APHN Research Committee Members
- Professor Yoshiyuki Kizawa, Chair (Japan)
- Professor Eric Finkelstein (Singapore)
- Dr Masanori Mori (Japan)
- Dr Shao Yi-Cheng (Taiwan)
Ongoing Research Projects
• Definitions and recommendations of Advance Care Planning: A Delphi Study in Five Asian Countries
Aim: To develop a consensus definition of ACP and present recommendations for ACP that can be used by health care providers, policy makers, and research across a broad spectrum of patient populations, disease categories, and cultures in five Asian countries.
• 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.
Completed Research Projects
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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