Western & Central Melbourne Integrated Cancer Service

08/03/2022

Whether deliberate or unconscious, bias makes it difficult for women to move ahead. Knowing that bias exists isn’t enough, action is needed to level the field.
Together we can forge women's equality.
Collectively we can all

04/02/2022

While we live in a time of awe-inspiring advancements in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment; many who seek cancer care hit barriers at every turn. Income, education, geographical location and discrimination based on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability and lifestyle are just a few of the factors that can negatively affect care.

We all have a role to play in reducing the impact of cancer. Let's

01/02/2022

Happy 🐯
Wishing you a safe and healthy Lunar New Year 🌙

19/01/2022

Have you met our virtual nurse Joanne? Bring her onboard as a new recruit to your nursing team for 2022! She can help deliver chemotherapy and bone marrow education to your patients in a consistent and timely manner.

Visit https://buff.ly/3DQFmKD to see which videos could suit your health service, and request a free implementation package.

04/01/2022

Learning about treatment plans on the back of a new cancer diagnosis can be a tough time for patients. The amount of information provided in lengthy education sessions often is too much to take in all at once.

In collaboration with patients, carers and cancer nurses; WCMICS have created a series of animated chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant education videos. Presented by 'nurse Joanne'; these short, snappy animations are designed to equip patients with accurate information, complimenting their education session with a nurse.

Take a look 👀 and request an implementation package for your health service here ⬇️
https://buff.ly/3DQFmKD

31/12/2021

📢 The WCMICS e-newsletter Q4 2021 is now available! Read it here - https://mailchi.mp/wcmics/wcmics-e-newsletter-q4-2021

28/12/2021

💻 Mycareplan.org.au expands to include three new cancer types now available

The Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre (ACSC) is pleased to announce the launch of the early-stage melanoma, uterine cancer (endometrial) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (diffuse large B-cell) survivorship care plans on mycareplan.org.au, now available for cancer survivors and carers, and health professionals.

A survivorship care plan includes a summary of a person’s cancer diagnosis and treatment, plans for follow-up, information about strategies to remain well and supportive care resources. It can support transition from the treatment to the post-treatment phase, providing a flexible communication tool for cancer survivors and health professionals to improve the delivery of care.

Visit mycareplan.org.au to create your free survivorship care plan or find out how this may help you.

Previously available for early-stage breast, bowel and prostate cancer, the expansion of mycareplan.org.au is part of a Victorian Government-funded project ‘Embed and spread optimal cancer survivorship care across Victoria’, which aims to increase awareness of and commitment to cancer survivorship care, including using survivorship care plans across the state.

The ACSC has worked closely with expert reference groups consisting of health professionals, NGOs, and consumers throughout the development phase, including content development and user testing and are grateful to these groups for their time and expertise.

23/12/2021

This year may have thrown more a little more at us than planned, but we made it!
Here’s to us and the year that was, and here’s to a brighter 2022! 🌞
Catch up on our year that was 2021 here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3qcaDBU

20/12/2021

The holiday season can be a difficult time – help is available! offers free, confidential and tailored mental health support for people with cancer and their support people.

The Cancer Mind Care self-help online platform was developed and launched in 2021. It provides Australia’s first ‘one-stop-shop’ for tailored mental health support for people with cancer, their support persons, clinicians and First Nations peoples.

02/12/2021

Have you tried using our animated videos to deliver cancer patient education yet?
Virtual nurse Joanne is here to help!

A big thanks to the staff at Royal Melbourne Hospital, St Vincent's Hospital, Werribee Mercy and Western Health for their contributions in creating these great education tools.
Interested to know more, check this out 👉 https://buff.ly/3obGDXg

01/12/2021

📢 We excited to present the 2020-2021 WCMICS Annual Report.

It has been yet another year of challenges and resilience, with the pandemic impacting the way we live, work and care for our community. Across all of our organisations we have asked more from our people than perhaps ever before; adapting rapidly to the changing clinical environment to meet the needs of our patients and families and ensuring we continue to provide the safe, quality care and support they expect from us.

Despite these challenges, we have many achievements to celebrate. Our commitment in supporting the provison of the best cancer care for patients has continued to be at the forefront of everything we do.

"Our hospitals and our people, like the community we care for, have tested and reinforced our capabilities and resilence again this year, as these unprecedented events become the new-normal of how we live and work"

We trust you enjoy reading more here 💻 https://buff.ly/3nwbRXw

01/12/2021

Take the time to support your mind
Introducing a NEW online platform developed to provide personalised mental health support for people with cancer and their support people.
Visit www.cancermindcare.org.au today.