Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates AM
Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates AM is a co-director for QUT's Centre for Healthcare Transformation. Patsy is a Registered Nurse with extensive experience as a leader in education and research in the health sector. Prior to her appointment as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health in 2020, Patsy was Professor and Head of the School of Nursing at QUT. Patsy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and the Australian College of Nursing, and is the current President of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care and a past-President of Palliative Care Australia.
Professor Steven McPhail
Steve is an internationally renowned health service innovator, health economist, and researcher and leads the health management discipline at QUT. He is also the Flagship Research & Education Director for the (Australian) Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre and co-Director for the Centre of Healthcare Transformation. He is currently the Professor of Health Services Research at QUT and also leads the Trauma among Vulnerable People Stream of the Brisbane Diamantina Health Partners NHMRC Advanced Health Research Translation Centre.
Associate Professor Zephanie Tyack
Zephanie is a health services researcher and implementation scientist at the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation (AusHSI). She designs and tests health interventions that support clinical decision making, communication, quality of life, and high value care, prioritising outcomes that are most meaningful to patients and clinicians. Zephanie has a background as a clinical occupational therapist and has worked in research-related positions in hospital and health services as well as in universities. Zephanie is co-chair of the Child Health Special Interest Group with the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL), and a member of the patient engagement committees of ISOQOL and the Australian New Zealand Burn Association research committee.
Dr Bridget Abell
Dr Bridget Abell is an implementation scientist and researcher with the Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation. She works with stakeholders to improve the delivery of health services, with a focus on cardiac rehabilitation. Bridget is also a qualified exercise scientist whose research experience and interests span cancer care, physical activity, digital healthcare, mental health, child health, public health, refugee and migrant health, and emergency medicine.
Professor Natalie Bradford
Professor Natalie Bradford is a Principal Research Fellow in the QUT Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre, based at the Centre for Children's Health Research. She has a clinical background as nurse specialising in paediatric oncology and palliative care. Her current program of work includes collaborative projects exploring the use of technology in communication and symptom management for children and adolescent cancer and palliative care. In 2019 Natalie was awarded an NHMRC Investigator Fellowship.
Professor Kim Alexander
Kim Alexander is a cancer nursing specialist and senior academic in the QUT Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre. She has dedicated her clinical career, research, teaching and learning, and service to cancer nursing, epidemiology and survivorship. Kim supports, educates and empowers cancer nurses and improves the quality of life of people affected by cancer. She is acknowledged nationally and internationally for her work in the emerging science of genomics and patient-outcomes in cancer.
