2023 Scholarships available now
2023 Scholarships for post-graduate studies in youth health and AYA cancer care We are excited to announce three $1,000 Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand scholarships for health professionals to undertake the postgraduate University of Auckland AYA Cancer Care combined course in 2023. For more information please click on the link or flyer above. 2023 […]
Updated Fertility Preservation Guidelines March 2023
Updated Fertility Preservation Guidelines for People with Cancer in Aotearoa – March 2023 Updated Guidelines March 2023: Fertility Preservation for people with cancer in Aotearoa Excitingly Te Aho o Te Kahu have nationally endorsed the newly updated Fertility Preservation for People with Cancer in Aotearoa Guidelines. This is part of a wider project supported by […]
AYA Consumer Advisory Group Weekend Workshop 2022!
Consumer Advisory Group Weekend Workshop 2022 Wow what a weekend! This October our AYA Consumer Advisory Group came together kanohi ki te kanohi after nearly 3-years for our annual weekend workshop. This weekend was filled with so much fun, laughter, whakawhanaunga, mahi, awhi, tautoko and aroha. We have such a cool group on board. Our […]
Key Worker Annual Face to Face Workshop 2022
AYA Key Workers Face to Face Workshop 2022 After nearly 3-years of Covid restrictions, the AYA Key Workers and AYA Cancer Network teams were finally reunited kanohi ki te kanohi for what was an amazing 2-day workshop. This was a time to really ask the question… “what does the future of AYA cancer care look […]
Let’s talk fertility with Tanwen
Let’s talk fertility with Tanwen In this video we talk all things fertility with Tanwen – Consumer Advisory Group member. Tanwen takes us through her experience with fertility preservation during her cancer journey. Throughout we have put prompts for health providers for good fertility preservation practice. We hope you enjoy! Watch here…
AYA Cancer Webinar Series
AYA Cancer Webinar Series We are excited to announce the release of Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) webinars specific to health care professionals. Whether you work with young people every day, only see a young person in clinic every now and then or simply want a refresher for topics that young rangatahi will come across […]
New wellbeing support app for young people
New wellbeing support app for rangatahi The Starship Foundation have recently launched a new app called Village – a communication app to empower young people through tough times. This is an amazing wellbeing support app designed specifically for rangatahi in Aotearoa. Best of all, it’s free! This app has been co-designed by Starship clinicians, rangatahi […]
Waikato Region update: New Radiation Pamphlet for AYAs
Midland Region update: New AYA Radiation Pamphlet The Waikato Radiation team and the Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Cancer Services have developed a specific AYA Radiation Pamphlet informing AYAs of the support the Radiation Therapy team can provide them while going through radiotherapy. Some supports include education, support and personal AYA radiation therapy buddy to […]
Canteen Australia Youth Cancer Services Leadership Development Programme
Youth Cancer Services Leadership Development Programme Opportunity May 2022 Tēnā koutou katoa, Canteen Australia in partnership with the AYA Cancer Network Aotearoa is generously offering two scholarships to participate in the Youth Cancer Services Leadership Development Programme commencing May 2022 The scholarships are available to any health professional working in a cancer setting in New […]
Released: AYA Cancer Network Aotearoa Annual Work Programme July 2021 – June 2022
Released: AYA Cancer Network Aotearoa Annual Work Programme July 2021 – June 2022 Please find enclosed our National Strategy for the period from July 2021 to June 2022. The Annual Work Plan describes key components of work and activity from the Action Plan 2020-2025 and what we aim to achieve over the next year. We […]
