Dr Jordana McLoone

Dr McLoone is Deputy Director of the Behavioural Sciences Unit, the largest paediatric psycho-oncology research unit in the Southern Hemisphere, and straddles the School of Clinical Medicine, UNSW Sydney and the Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital. Dr McLoone is President (Oceania) of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP).

Dr McLoone has been awarded >$18million in grant funding and has published >80 journal articles and delivered >200 conference presentations. Dr McLoone’s research focuses on developing impactful interventions that translate to usual care, focusing on impact and sustainability from the design forward. Her work focuses on survivorship and health system models of long-term care for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer or other chronic illnesses. Innovations in consumer-led research, telehealth, digital technology and Ai to optimise efficiencies and scalability, as well as equity and access, are key areas of interest.

Dr McLoone leads global health initiatives, such as the development of the Papua New Guinea National Childhood Cancer Registry, the Solomon Islands National Cancer Registry, and the WHO Global Cancer Lived Experience Study. Working along side our low- and middle-income neighbours to improve care and outcomes for all young people with complex or chronic illness is an area of passion. Within Australia, Dr McLoone also holds national leadership roles within the ANZCHOG Survivorship and Transition committee, the ANZCHOG Psycho-Oncology committee, and the COSA Financial Toxicity Working Group.