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Professor Patsy Yates
Professor Yates is jointly appointed as Professor of Nursing at Queensland University of Technology and Director for Queensland Health’s Centre for Palliative Care Research and Education, a state-wide service that was established to enhance palliative care services in Queensland through education and research. In these roles Patsy leads a range of programs focused on developing workforce capacity in cancer and palliative care, researching priority issues in supportive care and strengthening the nexus between research, policy and practice. She is currently a member of the Executive Committee for Palliative Care Australia and is an Executive Board member for the International Society for Nurses in Cancer Care. Patsy was appointed to the Board of NBOCC on 12 June 2009.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 08:46
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Professor Christobel Saunders
MBBS FRCS FRACS
Professor Saunders trained as a doctor in the United Kingdom, moving to Western Australia in 2000. She is a Professor of Surgical Oncology at the School of Surgery, University of Western Australia. Professor Saunders is a Board member of Cancer Australia and President of the Cancer Council of Western Australia. Her research interests include many aspects of clinical research in breast cancer, and her surgical practice is in the management of patients with breast disease and melanoma. Christobel was appointed to the Board of NBOCC on 12 June 2009.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 08:48
Professor Donald Chalmers
Professor Chalmers is Dean of Law and Director of the Centre for Law and Genetics at the University of Tasmania. He is a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Academy of Law. Donald is Chair of the Gene Technology Ethics and Community Consultative Committee, Deputy Chair of the NHMRC Embryo Research Licensing Committee and a member of the NHMRC Australian Health Ethics Committee (AHEC) from 1994 to 2000. Internationally, he is a member of the Human Genome Organisation Ethics Committee and the International Cancer Genome Consortium. His current major research work involves an examination of the legal and governance arrangements for human tissue biobanks. His current major research interests are health law and genetics, research ethics and law reform. Donald was appointed to the Board of NBOCC on 12 June 2009.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 08:49
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Ms Julie Flynn
Ms Flynn is the Chief Executive Officer of Free TV Australia. Free TV is the industry body that represents Australia’s 48 commercial television licensees. In her time as CEO, Free TV has been at the forefront of the transition to digital television services and has developed an industry voice to market the strengths of free-to-air television in an increasingly competitive market. Julie joined Free TV after a distinguished career as a journalist and media executive. She as a senior executive at Radio 2UE. However, she is also known for her work as a reporter and commentator in the Canberra Press Gallery with the ABC, the National Times and 2UE. Julie has won a Walkley award for Radio News reporting and was President of the Canberra Press Gallery. Julie has been a member of the Public Service Medal Committee, the Walkley Awards Advisory Panel and the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Advisory Board.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 16 September 2009 08:46
Mrs Lyn Swinburne AM
Lyn Swinburne was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1993. In 1998, she founded Breast Cancer Network Australia, of which she is presently CEO. She is the creator of the Field of Women concept, which has now spread to international venues, and of The Beacon magazine with a circulation of over 48,000. A passionate advocate for consumer input, Lyn has represented women with breast cancer on a number of state, national and international committees. She is currently: Member of the Advisory Council to Cancer Australia; Board Member of the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC); Member of the Clinical Advisory Group to the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons’ National Breast Cancer Audit; Member of the Victorian Cancer Action Plan Implementation Committee; and Member of the Breast Committee of the Victorian Co-operative Oncology Group. Lyn was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in 2006 for her work on behalf of women with breast cancer and was the 2007 Melburnian of the Year.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 21 April 2010 14:47
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