WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network - Cancer Fellowships 2020

Applications for the WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network (WACPCN) Cancer Fellowships 2020 program are now open.

WACPCN Cancer Fellowships assists medical practitioners to expand their experience and skills with the ultimate aim of improving health outcomes for cancer patients. Fellowships help medical practitioners develop their research capability, undertake high quality research, and/or acquire specialised clinical skills that cannot be funded through the usual clinical pathways.

Funding is offered for two streams:

Research Stream. Projects should address relevant contemporary challenges faced by WA Health and outline the pathway(s) to translation and implementation of research findings in WA. Research project topics may be wide-ranging and include basic science, population health, health service, health system organisation research and/or focus on vulnerable groups
Training Stream may include:
1. undertaking a qualification administered through a tertiary educational facility;
2. on the job training provided within a hospital department under the direction of a Specialist to learn new techniques, skills and/or approaches to screening, diagnosis and clinical care; or
3. a combination of the above.

Fellowships will be awarded on merit in open competition, based on a process of evaluation against the eligibility and assessment criteria. Fellowships are usually granted as a 1.0 full time equivalent post.

Further information including the WACPCN Cancer Fellowships Guidelines for Applicants 2020 is available on the WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network Cancer Fellowships webpage.

Visit MedJobsWA to apply now.
Applications close 1.00 pm Wednesday 15 May.

For advice on submitting applications contact the WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network Policy Unit on WACPCN.PolicyUnit@health.wa.gov.au

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Complete the Expression of Interest form and send it to healthpolicy@health.wa.gov.au by 5:00 pm 12 April 2019

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Heart Week runs from Sunday 28 April to Saturday 4 May with this year's focus on heart health checks. Request your free Heart Week information kit.

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Lactation care support system

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LactaMap is accessible to doctors free of charge.

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Complete the survey to have your say on the development of the WA Women's Health and Wellbeing Policy. Consultation closes 28 June.
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