Dr Rebekah Laidsaar-Powell is a Research Fellow within the School of Psychology at the University of Sydney. Her research focuses on improving the psychosocial outcomes of family carers of people with cancer. Her TRIO (TRIadic Oncology) research program has focused on improving health professional communication with carers, and has resulted in publication of clinical communication guidelines which have been adopted in policy nationally (Cancer Australia Optimal Care Pathways) and internationally. Rebekah has also led development of online interventions for carers and health professionals to improve carer engagement and empowerment in the cancer context. Rebekah currently holds a Cancer Institute NSW Fellowship and is developing a clinical pathway for recognising and managing psychological distress among family carers of people with cancer.