VICS Optimal Care Summits lung cancer consultation 2019
The second lung cancer consultation by the VICS Optimal Care Summits program was held in 2018–19.
The summit event on 22 February 2018, in Melbourne, was an opportunity to review data on patterns of care for lung cancer in Victoria and see if there had been a shift towards optimal care in the areas highlighted at our first lung cancer summit in 2014.
Recommendations
- Program funding for nurse care coordinators/specialists in lung cancer
- Improved access for general practitioners (GPs) to lung specialists in multidisciplinary teams
- Support to study whether treatment recommended at multidisciplinary meetings is implemented and determine reasons why not – extending to studying patients never discussed at a multidisciplinary meeting (MDM) despite a diagnosis of lung cancer.
Summit records
- Policy context presentation video
- Data presentation video
- Consumer perspective video
- Data presentation (PDF)
- Consumer presentation (PDF)
- Summit summary (PDF)
VICS Optimal Care Summits
Expert advisory group
- Prof. David Ball (Co-chair) – Radiation oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- A/Prof. Gavin Wright (Co-chair) – Cardiothoracic surgeon, St Vincent’s Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- Dr Andreas Baisch – Respiratory physician, Wangaratta Cardiology and Respiratory Centre
- Mr Andrew Barling – Surgeon, Bendigo Health
- Dr Richard De Boer – Medical oncologist, Epworth Healthcare and Royal Melbourne Hospital
- Mr David Deutscher – Surgeon, Ballarat Health Services
- Dr Wasek Faisal – Medical oncologist, Ballarat Health Services
- Dr Thomas John – Medical oncologist, Austin Health
- Prof. Michael MacManus – Radiation oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- Prof. Danielle Mazza – General Practitioner, Monash University
- A/Prof. Paul Mitchell – Medical oncologist, Austin Health
- A/Prof. Gary Richardson – Medical oncologist, Cabrini Health
- A/Prof. Jeremy Ruben – Radiation oncologist, Alfred Hospital
- Prof. Ben Solomon – Medical oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- A/Prof. Rob Stirling – Respiratory physician, Victorian Lung Cancer Registry
- Dr Craig Underhill – Medical oncologist, Border Medical Oncology
- Mr Cheng-Hon Yap – Cardiothoracic surgeon, Barwon Health
- Dr Jackie Yoong – Medical oncologist (Palliative care), Northern Health.