Kate is the Chief Clinical Informatics Officer at The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in Melbourne. Kate is a Registered Nurse and Certified Health Informatician Australasia with extensive experience across acute care, aged care, clinical education, quality and safety, clinical governance and digital health transformation. She has held senior informatics roles in Victorian public health services, including Chief Nursing and Midwifery Information Officer roles at Western Health and Bendigo Health, and has previously worked in policy/advisory roles with Safer Care Victoria and the Victorian Agency for Health Information. Kate is known for advocating for digital health solutions that support consumers, nurses, midwives and clinicians, with a focus on patient-centred care, consumer partnership, information sharing, EMR optimisation and practical technology that improves care delivery