Using PROMs in Daily Practice - My Experience
Thursday, August 14, 2025 |
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM |
Ballroom 2 and 3 |
Overview
A/Prof Kate Webber
Speaker
A/Prof Kate Webber
Monash Health
Using PROMs in Daily Practice - My Experience
Biography
Dr Kate Webber is a medical oncologist at Monash Health, where she serves as gynaecological cancer stream lead and holds an adjunct senior lecturer position at Monash University. She has subspecialty expertise in breast and gynaecological cancers, cancer survivorship and patient reported outcomes research. Dr Webber’s PhD and subsequent research has encompassed studies exploring the prevalence, predictors and trajectories of physical and psychological symptoms after cancer treatment, lifestyle and behavioural interventions, and novel models of survivorship care. She is the deputy chair of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Survivorship Group and serves on its Patient Reported Outcomes Working Group. Her research team at Monash Health is currently exploring implementation of real time patient reported outcome measures into routine cancer care. Dr Webber is also passionate about supporting translation of clinical trial evidence into practice, and as such has served as the co-chair of the eviQ Medical Oncology Reference Committee from 2019-2023.
Dr Webber graduated from the University of New South Wales in 2002 with first class honours and completed specialty training in medical oncology at St George and Prince of Wales Hospitals in Sydney, followed by a PhD at UNSW. Dr Webber previously held staff specialist appointments at Prince of Wales Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Women, as well as an honorary appointment at Sydney Children’s Hospital. At Prince of Wales Hospital she also served as Clinical Superintendent for Medicine and co-Director of Advanced Physician Training, as well as convenor of the UNSW Human Research Ethics Advisory Panel (Biomedical).
Session Chair
Michael Jefford
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
