VAED (Victorian Admitted Episode Dataset)

A comprehensive dataset of the causes, effects and nature of illness, and the use of health services in Victoria.
VAED information on the Victorian Department of Health website

VAHI (Victorian Agency for Health Information)

A specialist agency delivering trusted information, to both professional and community audiences, to inform better decisions that improve the health and wellbeing of Victorians.
VAHI website

VALT (Victorian data Access Linkage Trust)

A secure online platform developed by the Centre for Victorian Data Linkage (CVDL) for release and analysis of linked, de-identified data for approved projects.
VALT information and FAQs on VAHI website

VCA (Victorian Cancer Agency)

A Victorian state government agency that:

sets strategic priorities for cancer research across Victoria
builds cancer research capacity and capability in Victoria
fosters collaborative relationships between key stakeholders
adds value to existing statewide initiatives and programs
provides strategic advice to government on all aspects of cancer research.

VCA website

VCCC Alliance (Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre Alliance)

A partnership of 10 research, academic and clinical institutions working together to expedite and amplify leading-edge cancer research, knowledge and expertise to improve outcomes for people affected by cancer.
VCCC Alliance website

VCP (the Victorian Cancer Plan)

Victoria’s Improving Cancer Outcomes Act 2014 requires preparation of a cancer plan every 4 years, identifying priorities to prevent cancer, increase survival, improve the experience of the cancer treatment and care system, and achieve equitable outcomes for all Victorians with cancer.
VCP information on the Victorian Depaertment of Health website

VCR (Victorian Cancer Registry)

A database of all cancer diagnoses in Victoria, maintained by Cancer Council Victoria.
VCR webpages on Cancer Council Victoria website

VEMD (Victorian Emergency Management Dataset)

De-identified demographic, administrative and clinical data detailing presentations at Victorian public hospitals with designated emergency departments.
VEMD informationon Victorian Department of Health website

The VICS (Victorian Integrated Cancer Services)

Victoria’s cancer service improvement network, comprising 9 Integrated Cancer Services (ICS) partnerships across the state.
About the VICS

VICS Optimal Care Summits

A VICS program of strategic consultation, multidisciplinary engagement, data and information analysis, and reporting – to identify unwarranted variations in clinical practice per the Optimal Care Pathways (OCPs) and cancer outcomes, and priority activities to address them.
Program overview

VINAH (Victorian Integrated Non-Admitted Health Dataset)

A collection of patient-level data across many Victorian government-funded programs, used to provide equitable funding to public hospitals and support health services in their planning, policy formulation and epidemiological research.
VINAH information on Victorian Department of Health website

VLM (Victorian Linkage Map)

A collection of personal identifiers of all people who have had an interaction with a Victorian Government service, such as a patient who has been admitted to a Victorian hospital or used a Victorian social care service – Maintained by the Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI)’s Centre for Victorian Data Linkage (CVDL).
CVDL page on VAHI website

VRMDS (Victorian Radiotherapy Minimum Dataset)

A collection of demographic, administrative, and clinical data for admitted and non-admitted patients treated in Victorian radiotherapy facilities (both public and private).
VRMDS information on Victorian Department of Health website

VTS (Victorian Tumour Summits)

Previous name of the VICS Optimal Care Summits program – See above.

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