Background

Professor Yates is jointly appointed as Head, School of Nursing at Queensland University of Technology and Director for Queensland Health’s statewide Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education (CPCRE). She leads a range of research and service improvement programs focused on developing workforce capacity in cancer and palliative care, advancing the management of cancer related symptoms and treatment side effects, and strengthening the nexus between research, policy and practice in cancer care. Patsy has served as member of the Executive Committee of the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia and is currently President of Palliative Care Australia. She was a member of the Executive Committee for the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care from 2004-2012. Patsy has also been a member of the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Queensland since 2008. She is regularly invited to provide expert advice to professional groups and government bodies, and has held ministerial appointments on a number of Boards and Committees for Federal and State Governments. Patsy has received awards in recognition of her research, teaching and service, including being awarded the Tom Reeve Oration Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cancer Care and Life Membership from the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia as well as the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia. In 2010, she was awarded a Citation from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning.  Patsy is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and has recently been inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.

Project Highlights

2015-2017:  The changing landscapes of survivorship:  A sociological study of life with cancer.  Australian Research Council Discovery Grant.

2014-2019:  Chronic Kidney Disease Centre for Research Excellence.  National Health and Medical Research Council.

2014-2015:  Younger Women’s Wellness after Cancer Program:  Pilot Study.  Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Research Foundation.

2014-2015:  Pre-post determination of effect of oncogeriatric assessment and intervention on chemotherapy outcomes in solid cancer patients aged 70 years and over.  PA Research Foundation.

2013-2018:  Centre for Research Excellence in End of Life Care.  National Health and Medical Research Council.

2013-2015:  The Women’s Wellness after Cancer Program:  a national multisite randomized clinical trial of an e-health enabled lifestyle modification intervention to improve the health and wellness of women after cancer treatment.  National Health and Medical Research Council.

2013-2015:  Finding My Way:  A randomized controlled trial evaluating an internet self-help program for cancer-related distress.  National Health and Medical Research Council.

2013-2015:  Improving quality of life in high-risk cancer populations:  a randomized trial of a structured intervention for head and neck cancer survivors.  National Health and Medical Research Council.

2012-2015:  Pathways to and through palliative care:  a sociological study of patient, carer and clinician experiences at the end-of-life. Australian Research Council.

Industry Research Activities

2013-2015:  National Advisory Service for Palliative Care and Advance Care Planning.  Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing.

2012-2014:  Evaluation of the role of the Prostate Specialist Nurse:  A National PCFA Pilot Project.  Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.

2011-2014:  National Coordination and Management of the Program of Experience in the Palliative Approach (Phase 4).  Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing.

2011-2014:  Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U).  Australian Government,  Department of Health and Ageing.