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Learn about the difficult act of balancing hope with realistic expectations in the clinic, and how personalised therapy may help shine a light at the end of the tunnel.
Will I get better?
Dr Bonnie Cheng
(Postdoctoral Research Assistant, The University of Queensland)
"Will I get better?" is something most patients want to know. When there's no straightforward answer, how do you balance hope with realistic expectations while navigating uncertainty in these difficult conversations?
Bonnie is a speech pathologist with a PhD in clinical communication. She has been an invited speaker at World Science Festival Brisbane for ABC's Ockham's Razor show. Bonnie now works in forensics, an area she never knew she had a passion for.
Bonnie is a speech pathologist with a PhD in clinical communication. She has been an invited speaker at World Science Festival Brisbane for ABC's Ockham's Razor show. Bonnie now works in forensics, an area she never knew she had a passion for.
Harnessing evil for good
Dr Patrick Thomas
(Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology)
Getting personal is the key to providing the best in cancer care. Working under Queensland Bladder Cancer Initiative, Dr Thomas will talk to his work on patient focused lab models to predict therapy response in bladder and prostate cancer patients.
Pat completed his PhD in cancer genomics in 2018 before joining the Queensland Bladder Cancer Initiative as a fellow. Pat is a Board Director for Prostate Awareness Australia and was the recent recipient of the "Rising Star" Precision Medicine award
Pat completed his PhD in cancer genomics in 2018 before joining the Queensland Bladder Cancer Initiative as a fellow. Pat is a Board Director for Prostate Awareness Australia and was the recent recipient of the "Rising Star" Precision Medicine award
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