Print this pageNSW Joint Patient Information and Support Advisory Committee
A joint Committee between the Cancer Institute NSW and The Cancer Council NSW
Chair: Professor Kate White
Director, Research Development and Support Unit Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sydney
Professor White joined the Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery in January to take up the newly created position of Director of the Research Development and Support Unit (RDSU). Her research interests are in the areas of psychosocial research related to cancer and palliative care, cancer and palliative care nursing, rural health, sexuality, breast cancer, and quality of life of cancer patients and their families. Prof White’s clinical background is in the areas of oncology and palliative care nursing at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and St. Vincents Hospitals.
Key Activities of NSW Joint Patient Information and Support Advisory Committee:
- Cancer Council Partnership
- Project – Patient Pathway Psychosocial Distress and Referral
- Professional Resource Pack for New Psycho-oncology Clinicians
- Helping Child Cancer Survivors Return to School
- Broader Stakeholder Links
