A/Prof Natasha Michael MBChB FRACP FAChPM MRCPI MRCGP MSc is Director of Palliative Medicine at Cabrini Health, Head of Palliative Medicine at the University of Notre Dame and Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University. She has trained in worked in palliative care in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Singapore prior to her relocation to Australia in 2010. A/Prof Michael is a clinician researcher with research interests in the cancer pain, cancer communication, the importance of individual values in decision making and psycho-existential aspects of cancer care.