Towards new models of cancer care in Australia: lessons from Victoria's response to the COVID‐19 pandemic
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In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Health and Human Services Victoria (DHHS), the Monash Partners Comprehensive Cancer Consortium (MPCCC) and Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre (VCCC) pooled their combined infrastructure to establish the Victorian COVID-19 Cancer Network (VCCN) backed by a Taskforce of expert members. In a few short months, this state-wide clinical network implemented a number of new models of care including clinics to manage acutely presenting cancer patients away from emergency departments, chemotherapy in the home, telehealth models and addressing sustainability of clinical trials.
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These findings mirror challenges reported internationally in virtual care, AI implementation, and workforce transformation initiatives.
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- Authors
- Underhill, C., Parente, P., McArthur, G., Haydon, A., McLachlan, S., Wong, Z. W., Segelov, E., & Victorian COVID‐19 Cancer Network
- Affiliations
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Eastern Health (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- The Alfred Hospital (AU)
- Peninsula Health (AU)
- Monash Health (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Underhill, Craig
- ORCID
- Venue
- Internal Medicine Journal
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-09-20
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1282-1285
- ISSN
- 1444-0903 (ISSN-L)
- 1445-5994
- PMC
- PMC7537092
- OpenAlex
- W3087689522
- Cited by
- 11
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 4
- FWCI
- 0.81
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Internal Medicine Journal (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Minerva Access (University of Melbourne) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic
- Keywords
- COVID-19 pandemic, cancer care, models of care, clinical networks, emergency department diversion, home chemotherapy, telemedicine, Victoria, Australia
- MeSH terms
- Betacoronavirus, COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Communication, Cooperative Behavior, Home Care Services, Humans, Neoplasms, Patient Care Team, Pneumonia, Viral, Referral and Consultation, Victoria, Telemedicine, Coronavirus Infections, Pandemics
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