The Epworth Breast Service is a specialist facility providing rapid access, integrated, patient-centred care delivered by a dedicated multidisciplinary team with on site access to all breast diagnostic and treatment modalities, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Specialist breast surgeon Jane O’Brien provides a comprehensive service for investigation and management of all benign and malignant breast conditions including sentinel node biopsy and breast reconstruction. We are able to care for the breast cancer patient through all stages of the patient journey from diagnosis and surgery to chemotherapy and radiotherapy all here at the Epworth Richmond.
Epworth Breast Services Offers
- Evaluation of all symptomatic problems in both men and women, with rapid access to a specialist breast surgeon for patients referred by their general practitioners with an emphasis on accurate and timely diagnosis
- Immediate access to a full diagnostic work up including breast imaging (mammography/ultrasound) and pathology (fine needle aspiration/core biopsy) as required, with rapid provision of results
- Access to a breast care nurse at initial visit and throughout the entire patient journey
- Provision of a full range of all treatment modalities, with care delivered by a multidisciplinary team in accordance with agreed clinical guidelines, emphasising compliance with evidence based practice. We aim to provide an integrated approach to breast care in which medical and allied health professionals consider all relevant treatment options and, together with the patient, collaboratively develop an individual treatment plan for each patient through our regularly held Multidisciplinary Meetings.
- Surgical management of benign breast conditions and breast cancer (symptomatic and screen detected) with access to the full range of breast surgical services including sentinel node biopsy and breast reconstruction
- Post hospital discharge support from our breast care nurse and Epworth “Hospital in the Home”
- On site specialist breast plastic surgical service for immediate or delayed breast reconstruction
- Medical and radiation oncology services for both consultation and treatment, with both chemotherapy and radiotherapy administered on site
- Advice, screening and surveillance for women with an increased risk of developing breast cancer (eg family history)
- Expert second opinions
- GP Teleconferencing
Jane O'Brien may be contacted after hours via the Epworth switchboard on 9426 6666 or via email jane.obrien@epworth.org.au