A/prof. prue cormie
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Associate Professor Prue Cormie is an accredited exercise physiologist whose research and clinical work focuses on the role of exercise in the management of cancer. She aims to enhance the lives of people with cancer through innovative research and effectively translating research into practice. Her track record includes over $4.5 million in competitive research grant funding, over 90 refereed publications, over 50 invited conference presentations and many invited seminar presentations including a TED talk. Prue has produced influential research exploring the efficacy of targeted exercise prescriptions in counteracting significant side effects of cancer and cancer treatments. Prue was the inaugural Chair of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Exercise Cancer Group and is the lead author on the COSA position statement on exercise in cancer care. She is involved in national and international consortiums and her work has been recognized through numerous awards. Prue is the founder of EX-MED Cancer a not-for-profit organisation that provides best practice exercise medicine services to people with cancer. A core component of Prue’s work is invested to translating research into practice for meaningful improvements in health care services for people with cancer.