Print this pageNSW Oncology Group: Upper GI
NSWOG Upper GI is chaired by Dr David Storey, Surgeon, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and has been meeting since September 2005. In mid-2007, the Group established a subcommittee for Hepatocellular Carcinoma, with the aim of documenting available data, current clinical care practices and outcomes for patients with primary liver cancer in NSW.
Key activities of NSWOG Upper GI
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NSWOG Priority Project: State wide survey of surgical treatment of oesophago-gastric and pancreatic cancer
In 2007, the Cancer Institute NSW supported a project defined by each invited NSWOG as the priority activity to improving cancer care and control in their clinical area. The selected project was supported by the NSWOG membership, aligned to the Terms of Reference of the Group.
The aim of the NSWOG Upper GI priority project, conducted through the Sydney Upper Gastrointestinal Surgical Society (SUGSS), was to establish a website to act as an online database for collection of clinical information regarding patients with stomach and pancreatic cancers. The website will also act as a forum of surgeons, radiation oncologists and other medical staff, as well as a resource for patients and carers.
Click here to read the Project Summary Report.
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NSWOG Upper GI Draft Minimum Data Set Extension
NSWOG Upper GI has identified succinct dataset extensions as statewide standards to complement the core dataset with additional measures and indicators specific to tumour streams.
Click here to read the draft dataset: NSW Oncology Group Upper Gastrointestinal Minimum Data Set Extension Data Dictionary
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Liver Cancer Project
The Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) subcommittee of the NSWOG Upper GI initiated a project to document standard care pathways and variations in practice in the treatment of primary liver cancer in NSW. An international literature review has been completed, and a comprehensive survey of centres treating liver cancer in NSW will be undertaken.
