Kuan Tan

Dr Kuan Tan

Program Director: UniSA Online Health

School of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science

College of Health

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Kuan is a seasoned academic with a wealth of experience in both the health and education sectors.
Prior to becoming an academic, he held several key management positions in the university sector, including managing university clinics and a clinical placement unit.
In addition, Kuan has demonstrated project management skills through his leadership of several initiatives worth $6.7 million aimed at improving clinical education, including the Health Workforce Australia Clinical Training Funding project, the Simulated Learning Environments project, and the Increased Clinical Training Capacity project (a collaboration between UniSA and Helping Hand Aged Care Inc). 
Kuan also served as the Principal Planner in SA Health at the Central Adelaide Local Health (CALHN) network in 2020, where he supported hospital bed planning for several major hospitals in the state and assisted in the CALHN command center to support COVID planning processes.
His current reserach interests are in telehealth, digital health, and tele-clinical trials, He is dedicated to sharing his knowledge and experience with current and future professionals.

Evaluation for Clinical Education,Online Learning Strategies,Learning Management Systems,Creativity,Group Effectiveness,Microcontroller Applications

Year Citation
2025 Howard, M., Tan, K., & Jayasekara, R. (2025). Exploring ethical, cultural, and transnational competence among international healthcare management students: an Australian perspective. Journal of Healthcare Leadership, 17, 97-115.
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2025 Yisma, E., Muyambi, K., Walsh, S., Othman, S., Gray, R., Tan, K. L., . . . Jones, M. (2025). Efficacy and safety of behavioural activation on depression in people with co-occurring non-communicable diseases: systematic review and meta-analysis. BJPsych Open, 11(2), e70-1-e70-12.
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2024 Muyambi, K., Walsh, S., Dettwiller, P., Tan, K. L., Dennis, S., Bressington, D., . . . Jones, M. (2024). Australian trial of behavioural activation for people with schizophrenia experiencing negative symptoms: a feasibility randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 14(5), 1-11.
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2024 Walsh, S. M., Muyambi, K., Dennis, S., Hutchinson, S., Turnbull, T., Tan, K. L., . . . Jones, M. F. (2024). Behavioural activation for people in custody with depression: a protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled study. PLoS ONE, 19(6), 1-16.
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Year Citation
2010 Tan, K. L., & Swatman, P. (2010). Modelling creative team dynamics. In Proceedings of the 43rd Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (pp. 1-10). US: IEEE.
DOI Scopus1
2009 Tan, K. L., Swatman, P., & Pethe, A. (2009). Design of a knowledge sharing system in a non-profit organisation. In G. Bradley, & P. Kommers (Eds.), Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference - ICT, Society, and Human Beings 2009 & Web Based Communities 209 (pp. 129-138). Portugal: International Association for Development of the Information Society.
2009 Blackburn, T. P., Tan, K., & Swatman, P. (2009). Extending a meeting model and identifying social activities for application support. In G. Bradley, & P. Kommers (Eds.), Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference - ICT, Society, and Human Beings 2009 & Web Based Communities 209 (pp. 20-27). Portugal: International Association for Development of the Information Society.
2009 Tan, K. L., & Swatman, P. (2009). Collaborative team observation and support. In G. Bradley, & P. Kommers (Eds.), Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference - ICT, Society, and Human Beings 2009 & Web Based Communities 209 (pp. 94-104). Portugal: International Association for Development of the Information Society.
2009 Tan, K. L., & Swatman, P. (2009). COLLABORATIVE TEAM OBSERVATION AND SUPPORT. In Proceedings of the Iadis International Conference ICT 2009 Society and Human Beings Shb 2009 and Proceedings of the Iadis International Conference Web Based Communities Wbc 2009 Part of the Iadis Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems Mccsis 2009 (pp. 98-104).
2006 Raisey, D. B., Tan, K. L., Swatman, P. A., & Blackburn, T. P. (2006). An empirical study of the evolving dynamics of creative teams in action. In Creativity and Innovation in Decision Making and Decision Support. United Kingdom: Ludic Publishing Ltd.

  • Co-delivery of tele trial Behavioural Activation in people with negative symptoms of schizophrenia: a feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial, Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network Incorporated, 02/10/2023 - 31/12/2026

  • Co-delivery of Tele-trial Behavioural Activation in people experiencing depression and financial distress: a feasibility study, MRFF - Clinical Trials and Registries, 02/10/2023 - 30/06/2026

  • Co-delivery of tele trial Behavioural Activation in people in custody with depression: a Randomised Controlled Trial, MRFF - Clinical Trials and Registries, 02/10/2023 - 30/06/2024

Courses I teach

  • HLTH 5193 Financial and Economic Management for Health and Aged Care (2025)
  • HLTH 5194 Capstone in Health Services Management (2025)
  • HLTH 5201 Health and Aged Care Systems and Operations (2025)
  • HLTH 5193 Financial and Economic Management for Health and Aged Care (2024)
  • HLTH 5194 Capstone in Health Services Management (2024)
  • HLTH 5201 Health and Aged Care Systems and Operations (2024)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name
2025 Co-Supervisor - Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Miss Manvi Gandhi

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