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)

SMICS funding program

Southern Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service (SMICS) logo

The SMICS Funding Program provides eligible health services with funding to support innovative project applications designed to have a positive impact on the quality of cancer patient care and experience. The program encourages effective partnerships and collaboration between health providers and consumers to improve coordination, accessibility and quality of care provided to better support all people affected by cancer.

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VICS statewide priorities Statewide priorities
Project design resources Project design resources

Successful recipients 2023–24

Ambulatory care for patients with myeloid blood cancers

Underway
Ambulatory care for patients with myeloid blood cancers

Palliative Care Integration in Outpatient Clinics

On hold
Palliative Care Integration in Outpatient Clinics

Haematology Symptom Urgent Review Clinic

Underway
Haematology Symptom Urgent Review Clinic

Establishing a Molecular Care Pathway

Underway
Establishing a Molecular Care Pathway

Oral Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) clinic

Underway
Oral Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy (SACT) clinic

Successful recipients 2022–23

Optimising stem cell transplant outcomes, home-based program

Underway
Optimising stem cell transplant outcomes, home-based program

Patient-reported outcome measures into supportive & palliative care

Underway
Patient-reported outcome measures into supportive & palliative care

Educating patients/carers to perform CVAD care

Underway
Educating patients/carers to perform CVAD 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
Optimising Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Care

Establish a breast cancer nurse led clinic, Close to Home

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

Geriatric Oncology Model of Care at Peninsula Health

Completed
Geriatric Oncology Model of Care at Peninsula Health

Successful recipients 2021–22

Nutritional biomarkers in oesophagogastric cancer

Completed
Nutritional biomarkers in oesophagogastric cancer

Multimodal Speech Pathology for Head and Neck patients

Completed
Multimodal Speech Pathology for Head and Neck patients

Electronic supportive care screening tool-Cabrini

Completed
Electronic supportive care screening tool-Cabrini

Real time PROMS and PREMS in oncology

Completed
Real time PROMS and PREMS in oncology