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Director of Digital and Healthcare Innovations

A/Prof Kate Burbury

Digital Health; Healthcare Innovations; Teletrials; Regional/Rural Partnerships; myeloproliferative disorders/chronic myeloid leukaemia; Haemostasis and thrombosis; Peri-operative optmisation and prehabilitation

Biography

Associate Professor Kate Burbury is Consultant Haematologist; Director of Digital and Healthcare Innovations and Chair Senior Medical Staff at the Peter McCallum Cancer Centre.

Kate is the lead for Digital Health, healthcare innovations, healthcare research and implementation, and the strategy for building our regional partnerships around Victoria and interstate.  She is also the Haematology Disease Group lead for myeloproliferative disorders (MPD)/chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and lead clinician for haemostasis, thrombosis and peri-operative optimisation, including pre-habilitation, for all patients with cancer at PeterMac.

Kate is a member of professional societies, scientific committees, council member for Haematology Society for Australia and New Zealand, and actively involved in the development of expert guidelines and governance structures for both the institution and external working parties, including European Leukaemia Network: flow cytometry in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).

Kate has an active translational research and clinical trial portfolio, with a particular interest in MPD, CML, FC in MDS and the haemostatic/endothelial dysfunction associated with malignancy. She has published numerous peer-reviewed manuscripts, regular presents at national and international scientific meetings, a member of editorial boards and reviewer for numerous journals.

Kate is committed to clinical and translational research, and the provision of the best care to patients through their treatment journey.

Awards

2015: Victorian Public Health Minister’s Award for Excellence in Cancer Care

2014: Peter Mac Awards Team Excellence

2008: ASTH medal runner-up

2008: ASTH Travel award

2007: ASTH medal runner-up

Qualifications

MBBS, FRACP, FRCPA, DPhil

Publications

Haematology
Myeloproliferative Diseases
Myeloma and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation
Non-Malignant Haematology

Kate Burbury's complete list of publications

Director of Digital and Healthcare Innovations

A/Prof Kate Burbury

Digital Health; Healthcare Innovations; Teletrials; Regional/Rural Partnerships; myeloproliferative disorders/chronic myeloid leukaemia; Haemostasis and thrombosis; Peri-operative optmisation and prehabilitation

Clinical Haematology

Clinical Haematology is a unified department formed between Peter Mac and the Royal Melbourne Hospital and is the largest haematology service in the country. We provide a publicly funded, evidence-based care for patients with haematologic disorders from across Melbourne and beyond, within eight...
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Myeloma and Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation

The Myeloma and Autologous Stem Cell Transplant Service of the Parkville Integrated Haematology Service is composed of medical and nursing staff from both Peter Mac and the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Our inpatient service is located in the 32 bed ward on level 3 in the Parkville Peter Mac building...
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Myeloproliferative Diseases

The Parkville Integrated Haematology, Myeloproliferative Disease (MPD) Service is a collaboration between a team of four expert clinicians within this field, led by Dr Kate Burbury, with multidisciplinary, supportive care and research teams, to provide comprehensive, coordinated and leading-edge care for patients.
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Non-Malignant Haematology

The Non-Malignant Haemataology Service focuses on the range of non-cancer blood disorders listed on this page.
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