School of Surgery

Cancer and Palliative Care Research and Evaluation

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School of Surgery
CaPCREU (M507)
The University of Western Australia
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley 
Western Australia 6009


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Our work on cancer and palliative care projects is funded by:

The Cancer and Palliative Care Research and Evaluation Unit, or CaPCREU, was developed to increase cancer and palliative care research capacity in Western Australia.

  1. Aims
  2. Research
  3. Evaluation
  4. Collaborations

Aims

The Unit aims to promote collaboration within the state, nationally and internationally and to support high quality research, its dissemination and translation into practice. 

CaPCREU is a means through which cancer and palliative care projects funded through the WA Cancer and Palliative Care Network (WACPCN) may be evaluated.

It is based at Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre and is under the leadership of Winthrop Professor Christobel Saunders.

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Research

CaPCREU encourages and supports health care providers to develop a cancer and palliative care health services research agenda and to translate findings into policy and practice.

It promotes the establishment of collaborative links between health services, health professionals, researchers and policy makers at a local, national and international level.

The group’s past and present research interests include:

  • BCG treatment for bladder cancer
  • Cancer Shared Care Project
  • implementation and evaluation of the Liverpool Care Pathway in rural WA
  • literature review for Cancer Care Pathway Development
  • proposed patterns of care in colorectal cancer project
  • prostate cancer study
  • post surgery and treatment emergency department admissions for people with cancer
  • research education needs of health professionals working within WACPCN

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Evaluation

CaPCREU has developed a framework to support and encourage the evaluation of health services projects, and provides a mechanism to support the comprehensive evaluation of health services and programs.

Current evaluation projects include:

  • Cancer Care Nurse Coordination Project
  • WA Psycho-oncology Service (WAPOS)
  • WACPCN’s Tumour collaboratives
  • WACPCN’s Clinical Trails Grants Scheme

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Collaborations

CaPCREU is a joint initiative between the Universities of Western Australia, administered through UWA and funded initially by the Western Australian Cancer and Palliative Care Network (WACPCN) for three years.

The Unit encourages wide collaboration with other academic, research, health and government organisations in WA and nationally to support innovative cancer research and health services programs. CaPCREU has developed collaborative links with various organisations.

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