Ian Olver AM (born 10 May1953)

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Ian Olver AM (born 10 May1953)

is an Australian medical oncologist, cancer researcher and bio-ethicist. He is a former chief executive officer of Cancer Council Australia and a noted authority and media commentator on cancer issues.

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In 2011 he was appointed to the Order of Australia for service to medical oncology as a clinician, researcher, administrator and mentor, and to the community through leadership roles with cancer control organisations.

His main research interests are new anticancer drug studies, symptom control, bio-ethics and psycho-oncology. He has authored more than 200 journal articles, 19 book chapters and two books as well as co-editing two books.

He is a past chair of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia and received their Cancer Achievement award in 2008. He currently chairs the Australian Health Ethics Committee of NHMRC and sits on NHMRC Council. He is President of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer.

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Life and career

Ian Olver was born in Melbourne, Australia, and educated at Wesley College.

He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 1976. He then trained in medical oncology at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and the University of Maryland Cancer Centre in Baltimore, receiving Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 1984.

After finishing his medical oncology training Olver worked for six years at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute where he jointly developed the oncology clinic at Bendigo Base Hospital.

In 1991 he was awarded an MD from the University of Melbourne for a project in antiemetic clinical trial methodology and in 1997 he completed a PhD in bioethics from Monash University, exploring life and death issues.

He moved to Adelaide in 1991 as Director of Medical Oncology at the Royal Adelaide Hospital where he worked to establish a comprehensive multi-disciplinary cancer centre, becoming the Clinical Director in 1993. In 2001, he became the first Cancer Council SA Professor of Cancer Care at the University of Adelaide where he is currently an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine.

While in Adelaide he initiated a number of programs to improve cancer care in rural and remote areas and for Indigenous people. He established the first medical oncology clinic in Alice Springs and pioneered a telemedicine link for multidisciplinary cancer care between Adelaide and Darwin which provided benefits for both local patients and clinicians. He has also led research into culturally appropriate approaches to the treatment and care of Indigenous Australians diagnosed with cancer.

Ian Olver was elected chair of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia from 2004–2006.

In May 2006, Olver moved to Sydney when he was appointed CEO of Cancer Council Australia, Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Sydney and an Honorary Associate, Department of Medical Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.

Honours and recognition

2011: Appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for service to medical oncology as a clinician, researcher, administrator and mentor, and to the community through leadership roles with cancer control organisations

2008: Received the Cancer Achievement Award from the Medical Oncology Group of Australia which is awarded a scientist, clinician or health care professional that has made an outstanding contribution to the control of cancer in Australia.

Authorship

Conquering Cancer: Your Guide to Treatment and Research.(1998)

Is Death ever preferable to Life?(2002)

When Cancer Crosses Disciplines: A Physicians Handbook. (co-editor) (2009)

The MASCC Textbook of Cancer Supportive Care and Survivorship. (co-editor) (2011)

Investigating Prayer: Impact on Health and Quality of Life. (2012)

References

1) "Senior staff". Cancer Council Australia. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

2) "50 Most Influential people supplement" (PDF). Australian Doctor (Supplement). July 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011

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