Next Generation Gynae-Oncology Nursing

Associate Professor Emma Allanson

KEMH

Associate Professor Emma Allanson is a gynaecologic oncologist and the head of the Western Australian Gynaecologic Cancer Service at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Perth, Western Australia. She completed her gynaecologic oncology fellowship in Australia, in addition to a research fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston Tx, and an editorial fellowship with the International Journal of Gynecological Cancer. A/Professor Allanson is the current chair of the ANZGOG ASM, the co-chair of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society Pre-invasive diseases committee, is on the Faculty of the IGCS Preinvasive program and the early career editorial board of the IJGC.  She has a PhD in women's health in low and middle income countries, and her research interests are focused on the prevention and treatment of cervical cancer, and the follow up and survivorship care of women with endometrial cancer. 

Dr Raphael Chee

Radiation Oncologist, Genesis Care

Raphael obtained his initial medical degree from the University of Western Australia (UWA) in 1996 and spent his formative years at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH). After working as a volunteer surgical registrar at the major teaching hospital in Kathmandu (Nepal), a term as a relief registrar in radiation oncology at RPH sparked a passion and prompted a change in career direction.

Raphael initially trained in radiation oncology at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH), completed his training at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in Melbourne. Followed by a fellowship in image-guided radiation therapy and brachytherapy at the Austin Hospital in Victoria, he returned to SCGH in 2009 and was head of the Department of Radiation Oncology from 2011 – 2013. Raphael then moved to GenesisCare where he currently is the Medical Director at Shenton House in Joondalup. He also works as a consultant at Fiona Stanley Hospital, Hollywood and conducts a clinic in Geraldton once a month. 

Raphael is one of only two specialised gynaecological radiation oncologists in Western Australia. He is also an active committee member in the Faculty of Radiation Oncology, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR), adjunct associate professor at the School of Medical and Health Sciences at ECU, assistant professor at the School of Surgery at UWA, and a reviewer for the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology (JMIRO).

Sam Gibson RN, MN, NP, MAICD

Oncology Nurse Practitioner, WA Country Health Service

Sam’s career in cancer nursing spans nearly 35 years, working across all sectors of health care and across a broad discipline of cancer nursing.

She completed her Master of Nursing Nurse Practitioner in 2012, graduating with Distinction and receiving the academic prize from Curtin University for the top graduating student. She was endorsed as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in 2013.

Her experience has seen her sought out to provide nursing expertise and contribute to a number of forums, including senate committees, advisory boards and state-based cancer collaborative groups. She held a number of leadership roles within CNSA over more than a decade and played key roles in establishing the WA group and the CNP SPN and having rejoined the CNP SPN recently. She is active in participating in her own professional development and the development of others, providing clinical mentorship to 5 master’s students.

Sam’s commitment and belief in what cancer nurses are capable of delivering to improve patient outcomes is unwavering.