Professor Phyllis Butow
Professor Phyllis Butow BA (Hons),Dip Ed, MClinPsych, MPH, PhD has been Chair of PoCoG since its establishment in 2005.
Phyllis is a Professor in the School of Psychology, Co-Director, Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), the University of Sydney and NHMRC Principal Research Fellow at the University of Sydney, and Co-Director of the Surgical Outcomes Research Centre.
Phyllis has worked for over 20 years in the area of psycho-oncology and has developed an international reputation in psycho-oncology research and in health communication. She is a world leader in research focussed on doctor-patient communication in oncology, and has particular expertise in longitudinal epidemiological studies exploring the impact of psychosocial factors in disease incidence and outcome. In 2009 Phyllis received an International Psycho-Oncology Society award for her outstanding contribution to the field of psycho-oncology
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