Scientific Programme

Chairs: Chetna Malhotra (SG), Fazlina Ahmad (MY)

1. Chetna Malhotra (SG) – Reimagining the purpose and outcomes of advance care planning
2. David Casarett (US) – Redesigning communication near the end of life
3. Louisa Camille Ranoa Poco (SG) – Using Clinician-Directed Nudges to Enhance Goals of Care Discussions
4. Suen Hay Ping Margaret (HK)- ‘How You Matter to Me’ in Advance Care Planning Initiation: A Tripartite Dynamism

Chairs: Yoshiyuki Kizawa (JP), Sii Kia Ming (MY)

1. Wei-Min Chu (TW) – Inconsistency Between Subjective and Objective Pain Assessment Among Terminally Ill Patients Receiving Inpatient Palliative Care in Taiwan: Insights from the Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration (PCOC) Program
2. Dipti Lath Mittal (AU) – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Fatigue
3. Kota Takahashi (JP) – A novel prophylactic effect of naldemedine for defecation desire in patients initiating opioids for cancer pain: A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial (Not confirmed)
4. Jun Hamano (JP) -Review and update: Opioid-induced constipation in patients with cancer

Chairs: Helen Chan (HK), Niensi Atarah (MY)

1. Kate White (AU) – Cultural Influences on Nursing Practice in Palliative Care: A Mini-Ethnographic Case Study
2. Neo Yi Ling (SG)- How do I practise palliative care when I don’t know how? Exploring the impact of EPAN, an online educational intervention, on general nurses in Singapore.
3. Jo-Anne Kelly (AU) – A Retrospective Analysis of Victorian Virtual Emergency Department Consultations for Palliative Care Patients in their Preferred Place of Care.
4. Lily Man Lee Chan (HK) – A nurse-led psychospiritual intervention for progressive neurological diseases: A feasibility randomized controlled trial
5. Helen Chan (HK) – Beyond control: Experience of advance care planning among patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chairs: Amy Chow (HK), Lam Chin Chyou (MY)

1. Tang Lili (CN) – Using CALM model to address psycho-oncological needs
2. Pang Ying (CN) – Building the Intervention Technology System in Hospice Care for the elderly
3. Fu Fang (CN) – Coping as Parents of Children with different stages of Leukaemia: The challenges and resilience
4. Andy Sim (SG) – Development of Competence in Psycho- Oncology Care

Chairs: Dr Anjum S. Khan Joad (IN) and Kong Sie Zin (MY)

1. Koh Xin Ye (SG) – “On the go solo, with a seamless flow” – Real time Tele-Verification System in Community Palliative Care for Controlled Drugs
2. Gloria Ka Ming Chun (HK) – Risk Screening Tool for Community-Based End-of-Life Care Volunteers Training: A Validation Study
3. Tan Pei Wen (MY) – After-hours Service in a Community Palliative Care Service
4. Daniel Munday (NP) – Defining the nature and essential aspects of Primary Palliative Care: An international consensus building process
5. Leong Yoke Yeng (MY) – A New Era for Domiciliary Palliative Care: Innovative Approaches in Sarawak
6. Lucy Demediuk (AU) – COMET Program – Fostering research in the community palliative care setting

Chairs: Ghauri Aggarwal (AU), Sharon Choo (MY)

1. Sean Morrison (US) – Palliative Care in Older Persons
2. Peter Allcroft (AU) – Palliative care in MND
3. Neo Han Yee (SG) – Building a Palliative Rehabilitation Ecosystem for Heart and Lung Failure
4. ​Aaron B Wong (AU) – Serotonin: Too much of a good thing?

Chairs: Diana Law (MY), Shirlynn Ho (SG)

1. Naveen Salins (IN) – Palliative Care Interventions in an ICU setting
2. Stephanie Meddick-Dyson (UK) – Implementing palliative care in the intensive care unit
3. Sally Humphreys (UK) – Developing Person-Centred Outcome Measures in End-of-Life Care in Critical Care
4. Wei-Min Chu (TW) – Palliative Care Engagement in ICU: A Taiwan Experience

Chairs: Rachel Coghlan (AU), Attakorn Raksasataya (TH)

1. Christian Nzitimira (RW) – Decolonising palliative care for diverse populations
2. Nirmala Bhoo Pathy (MY) – Co-designing palliative care with diverse populations
3. Ying-Wei Wang (TW) – Palliative care amongst Indigenous populations in Taiwan
4. Panel discussion [Moderated by Rachel Coghlan]

