Dr Jocelyn Chan
Public Health Physician and Research Officer
Working groups
Background
Dr Chan is a public health physician and epidemiologist. She is currently undertaking specialist training in addiction medicine at Western Health and has a part time research appointment at the Burnet Institute focussing on the health of people who use drugs.
Qualifications
- 2022: PhD, University of Melbourne, Australia
- 2015: MPhil(Applied Epidemiology), Australian National University, Australia
- 2011: MBBS/BMedSci, University of Melbourne, Australia
Burnet publications
National consensus statement on opioid agonist treatment in custodial settings
The Medical Journal of Australia
Jocelyn Chan et al
Re‐examining mandatory drug testing in Australian prisons
Drug and Alcohol Review
Jocelyn Chan et al
Parents who inject drugs: Demographics, care arrangements and correlates for child placement in out‐of‐home care
Drug and Alcohol Review
Jocelyn Chan et al
Current projects
View 2 moreSubstance use support for women moving in and out of prison (SUSTain)
We’re delivering alcohol and other drugs transitional care for women leaving prison – codesigned with those who know it best.
Unlocking health: using linked administrative data to improve health outcomes for people incarcerated in Victoria
In this project we aim to establish a system for monitoring health and health service use among people leaving prison in Victoria.
National Prison Addiction Medicine Network
The NPAMN aims to advance best-practice healthcare for people in prison by coordinating an evidence-based national approach to prison-based addiction medicine.
