Ongoing Research Projects
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.
Research Collaboration Request
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Publications
Three-Year Trends: A Descriptive Study on the Services Rendered by the Palliative & Hospice Care Program to Referred In-Patient Cases at Ospital ng Makati from July 2021 to June 2024
Perception of Good Death Among Palliative and Hospice Care Patients, Their Caregivers, and Bereaved Family Members in Ospital Ng Makati: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study
A Cross-Sectional Study on Self-Reported Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on End-of-Life Care of Residents-in-Training in Ospital ng Makati
Advance care planning in the Asia Pacific region: comparative implementation study
Han Lip RN, Mori M, Lin C, et alAdvance care planning in the Asia Pacific region: comparative implementation studyBMJ Supportive & Palliative Care Published Online First: 27 May 2026. doi: 10.1136/spcare-2026-006110
Palliative Care Services in Bhutan: Current Progress and Future Needs
Dorji N, Yangden Y, Bhuti K, et al. Palliative Care Services in Bhutan: Current Progress and Future Needs. Indian J Palliat Care. 2025;31(1):79-85. doi:10.25259/IJPC_206_2024
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
