Consumers and clinicians in conversation at the VCCC Research Conference public forum, September 2017 Cancer Consumer Advisory Committee Report Consumer engagement and consumer involvement for the entire event andactually presenting at the conference, this was a great participation in VCCC activities example of meaningful consumer inclusion. have grown exponentially over Identifying the need and opportunity for a consumer the past year as we continue engagement action plan has been a critical step toward positioning the VCCC as a leader in to work towards our goal of international best practice in this area. The CancerConsumer Advisory Committee has been involved embedding consumers in all in the co-development of the business case, the aspects of VCCC activity. procurement process and setting up a steering group to oversee the development of the action plan. Such excellent progress can only occur when there isAt this stage we have consumer representatives genuine and meaningful support by the organisationon several Strategic Research Plan (SRP) working and its Board. groups contributing to the development, design and implementation of the programs to support One of the highlights of the year was our involvementtheir future success and ensure the consumer voice with the Inaugural Research Conference. From chairingis embedded in the work of the VCCC. Clinical trials the committee for the public lecture, to championingare an area of critical importance to patients and 10