Overview
Background
Dr Natasha Roberts is a nurse and clinician researcher more than 30 years clinical experience. Her areas of clinical expertise include cancer care and critical care, with specific emphasis on delivering equitable healthcare. Natasha is a Conjoint Clinical Fellow with the School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Work at The University of Queensland and The Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service Education and Research Alliance in Metro North Health and is also a Senior Research Fellow in The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research. Dr Natasha Roberts has expertise in intervention co-design, implementation science and multi-methods research, with a focus on consumer and community involvement, health equity and use of patient reported outcome measures. All of her research focuses on high risk populations and involves partnerships with clinical teams, patients and their communities, and researchers to ensure that clinical care has benefits to patient quality of life, clinical outcomes, health service outcomes and the community as a whole. She is passionate about optimal academic and health partnerships to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Islander led research is implemented directly into health systems.
Availability
- Dr Natasha Roberts is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Queensland University of Technology
Research impacts
Natasha is a current Queensland Health Clinical Research Fellow (2024-2026) and previous Metro North Clinical Research Fellow (2021-2025).
In partnership with patients and communities, clinicians and researchers, Natasha leads health services research with high risk populations that involves design and implementation of interventions for direct use in routine clinical care. She is currently leading research funded to address unmet needs in oncology surgical, cancer care and/or infection.
Works
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2021
Journal Article
Resilience and ongoing quality care for cancer clinical trials during COVID-19: experience from a tertiary hospital in Australia
Ives, Amy, Pusztai, Tricia, Keller, Jacqui, Ahern, Elizabeth, Chan, Bryan, Gasper, Harry, Wyld, David, Kennedy, Glen, Dickie, Graeme, Lwin, Zarnie and Roberts, Natasha A. (2021). Resilience and ongoing quality care for cancer clinical trials during COVID-19: experience from a tertiary hospital in Australia. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 18 (2), e141-e147. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13570
2021
Journal Article
Healthcare-associated infections and the prescribing of antibiotics in hospitalized patients of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states: a mixed-methods systematic review
Wade, T., Heneghan, C., Roberts, N., Curtis, D., Williams, V. and Onakpoya, I. (2021). Healthcare-associated infections and the prescribing of antibiotics in hospitalized patients of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states: a mixed-methods systematic review. Journal of Hospital Infection, 110, 122-132. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2021.01.012
2020
Journal Article
Statistical Process Control assessed implementation fidelity of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in routine care
Roberts, Natasha A., Alexander, Kimberly, Wyld, David and Janda, Monika (2020). Statistical Process Control assessed implementation fidelity of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in routine care. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 127, 76-86. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2020.06.022
2020
Journal Article
The utility of the implementation science framework “Integrated Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services” (i-PARIHS) and the facilitator role for introducing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in a medical oncology outpatient department
Roberts, Natasha A., Janda, Monika, Stover, Angela M., Alexander, Kimberly E., Wyld, David and Mudge, Alison (2020). The utility of the implementation science framework “Integrated Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services” (i-PARIHS) and the facilitator role for introducing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in a medical oncology outpatient department. Quality of Life Research, 30 (11), 3063-3071. doi: 10.1007/s11136-020-02669-1
2020
Conference Publication
Emotional impact of COVID-19 preparations on metro and regional cancer workforces in Queensland Australia: "We are all in this together"
Roberts, Natasha Anne, Chan, Bryan, Ahern, Elizabeth Stephanie, Gasper, Harry Michael, Kennedy, Glen, Hughes, Brett Gordon Maxwell, Wyld, David, Eastgate, Melissa A. and Lwin, Zarnie (2020). Emotional impact of COVID-19 preparations on metro and regional cancer workforces in Queensland Australia: "We are all in this together". 2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Chicago, IL USA, 9-10 October 2020. Alexandria, VA USA: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.29_suppl.44
2020
Conference Publication
Psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 on oncology workforces: metro versus regional Australia
Ahern, Elizabeth Stephanie, Gasper, Harry Michael, Chan, Bryan, Roberts, Natasha Anne, Hughes, Brett Gordon Maxwell, Wyld, David, Kennedy, Glen, Eastgate, Melissa A. and Lwin, Zarnie (2020). Psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 on oncology workforces: metro versus regional Australia. 2020 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, Chicago, IL USA, 9-10 October 2020. Alexandria, VA USA: American Society of Clinical Oncology. doi: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.29_suppl.111
2020
Journal Article
Skin and wound care for individuals with graft versus host disease: a scoping review protocol
Campbell, Jill, Gavin, Nicole, Button, Elise and Roberts, Natasha (2020). Skin and wound care for individuals with graft versus host disease: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 10 (10) e038567, e038567. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038567
2020
Journal Article
A systematic review of the impact of contemporary treatment modalities for cervical cancer on women’s self-reported health-related quality of life
Wiltink, L. M., King, M., Müller, F., Sousa, M. S., Tang, M., Pendlebury, A., Pittman, J., Roberts, N., Mileshkin, L., Mercieca-Bebber, R., Tait, M. A., Campbell, R. and Rutherford, C. (2020). A systematic review of the impact of contemporary treatment modalities for cervical cancer on women’s self-reported health-related quality of life. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28 (10), 4627-4644. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05554-2
