Cancer Surgery Prehabilitation

NSW CANCER RESEARCH EDUCATION SEMINAR

Sydney Cancer Partners, in collaboration with Maridulu Budyari Gumal (SPHERE) Cancer CAG and the NSW Regional Cancer Research Network, is hosting the 2026 NSW Cancer Research Education Statewide Seminar Series. These online seminars are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.

Session Information:
This session will hear from three clinician-researchers who will discuss their work in cancer surgery prehabilitation. Dr Jenny Mackney will present on the development and scaling of the C-SPRITES multimodal prehabilitation model of care for people living with cancer in regional and rural NSW. Shane McAuliffe will then explore the critical role of nutrition as a core pillar of oncology prehabilitation, highlighting how targeted nutrition care can mitigate the adverse impacts of malnutrition and sarcopenia and optimise patient readiness prior to cancer surgery. Finally, Professor Daniel Steffens will present a comprehensive, system-level model of cancer surgery prehabilitation, spanning risk stratification (PREdiCT), personalised care models (PRIMS), and scalable digital interventions (PRIORITY-CONNECT SMS and Home) to improve outcomes and access at scale. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A. 

Speakers:
Dr Jennifer Mackney, Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist & Clinical Research Fellow, Hunter New England LHD
Shane McAuliffe, Senior Dietitian, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse & PhD Candidate, UNSW 
Prof Daniel Steffens, Senior Principal Research Fellow, NHMRC Clinical Trials centre, University of Sydney

Chair: 
Professor Kate White, Professor of Cancer Nursing at The University of Sydney. 

For more information and to register, Click here