A/Professor Sue Anne McLachlan
Medical Director of Oncology and Cancer Services
Sue-Anne.Mclachlan@svha.org.au
Telephone: (03) 9231 3155
A/Professor Gavin Wright
Medical Director, Surgical Oncology
gavin.wright@svha.org.au
Telephone: (03) 9419 2477
Dr Justin Dwyer
Medical Director Psychosocial Cancer Care
justin.dwyer@svha.org.au
Telephone: (03) 9231 2057
A/ Professor Mark Boughey
Director Palliative Medicine
mark.boughey@svha.org.au
Telephone: (03) 9321 5604
A/Professor Constantine (Con) Tam
Director Clinical Haematology
constantine.tam@svha.org.au
Telephone: (03) 9231 2595
Ms Lesa Stewart
Group Manager Cancer and Palliative Care Services
lesa.stewart@svha.org.au
Telephone: (03) 9231 4818
Ms Jessica Gonzalez
Cancer Services Coordinator
jessica.gonzalez@svha.org.au
Telephone: (03) 9231 3021
Base of Skull
Telephone: (03) 9231 2755
Telephone: (03) 9231 3067
Brain (CNS)
Telephone: (03) 9231 3067
Breast
Mary Ann Banting (Breast Care Nurse)
Available Monday, Tuesday & Friday
maryann.banting@svha.org.au
Telephone: (03) 9231 4743
Telephone: (03) 9231 4743
Colorectal
Telephone: (03) 9231 3020
Combined Lung
Telephone: (03) 9231 3325
Endocrine
Telephone: (03) 9231 4310
Haematology
Telephone: (03) 9231 3714
Hepatoma
Telephone: (03) 9231 2259
Head and Neck
Telephone: (03) 9231 2755
Upper GI
Telephone: (03) 9231 3046
Urology
Molly Trethewey
Available Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
molly.trethewey@svha.org.au
Telephone (03) 9231 3639
At St Vincent's, the Cancer Tumour Streams hold regular multidisciplinary meetings (MDM) as part of the multidisciplinary care provided for our patients.
Multidisciplinary Cancer Care provides a collaborative approach to treatment planning and ongoing care throughout the treatment pathway. Multidisciplinary Cancer meetings ensure members of the treatment and care team can discuss all relevant aspects of a cancer patient’s physical and psychosocial needs along with other factors impacting upon the patient’s care.
The table below lists the cancer tumour streams, their meeting times, how often they meet and the meeting coordinator.
Base of Skull MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Third Tuesday of the month, 800am, Monthly
Meeting Coordinator
Rebecca Barnett and Jessica Galvin (ENT Nurse Coordinator)
Jane Staker (Brain CNS Nurse Coordinator)
Brain (CNS) MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: First Tuesday of the month, 8:00am, Monthly
Meeting Coordinator
Jane Staker (Brain CNS Nurse Coordinator)
Breast MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Tuesday, 1:00pm, Weekly
Meeting Coordinator
Mary Ann Banting/Georgina Christian (Breast Care Nurses)
Colorectal MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Monday, 8:30am, three out of four weeks
Meeting Coordinator
An Pham (Colorectal Nurse Coordinator)
Combined Lung MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Friday, 8:45am, Weekly
Meeting Coordinator
Dr Matt Conron (Respiratory Physician)
Maria Loder (Respiratory Nurse Coordinator)
Endocrine MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Wednesday, 4:30pm, Monthly
Meeting Coordinator
Dr Kim Taubman (Nuclear Physician)
Haematology MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Tuesday, 12:00pm, Fortnightly
Meeting Coordinator
Veronica Smooker (Haematology Nurse Coordinator)
Hepatoma MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Monday, 12.15pm, Weekly
Meeting Coordinator
Xueling Gu (Hepatoma Nurse Coordinator)
Head and Neck MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Thursday, 7:30am, Weekly
Meeting Coordinator
Rebecca Barnett (ENT Nurse Coordinator)
Jessica Galvin (ENT Nurse Coordinator)
Melanoma/Skin MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Wednesday, 1:30pm, Fortnightly
Meeting Coordinator
Megan McCutcheon (Clinical Nurse Consultant)
Sarcoma MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Wednesday, 6:30am, Fortnightly
Meeting Coordinator
Professor Peter Choong (via rooms (03) 9639 1300)
Upper GI MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Monday, 1:30pm, Fortnightly
Meeting Coordinator
Emily Baker (Upper GI Nurse Coordinator)
Urology MDM
Time of Meeting/Regularity: Friday, 7:30am, Fortnightly
Meeting Coordinator
Urology Nurse Coordinator