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River4Ward raises record donations for dedicated youth cancer services

April 20, 2018
The sun was shining and the stars were out for the Sony Foundation’s River4Ward event in Melbourne on Thursday. An annual event that raises vital funds for You Can youth cancer centres around Australia – including the centre on level one at Peter Mac.
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Meet Peter Mac Spiritual Carer, Heather Somerville

April 13, 2018
As a spiritual carer at Peter Mac, Heather provides spiritual and emotional support for patients, families, carers and staff to reflect on and explore life issues affected by cancer.
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The Wellbeing Centre – an oasis of peace and calm

April 10, 2018
There’s an oasis of peace and calm on level one of Peter Mac. In a busy hospital, it’s a place that, in the words of a patient, is “brilliantly humanising”.
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Statement regarding Metro Tunnel works

April 10, 2018
Peter Mac patients should be assured there are no imminent changes to our services.
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Peter Mac Chief Executive Dale Fisher mentoring the next generation of female leaders at a Mentor Walks event in Melbourne on Friday.
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Stepping out in support of women in senior roles

April 6, 2018
Peter Mac Chief Executive Dale Fisher stepped out on Friday morning in support of the next generation of Australian women in senior and leadership positions as an official mentor at the Mentor Walks Australia event in Melbourne.
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Melbourne drug a blood cancer game changer

April 5, 2018
A breakthrough drug with its origins in Melbourne is driving a major shift in the treatment of a range of blood cancers, with two new clinical trials of chemotherapy-free combinations demonstrating dramatic benefits for patients with hard-to-treat diseases.
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Premier's Award for Peter Mac researchers

March 27, 2018
Congratulations to Peter Mac researchers, Dr Benjamin Teh and Dr Gabrielle Haeusler, who were both presented with a 2018 Premier's Award for excellence in health and medical research.
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Meet our General Counsel, Elizabeth Kennedy

March 9, 2018
Elizabeth Kennedy is Peter’s Mac General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Elizabeth is a trailblazer who loves the law. She was the first in-house legal counsel for Epworth Healthcare, first in-house legal counsel for The Royal Women’s Hospital and prior to that first in-house legal counsel for the Royal Women’s and the Royal Children’s Hospitals. Here she explains the how she has thrived in the legal sector – a typically male-dominated environment. #PressforProgress #IWD2018
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2018 Lea Award recipient - Marliese Alexander

March 8, 2018
Congratulations to pharmacist and researcher Marliese Alexander, who was today awarded Peter Mac’s 2018 Lea Award. This prestigious award - presented this year on International Women’s Day - recognises and promotes emerging female research leaders in their early to mid-career at Peter Mac.
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Sara Panozzo, Nurse Unit Manager
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Meet Sara Panozzo, Nurse Unit Manager - IWD 2018

March 7, 2018
Sara Panozzo oversees one of our busiest outpatient clinics at Peter Mac. The Outpatient Pathology and Specialist Clinics see up to 850 patients per day. This means Sara’s day-to-day responsibilities are wide-ranging and include quality improvement, business management, recruitment, OH&S, risk management, clinical work and education. In the lead up to International Women's Day, Sara shares how her dedication to continuous improvement, collaborative and consistent practices, and open-mindedness, and her passion, has led her to the work she is doing today. #PressforProgress #IWD2018.
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