Asian Patient Perspectives Regarding Outcomes, Awareness, Care and Health (APPROACH) II

This study aims to measure the quality of end-of-life care from the perspective of patients diagnosed with advanced serious illnesses (advanced-stage cancer, chronic respiratory diseases, heart diseases, renal failure) and their caregivers.

Through this study, LCPC extends its work beyond Singapore by collaborating with partners across Asia, including India, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

Principal Investigator

Professor Eric Finkelstein

Lien Centre for Palliative Care, Duke-NUS Medical School

Study Team

• Dr. Chetna Malhotra, Associate Professor, LCPC
• Dr. Mihir Gandhi, Assistant Professor, LCPC
• Dr. Ratna Singh, Consultant, LCPC
• Dr. Sharon Choo Yoke Ling, Palliative Care Physician, Sarawak General Hospital, Malaysia
• Dr. Liza Manalao, Palliative Care Specialist, The Medical City, Philippines
• Dr. Bhupen Barman, Head, Department of General Medicine, AIIMS Guwahati, India
• Dr. Sweety Gupta, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, AIIMS Rishikesh, India
• Dr. Kalpana Balakrishnan, Head, Palliative Care, Adyar Cancer Centre, Chennai, India
• Dr. Raghavendra R, Palliative Care Physician, Aster Bangalore, India
• Dr. Praneeth Suvvari, Palliative Care Physician, BIACHRI, Hyderabad, India
• Dr. Navin Salins, Head, Department of Palliative Medicine, KMC Manipal, India

Contact Person

Dr. Ratna Singh, Consultant: gmsv1598@nus.edu.sg