Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ · Education event
Patient Education Day
A day for our community – expert presentations, patient kōrero, wellbeing tips, and a panel of New Zealand’s leading NET specialists. Free for patients and their whānau; register below.
- Date
- 28 August 2026
- Time
- 9am – 4.30pm
- Venue
- Jubilee Hall (Jubilee Rooms), 545 Parnell Road, Parnell, Auckland
- Who it's for
- NET patients and their whānau, and nurses up-levelling their skills.
A day for the community
Scenes from a recent Education Day – expert presentations, a specialist panel, and time to connect with others who understand.
Who should come along
Patients & whānau
People living with a neuroendocrine cancer, and the whānau and supporters alongside them. Come to learn, connect and ask questions in a warm, unhurried space. Free to attend.
Nurses & clinicians
Nurses seeking to up-level their NET skills as professional development. A Certificate of education hours is supplied for the day. $30 + GST for nurses – pay by card at registration or request a tax invoice.
Speakers
Ben Lawrence
Medical Oncologist
Veronica Boyle
Endocrinologist
Jane Reeve
Radiologist
Emily Carr-Boyd
Pathologist
Sofiullah Abubakar
Nuclear Medicine
Jonathan Koea
Surgeon
John Mak
Medical Oncologist
The programme
What the day looks like
A full day, built so you can take what you need from it. Come for all of it, or come for the parts that matter most to you – nobody minds people slipping in and out.
9:00am
Arrival and registration
9:15am
Opening welcome from Neuroendocrine Cancer NZ
9:20am
An introduction to NETs
9:55am
Living well with NETs
- Dietary tips
- Mind and body healing
- Wellness strategies
11:00am
Living with NETs
Patient perspectives.
11:50am
Lunch break
12:45pm
Living well with NETs — rongoā Māori
The oldest healing practice in Aotearoa. Jonathan and Donna will talk about Te Matahouroa, a landmark study that brought traditional rongoā practitioners and Western surgeons together in public hospital surgical outpatient clinics.
1:30pm
NET MDM — a multidisciplinary meeting, live
A demonstration of the weekly NET MDM: a roundtable discussion of cases, so each patient receives an individualised treatment plan built on expert input across every discipline.
- Dr Sofiullah AbubakarNuclear Medicine
- Dr Emily Carr-BoydPathology
3:30 – 4:00pm
NECNZ updates and closing comments
On the day
- Parking
- There are 39 free car parks on site, first come first served. If they are full when you arrive there is paid parking nearby, and time-limited parking on the surrounding streets and in the Domain. Village Square parking and transport.
- Food
- A nutritious bagged lunch is provided, with fruit and sweet items at the breaks. If you have significant dietary restrictions, bring some additional food along in case what's available doesn't suit you.
- After the close
- The MDM session invariably runs over, and that's fine. Fruit and cake are served after the closing comments, so there is time to linger and ask the questions you didn't get to during the day.
Times may shift a little on the day. We’ll email you the final details before the 28th.
With thanks to our sponsors
Whose generous support keeps Patient Education Day free for patients and their whānau.
Register
Reserve your place
Pop your details in below. We’ll email a confirmation with a calendar invite, and the final programme closer to the day.