Chairs: Patricia Neo (SG), Voon Pei Jye (MY)

1. Carlos Centeno (ES) – How to action the development of palliative care by implementing WHO indicators
2. Meera Agar (AU) – Reflecting on the National Quality Improvement Efforts in Australia and the way forward
3. Srivieng Pairojkul (TH) – National Quality Improvement – the Thai experience
4. Fazlina Ahmad (MY) – Development of National Standards and Quality Palliative Care in Malaysia

Chairs: Aaron K. Wong(AU) and Joe Ooi (MY)

1. Ying-Li Lin (TW) – Symptom Trajectory Analysis During the Final Week of Life: A Retrospective Study in a Taiwanese Palliative Care Unit
2. Jennifer Philip (AU) – Early palliative care consultations – an analysis of the activities of early palliative care for people with upper gastrointestinal cancer.
3. Zhongzhou Yang (CN) – A Cost-effectiveness Study for Palliative Care of Terminal-Stage Cancer Inpatients in China
4. Margaret O’Connor (AU) – Cultivating Excellence and Growing Expertise in Palliative Care
5. Wen-Yi Tu (TW) – Exploring the Effectiveness of Multimedia in Enhancing Self-Care Abilities Among Cancer Patients
6. Joyce Chee (SG) – Exploring Challenges and Solutions in Video Consultation Service Among Palliative Care Workers at HCA Hospice (HCA) Home Care Team, A Qualitative Study
7. Cindy Teoh (MY) – Preliminary Report: Concensus on the National Standards for Palliative Care – A Delphi Study

Chairs: Hideyuki Kashiwagi (JP), Kim Sujeong (KR)

1. Masanori Mori (JP) – Advances in the Management of Dyspnea in Cancer Patients
2. Simone C Cheung (AU) – Investigating medication safety using the Drug Burden Index in older palliative care inpatients (Not confirmed)
3. Zee Nee Lim (MY) – Supporting patients at the end of life at home – outcomes of patients who were initiated with subcutaneous medications for symptom control
4. Meera Agar (AU) – Screening for delirium related distress

Chairs: Ednin Hamzah (MY), Teh Jo Hun (MY)

1. Kirsten Wendlandt (CA) – Core competencies in primary palliative care
2. Christian Ntizimira (RW) – Authenticity of patient narratives in the community
3. Noreen Chan (SG) – Dying at home : when we cannot and should not
4. Mark Cheong (MY) – Community perspective on their palliative care needs

Chairs: Amy Chow (HK), Winnie Ling (MY)

1. Samar Aoun (AU) – Public Health and Bereavement Care
2. Amy Chow (HK)- Coping as Parents of Children with different stages of Leukaemie: The challenges and resilience
3. Elsa Chen (CN) – Bereavement among professional caregivers after patient’s death

Chairs: Farah Khalid (MY), Kazuto Ueda (JP)

1. Angelique Butler (AU) – The Transformative Impact of an AYA Hospice Service in NSW
2. Azhani Amiruddin (AU) – Exploring Psychological Intervention in Adolescent and Young Adult Palliative Care
3. Rekha Amarasuriya (LK) – Prevalence of Symptoms in Pediatric Onco-Palliative Patients at the National Cancer Institute, Sri Lanka: A Single-Institution Experience
4. Lee-Ai Chong (MY), MinSun Kim (KR) & Nickson Tai (MY) – Keeping the Dalgona Candy intact for children with Neurodisability: A panel discussion about care of children with severe neurodisability in Paediatric Palliative Care

Chairs: Diah Martina (ID) and Samuel Wong (MY)

1. John Michael Deblois (PH) – Association of Advance Care Planning Conduct and Timing on End-of-Life Care Setting Preference and Interventions among Palliative Medicine inpatients in the Philippine General Hospital
2. Chia-Hsuan Chiang (TW) – Exploring Motivations and Pathways for Engaging in Advance Care Planning: A Life Trajectory Perspective
3. Johanna Lee (AU) – The Impact of a Perioperative Outpatient Service on Goals of Care (GOC) Completion: Preliminary findings from an Australian Retrospective Cohort Study
4. Nemat Alsaba (AU) – Deciding when and who decides: exploring the factors, challenges and opportunities affecting Emergency and Intensive care unit healthcare professionals’ understanding and application of the law at end-of-life decision making
5. Allison Wong (HK) – The Modifiability in Hypothetical End-of-Life Care Decisions

