Palladians in Pink: Breast Cancer Webinar

Palladians in Pink is the name of the Palladians’ breast cancer awareness campaign this June. As part of the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s GO PINK pledge, we are aiming to raise awareness and funds in support of the thousands of individuals whose lives have been – and will be – impacted by breast cancer.

1 in 7 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. This statistic is staggering and highlights just how vital it is for us all to be better educated on early detection, screening, and treatment options for breast cancer.

In light of this, we warmly invite you to join us for our free live webinar to learn more about breast cancer: from screening and detection to diagnosis and management. We will be hearing from three medical professionals on the night (Dr Sarah Birks, Dr Alysson Wann, and Dr Sally Ng), with a live Q&A session to follow.

The session will be 1 hour in duration, starting 7pm on Saturday 26 June. A Zoom link will be sent out after registration.

All are encouraged to attend, be you a Palladian, current student, teacher, member of the Mac.Rob community!

This webinar is one part of our Palladians in Pink campaign. We are also running two other initiatives. Please find details below:

For a chance to win a special ‘pink’ prize from us, make a pink pledge on social media with us today! Make a pink pledge – wear it, bake it, run, walk, whatever you can think of! – and post it on social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn) on 26 June with the hashtags #palladians, #palladiansinpink, #gopink, #pinkpledge, #breastcancer, #breastcancerawareness, #womenshealthmatters. Three best entries will receive one of our ‘pink’ prizes. Make sure to include all hashtags so we can find your post. More information can be found on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ThePalladiansAssociation  

We hope you will also consider donating to the National Breast Cancer Foundation through our Palladians team fundraising page: https://fundraise.nbcf.org.au/fundraisers/palladians/go-pink
SPEAKER BIOS

Dr Alysson Wann is a FRACP qualified Australian trained medical oncologist who treats all solid organ malignancies, with a special interest in breast, lung and gastrointestinal cancers. She is involved in the rapid access breast service at Waverley Breast Care, is an internationally published researcher and continues to be actively involved with cancer research and medical education

Dr Sarah Birks is a General Surgeon, specialising in Breast & Endocrine surgery. She graduated from Monash University with Honours and completed her General Surgical training in Melbourne. Dr Birks is dedicated to delivering compassionate and comprehensive care for patients with general surgical, breast and endocrine problems. Having completed a Master of Surgery, Dr Birks has an ongoing interest in education and research. She aims always to provide the most up to date and evidence based care, including a commitment to the multidisciplinary management of both breast and endocrine disorders. Dr Birks is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons and has undertaken several years of post-fellowship specialty training in both Endocrine and Breast cancer surgery, including completion of the BreastSurgANZ Post Fellowship Training Program. Dr Birks operates at Waverley Private Hospital and Cabrini Hospital in Brighton, with consulting suites at both hospitals. She is also a consultant surgeon at the Alfred Hospital, where she is part of the Breast & Endocrine Surgical Unit.