Project Details
Description
Dr Ashfaq Chauhan is a postdoctoral research fellow and co-ordinator of the Healthcare Engagement and Equity Research stream within the Centre for Health Systems and Safety Research at the Australian Institute of Health Innovation based at Macquarie University.
With less than one and half year post PhD, Dr Chauhan has produced 31 peer-reviewed publications, delivered 40 presentations (24 international, 10 invited and six national) and contributed as an author on five government reports. As a CIA, Dr Chauhan led a $46,500AUD industry funded grant to develop optimal care pathway adherence assessment tools and has been awarded a total of more than $400,000AUD in research funding as CI. Dr Chauhan is a Patient Safety Movement Foundation Fellow and an ECR editorial board member of a leading consumer engagement journal: Health Expectations.
As a refugee and migrant, Dr Chauhan’s research adopts an equity lens to improve patient safety and quality outcomes for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds accessing cancer care. He uses multi-method approaches including novel co-design that is targeted for CALD communities to develop interventions with these communities to increase their healthcare engagement and improve outcomes. He has developed and delivered innovative tools that have received recognition through awards nationally and internationally. He was awarded the Health Services Research Association Australia and New Zealand Best PhD Paper Award 2023, Macquarie University ECR Showcase Impact Award 2023 and was part of a team that was awarded the 2023 NSW Premier’s Award for Improving Equitable Outcomes through Cancer Research.
With less than one and half year post PhD, Dr Chauhan has produced 31 peer-reviewed publications, delivered 40 presentations (24 international, 10 invited and six national) and contributed as an author on five government reports. As a CIA, Dr Chauhan led a $46,500AUD industry funded grant to develop optimal care pathway adherence assessment tools and has been awarded a total of more than $400,000AUD in research funding as CI. Dr Chauhan is a Patient Safety Movement Foundation Fellow and an ECR editorial board member of a leading consumer engagement journal: Health Expectations.
As a refugee and migrant, Dr Chauhan’s research adopts an equity lens to improve patient safety and quality outcomes for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds accessing cancer care. He uses multi-method approaches including novel co-design that is targeted for CALD communities to develop interventions with these communities to increase their healthcare engagement and improve outcomes. He has developed and delivered innovative tools that have received recognition through awards nationally and internationally. He was awarded the Health Services Research Association Australia and New Zealand Best PhD Paper Award 2023, Macquarie University ECR Showcase Impact Award 2023 and was part of a team that was awarded the 2023 NSW Premier’s Award for Improving Equitable Outcomes through Cancer Research.
| Status | Finished |
|---|---|
| Effective start/end date | 1/01/25 → 31/12/25 |