International Clinical Trial Day – SACCaN cancer networking event

On 20 May 2026, South Aus­tralian Com­pre­hen­sive Can­cer Net­work (SAC­CaN) and the Com­mis­sion on Excel­lence and Inno­va­tion in Health held an Inter­na­tion­al Clin­i­cal Tri­als Day net­work­ing event in Adelaide. 

The event brought togeth­er 130 stake­hold­ers from across South Australia’s can­cer clin­i­cal tri­als sec­tor, includ­ing tri­al coor­di­na­tors, nurs­es, clin­i­cians, researchers, gov­er­nance and ethics staff, and part­ner organisations. 

The event opened with Chief Can­cer Offi­cer Michael Osborn, fol­lowed by Prof Tim­o­thy Price who out­lined the SAC­CaN Clin­i­cal Tri­als pro­gram, and then a series of quick-fire pre­sen­ta­tions from tri­al units across South Australia. 

Pic­tured: Prof Tim­o­thy Price

The event pro­vid­ed atten­dees with the oppor­tu­ni­ty to con­nect in per­son, strength­en rela­tion­ships and build a greater sense of com­mu­ni­ty. It also cre­at­ed space to share insights, increase vis­i­bil­i­ty of activ­i­ty across the state, and sup­port stronger col­lab­o­ra­tion between sites and organisations. 

The SAC­CaN Clin­i­cal Tri­als Pro­gram aims to improve time­ly access to clin­i­cal tri­als across South Aus­tralia, by strength­en­ing local research capac­i­ty and expand­ing oppor­tu­ni­ties for peo­ple to receive the lat­est treat­ments through statewide coordination. 

The net­work­ing event sup­port­ed this vision by facil­i­tat­ing col­lab­o­ra­tion and knowl­edge shar­ing. Of atten­dees sur­veyed post event, 95% met one to five new con­nec­tions rel­e­vant to their work in clin­i­cal tri­als, and over 80% report­ed strength­en­ing exist­ing relationships. 

Ques­tions about the pro­gram or event? Get in touch at ceih.​clinicaltrials@​sa.​gov.​au