Trevor Allan was diagnosed with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis in 2013 and became a patient at the RPA Pulmonary Clinic. He has been taking Nintedanib since July 2014, and his lung function has remained stable since that time. Trevor is married to Julie, they have 6 children and 14 grandchildren.
Trevor was medically retired from his role as the Head of Student Equity, Welfare & Disability Services at the University of Western Sydney [UWS) IN 2013. He was the Director of the Disability Services Centre at the Australian National University {ANU) from 1999 to 2007.
Prior to this, he was the Regional Disability Liaison Officer for Northern NSW, the Community Educator for Headstart Community Access Program, the inaugural NSW Brain Injury Awareness Week Coordinator, ran his own video production company and was a High School English/History/Media Studies Teacher for 14 years.
He was awarded Vice-Chancellor’s Excellence awards at both ANU and UWS and a Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning at UWS. He was made the first Honorary Life Member of the Australian Tertiary Education Network on Disability (ATEND) in 2014.
In all these roles, Trevor has been actively involved in research and development of initiatives to provide enhanced practical outcomes for people. As a person who has personally benefitted from the research and clinical trials conducted by others, he is keen to contribute however he can to future research and development in this field.