Poh Heng Chong

Palliative care specialist. Supports sick kids. Lush gardens, good design, effortless swimming are what I chase for!

[Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network @aphnofficial]

We’re excited to welcome 8 exceptional doctors to Batch 2 of the Cynthia Goh Palliative Care Fellowship!

These emerging leaders will help advance #palliativecare across the Asia-Pacific, carrying forward Dr Cynthia Goh’s legacy of compassion, dignity & regional collaboration💜

[ICPCN @ICPCN]

We've launched the first in our series of ICPCN's 20th Anniversary Stories from our founder and first Chief Executive Joan Marston, with contributions from Barbara Gelb and Peter Ellis. Joan reflects on putting a vision for global CPC into action.
https://t.co/j8iDnCrZ7P

[BVGH @BIOVentures]

We worked with @ASCO and expert trainers to host a palliative care workshop in Senegal last November. Trainer Dr. Joe El Khoury shares his experience in this ASCO Connection feature: https://t.co/sMGFAJEROp

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

Dr Ann Goldman sharing her closing reflections at this awesome PPC meeting in Rome.

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

What an amazing journey to find true calling! Hope to meet Tyler one day to exchange ideas.

[Stanford Quality of Life & Ped Palliative Care @StanfordQoLA]

We are so proud to have @TylerTateMD as a part of our growing team! Way to go, Tyler!

[Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network @aphnofficial]

Dr Norhisham’s work has exposed him to faith practices and doctrines that few Singaporeans have privy to, and he is happy to talk about the intrinsic link between physiology and spirituality that he has come to witness.

https://t.co/w6EaEexkWm

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

Insightful findings worth reflecting!

[Michael Tatterton @MJTatterton]

Delighted and very proud to share a recently published #research paper by our fabulous #PhD student, Ada Iluno, exploring children’s #PalliativeCare experiences of #families from ethnic minorities. You can read Ada’s paper here: https://t.co/UHcjPBYwbm @melaniec2 @UoB_Nursing

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

@EAPCvzw @GraceMYangMD @libby_sallnow @SBajwah So proud of you Grace! Fitting affirmation of your massive potential. Well deserved.

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

I forgot to mention that the floor I was lying on was padded with dried cow dung. Many surprising finds indeed at this Yoga-Meditation-Ayurveda retreat.

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

Serene view outside the shed as I lie on my yoga mat early every morning this week. Couldn’t catch the soaring eagles and delightful soundscape this instant for you though…

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

Serene view outside the shed as I lie on my yoga mat early every morning this week. Couldn’t catch the soaring eagles and delightful soundscape this instant for you though…

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

Taking in rustic perspectives at the backwaters of Kerala, India.

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

Indeed. We need to feel comfortable with uncertainty. Even better, use it to our advantage!

[Noreen Chan @NoreenChanSg]

For patients with multiple conditions, I use the analogy of horses in a race - sometimes the cancer horse is ahead, sometimes the dementia horse is ahead, but one horse is going to win the race. https://t.co/CZqb1HeLBf

[Noreen Chan @NoreenChanSg]

Straight Talk is an amazing initiative by HCA Hospice focusing on young families dealing with loss. In this video children talk about death, and it's adorable, touching and startlingly wise all at the same time.
https://t.co/5ImZA2pgPr

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

Any child mature enough to love is mature enough to grieve. Bob Niemeyer explains…

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

So privileged to have Robert Niemeyer and Carolyn Ng conduct a workshop with my colleagues on Parental Loss in Childhood

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

How do men with DMD who remained medically vulnerable face expectations of adulthood? https://t.co/S6W1GUBqJK

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

@AnthonyHerbert9 @ThePhDPlace Such an amazing story - of grit and love! I am humbled and most inspired.

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

So delighted to see this. It will be referenced in my current work - Realist Evaluation of Terminal Discharges from Hospital to Home of dying patients.

[Palliative Medicine @PalliativeMedJ]

Proposed conditions that could improve continuity of care include knowing the other team; communicating intentionally; and acknowledging and valuing the role of the other team. #hpm #hapc #palliativecare https://t.co/94597JHEpB

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

Full house of happy people at EPEC Pediatrics in Incheon, Korea. #APHC2023

[Poh Heng Chong @starpalsPH]

Dr Bhatnagar winning the inaugural Cynthia Goh award at APHC2023. So well deserved!