Ryan Chan

chan_r_160x180.jpg Assistant Professor, Teaching Scholar

Contact Information

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Education

  • PhD Candidate (Western University)
  • MScN (Western University)
  • BScN (Western University)

Graduate Student Supervision

Research In Profile

Ryan Chan is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Scholar) at the Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University. Ryan’s teaching, research, and scholarly interests include digital health/nursing informatics, nursing education, and clinical simulation/simulation-based learning. Within Ryan’s developing program of scholarly activities, he continues to identify opportunities to further explore the use, influence, and impact of technology, as well as innovative or alternative practices within and across nursing, education, and healthcare contexts. In addition to his teaching and research/scholarly activities, Ryan continues to engage in service to the nursing and informatics community through his active involvement and contribution as an executive member within various local, provincial, and national professional associations.

Teaching Areas

  • Digital Health and Health Informatics
  • Advanced Nursing and Clinical Concepts
  • Acute and Chronic Health Challenges
  • Clinical Skills Lab and Simulated Clinical Practice

Featured Publications and Projects

Book Chapters and Reports

  • Chan, R., McBride, S., & Tietze, M. (2022). Social Media: Ongoing Evolution in Healthcare. In S. McBride & M. Tietze (Eds.), Nursing Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse (3rd ed.). Springer.
  • Booth, R., Strudwick, G., Chan, R., & Walsh, E. (2022). Artificial Intelligence. In P. S. Yoder-Wise & S. Sportsman (Eds.), Leading and Managing in Nursing (8th ed.). Elsevier.
  • Booth, R. G., Strudwick, G., McMurray, J., Chan, R., Cotton, K., & Cooke, S. (2021). The Future of Nursing Informatics in a Digitally-Enabled World. In P. Hussey & M. Kenndey (Eds.), Introduction to Nursing Informatics (5th ed.). Springer.
  • Martin, R., & Baker. N. (Project Leads) and colleagues. (2019). Nursing OER Environmental Scan: Summary Report. eCampusOntario.

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • Hobensack, M., Von Gerich, H., Vyas, P., Withall, J., Peltonen, L.M., Block, L.J., Davies, S., Chan, R., Van Bulck, L., Cho, H., Paquin, R., Mitchell, J., Topaz, M., Song, J. (2024). A rapid review on current and potential uses of large language models in nursing. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 154, 104753. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2024.104753
  • Zhang, T. Booth, R., Jean-Louis, R., Chan, R., Yeung, A., Grazter, D., & Strudwick, G. (2020). A primer on usability assessment approaches for health-related applications of virtual reality. JMIR Serious Games, 8(4), e18153. doi:10.2196/18153
  • Chan, R., & Morse, A. (2019). Artificial intelligence-enabled technologies and clinical decision making. UWOMJ, 87(2), 35-36. https://doi.org/10.5206/uwomj.v87i2.1425
  • Chan, R., Booth, R., Strudwick, G., & Sinclair, B. (2019). Nursing students’ self-reported confidence and the generation of medication errors using electronic medication administration record (eMAR) technology in clinical simulation. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 16(1). doi: 10.1515/ijnes-2019-0014

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Current Research Projects

  • Nurse’s Perceptions of Machine Learning-Decision Support Systems (ML-DSS) and Its Influence on Clinical Decision-Making Processes within Acute Care Setting
  • Deployment Experiences of Nurses and Healthcare Workers’ During the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • First Nations Mental Wellness Workforce: A Realist Review
  • Other projects in progress involving Digital Health/Nursing Informatics and Nursing Education

Additional Information

Academic Appointments and Research Affiliations

  • Assistant Professor (Teaching Scholar), Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University
  • Program Coordinator, Master of Nursing – Leadership in Professional Nursing Practice (MN-LPNP) Program, Arthur Labatt Family School of Nursing, Western University

Awards

  • Mitacs Accelerate Research Grant Award, 2023
  • Award of Excellence, Ontario Nursing Informatics Group, 2021

Professional Activities

  • Iota Omicron Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
  • Ontario Nursing Informatics Group
  • Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario
  • Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing
  • Canadian Nursing Informatics Association
  • International Medical Informatics Association
  • Editorial Assistant - International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship