About this OCP
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to the land, sea and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures and to Elders past, present and emerging.
This work is available from the Cancer Council website.
First published in August 2015. This edition June 2021.
ISBN: 978-1-76096-153-4
Cancer Council Victoria and Department of Health Victoria 2021 Optimal care pathway for women with ovarian cancer, 2nd edn, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne.
Enquiries about this publication can be sent to optimalcare.pathways@cancervic.org.au.
Our thanks to the following health professionals, consumer representatives, stakeholders and organisations consulted in developing this optimal care pathway.
Associate Professor Orla McNally (Chair), Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, The Royal Women’s Hospital and The University of Melbourne
Associate Professor Peter Grant, Gynaecological Oncologist, Mercy Hospital for Women and The University of Melbourne
Dr Mahesh Iddawela, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Alfred Health and Latrobe Regional Hospital
Dr Christopher Steer, Medical Oncologist, Border Medical Oncology and University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School
Professor Robert Thomas, Special Advisor on Health, Professorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Ms Julia Brancato, Project Coordinator, Optimal Care Pathways, Cancer Council Victoria
Associate Professor Orla McNally (Chair), Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist, Director of Gynaecological Oncology and Dysplasia Unit, The Royal Women’s Hospital, The University of Melbourne
Ms Jan Antony, consumer representative
Ms Sara Elkas, consumer representative
Associate Professor Peter Grant, Gynaecological Oncologist, Mercy Health
Ms Genny Green, Social Worker, Mercy Health
Mahesh Iddawela, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Goulburn Valley Health; Senior Lecturer, Rural Health Academic Centre, The University of Melbourne
Ms Helen Janson, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Mercy Health
Ms Heather Jordan, Clinical Dietitian, Western Health
Associate Professor Linda Mileshkin, Medical Oncologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The University of Melbourne
Dr Christopher Steer, Medical Oncologist, Border Medical Oncology; Conjoint Senior Lecturer, University of New South Wales Rural Clinical School
Professor Robert Thomas, Chief Advisor on Cancer, Department of Health and Human Services
Ms Alexandra Philpott, Project Manager, Optimal Cancer Care Pathways, Cancer Council Victoria
Ms Danielle Cantlon, Project Officer, Optimal Cancer Care Pathways, Cancer Council Victoria
Advance Care Planning Australia
Allied Health Professions Australia
Australasian Association of Nuclear Medicine Specialists
Australasian Chapter of Palliative Medicine, Royal Australia College of Physicians
Australian and New Zealand Society of Neuroradiology
Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Care
Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre
Australian College of Nursing
Australian Medical Association
Australian Society of Gynaecological Oncologists
Australia New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group
Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy
Cancer Nurses Society of Australia
Clinical Oncology Society of Australia
CounterPart
Interventional Radiology Society of Australasia
Medical Oncology Group of Australia
Oncology Social Workers Australia and New Zealand
Ovarian Cancer Australia
Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists
Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia
Alfred Health
Cancer Australia
Cancer Council Victoria, Strategy and Support Division
Cancer Institute New South Wales
Concord Repatriation General Hospital New South Wales
Consumer representative
Department of Health Victoria, Commissioning and System Improvement Division, Cancer Unit
National Cancer Expert Reference Group
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness and Research Centre
St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Other stakeholders consulted to provide feedback include relevant Cancer Council committees and networks, Integrated Cancer Services, Primary Health Networks and a number of health services.
The multidisciplinary team may include the following members:
- care coordinator (as determined by multidisciplinary team members)*
- gynaecological oncologist*
- medical oncologist*
- nurse (with appropriate expertise)*
- pathologist with expertise in gynaecological oncology*
- radiation oncologist*
- radiologist*
- Aboriginal health practitioner, Indigenous liaison officer or remote general practitioner
- clinical trials coordinator
- dietitian
- exercise physiologist
- fertility specialist
- general practitioner
- geneticist and genetic counsellor
- geriatrician
- gynaecologist
- occupational therapist
- palliative care specialist
- pharmacist
- physiotherapist
- psychiatrist
- psychologist
- social worker
- spiritual/pastoral care.
* Denotes core members. Core members of the multidisciplinary team are expected to attend most multidisciplinary team meetings either in person or remotely.