In 2005 Jan co-authored a textbook: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Nursing. In 2006 Jan was awarded Fellowship to the Australian Wound Management Association (FAWMA). She chairs the Education group within the APUAP guideline committee, is a member of the AWMA Educational and Professional Development sub-committee, and of the Venous Leg Ulcer Guidelines Development sub-committee, and past President of Wound Management Association Victoria. She obtained Masters in Wound Care in 2009 and currently runs her own consultancy business, offering wound care consultations, mostly in aged care settings, but she also runs a clinic in a large medical centre In Melbourne. She is and has been an Interplast volunteer for over 15 years.