Goulburn Valley Health

Delivering Patient-Centred Cancer Care for the Hume Region

Local Oncology Service reviewing approximately 700 new medical oncology / haematology patients every year
Catchment area of approximately 160,000 people from Northern Victoria and Southern New South Wales, Australia (2 hours drive from Melbourne)
Trial Phase Capabilities – Phase II, III, IV
Participating Site capacity
Participated in over 15 medical oncology clinical trials since 2012 and recruited over 65 patients
Patient recruitment opportunities in Breast, Lung, Upper GI, Colorectal, Melanoma, Ovarian and Prostate/ Urogenital Clinical Trials
More than 26 years combined experience acting as Principal Investigator/ Sub Investigator on clinical trials
Over 32 years combined Study Coordinator experience
Research Team includes 7 Investigators and 3 Study
Coordinators, 2 Clinical Trial Assistants and 1 Clinical Trials Pharmacist

The Oncology Department located at:

Peter Copulos Cancer and Wellness Centre
Goulburn Valley Health
Graham Street, Shepparton, VIC, 3630

Medical Oncologist

Medical Oncologist

Medical Oncologist

Medical Oncologist

Medical Oncologist

Medical Oncologist

Haematologist

Chemotherapy Day Unit comprising of 12 treatment chairs and 2 private rooms with beds
Dedicated patient assessment and central processing facilities
Medical Oncology Software program/ Clinical Trial module
Health Information Medical Records Digital format access available for Monitoring/Audit purposes
On-site Pharmacy with secure, controlled access and storage of IP and onsite compounding. On site chemotherapy pharmacist.
On-site Pathology [NATA accredited] provides:
Local phlebotomy, histopathology including access to molecular testing, refrigerated centrifuge and electronic reporting facilities.
Minus 70 degree Freezer, Refrigerated Storage
Archival and fresh tissue preparation

On-site Imaging
Access to CT, MRI, X-ray, Ultrasound, MUGA, Whole body bone scan, Image guided biopsy
Access to off-site PET, Bone Mineral Density / DEXA Scan