2024 COSA ASM

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13-15 November | Gold Coast

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2024 COSA ASM 〰️ 13-15 November | Gold Coast 〰️

Convenor Welcome

We were honoured to co-convene the 2024 COSA ASM, which was held at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre from Wednesday 13 to Friday 15 November 2024, with pre-conference workshops being held on Tuesday 12 November.

The theme for the 2024 COSA ASM was
Bridging gaps, building progress, breaking down disparities

The disease theme had a strong focus on cancers with poorer outcomes, including sessions on carcinoma of unknown primary, pancreatic cancers, and brain metastases, to name a few.

COSA first introduced an equity theme in 2022—a theme that resonated well with COSA members and delegates. We were eager to incorporate it again as it aligned well with the focus on poorer outcome cancers.

It had been eight years since the COSA ASM was last held on the Gold Coast, so we were excited to bring it back. With a wealth of experience locally and across Australia, we highlighted our domestic expertise throughout the program, while also featuring several international experts.

The COSA ASM program reflected our multidisciplinary society membership. Together with the Program Committee, we developed an exciting and educational program that offered something for everyone.

Some of our favourite sessions included those we hadn’t seen on a COSA program for years, as well as others that revisited and updated previously presented but equally important topics, such as:

Equity, access and advocacy
Removing barriers of access to care with technology
Cancer care in vulnerable populations
Prevention and promotion in my practice
Gender and access to care
Implementation and evaluation through an equity lens
Transitions in cancer care
Looking after yourself whilst looking after others
The elephant in the room – uncomfortable conversations
Artificial intelligence

We were confident the ASM would be a success, but that depended on each and every one of us to make it happen. Thank you for joining us on the Gold Coast this past November and we look forward to seeing you in Adelaide in 2025!

Sean Hill and Michael Powell

2024 COSA ASM Co-convenors

Abstract Deadline

9 August 2024

Earlybird Deadline

13 September 2024

Symposia Deadline

5 July 2024

What Our Delegates Thought

94%

Said attending the conference was worthwhile

90%

Said the education content was high quality

99%

Reported an increase in their knowledge gained from attending

70%

Indicated the opportunity to network as a motivation for attending

"Fun meeting with a wide variety of appropriate presentations. Excellent standard of posters which were easily accessible."

2023 COSA ASM delegate
"Overall it was a great ASM, and wonderful to see multidisciplinary collaboration including from medical, nursing, allied health and academia."

2023 COSA ASM delegate
"Thanks to the organising committee - well done. It was a great conference."

2023 COSA ASM delegate
"I plan to come in 2024! It was a great event, I really enjoyed it. Gold Coast will be fantastic."

2023 COSA ASM delegate