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Projects

Search below for time-bound projects led or supported by parts of the VICS network, filtering by ICS region if needed, or see your local ICS for ongoing programs in your area.
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Completed
Improving LGBTIQA+ cancer care in North Eastern Melbourne

Improving LGBTIQA+ cancer care in North Eastern Melbourne

A series of reports by NEMICS on cancer policy, cancer care research, and sexual orientation and gender identity identifiers in Victorian datasets

Underway
Symptom and Urgent Review Clinic Evaluation (SURE) Framework

Symptom and Urgent Review Clinic Evaluation (SURE) Framework

Completed
Outpatient monitoring of patients following consolidation chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia

Outpatient monitoring of patients following consolidation chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukaemia

This project is supported by a NEMICS service improvement grant.

Completed
Persistent fatigue following allogenic bone marrow transplantation

Persistent fatigue following allogenic bone marrow transplantation

Austin Health has developed an individualised exercise program for people suffering fatigue more than 6 months after treatment

Underway
Oral Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) clinic

Oral Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) clinic

Underway
Establishing a Molecular Care Pathway

Establishing a Molecular Care Pathway

Underway
Haematology Symptom Urgent Review Clinic

Haematology Symptom Urgent Review Clinic

Underway
Optimising post-transplant outcomes via the delivery of a contemporary home-based rehabilitation program

Optimising post-transplant outcomes via the delivery of a contemporary home-based rehabilitation program

On hold
Palliative Care Integration in Outpatient Clinics

Palliative Care Integration in Outpatient Clinics

Underway
Ambulatory care for patients with myeloid blood cancers

Ambulatory care for patients with myeloid blood cancers

Completed
Geriatric Oncology Model of Care at Peninsula Health

Geriatric Oncology Model of Care at Peninsula Health

Completed
Establish a breast cancer nurse led clinic, Close to Home

Establish a breast cancer nurse led clinic, Close to Home

Underway
Optimising Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Care

Optimising Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Care

Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) patients with a diagnosis of cancer have complex and unique medical and psychosocial needs. It is well recognised that a multidisciplinary, age and developmentally targeted approach to care is needed for this population, with access to psychosocial support, allied health, clinical trials, educational/vocational support and fertility preservation.

Underway
Educating patients/carers to perform CVAD care

Educating patients/carers to perform CVAD care

Underway
Patient-reported outcome measures into supportive & palliative care

Patient-reported outcome measures into supportive & palliative care

Completed
Use of My Health Record to support repatriation

Use of My Health Record to support repatriation

SMICS and GRICS engaged clinicians at Wonthaggi and Latrobe Regional Hospital to review information sharing for referral between metropolitan hospitals and regional centres. Our small study found, currently the use of the My Health Record (MHR) platform is not being optimised for information sharing between health services, and does not provide enough information for the purposes of repatriating oncology patients.

Completed
Brain cancer optimal care pathway project

Brain cancer optimal care pathway project

SMICS supported local initiatives to reduce variations in care as identified from the Brain Cancer Victorian Tumour Summit (VTS) held October 2020.

Underway
Digitally enabled service re-design: Overcoming inequity of access of specialist nurse-led care coordination at home for Victorians affected by pancreatic cancer

Digitally enabled service re-design: Overcoming inequity of access of specialist nurse-led care coordination at home for Victorians affected by pancreatic cancer