Distinguished Professor
Patsy Yates

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Faculty of Health,
Office of the Executive Dean, Health


Personal details

Positions

Executive Dean, Faculty of Health
Faculty of Health,
Office of the Executive Dean, Health

Keywords

Cancer Service Delivery, Palliative Care, Supportive Care, Health Services, Outcomes Research, Community Care, End of Life Care, Symptom Management, Nursing, Aged Care

Research field

Nursing

Field of Research code, Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC), 2008

Qualifications

  • PhD (University of Queensland)
  • MSocSc (University of Queensland)
  • BA (University of Queensland)
  • DipAppSc (Queensland Inst. of Technology)

Professional memberships and associations


  • Fellow, Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences - 2022 to date
  • Fellow, Queensland Academy of Arts and Sciences - 2022 to date
  • President, International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care (ISNCC) – 2018 to 2022
  • Chair, End of Life Policy Chapter, Australian College of Nursing – 2018 to 2022
  • President, Palliative Care Australia – 2012-2016
  • Inductee, Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame – 2014
  • Fellow, American Academy of Nursing – 2013 to date
  • Lifetime Member, Cancer Nurses Society of Australia (inaugural National Chairperson) – 1999 to date
  • Member, Palliative Care Queensland – 1996 to date
  • Council Member, Clinical Oncological Society of Australia (COSA) – 1994 to date
  • Fellow, Australian College of Nursing – 1987 to date

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

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A complete list of publications is available at: https://www.qut.edu.au/about/our-people/academic-profiles/p.yates

Awards

Selected research projects

Projects listed above are funded by Australian Competitive Grants. Projects funded from other sources are not listed due to confidentiality agreements.

Supervision

Current supervisions

  • Factors associated with symptom experience, Quality of Life (QOL) and clinical outcomes in people with metastatic bladder cancer
    PhD, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Kim Alexander
  • Trajectories and influencing factors of comprehensive needs for family caregivers of survivors of pancreatic cancer: a prospective longitudinal study
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Jane Phillips
  • Symptom Management for Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy
    PhD, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Kim Alexander
  • Short-Term Muscle Loss After Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery: A Two-Phase Study
    PhD, Principal Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Dr Wendy Liu
  • Social and Emotional Connectedness for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders at End of Life
    MPhil, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Jane Currie, Professor Kim Alexander
  • Use of mobile applications to assists with continuity of care in people undergoing active cancer treatment
    MPhil, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Kim Alexander
  • Integrating Genomics into the Australian Healthcare System
    MPhil, Associate Supervisor
    Other supervisors: Professor Kim Alexander