Session Three: Lung Cancer Screening Pathways

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Setting the stage: Preparing for the 2025 lung cancer screening program national rollout

Session Three: Lung Cancer Screening Pathways

23 May 2025

Chair 

Gavin

A/Prof Gavin Wright

Director of Surgical Oncology, St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne; Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital; VCCC Alliance Lung Research and Education Lead.

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Playlist

Screening and Assessment Pathway

Lung Cancer Screening Pathways

Overview of the screening and assessment pathway 
gavin

 

A/Prof Gavin Wright 

St Vincent’s Hospital and VCCC Alliance Research and Education Lead

 

Related links

Screening and assessment pathway 

screening and assessment pathway

General Practice Readiness

Lung Cancer Screening Pathways

General practice readiness for lung cancer screening:
The role of the clinic, GP, and broader health systems and Barriers, enablers, and innovations to support GPs
Justin

A/Prof Justin Tse

The University of Melbourne

 

 

 

Bianca Bell, North Western Melbourne PHN

Lung Cancer Screening Pathways

Supporting general practice readiness
Facilitating screening conversations with patients and Educational support and resources to aid navigation

 

Related links

Lung Foundation Australia elearning modules

Health sector resources

Training and resources for health services - QUIT

NLCSP guidelines summary

Cancer Australia

Health Pathways Melbourne 

 

 

 

Dr Mark McCusker, The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Lung Cancer Screening Pathways

Approach to additional findings on Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT)

 

Related Links

NLCSP Additional Findings Guidelines

 

 

 

 

Dr Miranda Siemenowicz, Northern Health

Lung Cancer Screening Pathways

Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) referral process and nodule management protocol 

Related links

NLCSP Low-Dose CT Requests

NLCSP Nodule Management Protocol

 

 

 

 

Dr Beverley Woon, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

Lung Cancer Screening Pathways

Managing Category 5 and 6 cases and patients’ experience of Low-dose computed tomography (LDCT)

 

 

 

roles and responsibilities

Related links

Health workforce roles and responsibilities

RANZCR NLCSP

What is background radiation?

Panel discussion

Lung Cancer Screening Pathways

Session 3 presenters
Kathy McCann, Ballarat Health
Facilitated by A/Prof Gavin Wright

 

 

 

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Resource details

conference
Course type
Symposia
Duration
60 mins
Price
$0.00
Curriculum Area
Prevention, screening and diagnostics
Speciality
Administration/Executive
Allied Health professional
Clinician
Communications
GP
Nurse
Lung
Tailored screening

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