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About
Kate McBride is an Australian health researcher whose work has significantly advanced understanding of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) in the public health sector. Specialising in surgical health economics, implementation science, and workforce readiness, McBride has carved out a distinctive niche examining the real-world viability of adopting cutting-edge surgical technologies within resource-constrained public hospital environments. Her most influential contribution, a 2021 detailed cost analysis of RAS across multiple specialties (57 citations), addressed a critical knowledge gap by providing granular costing data that public hospitals had long lacked to justify RAS investment. Complementary studies on total knee arthroplasty (26 citations) and multi-specialty surgical outcomes (12 citations) further strengthened the evidence base for policymakers and hospital administrators. Beyond economics, McBride has examined the human side of surgical innovation, tracking how theatre staff knowledge and attitudes evolve through RAS implementation — work that has informed workforce preparation strategies. Her more recent scholarship demonstrates impressive breadth, extending into environmental sustainability of RAS through waste audit analysis, and exploring how patients' preoperative mental health influences surgical outcomes. Collectively accumulating over 140 citations, McBride's body of work represents an essential resource for health systems worldwide navigating the complex integration of robotic surgery into public healthcare.
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