Clin Asst Prof Lo Tong Jen

About

Dr Lo Tong Jen is a Senior Consultant in the Division of Supportive and Palliative Care. He received his undergraduate medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 2002. He completed his specialist training in Palliative Medicine in 2015. Dr Lo also completed the Masters of Public Health programme at the Johns Hopkins University. Dr Lo is actively involved in education and training of doctors, nurses and medical students. He is a Clinical Lecturer at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS, and a Course Supervisor of the Graduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine. His research interests are in quality improvement in palliative care and health services research.

Education and Training

• Member of Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom 
• Masters of Medicine in Internal Medicine, National University of Singapore 
• Masters of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University 
• Bachelors of Medicine, Bachelors of Surgery, National University of Singapore 
  

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Course Supervisor, Graduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine, National University of Singapore
  

Awards

• Best poster award, Singapore Palliative Care Conference 2014
  

Research Interests

• Quality improvement in palliative care
  

Publications

• Lo TJ, Ha NH, Ng CJ, Tan G, Koh HM, Yap PL. Unmarried patients with early cognitive impairment are more likely than their married counterparts to complete advance care plans. Int Psychogeriatr. 2017; 29(3):509-516. 
• Lo TJ, Wu HY, Ong WY, Lee A. An audit on antibiotic use at the end of life in inpatient hospice patients - Are we contributing to over-medicalization of dying? Progress in Palliative Care. 2015; 23(4): 220-223. 
• Tan WJ, Hong SI, Luo N, Lo TJ, Yap P. The Lay Public's Understanding and Perception of Dementia in a Developed Asian Nation. Dement Geriatr Cogn Dis Extra. 2012; 2(1):433-44.