The Lien Centre for Palliative Care

The Lien Centre for Palliative Care (LCPC) was established in December 2008 as an academic Centre within Duke-NUS, in collaboration with the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and the Singapore Health Services Group (SingHealth).

LCPC Vision
To be the leading academic centre delivering and facilitating palliative care research and education in the region.

LCPC Mission
To implement and incubate high quality research and education projects that address the physical, psychological, and social needs of those affected by a life limiting illness.

EVENTS

07 Dec 2021

SPCC Pre-Conference Workshop (3 sessions)

23 Feb 2022

Palliative Care Course for Community Nurses -Basic (1.5 days)

27 Apr 2022

39th LCPC-SHC Postgraduate Course in Palliative Medicine (3 days)

27 Jul 2022

40th LCPC-SHC Postgraduate Course in Palliative Medicine (3 days)

24 Nov 2021

38th LCPC-SHC Postgraduate Course in Palliative Medicine (3 days)

Research Highlights

Rethinking Advance Care Planning

This policy brief provides evidence that patients’ end of life care preferences change over time. We discuss the implications of these findings and propose that it is time to rethink about how advance care planning (ACP) can best be implemented

Patient participation minimizes poor outcomes

Being involved in decision making less than desired was associated with poorer quality of physician communication and care coordination compared with being involved in decisions at a desired level.

End-of-life is costly and potentially unaffordable

On average, cancer patients in Singapore can expect to spend $61,680 in the last year of life. Patient preferences and other observable factors influence end-of-life healthcare costs.