Chairs: Ghauri Aggarwal (AU), Samuel Wong (MY)

1. Melanie Lovell (AU) – EPICC work in Western Pacific
2. Mhoira Leng (UG) – Developing and delivering education in conflict settings
3. Ivy Gough (AU) – Nursing education in resource poor settings
4. Edmar Elcarte (PH) – Effectiveness of Palliative and Hospice Care Basic Training Manual on Non-Health and Health Practitioners’ Level of Knowledge in the Philippines: A Preliminary Study
5. Salman Bahammam (SA)- Palliative Care Training for Pharmacists: Insights from a Scoping Review on Educational Interventions

Chairs: Noreen Chan (SG), Wang Ying-Wei (TW)

1. Noreen Chan (SG)- Spirituality in Healthcare: What, Why, How?
2. Ying-Wei Wang (TW)- Spiritual Care Education for Health Professionals: Experience from Taiwan
3. Sanprach Punyakamo/Saosiri & Nisakorn Vibulchai (TH) – Development of an Integrated Model for Promoting End-of-Life Well-being and Peaceful Death: A Holistic Framework Incorporating Buddhist Principles, Medical Practices, and Legal Considerations for Elderly Individuals and Patients with Chronic Illnesses
4. Panel Discussion / Q&A

Chairs: Eric Finkelstein (SG), Wayne Naylor (NZ)
Speakers:

1. Mihir Gandhi (SG)- Quality of Care for Patients with Advanced Illnesses (QCPAI) Scale: Development, evaluation of preferences, and measurement properties in patients receiving end-of-life care
2. Junxing Chay (SG) – Optimism bias, healthcare demand and survival among patients with advanced cancer
3. Ishwarya Balasubramanian (SG) – Understanding end-of-life cost among cancer patients
4. Camilla Rowland (AU) – Primary health care system reforms for palliative care – Australian experiences
5. Felicia Ang (SG) – Measuring and improving quality in palliative care using experience measures: an example from paediatric palliative care
6. Eric Finkelstein (SG) – An Economic Research Agenda for Palliative Care

Chairs: Rachel Coghlan (AU), Ngian Hie Ung (MY)

1. Jason Mills (AU)
2. Libby Sallnow (UK)

Chairs: Attakorn Raksasataya (TH) and Lily Ling (MY)

1. Hui Chun Yeh (TW) – Pathways to Community Hospice Spiritual Care Volunteering: A Grounded Theory Study
2. Ong Leng Hong (SG) – Evaluating The Impact of Themed Open Art Studio Approach on Emotional and Psychological Well-being: Insights from a Day Hospice in Singapore
3. Cheng-Pei Lin (TW) – Can social support mediate the relationship between job stress and emotional distress among Indonesian caregivers of patients receiving palliative care in Taiwan?
4. Ryo Yamamoto (JP) – Accuracy of Good Death Scale Assessments: A Comparison between the Bereaved and Medical Staff
5. Anny Fenton (US) – Adult child caregivers’ challenges to seeking, accessing, and receiving social support when caring for a parent with advanced cancer
6. Hammoda Abu-Odah (HK) – A Concurrent Mixed Methods Study on the Perception of a ‘Good Death’ Among Patients with Advanced Cancer Undergoing Palliative Care in Hong Kong

Chairs: Ghauri Aggarwal (AU), Jack Wong (MY)

1. Rosalie Shaw (AU) – Communicating compassion in the work we do
2. Sylvia McCarthy (MY) – Ethical communication in transitions of care
3. Liese Groot-Alberts (NZ) – Resilience: communicating within teams
4. Aaron Chiew (MY) – Prevalence of Collusion Among Advanced Cancer Patients in Sarawak General Hospital
5. Ghauri Aggarwal (AU) – Just like that: VAD in Australia

Chairs: Nancy Preston (UK), Kong Sie Zin (MY)

