SMICS Annual Report 2023-24

As we close out the year, we are proud to share the SMICS Annual Report which showcases the investment SMICS has made to improve services for people affected by cancer in southern Melbourne in 2023-24.

SMICS annual report 2023-24 (PDF)

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The Southern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (SMICS) is a partnership of 4 health services, serving people affected by cancer in 11 Local Government Areas in the southeast of metropolitan Melbourne.

SMICS is one of 9 partnerships that make up the Victorian Integrated Cancer Services (VICS), Victoria’s cancer service improvement network.

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Featured projects

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Care Plus pilots in Southern Melbourne

Care Plus is a new care model, supported by SMICS, that provides early palliative care to patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.

Underway

Colorectal Cancer Partnered Survivorship Care Plan at Monash Health

A pilot of the Colorectal Cancer Partnered Survivorship Care Plan, which guides early-stage CRC survivors as they transition from active treatment to surveillance care, is underway at Monash Health.

Underway

Colorectal Cancer Partnered Survivorship Care Plan at Monash Health

Pancreatic cancer resectability project

SMICS and NEMICS engaged key stakeholders to adopt the ‘International consensus on definition and criteria of borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma 2017′.

Completed

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with cancer OCP learning package

Aboriginal health and liaison workers and cancer nurse educators co-developed a learning package on delivering culturally competent cancer services.

Completed

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People with cancer OCP learning package

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.

Completed

Brain cancer optimal care pathway project

Gap analysis of post-treatment/survivorship phase for head and neck cancer patients receiving radiation therapy

Completed

Featured resources

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Optimal Cancer Care for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People learning package

Our training course on delivering culturally sensitive cancer care is now available on the Centre for Cancer Education website.

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Optimal Cancer Care for Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander People learning package

Care of the Older Person with Cancer toolkit

This toolkit helps to identify and address existing barriers, examples of existing geriatric oncology services, and key resources to support staff education, patients and carers.

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