Speaker - Yvonne Crestani

Last week we were very lucky to hear from Yvonne Crestani from the Crestani Foundation. The Crestani Foundation is a registered charity managed by volunteers. Their aim is for better outcomes for cancer patients by funding further education to advance skills and techniques in cancer treatment. 

Crestani Scholarships was founded by Yvonne Crestani in memory of her husband Chris, who was the Chief Radiation Therapist at St Vincent’s hospital, who unfortunately died of cancer himself.

Medical personnel such as Radiation Therapists, Physicists and Nurses and other allied services are given the opportunity for higher education and research study by way of scholarships here in Australia and overseas.

An example of how the scholarships can achieve better outcomes for patients is that scholarships have been awarded to study a technique that resulted in the team at the Central Coast Cancer Centre being able to reduce the number of radiation treatments for patients from 30 to just two or three resulting in less trauma for patients.

Yvonne and her team of volunteers work tirelessly throughout the year to raise funds to support the scholarships. Everyone has been touched by cancer in some way and we thank them for their tremendous efforts. You can donate to the Crestani Foundation here https://crestanischolarships.org.au/