Allied health professionals can work with patients at all stages of their cancer journey, from diagnosis and treatment through to survivorship and palliative care (if required). These services are a range of evidence based, patient-centred and specialist services both within the hospital inpatient wards and in the outpatient setting. Allied health services undertake comprehensive assessment, intervention, and care planning to optimise a patients function and wellbeing.
Professional disciplines who make up cancer allied health services with us are:
- Nutrition
- Pastoral care
- Physiotherapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech pathology
- Music therapy
- Exercise physiology
Research in these professional areas ensures that patients, their families and carers benefit from high-quality evidence based service.
Research programs
Research projects
Recruiting
- A prospective study of swallowing and voice outcomes after treatment for small-cell lung cancer
- Exercise Prehabilitation and Pulmonary Bundle in High Risk Cancer Surgery (ExPREHAB Plus): A Feasibility Study
- Exercise and Nutrition Across The Cancer Journey: The General Practitioner Perspective
- Impact of nutritional intervention in the outpatient management of long-term survivors of haematological malignancy treated with stem cell transplantation (SCT)
Active
- A multidisciplinary optimisation clinic for lung and colorectal cancer patients with complex needs
- A prospective study of swallowing and voice outcomes after treatment for small-cell lung cancer
- Cancer malnutrition: Feeding everyone from hospital to home
- Evaluating the function and effectiveness of the Peter Mac multidisciplinary PEG clinic and PEG credentialed dietitian role
- Exploring current service delivery and nutritional needs of adolescents & young adults (AYA) with cancer
- Impact of nutritional intervention in the outpatient management of long-term survivors of haematological malignancy treated with stem cell transplantation (SCT)
- The 20km divide: exploring nutritional inequities at satellite centres
Ongoing
- Malnutrition in Victorian Cancer Services (MVCS) Program
- Taking the next step project
- Unmet spiritual needs
Completed
- EAT: Eating as treatment
- Evaluation of the effectiveness of a nutrition assistant role in the multidisciplinary head and neck cancer clinic
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- Identifying non-stem cell transplant chemotherapy regimens associated with high nutritional risk in patients with a haematological malignancy
Contact
Associate Professor Alicia Martin - Director of Allied Health
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Jenelle Loeliger - Head of Nutrition and Speech Pathology
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Ms Anya Traill - Head of Physiotherapy, Exercise Physiology and Occupational Therapy
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Rev. David Dawes - Head of Pastoral Care
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