Cancer Council Victoria is pleased to announce that registrations for the next Nurse Ambassador Program are now open!
The Nurse Ambassador Program provides practice nurses with the latest clinical knowledge about the four national cancer screening programs and viral hepatitis, so they can effectively discuss and endorse cancer screening participation and drive cancer screening uptake.
Nurses will be recognised as a ‘Nurse Cancer Screening Ambassador’ after completing a series of four online webinars and submitting a reflective practice activity.
This program is free and open to all Victorian practice nurses.
The next program will be running July/August 2026 and will be delivered online via Zoom.
Dates
- Webinar 1 – Thursday 23 July 2026, 1pm – 3pm
- Webinar 2 – Tuesday 28 July 2026, 1pm – 3pm
- Webinar 3 – Thursday 6 August 2026, 1pm – 3pm
- Webinar 4 – Tuesday 11 August 2026, 1pm – 3pm.
What the webinars cover
Webinar 1
- An overview of under-screened communities including barriers and enablers to cancer screening.
- Plain language in cancer screening.
Webinar 2
- Breast screening.
- National Bowel Cancer Screening Program.
Webinar 3
- Hepatitis prevention and immunisation.
- Cancer Screening Resources Hub and case studies.
Webinar 4
- Cervical screening, self-collection and HPV.
- National Lung Cancer Screening Program.
- Reflective practice activity and next steps after NAP.
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