Afaf Girgis
UNSW Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Prof Afaf Girgis AM [PhD, BSc(Hons)] is Director, Psycho-oncology Research Group, at the Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research & Faculty of Medicine & Health, University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia.
Prof Girgis has worked for over 32 years as a Behavioural Scientist in cancer control and psycho-oncology. In 2019, she became a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia, awarded for her significant service to medicine, and to medical education, in the field of cancer control and psycho-oncology.
Her national and international standing in behavioural science and psycho-oncology was acknowledged in 2012 with the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) Inaugural Psycho-oncology Award, in 2015 with the Lady Mary Fairfax Distinguished Researcher Award, and in 2017 with 4 distinguished awards: South West Sydney Research Hub annual prize, UNSW in the South West Distinguished Research Prize, the South Western Sydney Local Health District Translational Research Award, and the South Western Sydney Local Health District Board Award, and the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) Quality Improvement Award 2018 in Healthcare Measurement.
Prof Girgis has published almost 400 peer-reviewed papers, abstracts and book chapters, and contributed to several clinical practice guidelines; and been successful with research funding applications totalling $57.8 Million. Prof Girgis is committed to training and mentoring junior researchers and has successfully supervised 27 research higher degree students and fellowships; and currently supervises 3 PhD, 1 Research Masters and 3 Honours students, and mentors several clinician researchers.
Presentations this author is a contributor to:
Patient and Clinician Perceptions of the Feasibility and Utility of Routine Unmet Needs Screening for Indigenous Australians with Cancer. (#360)
3:35 PM
Belinda Thewes
Best of the Best Poster discussion B - Supporting Indigenous and poor prognosis cancer patients
They say the odds are good, but I can’t stop thinking about it: Responding to Fear of Cancer Recurrence (#49)
4:54 PM
Jane Turner
Concurrent session - Metastases/recurrence
Hospital-based care in the last year of life for people dying from cancer in New South Wales: a retrospective cohort study (#65)
4:15 PM
David Goldsbury
Best of the Best Orals - Health services
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink: Does a needs assessment tool increase discussion of psychosocial concerns of people with advanced cancer? (#262)
3:00 PM
Afaf Girgis
Poster discussion 1