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Research interests
Dr Alison Wang's reserach interests include: Palliative care, symptom management, and integrative medicine for patients with cancer and chronic diseases.
Selected Research Award (as Led Chief Investigator or Co-Investigator)
2022-2026. Acupressure for the fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression symptom cluster in breast cancer: A three-arm, sham-controlled, randomized trial. CDIPS Research Award, AUD$≈200,000.00
2022-2024. Improving sucess and retentiomn of undergraduate nursing students from regional and remote areas in Australia. HEPPP Fund allocated by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, AUD$300,000.00
2021-2023. A primary care clinician-led symptom management program for breast cancer survivors. Federal Government COVID- 19 Supplementary Funding Pool Scheme, AUD$193,000.00
2021-2023. GP and nurse-led telehealth-based intervention for improving cardiovascular health in breast cancer survivors with cardiovascular diseases. Start-Up Grant for Outstanding Future Researcher, AUD$30,000.00
2021-2022. Development and feasibility testing of a primary care clinician-led and telehealth-based lifestyle program for cardiovascular health promotion in breast cancer survivors. CDU Institute of Advanced Studies Rainmaker Scheme Grants, AUD$ 12,500.00
2020-2021. Massage therapy for breast cancer symptom cluster management: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial. CDU Institute of Advanced Studies Rainmaker Scheme Grants, AUD$20,000.00
2019-2021. Acupuncture for joint symptoms in breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial. HKPU-SMUH Collaborative Research Project, HKD$101,459.00
2019-2021. Resistance inspiratory muscle training for breathlessness in lung cancer patients. HKPU-SMUH Collaborative Research Project, HKD$105,657.00
2017-2020. The construction of an intervention model of advance care planning for patients with advanced cancer: a mixed methods study. NSFC, CNY 300,000.00
2016-2019. Palliative care needs OF Chinese advanced cancer patients and their informal caregivers. Fully Funded Doctoral Project, HKPU School of Nursing, HKD$531,600.00
2016-2019. Development and implementation of an evidence-based self-management program in stroke patients. Fujian science and Technology Department Fund, CNY 150,000.00
2015-2017. Medicated food for chemotherapy-induced gastrontestinal mucositis: role of TLR4/NF-kB pathway.NSFC. CNY 230,000.00
Current Research Degree Supervision
- PhD Supervision
2022-Ongoing. PhD. Acupressure for the fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression symptom cluster in breast cancer survivors. CDIPS. Assoc Supervisor
2022-Ongoing. PhD. Evdence-based self-management intervention for breast cancer survivors. AUustralian Govrnment RTP Award. Assoc Supervisor
2019-Ongoing. PhD. Traditional exercise program for breast cancer symptom cluster management. Australian Government RTP Scholarship. Assoc Supervisor
2021-Ongoing. PhD. Evidence-based non-pharmacological intervention for cancer pain management. Australian Government RTP Scholarship. Assoc Supervisor
- UG Hons Supervision
2022-Ongoing. BN-Hons. The effect of healthcare delivered by Indegenous healthcare staff on First Nations Australian patients' engagement in primary care settings.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
External positions
Guest Professor, Southwest Medical University Hospital
2022 → …
Academic Editor, PLOS One (SJR-Q1) [ISSN 1932-6203, 2020 5-Year Impact Factor 3.788]
Oct 2021 → …
Executive Committee Member (Young Scholar Committee), China Anti-Cancer Association Rehabilitation Branch Nursing Committee
2018 → …
Doctoral researcher, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU)
Aug 2016 → Aug 2020
Senior Clinical Nurse, The Fifth Affiliated (Zhuhai) Hospital of Zunyi Medical University
Apr 2016 → May 2020
Doctoral Training Fellow/Postdoctoral Fellow in Nursing, PhD in Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
2016 → 2020
Senior Clinical Nurse, The Second People’s Hospital, Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Aug 2013 → Mar 2016
Adjunct Lecturer , Chongqing Vocational College
Feb 2012 → Jun 2013
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Projects
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A primary care clinician-led symptom management program for breast cancer survivors: Intervention development and validation
Tan, J., Molassiotis, A., Bressington, D., Moore, S., Liu, D., Wang, A., Wang, D., Eliseeva, S. & Polotan, M. J.
1/10/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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General practitioner and nurse-led telehealth-based self-management intervention for improving cardiovascular health in breast cancer survivors with cardiovascular diseases: Intervention development and pilot testing
Liu, D., Tan, J., Wang, A., Stewart, S., Eliseeva, S., Polotan, M. J., Willis, K. & Bressington, D.
1/05/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research
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Improving success and retention of undergraduate nursing students from regional and remote areas in Australia
Liu, D., Tan, J., Bressington, D., Wikander, A., Wang, A. & Nic Giolla Easpaig, B.
1/01/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Barriers and enablers to implementing clinical practice guidelines in primary care: An overview of systematic reviews
Wang, A., Tan, J-Y., Liu, D. & Zhao, I., 6 Jan 2023, In: BMJ Open. 13, 1, p. 1-19 19 p., e062158.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Effects of somatic acupoint stimulation on anxiety and depression in cancer patients: An updated systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Wang, T., Tan, J. Y., Yao, L. Q., Huilin Cheng, C., Zhao, I., Eliseeva, S. & Polotan, M. J., May 2023, In: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 51, 101735.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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An evidence-based somatic acupressure intervention protocol for managing the breast cancer fatigue-sleep disturbance-depression symptom cluster: Development and validation following the Medical Research Council framework
Tan, J-Y., Wang, A., Zhao, I., Polotan, M. & Eliseeva, S., Sep 2022, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 19, p. 1-13 13 p., 11934.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Breathing Exercises for Pain Management in Cancer Survivor: A Systematic Review
Wang, H., Liu, D., Wang, A., Tan, J-Y. & Huang, H., 22 Dec 2022, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Pain Management Nursing. p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Development and validation of an evidence-based acupressure intervention for fatigue-insomnia-depression symptom cluster in breast cancer survivors
Wang, A., Tan, J-Y., Zhao, I., Polotan, M. J. & Eliseeva, S., 1 Jun 2022, In: Supportive Care in Cancer. 30, Supplement 1, p. S48-S49Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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