Victorian Lung Cancer Registry (VLCR)

Academic Lead:	Professor John Zalcberg AO Medical Oncologist
Clinical Lead:	Associate Professor Rob Stirling, Respiratory Specialist
Registry contact:	Registry Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9903 0206 Email: med-vlcr@monash.edu
Purpose / aims:	The VLCR is a clinical quality registry that aims to measure and benchmark quality of care for patients newly diagnosed with lung cancer at participating health services. Data collected are used to inform clinical practice and to facilitate continuous quality improvement in the care of patients with lung cancer.
Population captured:	The VLCR records all newly diagnosed primary lung cancer cases at participating sites in Victoria. VLCR participating sites include over 85% of all hospitals in Victoria currently treating lung cancer.
Outcomes collected:	The VLCR provides risk-adjusted, benchmarked reports to participating sites to measure quality of care. Quality indicator reports sent to participating sites provide measures for: timeliness of care, including time from referral to diagnosis and diagnosis to treatment quality and access to treatment, including provision of evidence based assessment delivery of anti-cancer treatment multidisciplinary care coordination patient distress screening and supportive care
Jurisdictions participating:	The VLCR has 19 health services (51 hospitals) across metropolitan and regional Victoria, including public and private institutions. Expansion is planned into Tasmania, New South Wales and ACT.
Funding sources:	MRFF; DHHS; Pfizer; MSD; IQVIA; AstraZeneca; Department of Health Victoria
Year established:	2012
Website:	vlcr.org.au

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