Linda Nolte is the Program Director of Advance Care Planning Australia, a national Australian Government funded program. Linda trained as an allied health professional and has post graduate qualifications in health and medical law, as well as health services management. She has 25 years of experience working in national and state government programs, providing advice to governments and programs, clinical governance, oncology, aged care, and community health. She has research interests in advance care planning, cancer survivorship, and cancer malnutrition. Over the last five years, she has delivered Advance Care Planning Australia's first strategic plan, national Advance Care Planning Week campaign, national ACD prevalence study, and many other projects.