The Grace Gawler Cancer Survivorship and Wellness Institute P/L provides independent cancer navigation and consultancy services for cancer patients.
The Institute’s sole purpose is to benefit the lives of cancer patients via comprehensive cancer navigation, support & education services.
GGI is based in Tasmania: ABN: 29 657126193
Grace Gawler Institute Aims
- The Institute’s sole purpose is to benefit the lives of cancer patients via comprehensive cancer navigation, support and educational services
- As a result of working directly with patients, the Institute researches the most effective and beneficial methods learned from patient experiences.
- We aim to bridge the gaps in cancer medicine and help patients to navigate the complex cancer maze.
About the Institute:
Grace Gawler is the former co-founder of the Gawler Foundation, Melbourne Cancer Support Group and the Yarra Valley Living Centre at Yarra Junction, Victoria. (1980s) She left the organisation in 1996. Grace has always had strong liaisons with the medical profession – promoting a best of both worlds approach. She resigned from the Gawler foundation due to changes in the organisation’s philosophy and practices that diverted from her original founding principles. Grace is now co-founder and director of the Grace Gawler Institute. She is also therapeutic and research director. Grace responds personally to all patient inquiries, consults with patients and their families. She is also an author, presenter, social commentator on cancer issues. Grace hosts our podcasts, conducting interviews with leading cancer researchers, doctors and inspiring patients. Read More about Grace
Pip (Philip) Cornall is a director, co-founder and public officer of the Institute and is responsible for reporting to ACNC (Australian National Charities Commission), ATO/ASIC. Pip’s role includes web development, cyber security, social media, media creation, workshops, presentations and more. Pip has a background in juvenile justice and mediation. He taught conflict resolution in Oregon schools, was a mediator in the Oregon court system. In 2002, he conducted a week long course culminating in a ‘clear the air’ mediation with a high ranking Australian Olympic team, including some well known gold medallists. Pip is leader of the Prostate Mates Project and the Cancer Survivor Ship events. Read More about Pip
Adviser for Business and Day To Day Ethical Issues that Arise:
ETHICS ADVISER: Professor Julie Crews – Edith Cowan University – advises and is proactive in the ethical issues that arise both in the business running within the GGI as well as the ethics of involved with patients who are misled by fraudulent cancer entrepreneurs and internet misinformation. Julie is also gives her time on a Pro Bono basis.
Conflict of Interest Policy:
The GGI policy helps the GGI directors to effectively identify, disclose and manage any actual, potential or perceived conflicts of interest in order to protect the integrity of GGI and manage conflict of interest risk. Read More
MEDICAL ADVISERS
Where necessary, GGI has access to a number of specialist oncologists and other experts in medical and scientific research should opinions be required re medical and patient ethics.