Newsletter

Can competition and cooperation co-exist?

As an alliance of major public hospitals, medical research institutes and academia, the 10 members of the VCCC share commonality of purpose and a commitment - cemented in a joint venture agreement - to work together towards better outcomes for Victorian cancer patients. At the same time, the nature of medical research...

Flexible online learning

Nicole Webb, Albury Wodonga Health Cancer Care Coordinator, and clinical research nurse with the Border Medical Oncology Research Unit fits a lot into her day. Her schedule includes work, a family and study for a Master of Cancer Sciences part-time online.

Development program underway

Nurses from VCCC clinical partners are taking part in a research training program on Thursdays and Fridays each week. The new 12-week program releases nurses from their regular role to join with peers to learn about nurse-led research and to grow their research capability. During the program, nurses will learn how to develop a research question; search and critique literature; understand implementation science research designs; and how to design and plan a project.

A clinical trials improvement

The SiteDocs Portal is a document management platform that enables collaborative, cost-effective compliance of regulatory requirements at clinical trial sites. The VCCC is supporting the implementation of SiteDocs Portal into 15 clinical trial sites across our members and collaborators to promote efficiencies.

Congratulations to Thobe Mthethwa

Thobe Mthethwa from Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit has won the Skin & Cancer Foundation Clinical Trials Coordinator award 2019. She is pictured above with VCCC Clinical Trials program staff. Thobe joined the oncology/haematology trials unit at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in 2014 and transitioned into the Parkville Cancer Clinical Trials Unit when it formed in 2016. 

First in Australia, first in cancer - oncology registry trials - Friday 26 July, 4.00pm-6.00pm

How has the trial approach progressed, what have we achieved, what are the lessons learned and where to from here? 

Join database, biostatistics, trial design, ethics and governance experts from Western Health, University of Melbourne, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Royal Melbourne Hospital, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre to discuss progress, achievements, lessons and future direction.

Applications are open for 2019

Excellence, dedication and innovation in public health, health services and service initiatives that deliver informed and effective healthcare.

The Awards reflect priority areas in healthcare identified by the government and focus on the sectors' ability to drive change and improve health outcomes for all Victorians. They recognise leadership and excellence in the provision of publicly-funded healthcare for the Victorian community.

Congratulations to scholarship winners

Managing teams and processes in a demanding, fast-paced environment is challenging and people-management is often quoted by senior leaders as one of the most difficult aspects of their job. During May a group of talented researchers embarked on a VCCC-sponsored leadership program to assist them to transition from their current roles as researchers and research managers into effective leaders of research teams.

Cutting-edge research forum 

More than 20 representatives from across the VCCC alliance (some pictured above) have contributed their energy and expertise to the 3^rd VCCC Postdoctoral Symposium to be held at the VCCC on Friday 14 June.