Introduction to patient service areas

Introduction to the Peter Mac Youth Cancer Centre - a comfortable and relaxing space designed by young people, for young people. This centre is also home to the Victorian Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Service.

Overview of the Peter Mac Wellbeing Centre, offering a caring and supportive environment for our patients, their carers and families. The centre provides a range of support services and facilities, to help our patients manage their cancer experience.

This brief video will help you find your way to our main Melbourne centre, located in the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre building.

A detailed view of each floor in the building that patients can access, to help you find your way around the Peter Mac Melbourne building.

How to find your way to and around our Specialist Clinics where you will come for many different types of appointments.

This video takes you through a typical patient experience when receiving radiation therapy at any of our Peter Mac radiation therapy sites

This video will help you understand the importance of Advance Care Planning (or ACP) and help you develop a plan

What to expect as an inpatient at Peter Mac while we support and care for you during your treatment and recovery.

How to order your meals during your stay as an inpatient in one of our Peter Mac wards.

An introduction to Peter Mac’s Day Therapy services: information about the services, how to prepare, what to bring and what to expect when you attend the clinic.

An introduction to palliative care, and how it can benefit the people with life limiting illnesses and their families and carers

Peter Mac Introduction to your rights and responsibilities as a patient

Introduction to the role of Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officers at Peter Mac and what they do to support culturally safe and appropriate healthcare for our patients.

An introduction to services available for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients at Peter Mac.

An introduction to the patient portal Health Hub to help patients stay connected with their care at Peter Mac.

How patients can become partners in their care at Peter Mac, asking questions of what matters to them to allow our teams to work with them for their best treatment options.

Overview of the different stages of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program (ERAS) to help patients at Peter Mac prepare for their surgery.

Part 1: Introduction to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program to support Peter Mac patients preparing for their surgery.

Part 2: An overview of preparing before surgery to support an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) for Peter Mac patients

Part 3: What you may experience on your day of surgery, in support of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program helping Peter Mac patients preparing for their surgery.

Part 4:  What patients at Peter Mac may experience after surgery as part of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) program preparing patients for surgery.