In the interests of staff health and wellbeing, Flinders University has teamed up with The Jodi Lee Foundation to raise awareness about Australia’s second biggest cancer killer – bowel cancer.
This initiative complements the existing National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) for those aged over 50.
Flinders University’s Professor Graeme Young and collaborators instigated the research program that contributed to the nature and design of the NBCSP and he was a principal architect and driving force of the program.
The NBCSP has since saved thousands of lives.
In Australia bowel cancer claims a life every two hours – that’s around 80 people each week or more than 4,000 each year.
The good news is that up to 90 percent of bowel cancer cases can be successfully treated or even prevented if detected early, which is why screening is so important.
Staff are encouraged to participate in this Flinders initiative by attending a presentation on the importance of bowel cancer screening by Mr. Nick Lee, Founder and CEO of the Jodi Lee Foundation.
The Foundation was established in 2010 after Nick Lee lost his wife Jodi to bowel cancer at age 41, leaving behind their two young children.
The Foundation encourages people to take steps to prevent bowel cancer by screening regularly, acting quickly on symptoms and leading healthy and active lifestyles.
Further information on the Jodi Lee Foundation is provided here: http://jodileefoundation.org.au/
Further Information on Jodi Lee Foundation presentations for staff:
Flinders will host five presentations from Tuesday 15 November to Monday 21 November.
The times, dates and locations are provided below:
When: Wednesday 16 November 10.30am
Where: Health Sciences Lecture Theatre Complex, Theatre 1.01
When: Thursday 17 November 3pm
Where: Sturt Campus, North 335 Theatre
When: Friday 18 November 10.30am
Where: IST, South 3 Theatre
When: Monday 21 November 1.30pm
Where: Tonsley campus, Theatre 2
Staff are invited to register their attendance for one of five presentations to be held across the Bedford Park campus and at Tonsley via the following link http://events.flinders.edu.au/show/event/jodi-lee-foundation-workplace-prevention-program
Each presentation will be approximately 25 minutes in duration plus time for questions and presentation will be live-streamed via http://video.flinders.edu.au/events/Jodie_Lee_Foundation_Presentation.cfm
Staff at remote sites can connect via video conference for the Wednesday session in the Health Sciences Lecture Theatre Complex or the Monday session at Tonsley by emailing its@flinders.edu.au to arrange a connection.
Bowel cancer screening kits will be available for staff to take with them at the conclusion of each presentation should they seek to initiate a test. Kits can also be sent to staff at remote sites on request.
Costs in relation to the provision of the screening kits will be incurred by the University.
The results of the screening are confidential and will only be known to the individuals completing the tests.
The University will be advised only of the number of tests initiated and the number of results indicating a need for follow up.
This information will be used only to determine whether the program should be hosted in future years.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Vice-Chancellor via anthony.bak@flinders.edu.au