Raymond Javan Chan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupation(s) | Senior university executive, oncology nurse, clinical trialist, academic researcher |
| Awards | Premier’s Award for Excellence in Leadership, Queensland Government International Nurse Researcher Fall of Fame, The Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Bachelor of Nursing Master of Applied Science by Research Doctor of Philosophy |
| Alma mater | Queensland University of Technology |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Flinders University |
Raymond Javan Chan is an Australian oncology nurse, clinical trialist, researcher, and senior administrator. He is Matthew Flinders Professor of Cancer Nursing, and Director of the Caring Futures Institute and Dean of Research within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University. He also holds academic titles as NHMRC Investigator Fellow and Matthew Flinders Fellow.[1] He also currently holds an NHMRC Investigator Fellowship.
Chan has published over 220 peer reviewed articles. His research program focuses on the policy, health services' and health professionals’ responses to the needs of people affected by cancer in the post-treatment survivorship phase. His research interests include improving best, equitable outcomes through patient navigation, preventing and alleviating distressing cancer- or treatment-related toxicities, enhancing integrated care models involving primary care providers, and improving outcomes for people receiving palliative/end-of-life care.[2]
Chan is a Fellow of Australian College of Nursing,[3] and Fellow of American Academy of Nursing[4] In 2021, he was inducted to the Sigma Theta Tau International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.[5]