Strategic Direction

MOGA Values:

• High Quality Patient Care
• Collaboration
• Professional Integrity
• Peer Support
• Commitment to Research

MOGA's Objectives:

Objective 1: Support members in professional practice

• Improve drug accessibility for cancer treatments
• Work to establish an optimal medical oncology workforce
• Advocate improvements to cancer services provision
• Encourage and support members in rural practice

 
Objective 2: Maintain and improve standards of clinical practice in medical oncology

• Provide support for trainees and trainee supervisors
• Encourage broad attendance at the MOGA Annual Scientific Meeting
• Support the implementation of clinical practice guidelines and international best practice
• Provide input to the development of accreditation and credentialing programs relating to medical oncology
• Provide input to professional development programs

 
Objective 3: Promote and foster cancer research
 
Objective 4: Enhance the public and professional profile of MOGA and Australian medical oncologists
 

Chairman's Statement on MOGA's Priorities:

“Our national health system is one of the best in the world but requires continual improvement and review to ensure best practice performance. MOGA actively contributes to this process by engaging in professional activities across oncology practice to enact effective and efficient change for the benefit of both Australian clinicians and their patients, above all with regard to oncology drugs and treatment issues. Given that cancer is the leading cause of death in Australia, medical oncologists face many challenges and play an important role in the delivery and development of national cancer services. MOGA’s immediate priorities are to focus on urgent medical oncology workforce issues and ensuring access to leading edge oncology drugs and treatments in Australia, that keep pace with developments overseas. MOGA also needs to be a strong voice for our professional views across a spectrum of issues notably the many bogus treatments often reported in the media.”
 
Associate Professor Gary Richardson
MOGA Chairman
November 2011