Prof CHAN Lu Shek Eric

Biography

I am currently S.K. Yee Dean, S.K. Yee School of Health Sciences at the Saint Francis University in Hong Kong. I was the Principal Nursing Officer of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong for almost 20 years before taking on his current position in May 2014. I had extensive experience in the development of nursing and health services management. Prior to working in Hong Kong in 1993, I worked in hospitals, state and national health departments in Australia for 15 years in various capacities. I was responsible nationally for transfer of basic nurse education from hospital based school of nursing to the tertiary education sector. I also held visiting professorial appointments in universities in the Asia-Pacific region over the years. At the international level, I have been a regular consultant to the World Health Organization (WHO) on nursing development in the Western Pacific region. I was invited to act as the Chief Scientist for Nursing and Midwifery at WHO in Geneva between June and December 2010. I have been Vice Chair of the Global Advisory Group on Nursing and Midwifery (GAGNM) of WHO and a member of the STTI Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing (GAPFON).

Academic Appointments and Teaching

• Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing, University of Queensland from July 2013 - 2016
• Adjunct Associate Professor – The Nethersole School of Nursing, The Chinese University of Hong Kong – from 2003 - 2014 – guest lecturer for Master in Master of Nursing Course on health services development and utilisation; the role of the nurse in health policy; and health informatics development in Hospital Authority.
• Honorary Associate Professor – School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong – from 2006 - 2015
• Visiting Associate Professor – Asia International Open University (Macau) – MBA thesis external examiner for MBA dissertation viva voce for students from partner universities in China between 2002 and 2010.
• Involved in teaching relating to ethics, health informatics and health systems in the Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) and the Bachelor of Health Sciences (Honours) programmes

Research

• Co-Investigator for a FDS funded study UGC/FDS11/H04/16 “A Qualitative Exploration of Leadership and Management Styles among Management Staff and How They Influence the Care Providers Caring for the Older People in Residential Care Homes.” 2017-2018.
• Team Leader, UGC/IDS11/15 IDS “Establishment of Healthcare Research Centre”, 2016-2018.
• Continuing as Co-investigator for a CUHK GRF funded study on “A longitudinal examination of the association between nurse staffing levels, the practice environment and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in hospitals, 2014-2017.
• PI, Hospital Authority, ‘Establish a set of New Ward Workload Index’, 2008-2011.
• Co-PI, Hospital Authority, ‘Consultancy study on Nurse Consultant’, July-October 2009
• PI, Hospital Authority, ‘Pilot of Advanced Practice Nurse Role in HA’, 2005.
• PI, Hospital Authority, ‘Establishment of Nursing Manpower Indicator References for HA Hospitals’, 1996-1998.

Membership of Professional Bodies

• Fellow, Australian College of Nursing
• Vice Chair, Broad of Governors – the Institute for Health Policy and Systems Research, since December 2015
• Director, Chinese Nursing Informatics Association from 2017

Professional Appointments

• Specialist, Hong Kong Council of the Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) from 2016
• Member, Working Group on Information Standards of the Steering Committee on eHealth Record Sharing, Food and Health Bureau (FHB) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) - 2016
• Regional Editor (Asia), International Journal of Health Governance – from 2015
• Member, Council of Caritas Bianchi College of Careers - from Sept 2014
• Member, Global Advisory Panel of Future of Nursing (GAPFON) of the Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) – from 2013
• Surveyor, Australian Council on Healthcare Standards (ACHS) – Hong Kong Program – since 2013
• Honorary Advisor – Hong Kong Quality Management Association – since 2012
• Vice Chair - Global Advisory Group of Nursing and Midwifery (GAGNM), World Health Organization (WHO) – member from February 2007 (Vice Chair from December 2008)

Selected Publications

1. Chan WY, Fung IM, Chan E (2017). Universal Health Coverage through Community Nursing Services: China vs. Hong Kong. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem. 2017;25:e2838. doi: https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1664.2838
2. Fung IM, Chan WY, Chan E. (2016). Health services: governing body vs care receiver – a comparison between China and Hong Kong. International Journal of Health Governance, 21(2), 1-8. doi:10.1108/IJHG-03-2016-0019
3. Chau, J.P.C., Lo, S.H.S., Choi, K.C., Chan, E.L.S., McHugh, M.D., Tong, D.W.K. , Angela M. L. Kwok, A.M.L, Ip, W.Y., Lee, I.F.K., & Lee, D.T.F. (2015). A longitudinal examination of the association between nurse staffing levels, the practice environment and nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in hospitals. BMC Health Services Research, 15, 538. doi:10.1186/s12913-015-1198-0
4. Lee, D.T.F., Choi, K.C., Chan, C.W.H., Chair, S.Y., Chan, D., Fung, S.Y.K., Chan, E.L.S. (2013). The impact on patient health and service outcomes of introducing nurse consultants: a historically matched controlled study. BMC Health Services Research, 13(1), 431. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-431
5. Chan, E (2010) Nursing and Midwifery Services Strategic Directions 2011-2015 (Editor as Chief Scientist Nursing and Midwifery, WHO), A WHO Publication