Data Connect facilitates access to different data sets – the product of the collaboration between VCCC Alliance, the University of Melbourne and the Victorian government.
The platform is housed in a secure research environment at the University of Melbourne.
Data Connect can help cancer research projects investigating the cancer continuum of care using linked data sets.
The VCCC Alliance is a powerful partnership between 10 leading research, academic and clinical institutions working together to expedite and amplify leading-edge cancer research, knowledge and expertise to improve outcomes for people affected by cancer.
Through innovation and collaboration, our alliance is leading integrated, research-driven, consumer-informed cancer research, education and patient care.
The University of Melbourne's Cancer in Primary Care Research Group conducts research covering the role of primary care across the cancer continuum. This includes studies on cancer screening, cancer diagnosis and survivorship care. The group also examines potential causes of poorer cancer outcomes in specific populations, including rural and culturally and linguistically diverse communities
This website will keep an up-to-date list of current projects undertaken within Data Connect.
Data for Decisions and the Patron Program is a University of Melbourne, Department of General Practice research initiative in partnership with general practices in Australia. It is an exciting undertaking that enables primary care research projects to increase knowledge and improve healthcare practices and policy. The partnership aims to benefit general practices as well as the wider community.
