Raymond Chan, PhD, MAppSc, BNurs, RN, FACN, is Professor of Cancer Nursing jointly appointed by Princess Alexandra Hospital, Metro South Health, and Queensland University of Technology.

Professor Chan’s research program focuses on optimizing models of care and health services' responses to address the needs of people affected by cancer in the survivorship phase. He is a National Health and Medical Research Council investigator (NHMRC), and his program of research focuses on optimizing models of care and outcomes for cancer survivors. Professor Chan is a chief investigator for four NHMRC project grants and has published more than 140 peer-reviewed articles.

In 2009, his contribution to nursing practice, education, and research was recognized with his appointment as a Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing Australia (FRCNA, now FACN). He is a past president of the Cancer Nurses Society of Australia, the peak professional body for cancer nursing in Australia. During his term as CNSA President, he also served on the Executive Council of the Clinical Oncology Society of Australia and the Intercollegiate Advisory Committee of Cancer Australia

Currently, Prof Chan is the Chair for the Survivorship Study Group of Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, a board director for the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care, and co-chair for the Scientific Committee of the Primary Care Collaborative Cancer Clinical Trials Group.

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