1. Nancy Preston (UK) – An overview of the theory of change research approach [recorded]
2. Nancy Preston (UK) – Development of a complex palliative care intervention for patients with heart failure and their family carers: a Theory of Change approach [recorded]
3. Catherine Walshe (UK)- Stakeholder engagement as a strategy to enhance palliative care involvement in intensive care units: A theory of change approach [recorded]
4. Naveen Salins (IN)- Developing palliative care solutions to address the human crisis of cancer in a low-resource setting: A theory of change approach

Chairs: Chetna Malhotra (SG), Yuen Kwok Keung (HK)

1. Peter Hudson (AU)- Impact of Nurse-Led and Web-Based Psychoeducation for Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers on Emotional Function and Self-Efficacy: The DIAdIC Randomized Controlled Trial
2. Zhou Zhi (CN) – The clinical efficacy of virtual reality technology in palliative care
3. Chetna Malhotra (SG) – Empworing patients with heart failure and their caregivers: Development and usability testing of “My Voice” website
4. Chetna Malhotra (SG) – Supporting caregivers of persons with dementia- Development and usability testing of Care Buddy mobile application
5. Chin Yixiu (SG) – Evaluating the Role of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots in Advance Care Planning: A Pilot Study on Usability and Acceptability

Chairs: Ednin Hamzah (MY), Veronica Lugah (MY)

1. Julie Ling (IE) – Effectiveness of national , regional and international palliative care institutions
2. Emmanuel Luyirika (UG) – Role of clinicians in global advocacy
3. Richard Harding (UK) – Learning lessons from Resolution WHA 67.19
4. Mhoira Leng (UG) – Specialist palliative care and holistic compassion – how we hold onto the heart of palliative care
5. Laura Monzon Llamas (CH)- Advancing Palliative Care in Asia and the Pacific: Building Capacity and Assessing Development Through a Regional Network

a. Samar Aoun (AU)
b. Ying-Wei Wang (TW)

Chairs: Masanori Mori (JP) and Sharon Choo (MY)

a. Christian Ntizimira (ZA)
b. Rachel Coghlan (AU)

Chairs: Yoshiyuki Kizawa (JP) and Amy Chow (HK)

Chairs: Sharon Choo (MY), Emmanual Luyirika (UG)

1. Melanie Lovell (AU) – Australian Cancer Pain Guideline and Implementation RCT Learnings
2. Aaron K Wong (AU) – Personalised Pathways: Opioid Prescribing Using Precision Medicine
3. Dalini Selvam (AU) – Care Plus: A Model to Address Barriers to Early Palliative Care Integration in the Care of People with Advanced Cancer
4. Smriti Rana (IN) – Navigating the Cartography of Pain

Chairs: Ednin Hamzah (MY), Masanori Mori (JP)

1. Catherine Evans (UK) & Petar Lachev (UK) – Multiprofessional education
2. Richard Harding (UK) & Sabrina Bajwah (UK) – Palliative care research training

Chairs: Kazuto Ueda (JP), Nickson Tai (MY)

1. Lee-Ai Chong (MY) – From Conversations to Care
2. Felicia Jia Ler Ang (SG) – Development and validation of the PRECIOUS Short-Form (PRECIOUS-SF) quality of care measure for children with serious illnesses
3. Yaxuan Li (HK) – Constructive dynamics of Pediatric Cancer Pain: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review (SMSR) of Psycho-social and Cultural factors
4. MinSun Kim (KR) – Empowering families: The role of advance care planning in Paediatric Palliative Care

Chairs: Joan Ryan (AU) and Tiong Lee Len (MY)

1. Natividad Miles (AU) – Integrating renal and palliative care. Does it make a difference in patient’s quality of life?
2. Jennifer Philip (AU) – Care Plus: integrating early palliative care for people with multiple myeloma
3. Angela Zeng (AU) – Enhancing support for palliative care needs of patients with cognitive impairment or dementia living in residential aged care homes through an Australian Hospital at Home service
4. Wei-Min Chu (TW) – Early Palliative Care Can Reduce Aggressive Treatment Before Death Among Terminally Ill Cancer and Non-Cancer Patients in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study
5. Daniel Munday (NP) – Developing a model of rural palliative care in Nepal: Overview of outcomes from a three-year project
6. Terrymize Immanuel (IN) – Disparities in healthcare utilization among older adults with palliative care needs in India: Evidence from a nationally representative survey

a. Smriti Rana (IN)
b. Sayaka Takenouchi (JP)

Chairs: Shirlynn Ho (SG) and Helen Chan (HK)