Event Topic:
Even if you are receiving treatment through the public system, there can be many unexpected costs and financial challenges to navigate after a brain tumour diagnosis, especially if an income-earner in your household needs significant time off work due to the tumour and its treatment, or for caring responsibilities. We have invited a guest panel to discuss some of these challenges and provide some tips on how to manage them and where to go for advice and support specific to your needs.
In this webinar we plan to touch on topics such as: NDIS and Centrelink supports, Wills and Power of Attorney, Superannuation, and Insurance.
About the speakers:
- Fiona Hassmann, Manager of the National Advocacy Service (NAS), a collaboration between Peace of Mind Foundation and Cure Brain Cancer.
- May Sivashambu, is a dedicated Relationship Manager at State Trustees of Victoria, specialising in various aspects of relationship management, including Powers of Attorney, Executor Services, Trustee Services, Financial Administration, Estate Management, and Partnerships.
- Kathryn Dalton, is an oncology social worker with over 14 years of hospital social work experience. Kathryn is the current Cancer and Chronic Illness Team Leader at St Vincent’s Hospital with experience in breast and brain cancers as well a role in supporting social work staff working with cancer patients. Kathryn is passionate about supporting patients and families in their cancer journey.
- John Berrill, is a partner at Berril & Watson Lawyers. He specialises in superannuation, insurance & Centrelink & represents people living with disabilities & consumers, disability support groups & the not-for-profit community sector.
Additional resources:
We are working on putting together a summary factsheet with links to many of the resources and services that our guest speakers mentioned in the webinar. We hope to have this ready to upload in the next couple of weeks. In the meantime, most of the things mentioned in the webinar can be found if you use the search bar on the Brain Tumours Online website to search for keywords, or go to the “Financial Support” section of the Learn pillar.
When was the webinar held?
This webinar was held 2pm (AEST: Australian Eastern Standard Time) Thursday 25th July 2024.