Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates
Division of Research and Innovation,Research and Innovation - DVC Office,
Research & Innovation - DVC Office
Personal details
- Name
- Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates
- Position(s)
- Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Research and Innovation)
Division of Research and Innovation,
Research and Innovation - DVC Office,
Research & Innovation - DVC Office - Head of School
Faculty of Health,
School - Nursing - IHBI Membership
Institute of Health Biomedical Innovation (IHBI),
IHBI Health Projects,
IHBI Nursing - CDA - Discipline *
- Nursing
- Phone
- +61 7 3138 2132
- p.yates@qut.edu.au
- Location
- View location details (QUT staff and student access only)
- Qualifications
-
PhD (University of Queensland), MSocSc (University of Queensland), BA (University of Queensland), DipAppSc (Queensland Inst. of Technology)
- Keywords
-
Cancer Service Delivery, Palliative Care, Supportive Care, Health Services, Outcomes Research, Community Care, End of Life Care, Symptom Management, Nursing
Biography
Background
Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates, PhD, RN, FACN, FAAN is jointly appointed as Head, School of Nursing at Queensland University of Technology, Lead Researcher for the Cancer Nursing Professorial Precinct at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital, and Director for Queensland Health’s statewide Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education (CPCRE).
As Head of one of the largest Schools of Nursing in Australia, Patsy has been instrumental in leading a process of re-imagining how education is delivered to undergraduate and postgraduate students of nursing and how academic-service partnerships are optimised to ensure nursing’s contribution is realised. She also leads a large competitively funded research program 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 and palliative care.
Patsy is the immediate Past-President of Palliative Care Australia and is President of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care.
Patsy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and has been inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame. She was awarded the 2018 Oncology Nursing Society’s Distinguished Researcher Award at the 43rd Annual Congress in the US.
Industry Research Activities
2017-2020: End of Life Direction for Aged Care. Australian Government,Department of Health.
2017-2020: Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC). Australian Government,Department of Health.
2017-2020: Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative (PEPA and PCC4U). Australian Government,Department of Health.
Teaching
Distinguished Professor Yates has taught in the following units:
Postgraduate
- Advanced Nursing Practice (Cancer Nursing)
- Advanced Clinical Practice (Cancer Nursing)
- Clinical Studies (Cancer Nursing)
- Clinical Specialisation (Chemotherapy Nursing)
Undergraduate
- Health Alterations
- Palliative Care Nursing
- International Study Experience
- Medical/Surgical Nursing
- Foundations of Nursing
- Research Methods
- Clinical Practice (Yrs 1, 2 & 3)
Publications
For publications by this staff member, visit QUT ePrints, the University's research repository.
Awards
Awards and recognition
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- The Association of Queensland Nursing and Midwifery Leaders 2018 Outstanding Achievement in Nursing/Midwifery Award
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2018
- Details
- Awarded the 2018 Oncology Nursing Society's Distinguished Researcher Award at the ONS 43rd Annual Congress in the US on 17th May 2018
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2017
- Details
- Awarded a QuARRIES Award for Best Consumer Focused Project - DEM Avoidance Project - Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Awarded a QuARRIES Award for Leadership and Management for Cancer Nursing Professorial Precinct, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Awarded Premier's Award for Excellence in Leadership. Taking nursing professionalism to the next level: the Cancer Nursing Professorial Precinct Initiative. Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2014
- Details
- Inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2013
- Details
- Awarded fellowship of the American Academy of Nursing
- Type
- Academic Honours, Prestigious Awards or Prizes
- Reference year
- 2009
- Details
- Tom Reeve Oration Award for Outstanding Contribution to Cancer Care
Research projects
Grants and projects (Category 1: Australian Competitive Grants only)
- Title
- Empowering the Clinician-Patient-Carer TRIO: RCT of Novel Online Education Modules to Facilitate Effective Family Carer Involvement in Oncology
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- APP1146383
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
- Title
- Extraordinary Yet Mundane Talk: Children Navigating Palliative Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- DP180101941
- Start year
- 2018
- Keywords
- Title
- Clinical Trial: A sequential multiple assignment randomised trial (SMART) of nursing interventions to reduce pain associated with chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1129532
- Start year
- 2017
- Keywords
- Symptom Reduction; Supportive Care; Peripheral Neuropathy; Cancer Pain; Nursing Care
- Title
- A Pilot Study to assess the feasibilty of an Integrated Survivorship Intervention to improve Patient and Service Level Outcomes for Men with Prostate Cancer
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- Start year
- 2014
- Keywords
- Cancer Survivorship; Men's Health; Prostate Cancer
- Title
- Centre for Research Excellence in End of Life Care
- Primary fund type
- CAT 1 - Australian Competitive Grant
- Project ID
- 1060254
- Start year
- 2013
- Keywords
- Palliative Care; Supportive Care; Health Services Research; Terminal Care; Access to Health Care; Chronic Diseases; Legal Issues; Consumers; Capacity Building; Policy Development