Professor Christobel Saunders AO

James Stewart Chair of Surgery, Head of the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne; consultant surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute.

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Health & Medicine

This is how healthcare should be

Person-Centred Value-Based Health Care shifts the focus from treating a condition to treating a person, by focusing on their values, goals and preferences

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Future-proofing research

Medical science and research more generally, are key to solving some of the world’s biggest problems, but it needs to be fostered

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Improving cancer care through good communication

A new study highlights effective ways to improve care for people living with cancer by working on the communication between physicians and their patients

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