
Afaf Girgis AM (she/her)
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UNSW Emeritus Professor & Marriage Celebrant. Passions include research, making people happy, cooking & my family!
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By the end of the year, the Zero Childhood Cancer (ZERO) precision medicine program will be available to all Australians aged 0 to 18 with cancer. The program is led by Childrens Cancer Institute and the Kids Cancer Centre at Sydney Children's Hospitals Network. newsroom.unsw.edu.au/news/health/ze…

The Ingham Institute celebrating all the amazing researchers on #InternationalWomenDay2023! All in white today, for our 10th IWD Luncheon! So good to catch up with friends & colleagues Minoti Apte, OAM Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research Franklin Women #WomenInSTEM


So much fun being the marriage Celebrant for one of our own, Dr Amy Vassallo & spotting another one of our own as a guest Dr Carolyn Mazariego-Jones 🥂🎉💞🥰 #ilovemyjob #marriagecelebrant




⚡️NEW PAPER⚡️ We know young people w/ #cancer & other illnesses want to be involved in conversations about their care & quality of life, especially if cure becomes uncertain. Yet these conversations are hard to start, and to have…🧵1/ #AYCSM Claire Wakefield PhD 🎗️ mdpi.com/2072-6694/15/7…


Congratulations again Dr Verena Wu PhD - can’t wait to get my hands on my bound thesis copy and proudly clap as you accept your PhD formally in a few weeks! 🎓📚👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 A/Prof Ben Smith @bensmithphd.bsky.social


We have established that implementation research in Fear of Cancer Recurrence #FCR is one of the highest priorities in Australia for #CancerSurvivorship. Help A/Prof Ben Smith @bensmithphd.bsky.social out by participating in this Delphi on a proposed clinical pathway: unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00…


With A/Prof Ben Smith @bensmithphd.bsky.social we evaluated validity & screening performance of a revised single-item fear of cancer recurrence screening measure (FCR-1r). Turns out it is a useful screening tool onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/po… #PsyOnc #FCR #measurement POCOG A/Prof Jo Shaw @M_Jefford Maria Ftanou

Big thanks to POCOG COSA CancerCouncilOz Mcgrathfdn PC4 Cancer Symptom Trials SPHERE Cancer Clinical Academic Group Sydney Cancer Partners UNSW South West Sydney Clinical Campuses & colleagues for supporting our study seeking consensus on a #FearofRecurrence clinical pathway!🙏 Please keep sharing/participating👇 unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00…


Very proud supervisor moment for A/Prof Ben Smith @bensmithphd.bsky.social & me, celebrating Dr Verena Wu PhD’s PhD graduation with her family! Congratulations Verena!!! 👏🏼🎉🍾 UNSW Medicine & Health UNSW South West Sydney Clinical Campuses Ingham Institute for Applied Medical Research



2/2🔗 to more great FCR research & resources in the Oncology News Australia #podcast show notes oncologynews.com.au/clinical-focus… 1️⃣ Our #FCR clinical pathway Delphi study closing in 2 weeks! unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00… 2️⃣Upcoming webinar on #FCR cnsa.org.au/events/event/f… Happy listening/reading🙏


📢 Join this great webinar to find out how to use the latest research to address #Cancer #FearofRecurrence in clinical practice. Learn from a great panel of consumers, clinicians & researchers including Jia (Jenny) Liu MD PhD Louise Sharpe Hope to see you there 🤓