Who we are
The Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service (PICS) is funded by the Victorian Government to lead a networked paediatric cancer care system in Victoria.
We achieve our goals through working with the following Victorian health services.
Victorian primary diagnostic and treatment centres:
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The Royal Children’s Hospital
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Monash Children’s Hospital
State-wide paediatric radiation therapy service:
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Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Regional shared care centres:
Our aim is to ensure children and adolescents with cancer receive the best care, in the best facility, as close to home as possible. To do so, we:
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Lead and advocate for best-practice paediatric cancer care in Victoria
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Respond to the needs of consumers and our partners
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Drive innovation and quality improvement
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Promote an accessible and family-centred service system
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Use data and the best available evidence to set state-wide standards of care
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Support access to innovative treatment options
Our Vision
Improving
patient experiences
and outcomes by
connecting cancer care
and driving best practice.
PICS is proud to be a member of the Victorian Paediatric Cancer Consortium (VPCC), a partnership between leading research, academic and clinical institutes, working together towards advances in childhood cancer research and how they’re implemented for patients and families.
The PICS Pulse
The PICS Pulse is our monthly newsletter where we provide updates on projects, upcoming events and information relevant to our PICS members.
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The Victorian Integrated Cancer Services are supported by the Victorian Government
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The Victorian Integrated Cancer Services acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and acknowledges and pays respect to their Elders, past and present. We celebrate, value and include people of all backgrounds, genders, sexualities, cultures, bodies and abilities.