2020
Journal Article
Using an implementation science approach to implement and evaluate patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) initiatives in routine care settings
Stover, Angela M., Haverman, Lotte, van Oers, Hedy A., Greenhalgh, Joanne, Potter, Caroline M., Ahmed, Sara, Greenhalgh, Joanne, Gibbons, Elizabeth, Haverman, Lotte, Manalili, Kimberly, Potter, Caroline, Roberts, Natasha, Santana, Maria, Stover, Angela M. and van Oers, Hedy (2020). Using an implementation science approach to implement and evaluate patient-reported outcome measures (PROM) initiatives in routine care settings. Quality of Life Research, 30 (11), 3015-3033. doi: 10.1007/s11136-020-02564-9
2020
Journal Article
COVID-19 and the cancer care workforce: from doctors to ancillary staff
Gasper, Harry, Ahern, Elizabeth, Roberts, Natasha, Chan, Bryan and Lwin, Zarnie (2020). COVID-19 and the cancer care workforce: from doctors to ancillary staff. Seminars in Oncology, 47 (5), 309-311. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2020.06.001
2019
Journal Article
Factors in randomized controlled trials reported to impact the implementation of patient-reported outcome measures into routine care: protocol for a systematic review
Roberts, Natasha Anne, Alexander, Kimberly, Wyld, David and Janda, Monika (2019). Factors in randomized controlled trials reported to impact the implementation of patient-reported outcome measures into routine care: protocol for a systematic review. JMIR Research Protocols, 8 (11) e14579, e14579. doi: 10.2196/14579
2019
Journal Article
What is needed by staff to implement PROMs into routine oncology care? A qualitative study with the multi-disciplinary team
Roberts, Natasha A, Alexander, Kim, Wyld, David and Janda, Monika (2019). What is needed by staff to implement PROMs into routine oncology care? A qualitative study with the multi-disciplinary team. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28 (6) e13167, e13167. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13167
2019
Journal Article
The iPROMOS protocol: a stepped-wedge study to implement routine patient-reported outcomes in a medical oncology outpatient setting
Roberts, Natasha Anne, Mudge, Alison, Alexander, Kim, Wyld, David and Janda, Monika (2019). The iPROMOS protocol: a stepped-wedge study to implement routine patient-reported outcomes in a medical oncology outpatient setting. BMJ Open, 9 (2) e027046, e027046. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027046
2018
Journal Article
Trials with proxy-reported outcomes registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR)
Mercieca-Bebber, Rebecca, Williams, Douglas, Tait, Margaret-Ann, Rutherford, Claudia, Busija, Lucy, Roberts, Natasha, Wilson, Michelle, Shunmuga Sundaram, Chindhu and Roydhouse, Jessica (2018). Trials with proxy-reported outcomes registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR). Quality of Life Research, 28 (4), 955-962. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-2080-4
2018
Journal Article
Trials with patient-reported outcomes registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR)
Mercieca-Bebber, Rebecca, Williams, Douglas, Tait, Margaret-Ann, Roydhouse, Jessica, Busija, Lucy, Sundaram, Chindhu Shunmuga, Wilson, Michelle, Langford, Ailsa, Rutherford, Claudia, Roberts, Natasha, King, Madeleine, Vodicka, Elisabeth, Devine, Beth and on behalf of the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) (2018). Trials with patient-reported outcomes registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR). Quality of Life Research, 27 (10), 2581-2591. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-1921-5
2018
Journal Article
Correction to: Trials with patient-reported outcomes registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) (Quality of Life Research, (2018), 27, 10, (2581-2591), 10.1007/s11136-018-1921-5)
Mercieca-Bebber, Rebecca, Williams, Douglas, Tait, Margaret-Ann, Roydhouse, Jessica, Busija, Lucy, Sundaram, Chindhu Shunmuga, Wilson, Michelle, Langford, Ailsa, Rutherford, Claudia, Roberts, Natasha, King, Madeleine, Vodicka, Elisabeth and Devine, Beth (2018). Correction to: Trials with patient-reported outcomes registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) (Quality of Life Research, (2018), 27, 10, (2581-2591), 10.1007/s11136-018-1921-5). Quality of Life Research, 27 (10), 2593-2593. doi: 10.1007/s11136-018-1934-0
2017
Conference Publication
Patient reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical practice: a scoping review of reviews, systematic review and meta-analysis of the research
Roberts, Natasha, Janda, Monika, Alexander, Kim and Wyld, David (2017). Patient reported outcomes (PROs) in clinical practice: a scoping review of reviews, systematic review and meta-analysis of the research. 2017 World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, 14-18 August, Berlin, Germany. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
2017
Conference Publication
Understanding staff needs when implementing Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) in the clinical setting: a qualitative study
Roberts, Natasha, Janda, Monika, Alexander, Kim and Wyld, David (2017). Understanding staff needs when implementing Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) in the clinical setting: a qualitative study. 2017 World Congress of Psycho-Oncology, 14-18 August 2017, Berlin, Germany. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2016
Conference Publication
A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient reporting outcomes in clinical practice
Roberts, Natasha, Janda, Monika, Alexander, Kimberley and Wyld, David (2016). A systematic review and meta-analysis of patient reporting outcomes in clinical practice. COSA's 43rd and ANZBCTG's 38th Annual Scientific Meetings. Partners for Progress in Breast Cancer Research and Care, Gold Coast, Australia, 15–17 November 2016. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12635_4
2015
Conference Publication
Patient understanding of research in a medical oncology setting
Roberts, Natasha, Ives, Amy, Wyld, David and Cubitt, Annette (2015). Patient understanding of research in a medical oncology setting. COSA’s 42nd Annual Scientific Meeting. Rare Cancers: Common Goals, Hobart, Australia, 17–19 November 2015. Chichester, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12432_2
Supervision
Availability
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Multi-factor determinants in health that influence oncology trial participation in Australia.
Associate Advisor
Completed supervision
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