VICS Optimal Care Summits

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Wishing all our stakeholders a happy and safe holiday season. The Tumour Summits program is undergoing redesign in 2023. Newsletter subscribers will be updated. To subscribe: https://t.co/mn65Ee5ZbR

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Wishing everyone a safe and happy cup day weekend. We will be distributing the first of the Melanoma 2022 Summit resources after the public holiday.

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Thank you to the many people who attended the #melanoma22 Summit today in-person and online. We'll be following up with post-Summit communications in the next fortnight with our attendees.

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We're wrapping up the #melanoma22 Summit now. Co-Chair A/Prof Victoria Mar is presenting some final thoughts on potential improvements. Increasing local referrals, improving documentation, delivering care closer to home are some of the ideas to focus on post-Summit.

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It's the end of the second #melanoma22 small-group work session. Ideas for improving consumer experience are being shared by ICS region.

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We've been graphic recording the #melanoma22 Summit, including ideas from our first small-group work discussion:

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We're currently in our first #melanoma22 small-group work session, looking at local variations by ICS, and generating ideas for fast improvements.

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Everyone registering at the #melanoma22 Summit will have been welcomed by our ray of light, Lori the admin officer.

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A/Prof Phil Parente is presenting on the current state of play with statewide #melanoma22 statistics.

[Kym Lang @MsKymLang]

I'm not at today's #melanoma22 Victorian Tumour Summit but following with interest, in my new role as skin cancer prevention & early detection policy lead at Vic DH. Plus husband @DrJasperDeBoer leading on melanoma education at VCCC will report back!

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The consumer #melanoma22 recommendations are a focus on symptoms and side effects knowledge and management, written treatment plans as per the OCP recommendation, and coordination of care between health services and to GPs. Finally, specialist nurses are much desired by patients.

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We're just about to start our #melanoma22 consumer video, presented by our two patient leads. Off to a great start with a room full of participants and some of our regional friends Zooming in.

[Stephanie Best @drstephbest]

#melanoma2022 summit is opening now with an emphasis on unwarranted variations #equity and views of consumers working with clinicians. Fantastic to see in action. @tumoursummits

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The Melanoma 2022 Summit is coming up fast this Friday. We are looking forward to seeing our participants in person. For event details, please see our website: https://t.co/URDcJZdQYy

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Please see our current newsletter featuring the Care Plus early palliative care implementation project by Prof Jenny Philip. This project was recently presented at our Pancreatic Cancer 2022 Summit, where clinicians and consumers agreed on the importance: https://t.co/EhfOGVeahE

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The Melanoma 2022 Summit will now be held Friday 14 October to facilitate attendance. Our new venue is Batman's Hill on Collins, 623 Collins St (corner of Collins and Spencer Sts), Melbourne CBD. For registration enquiries contact your local ICS manager: https://t.co/b4RqqhzN4d

[Jennifer Philip @JenAMPhilip]

Excited to speak about new service models to facilitate early #PalliativeCare integration for #pancreaticcancer at #pancreatic22. Innovative approaches needed to improve equitable quality care in advanced disease

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Many thanks to Department of Health, Cancer Support, Treatment & Research division. To @VICStogether, clinicians, allied health & patients & carers, data analysts Ella Stuart & Norah Finn. Like MDMs, summits are a multidisciplinary effort & more effective for it! #pancreatic22

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And that's a #pancreatic22 wrap! A/Prof. Charles Pilgrim is talking on MDM discussions, supportive care and palliative care, with a central point of contact as a potential way to address coordination of care. Statewide MDM discussion of complex diagnoses has also been suggested.

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Coming back from our second & final brainstorming session. Lots of ideas to consider for next steps to reduce unwarranted variations in pancreatic cancer care in VIC. A summary document of the #pancreatic22 Summit will be available on https://t.co/yFSKHo2qBU next month.