The 16th governing council of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN) was formed at our annual meeting in Hue, Vietnam, this year. The APHN provides you with many opportunities to get involved and influence the future of the field. Volunteering is a good way for networking and building friendships that will last a lifetime.
Get Involved
Before the start of 2017, we will like to hold a Call for Volunteers seeking members who are looking to get involved in APHN. There are 3 main types of volunteering opportunities for you to consider.
- Committees: to advance specific committee charges
- Education
- Research
- Communications
- Membership
- Speical Interest Groups: to be involved in specific advancements of
- Pacific Islands Special Interest Group
- Paediatric Palliative Care Special Interest Group
- China Special Interest Group
- APHN Editorial Board: to write and review with APHN publications such as the monthly newsletter
If you are interested, do email Joyce at aphn@aphn.org with your interested position and your CV.
The Governing Board and Working Committee
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Associate Professor Cynthia Goh (Singapore)
Chairman Overall Project Lead, Lien Collaborative for Palliative Care |
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Professor Hyun Sook Kim (Korea)
Vice-Chairman |
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Dr Ednin Hamzah (Malaysia)
Vice-Chairman Chair, Educations Committee |
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Associate Professor Ghauri Aggarwal (Australia)
Honorary Secretary Co-Leader, Lien Collaborative for Palliative Care (Sri Lanka) |
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Dr R Akhileswaran (Singapore)
Assistant Honorary Secretary |
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Mr Kwan Kam Fan (Hong Kong)
Honorary Treasurer Chair, Finance Committee Chair, Human Resource Committee |
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Dr Chong Poh Heng (Singapore)
Assistant Honorary Treasurer Chair, Paediatric Palliative Care Special Interest Group |
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Dr Priyadarshini Kulkarni (India)
Council Member |
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Dr Maria Witjaksono (Indonesia)
Council Member |
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Professor Satoru Tsuneto (Japan)
Council Member |
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Dr Jeanno Park (Korea)
Council Member |
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Dr Richard Lim (Malaysia)
Council Member |
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Professor Patsy Yates (Australia)
Council Member |
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Dr Annie Kwok (Hong Kong)
Council Member Chair, Membership Committee |
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Professor Yoshiyuki Kizawa (Japan)
Council Member Member, Communications Committee |
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Associate Professor Amy Chow (Hong Kong)
Council Member Member, Communications Committee |
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Dr Chun-Kai Fang (Taiwan)
Council Member Chair, Communications Committee |
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Dr Sushma Bhatnagar (India)
Council Member Co-leader, Lien Collaborative for Palliative Care (Bangladesh) Chair, Research Committee |
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Associate Profesor Srivieng Pairojkul (Thailand)
Council Member |
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Dr Jun-Hua Lee (Taiwan)
Council Member Member, Communications Committee |
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Dr Rico Liu (Hong Kong)
Chair, China Special Interest Group |