Victorian Department of Health

Tumour Summits Review

CLIENT Victorian Department of Health
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The Objective

The Victorian Tumour Summits (VTS) program is an initiative of the Victorian Integrated Cancer Services (VICS) and the Department of Health. Tumour summits are tumour-based forums at which clinicians present evidence of unwarranted variations in clinical practice and cancer outcomes.

The main objective of the evaluation was to establish the extent to which the VTS contributed to the cancer service reform agenda in terms of the value of the VTS project in identifying unwarranted variations in care and outcomes.

Our Approach

Key program activities and anticipated impacts were mapped in a program theory and program logic at the commencement of the evaluation process. The program logic was then used to develop a series of output and outcome indicators to measure program performance. Comparisons between the different tumour streams were undertaken using these indicators, independent observation of tumour summits, and the findings of stakeholder consultations (from surveys, interviews, and focus groups) to understand the impact of the program implementation over time.

The Outcome

The project steering committee developed and endorsed key findings and recommendations relating to each of the evaluation questions.

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