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Patient-reported measures correspond to data directly inputted by people about how they feel and function (e.g. symptoms, physical function, and quality-of-life). Various studies have shown that the systematic monitoring of people affected by cancer using patient-reported measures can improve the patient-provider communication, providers’ awareness of symptoms and responsiveness in their management, patient satisfaction and quality-of-life, and even overall survival. However, most of the efforts in this subject remain in the research field or deployed in controlled and siloed clinical environments. In this session we will review a comprehensive cancer centre’s journey in propagating the use of patient-reported measures, incorporating them into the fabric of routine practices and unlocking new models of care. Challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned across example applications will be shared and discussed with attendants; in turn, equipping them and their teams with knowledge that can help define strategies and remove barriers that withhold the broader, system-wide, deployment of patient-centred care paradigms.