Overview
Background
Associate Professor Melissa Eastgate is the Operation Director of Cancer Care Services at the RBWH, acting stream lead Metro North HHS Cancer Care Services and has acted as the Executive Director of Cancer Care Services. Melissa is the current Chair of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia. Melissa completed her medical degree at the University of Queensland and gained her FRACP in Medical Onoclogy in 2004. Since then she has worked at the RBWH as a medical oncologist, with her main clinical interests being melanoma and gastrointestinal cancers, in which areas she is an active researcher. Melissa established the Melanoma MDT at the RBWH. Melissa supervises physician trainees throughout their training and is the previous Chair of the RACP Advanced Training Committee for Medical Oncology. Melissa has a strong interest in enabling access to care for patients, having provided outreach services to Bundaberg for nine years, and currently is the medical lead of the Telechemotherapy service in Longreach and Barcaldine.
Availability
- Associate Professor Melissa Eastgate is:
- Available for supervision
Research interests
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Management of metastatic melanoma
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Management of gastrointestinal cancers
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Medical oncology training
Works
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2014
Conference Publication
Pathologic response of rectal adenocarcinoma to preoperative long course chemoradiotherapy (Lccrt). An assessment at a tertiary referral hospital
Christie, Hayden, Burge, Matthew, Eastgate, Melissa and Wyld, David (2014). Pathologic response of rectal adenocarcinoma to preoperative long course chemoradiotherapy (Lccrt). An assessment at a tertiary referral hospital. COSA's 41st Annual Scientific Meeting. Joining Forces - Accelerating Progress, Melbourne, Australia, 2-4 December, 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12305
2014
Conference Publication
Assessment of time to commencement of neoadjuvant long course chemoradiotherapy (Lccrt) for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma patients in a tertiary referral hospital
Christie, Hayden, Burge, Matthew, Eastgate, Melissa and Wyld, David (2014). Assessment of time to commencement of neoadjuvant long course chemoradiotherapy (Lccrt) for locally advanced rectal adenocarcinoma patients in a tertiary referral hospital. COSA's 41st Annual Scientific Meeting. Joining Forces - Accelerating Progress, Melbourne, Australia, 2-4 December, 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12305
2014
Conference Publication
Assessment of long course chemoradiotherapy (Lccrt) in regards to completion of chemotherapy. The experience of a tertiary referral hospital
Christie, Hayden, Burge, Matthew, Eastgate, Melissa and Wyld, David (2014). Assessment of long course chemoradiotherapy (Lccrt) in regards to completion of chemotherapy. The experience of a tertiary referral hospital. COSA's 41st Annual Scientific Meeting. Joining Forces - Accelerating Progress, Melbourne, Australia, 2-4 December, 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12305
2014
Conference Publication
Locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer: an assessment of the provision of chemotherapy at a tertiary referral hospital
Christie, Hayden, Burge, Matthew, Eastgate, Melissa and Wyld, David (2014). Locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic cancer: an assessment of the provision of chemotherapy at a tertiary referral hospital. COSA's 41st Annual Scientific Meeting. Joining Forces - Accelerating Progress, Melbourne, Australia, 2-4 December, 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12305
2014
Conference Publication
Rural Oncology Care Via Teleoncology and Outreach Clinics: Patient and Staff Perspectives and Comparisons
Wyeth, Holly, Chan, Bryan, Burge, Matthew, Wyld, David and Eastgate, Melissa (2014). Rural Oncology Care Via Teleoncology and Outreach Clinics: Patient and Staff Perspectives and Comparisons. COSA's 41st Annual Scientific Meeting. Joining Forces - Accelerating Progress, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 2-4 December 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12305
2014
Conference Publication
Time from diagnosis of rectal adenocarcinoma to commencement of long course chemoradiotherapy (Lccrt) for metropolitan versus rural patients referred to a Queensland tertiary referral hospital
Christie, Hayden, Burge, Matthew, Eastgate, Melissa and Wyld, David (2014). Time from diagnosis of rectal adenocarcinoma to commencement of long course chemoradiotherapy (Lccrt) for metropolitan versus rural patients referred to a Queensland tertiary referral hospital. COSA's 41st Annual Scientific Meeting. Joining Forces - Accelerating Progress, Melbourne, Australia, 2-4 December, 2014. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12305
2012
Conference Publication
Safety of bevacizumab used in routine practice in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer
Dzienis, M., Malczewski, A., Goh, J., Hughes, B., Eastgate, M., Wyld, D. and Burge, M. (2012). Safety of bevacizumab used in routine practice in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Medical Oncology Group of Australia Incorporated Annual Scientific Meeting, Program and Abstracts: Targeting Cancer from Diagnosis to Cure & 5th Annual COGNO Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 8-10 August 2012. Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Supervision
Availability
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