Radiographer BreastScreen ACT
Update on Swedish high risk / personalised screening Prof Sophia Zackrisson, MD,PhD, Head of Research, Department of Translational Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö and Lund University
Difficult Conversations Amy Jacobson, Emotional Intelligence Specialist
Engaging with Hard-To-Reach Communities – CALD, Refugees, Mentally Ill, Disabled Mary Awata, Director, Bora Group
BreastScreen Australia Clinical Advisory Group Prof Vivienne Milch, Medical Director, Head Clinical Policy Advice Branch, Cancer Australia
Adding Geospatial Intelligence to the Data Mix Prof David Roder, Chair, Cancer Epidemiology and Population HealthUniversity of SA
Risk Factors in General Practice Prof Jon Emery, Herman Professor of Primary Care Cancer Research, Director of PC4, University of Melbourne
National Surveyor - NAS and virtual accreditation Joan Burns, National Surveyor, BreastScreen Australia
NQMC Update Prof Liz Kenny, Chair, National Quality Management Committee, BreastScreen Australia
Aboriginal Engagement Leanne Pilkington, Manager, Child and Adolescent Community Health
Update on Governance Structure of BreastScreen Australia Alison Lang, Director, Screening Policy and BreastScreen Section,Department of Health and Aged Care
Friday, March 15 2024
Borderline Lesions and Risk of Upgrade (ADH, FEA, CSL, Papillary Lesions)
A/Prof Wendy Raymond, Consultant Pathologist Flinders Medical Centre and Clinpath Pathology
Update on ALH, LCIS and management
Prof Sunil Lakhani, Executive Director Research,Group Leader – Molecular Breast Pathology and Senior Staff Specialist – Anatomical Pathology Clinical Research and Pathology, The University of Queensland
Mammographic Density Measurement Tools: How Well Do They Identify Population Breast Screeners According to Breast Cancer Risk?
Dr Louiza Velentzis, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Sydney
The Australian Cancer Plan: Setting the Policy Context for the Future of BreastScreen Australia
Prof Vivienne Milch, Medical Director, Head Clinical Policy Advice Branch, Cancer Australia
Options to Enhance BreastScreen Australia Data Collection and Reporting to Support Potential Future Risk-Based Breast Cancer Screening
Chelsea Carle, The Daffodil Centre
What are the Clinical Guidelines for the Management of Women with Dense Breasts? A Systematic Review of Breast Screening Guidelines Around the World
Jennifer Isautier, University of Sydney
The Impact of Height and Weight on Rescreening Rates within a Population-Based Breast Screening Program
A/Prof Jennifer Stone, University of Western Australia
AI and Radiology
Prof Sophia Zackrisson, Chief Physician Department of Translational Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Skåne University Hospital Malmö Lund University
Mixed Methods Development of an Intervention Framework to Improve Breast Screening Participation Among Women with Obesity and/or A Physical Disability
A/Prof Kate McBride, Population Health, Western Sydney University
Satisfaction, Anxiety, Pain, and Care: Comparing BreastScreen Tasmania’s 2015 and 2020 Survey of Clients’ Assessment Clinic Experiences and Recommendations for Action Dr Jo-Anne Kelder, Jo-Anne Kelder Consulting and Dylan Sutton, Director, Population Screening & Cancer Prevention
BreastScreen ACT and ACT Women's Health Service combined Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Engagement Project through Refugee Linguistics Services Julie Solway, Promotions and Quality Manager BreastScreen ACT/Registered Nurse, BreastScreen ACT and Faye Dela Torre-Salcedo, Registered Nurse, Women's Health Service – Canberra Health Services
The Refugee Cancer Screening Partnership Project Trudy Phelps, Relationship Manager, BreastScreen NSW
Diagnostic Performance of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Versus Digital Mammography in a Clinically Referred Population Dr Naomi Noguchi, Lecturer, The University of Sydney
Data Breach and Cyber Interruption – Preparing for the Inevitable Georgina Marr, Chief Information Officer, BreastScreen Victoria
Holistic Health Technology Support Model: A case-study from BreastScreen Queensland Michael Bleazard, Consultant Medical Physicist, Biomedical Technology Services, Queensland Health
Understanding and Optimising Breast Compression: Analysis of Force and Pressure Metrics Michael Bleazard, Consultant Medical Physicist, Biomedical Technology Services, Queensland Health
QA Testing - Ultrasound Marie Vozzo, Diagnostic Imaging, Medical Physics Registrar, Medical Physics and Radiation Engineering, Canberra Hospital
BRAIX update A/Prof Helen Frazer, Radiologist, Statewide Clinical Director, BreastScreen Victorial
Technique Adaptions for Different Client Presentations Liz Stewart, Deputy Chief Radiographer, Monash BreastScreen