Josephine Clayton is a Consultant Physician in Palliative Medicine for HammondCare’s Palliative and Supportive Care Service, based at Greenwich and Royal North Shore Hospitals in Sydney, Australia. She is a busy clinician as well as contributing to research and teaching in her role as Associate Professor of Palliative Care, Sydney Medical School, and Senior Research Member at the Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence Based Decision Making (CeMPED), University of Sydney. Josephine was awarded her PhD in doctor/patient communication in Palliative Medicine in 2005. She now leads a research program regarding palliative care and communication about end-of-life issues, including the development and evaluation of patient- and clinician- based interventions for improving communication. She is passionate about research that may enhance the palliative and supportive care of patients and their families facing an advanced progressive life limiting illness. She also has a strong interest in teaching communication skills relevant to the care of patients with life limiting illnesses.