NSW Cancer Research Education State-wide Seminar Series March 2026
Location: online webinar
Sydney Cancer Partners, in collaboration with Maridulu Budyari Gumal (SPHERE) Cancer CAG and the NSW Regional Cancer Research Network, will be hosting the 2026 NSW Cancer Research Education State-wide Seminar Series.
These online seminars will be held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month.
AI applications in cancer care and research
This session will provide insights on how the field of artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in different cancer contexts. A brief introduction on AI in cancer care will be followed by presentations from the research and health services perspectives. Dr Waddington will highlight the challenges of building and robustly deploying AI in a radiation therapy environment. Mr Warner-Smith will discuss the work undertaken by the CINSW to evaluate and subsequently implement AI for mammography screening in BreastScreen NSW. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A time.
Speakers:
Professor Nehmat Houssami. Professor of Public Health, NHMRC Leadership Fellow, The University of Sydney
Dr David Waddington. NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow, Image X Institute, The University of Sydney
Matthew Warner-Smith. Manager, Business Intelligence & Information Systems, Screening & Prevention, Cancer Institute NSW