Prof CHAN Lu Shek Eric

Biography

I am currently Dean, School of Health Sciences at the Caritas Institute of Higher Education 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).

Teaching

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.
• Currently involved in teaching relating to ethics, health informatics and health systems in the Bachelor of Nursing (Hon) program and the Bachelor of Health Sciences program offered by the Caritas Institute of Higher Education

Research

Current and Past 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

Current 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: http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1664.283
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