Ongoing Research Projects
A comparative study of the state of ACP development in the Asia Pacific Region
Principal Investigator: Dr Raymond Ng Han Lip, MBBS, MMED, FCFP(S), FAMS, Senior Consultant and Head, Palliative and Supportive Care, Woodlands Health, Singapore
A cross-cultural survey on prognostic communication with advanced cancer patients
Principal Investigator: Masanori Mori, MD, Division of Palliative and Supportive Care, Seirei Mikatahara General Hospital, Japan
Asian Patient Perspectives Regarding Oncology Awareness, Care and Health (APPROACH)
Aim: To identify areas for improving end-of-life care among cancer patients within and across countries.
Publications
Palliative and end-of-life care initiatives for people dying from cancer in India: a narrative review
Salins Naveen, Rao Krithika, Damani Anuja, Bhatnagar Sushma, Simha Srinagesh (2024) Palliative and end-of-life care initiatives for people dying from cancer in India: a narrative review ecancer 18 1822
Definition and recommendations of advance care planning: A Delphi study in five Asian sectors
Mori M, Chan HYL, Lin C-P, et al. Definition and recommendations of advance care planning: A Delphi study in five Asian sectors. Palliative Medicine. 2024;0(0). doi:10.1177/02692163241284088
Building palliative care capacity in cancer treatment centres: a participatory action research
Rao, S.R., Salins, N., Goh, C.R. et al. “Building palliative care capacity in cancer treatment centres: a participatory action research”. BMC Palliat Care 21, 101 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-00989-2
2019 Taipei Declaration on Advance Care Planning: A Cultural Adaptation of End-of-Life Care Discussion
Lin CP, Cheng SY, Mori M, Suh SY, Chan HY, Martina D, Pang WS, Huang HL, Peng JK, Yao CA, Tsai JS, Hu WY, Wang YW, Shih CY, Hsu SH, Wu CY, Chen PJ, Ho HL, Pang GS, Menon S, Ng-Han Lip R, Yuen KK, Kwok AO, Kim SH, Kim JY, Takenouchi S, Kizawa Y, Morita T, Iwata F, Tashiro S, Chiu TY. 2019 Taipei Declaration on Advance Care Planning: A Cultural Adaptation of End-of-Life Care Discussion. J Palliat Med. 2019 Oct;22(10):1175-1177. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0247. Epub 2019 Jul 3. PMID: 31268393.
Pharmacological Management of Symptoms in Children with Life-Limiting Conditions at the End of Life in the Asia Pacific
Chong, L. A., Chong, P. H., & Chee, J. (2018). Pharmacological Management of Symptoms in Children with Life-Limiting Conditions at the End of Life in the Asia Pacific. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 21(9), 1242–1248. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2017.0626
Education in pain and palliative care in the low- and middle-income countries of the Asia Pacific region
Goh, C. R., & Lee, S.-Y. (2018). Education in pain and palliative care in the low- and middle-income countries of the Asia Pacific region. Pain, 159, S74–S80. doi: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000001310
Paediatric palliative care in the Asia Pacific region: where are we now?
Chong, P. H., Hamsah, E., & Goh, C. (2015). Paediatric palliative care in the Asia Pacific region: where are we now? BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 7(1), 17–22. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2014-000812
Palliative care development in the Asia-Pacific region: an international survey from the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN)
Yamaguchi, T., Kuriya, M., Morita, T., Agar, M., Choi, Y. S., Goh, C., … Tsuneto, S. (2014). Palliative care development in the Asia-Pacific region: an international survey from the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN). BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 7(1), 23–31. doi: 10.1136/bmjspcare-2013-000588
The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network: Supporting Individuals and Developing Organizations
Goh, C. R. (2007). The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network: Supporting Individuals and Developing Organizations. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 33(5), 563–567. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2007.02.015
The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network
Goh, C. R. (2002). The Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 24(2), 128–133. doi: 10.1016/s0885-3924(02)00459-1