Odette Buelens

NURSE PRACTITIONER: HAEMATOLOGY SERVICE
Haematology
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Australia

Physician Haematology
Biography

Odette Buelens is a nurse practitioner in the Haematology Service at Peter Mac and has worked with the service in a number of nursing roles for the past 15 years. She has a particular area of interest in skin lymphoma and holds a nurse-led clinic for patients with skin lymphoma. Odette became endorsed as a Nurse Practitioner in 2012.   In 2000-2001, Odette completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Cancer and Palliative Care. After completing this, she went on to do a Maters of Advanced Nursing Practice (Nurse Practitioner Stream). During her Masters, Odette completed a clinical practicum looking at the nursing care of patients with Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma. She also completed a Clinical Research Fellowship at Peter Mac in 2003, looking into the nursing management and skin care for patients with mycosis fungoides.

Research Intrest

Skin Lymphoma