Professor Helen Chan, RN, PhD, FAAN, is a pioneer in promoting ACP in Chinese communities. Over the years, she has conducted a number of research studies to evaluate the effects of advance care planning among frail older adults, patients with progressive diseases and family caregivers across hospitals, nursing homes and community care.

Helen Chan has also developed different kinds of educational materials for raising awareness and building community capacity to support the implementation of advance care planning. These works have been disseminated through publication and social media at local, regional and international level and adopted to inform policy development. She has been appointed as honorary advisor for relevant service developments in various non-governmental organizations.