Patsy Yates
Executive Dean, Faculty of Health
Queensland University of Technology
Distinguished Professor Patsy Yates, AM, PhD, RN, FACN, FAAN, is the Executive Dean of QUT’s Faculty of Health and Co-Director of QUT’s Centre for Healthcare Transformation. Patsy has extensive experience as a leader in practice, education, and research in nursing and the health sector.
She is an NHMRC Investigator Fellow who leads a large competitively funded research program focused on developing workforce capacity in cancer, palliative, and aged care, advancing the management of symptoms associated with advanced disease, and strengthening the nexus between research, policy, and practice in palliative and aged care. Patsy is a past President of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care and a past President of Palliative Care Australia.
SESSIONS
Day 1
9:45
History of palliative care in aged care
From informal hospice origins to formal regulation: How have palliative care services in aged care evolved over the last 20+ years, and what are the persistent gaps we still need to close?
Looking ahead on what must change (e.g. earlier integration, workforce capacity, community settings), and what must remain (e.g. compassion, interdisciplinarity, dignity), to meet the needs of the next generation
Patsy Yates, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology
Day 1
10:45
Panel: Embedding palliative aged care
How do history, data, and implementation come together to create a sustainable palliative approach in aged care?
What are the key priorities for providers, policymakers, and educators over the next 20 years?
Moderator: Camilla Rowland, Chief Executive Officer, Palliative Care Australia
Patsy Yates, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology
Laura Bryce, Quality and Education Manager, PACOP
Jennifer Tieman, Professor and Director of the Research Centre in Palliative Care, Death and Dying, Flinders University