Meet the VICS at COSA 2025
The VICS look forward to sharing our latest impacts and insights with health professionals from across Australia and the world at the 2025 Clinical Oncology Society of Australia (COSA) meeting in Adelaide, 11–14 November.
Stop by Stand 41 for a chat, watch one of our 5 presentations, and browse over a dozen posters on results of VICS collaborations with our member health services and other stakeholders around Victoria.
The VICS stand
Learn about the VICS network, our key role in implementing the Victorian Cancer Plan, and our priority areas for 2024–2028. Find us in Hall H&J at Booth 41.
Oral presentations
- Wednesday 12 Nov, 11.30 am, Room E1
– How optimal is adolescent and young adult cancer care? An audit across an integrated cancer service network (NEMICS) - Wednesday 12 Nov, 4.40pm, Hall B
– Unheard voices: exploring patient and carer experiences in endometrial cancer care in Victoria (VICS Optimal Care Summits / NEMICS) - Thursday 13 Nov, 11.30am, Hall B
– Using statewide cancer indicators to improve timeliness of cancer care: a SMICS-led data-informed initiative (SMICS) - Thursday 13 Nov, 4.30pm, Theatrette 2 (Hall H&J)
– Comparative efficacy of aerobic, resistance, pelvic floor, mind-body exercise, and mixed exercise therapies to positively impact perioperative outcomes in prostate cancer patients undergoing surgery (GRICS) - Friday 14 Nov, 1.40pm, Room E2
– A 12-month implementation geriatric oncology program: from pilot to new model of care in a rural cancer service (BSWRICS and Western District Health Service)
Posters
Wednesday 12 November
- Accelerating alignment with Optimal Care Pathways: a standardised approach to monitoring & reporting (WCMICS)
- Colorectal cancer – towards optimal care in the Gippsland region (GRICS)
- Enhancing cancer care equity through data-driven collaboration and outreach (GRICS & WCMICS)
- Geriatric oncology – How can we make this FIT? (SMICS)
- Improving gynaecological cancer care coordination between regional and metro. services (GRICS)
- Online optimal cancer care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people learning package (SMICS)
- Promoting future state health equity: establishment of a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse VICS Optimal Care Summit (NEMICS)
Thursday 13 November
- From insight to impact: building a future-ready workforce in cancer care (WCMICS)
- Piloting a nurse-led survivorship needs assessment and care planning model across metro-west Melbourne (WCMICS)
- Visualising cancer trends: a SMICS dashboard for localised planning and improvement (SMICS)
Friday 14 November
- The development of a community of practice for cancer and sexual wellbeing in the Loddon Mallee region, Victoria (LMICS)
- Timeliness of malnutrition screening and dietitian referrals for UGI cancer patients in a regional health service (GRICS)
- Transforming psycho-oncology support: a digital solution for clinicians and patients (WCMICS).
