Professor Shane Thomas is Professor and Director of International Primary Health Care research Institute, Shenzhen. He is an

• Honorary Professor, Peking University, People’s Republic of China
• Honorary Professor, Monash University

Shane is an occasional commentator on health reform on China Radio International.

He is a

• Commissioner of the Chinese National General Practice Research Development Centre,
• Editorial Board member of the Chinese Journal of General Practice
• Honorary Researcher in the Chinese National Institute of Hospital Management
• Deputy Chief Editor of the Chinese Hospital President’s Guide

Professor Thomas has won research income of $100 million during his career. He currently is a CI on an ARC Discovery Grant on Chinese health policy. Shane has extensive experience in systematic reviews to support program and policy development. He has written two Cochrane reviews (with 2 associated protocols) and he has conducted 4 other systematic reviews that have been published in high impact journals.

Professor Thomas has written extensively for government in evidence-based reviews including in the areas of chronic illness, child protection, mental health services and problem gambling.

Professor Thomas has over 300 refereed scientific publications to his credit.

Experience

  • 2006–present
    Professor of Primary Health Care Research, Monash University
  • 2010–present
    Deputy Dean (International) Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University

Education

  • 2015 
    Harvard Business School, PLD
  • 1988 
    University of Melbourne, PhD
  • 1978 
    University of Melbourne, Diploma of Public Policy

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow College of Health Psychology, Australian Psychological Society
  • Member, Australian Psychological Society

Research Areas

  • Health, Clinical And Counselling Psychology (170106)
  • Public Health And Health Services Not Elsewhere Classified (111799)

Contact Shane for

  • General
  • Media request
  • Speaking request
  • Consulting / Advising
  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision
  • Location: Melbourne, Australia: Shenzhen, People's Republic of China
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