Research aims to improve health outcomes, yet not all research makes it into practice – what are some of the barriers to this?

Explores why some research findings can become successful cancer treatments, whilst others struggle, even if they show positive findings in the research setting.

PROFESSOR CHRISTOBEL SAUNDERS
James Stewart Chair of Surgery and Consultant Surgeon
University of Melbourne, RMH and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Research aims to improve health outcomes, yet not all research makes it into practice, and importantly how can we change health policies based on good data and evidence?
This talk will outline some areas of clinical research in breast cancer and explore why some research findings can become successful cancer treatments, whilst others struggle, even if they show positive findings in the research setting.

Professor Christobel Saunders AO, MB BS, FRCS, FRACS, FAAHMS is the James Stewart Chair of Surgery, the Head of the Department of Surgery at the University of Melbourne (Royal Melbourne Hospital precinct) and consultant surgeon in the Department of General Surgery at Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute. She is internationally recognised as one of Australia’s most prominent research-orientated cancer surgeons. She has substantially contributed to breast cancer research including clinical trials of new treatments, psychosocial, translational and health services research.