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Skin and Cancer Foundation Inc.Annual and Financial Report 2009 - 2010

Our Vision:‘A Centre ofExcellenceAND a Home forDermatology’The Skin & Cancer Foundation is anot-for-profit, non government fundedorganisation which provides specialisttreatment for a wide variety ofskin diseases.Since its formation in 1987, The Skinand Cancer Foundation has been at theforefront of developing new and betterways to diagnose and manage the widerange of diseases of the skin. Founded bya group of 38 leading dermatologists, theFoundation has depended heavily on thevoluntary input of this professional group,many of whom continue to work in thevarious Foundation treatment clinics forup to a day a week without charging fortheir services.As one of Australia’s leading centres forskin disease research and treatment, weconduct regular trials, collect clinical dataand support projects in other dermatologycentres. Our ongoing trials enable us tomake significant advancements in skindisease treatments and patient care. Oureducation arm reaches diverse groups ofpeople including trainee dermatologists,ongoing updates for consultants andother specialists.ContentsMessage from the President5OUR VISIONMessage from the Executive Director9A Centre of Excellence AND a Home for Dermatology2009 – 2010 Overview and Performance12Our s And Presentations31Abridged Financial Statements34Supporters39Our missionOur mission is to: lead the treatment, education and research of skin cancer and skin conditions in Victoriathrough partnering, funding and capacity building. build awareness of the Foundation’s activities in the community, extend our existing, and build strong new partnerships with Foundation supporters to expandthe Foundations work.Our focusSkin and Cancer FoundationClinicalEducationResearchSpecialist clinicsRegistrar and internationalspecialist dermatologytrainingClinical trialsAdvanced treatment formetropolitan and ruralpatientsInnovative new techniquesResearch into occupationaldermatologyClinical updates forconsultantsClinical evaluationNurse educationPresentation of papers andseminarsCommunity EducationSupport for Dermatologycondition support groups2 SkinSkin alAnnualReportReport2009-201020092 10Skin andSkinCancerand rtReport2009-20102009-2010 3

Message from the President“A future full of promise”(A/Prof and Chairman Peter Foley, January 2010)What a tumultuous andeventful 12 months.Dramatic changes havebeen made and the futurelooks extremely bright.During the course of 2009, theCommittee of Managementof the Skin and CancerFoundation undertooka strategic review of theorganisation. Facilitated byStephen Emmett of Matrixon Board, the Committee,along with invited seniordermatologists and membersof the management team,reflected upon and discussedthe mission, vision andvalues of the Foundation,before setting in place aframework to achieve aset of high level strategicobjectives over the next fiveyears. This planning processculminated in a restructureof the Skin and CancerFoundation governancemodel and reviewed theroles and responsibilities of theCommittee of Management.ValuesKey words to describe thevalues of the Foundationinclude ownership,enjoyment, integrity, reliable,ethical, capable, state-of-theart, and professionalism.It was determined that moreneeded to be done withinthe organisation at all levelsto ensure these values werein practice.A number of importantstrategic priorities wereidentified. The three priorityareas were:1. Review the governancemodel and structure of theorganisation.2. Review the membership ofthe Committee to providecritical skills that addressthe organisational needs(legal, financial, strategic,and technical).3. Develop and implementpolicies that addressorganisational risk anddetail operational aspectsof the organisation.A restructure of seniormanagement has seen theappointment of an Executive4 SkinSkin alAnnualReportReport2009-201020092 10Director, Mr Chris Arnold,a Medical Director, A/ProfChris Baker and a ResearchDirector, A/Prof Peter Foley also responsible for education.Following on from thestrategic review, anextraordinary meeting washeld on April 21 2010. Sixresolutions were passedunanimously, resulting in arevision of our Statementof Purposes and Rules. TheFoundation now includes in itsconstitution a power to tradepursuant to Section 51 of theAssociations IncorporationsAct. The Departmentof Consumer Affairs hasapproved of this change.The Committee ofManagement is nowreferred to as the Boardof Management. As aconsequence committeesthat report directly to theBoard have been establishedwith a commonly usedcorporate structure beingdeveloped. The numberof directors on the Boardhas been increasedto a maximum of 12.Dermatologists are stillrequired to fill the majority ofpositions and at any meetinga majority of dermatologistsare required for a quorum.We have been privilegedto welcome to the Board,Mr Patrick Burroughs and MsJacqueline Phillips. Patrickhas a long term involvementin the finance industry beinga former senior audit partnerat KPMG and a Fellow ofthe Institute of CharteredAccountants. Boardmemberships include beingcurrently a non-executivedirector of the RoyalChildren’s Hospital board withduties as chair of the boardaudit and investmentcommittees. JacPhillips has many yearsof marketing, peoplemanagement andbusiness developmentexperience. Currentlya senior marketingmanager at ANZPrivate Banking, Jachas been extremelyactive already on ourbusiness developmentand marketing side.Other ‘new’ memberson this year’s Board,following last year’sAGM, are A/ProfRosemary Nixon andDr Edward Upjohn.Both make a return,Rosemary after ahiatus of several years andEdward after his time in theUnited States. Dr MargueriteByrne replaced Hugh Robertsas the registrar representative.Late 2009 saw the retirementsof Doctors Alvin Chongand Mignon Moyle fromthe Board/Committee ofManagement. We hopethat both will return as theirworkloads lighten. Both Alvinand Mignon remain active atthe Foundation on the clinicalside at their respective clinics,organ transplant dermatologyand radiotherapy. Mignon hasalso been involved with theGovernance Subcommittee.I would this time like to thankMignon, Alvin and Hugh fortheir valuable contribution tothe Board.It is now two years since theFoundation moved to itsstate-of-the-art facilities at 80Drummond Street. We haveseen considerable changeduring this time as we expandinto our current facilities.Some of the changes seeninclude the development andimplementation of a numberof committees answeringIt wasdeterminedthat moreneeded tobe donewithin theorganisationat all levelsto the Board including aGovernance Committee,Finance Subcommittee,Finance Committee, Quality &Credentialing Committee andDevelopment Committee.The end of 2009 saw thedeparture of Joe Mercuri,Foundation/BusinessManager, after close to fiveyears of dedicated service.Brought on at a time offinancially troubled watersand initially employed on athree-month contract, Joerighted the ship and helpedus steer onto our currentcourse. He spearheadedthe transition from ourprevious long-term home at95 Rathdowne Street to ournew state-of-the-art facilitiesat 80 Drummond Street. Iwould like to personally andpublically thank Joe for thetime and effort employedinto sorting our finances andhis contribution over his termof office.With the organisationalrestructure we were fortunateto snap up our ExecutiveDirector, Chris Arnold, totake on the senior executivemanagement role.Chris’s backgroundincludes terms ofoffice as ChiefExecutive Officer ofa financial servicesgroup, two midtier law firms, anda group of privatehospitals. Prior to this,Chris was deputy,and then acting,CEO of the RoyalChildren’s Hospital.He also has yearsof experienceon the Boardof PhilanthropyAustralia andthe Council ofLeadership Victoria.The changeswe have seen since hecommenced have beenenormous. The ExecutiveDirector meets regularly withthe Medical and ResearchDirectors to ensure a smoothrunning of the Foundationand a more informedapproach to major decisions.In June, the Foundation heldits inaugural recognition ofspecial service to theFoundation awards eveningat the National Gallery ofVictoria. At this event, DrNicholas Downes, a foundingmember of the Foundationand Oral Mucosa ClinicSkin andSkinCancerand rtReport2009-20102009-2010 5