Mei Krishnasamy: New Grant Improves Cancer Care for People Experiencing Homelessness
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Mei Krishnasamy: New Grant Improves Cancer Care for People Experiencing Homelessness

Mei Krishnasamy, Professor of Cancer Nursing at University of Melbourne, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“I am very proud to announce that our amazing cross-sector team has been awarded a 2026 Cancer Australia Supporting People with Cancer grant to co-design and deliver a novel online education resource for multidisciplinary clinicians who provide care for people experiencing homelessness and cancer.

Working with people with lived experience of homelessness and leveraging the extensive expertise of One Bridge and the Mart Molly method, St Vincent’s Australia, Palliative Care Victoria, The VCCC Alliance and the University of Melbourne – we will co-design a learning resource to build workforce knowledge and confidence to apply trauma and equity-informed care for some of the most vulnerable people in our society.

Sincere thanks to Cancer Australia for enabling our work and congratulations to all the other grant recipients: Violet Platt, Sonia Martin, Vijaya Sundararajan, Jenny Philip, Michelle Barrett, Kyleigh Smith, Sharon De Graves, Stephanie Best, Hannah Murray, Palliative Care Victoria, St. Vincent’s Health Australia, OneBridge, VCCC Alliance, University of Melbourne.

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Medically reviewed Jul 20, 2026 by Mariam Khachatryan, MD