Clin Assoc Prof Neo Soek Hui Patricia

About

Dr. Neo graduated from the National University of Singapore in 1997, after which she completed her basic speciality training in Internal Medicine and advanced speciality training in Palliative Medicine in Singapore. She obtained her Masters of Public Health from Lund University, Sweden and subsequently went on HMDP training in Massachusetts General Hospital, US. She previously served as Clinical Director at Assisi Hospice and is currently Senior Consultant at the Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore.

Education and Training

• MPH (Sweden) 2007 
• MRCP (UK) 2003 
• MBBS (Singapore) 1997
  

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Head, SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive and Palliative Care Centre
  
• Chairman, Singapore Hospice Council
• CIRB Institutional Representative, National Cancer Centre Singapore

Awards

• SingHealth Quality Service Award – Silver. 2017
• YLLSOM Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence AY12/13
• SingHealth Quality Service Award – Silver. 2012
• TDF Education Award 2012
• HMDP Team Award FY 2012
• MOH 6th National Clinical Quality Improvement Conference 2009 Oral Presentation Merit Award
• ESMO Best Poster in Palliative Care 2008

Research Interests

• Supportive care in cancer, end-of-life care, bereavement care, quality improvement and service development, where she has garnered numerous grants and awards.

Publications

• Chua GP, Pang GSY, Yee ACP, Neo PSH, Zhou S, Lim C, Wong YY, Qu DL, Pan FT, Yang GM. Supporting the patients with advanced cancer and their family caregivers: what are their palliative care needs? BMC Cancer. 2020;20:768. doi; 10.1186/s12885-020-07239-9.
• Chiang J, Yang VJ, Han S, Zhuang Q, Ooi G, Sin IH,  Chua GWY, Tan SY, Chia CS, Tan VK, Neo PSH, Kwek JW, Yap SP, Kanesvaran R, Lim ST, Hwang WYK, Tham CK. Minimizing transmission of COVID-19 while delivering optimal cancer care in a National Cancer Centre. J Cancer Policy. 2020;25:100241. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcpo.2020.100241
• Krishna L, Neo HY, Chia EWY, Tay KT, Chan N, Neo PSH, Goh C, Peh TY, Chiam M, Low JAYH. The role of palliative medicine in ICU bed allocation in COVID-19: a joint position statement of the Singapore Hospice Council and the Chapter of Palliative Medicine Physician. Asian Bioethics Rev. 2020;12:205-211. doi:10.1007/s41649-020-00128-0.
• Koh MYH, Hum AYM, Khoo HS, Ho AHY, Chong PH, Ong WY, Ong J, Neo PSH, Yong WC. Burnout and Resilience After a Decade in Palliative Care: What Survivors Have to Teach Us. A Qualitative Study of Palliative Care Clinicians With More Than 10 Years of Experience. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2020;59(1):105-115.
• Ke Y, Tan CJ, Ng T, Tan IMJ, Goh WL, Poon E, Farid M, Neo PSH, Srilatha B, Chan A. Optimising Survivorship Care Services for Asian Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors: A Qualitative Study. J Adolesc Young Adult Oncol. 2020;9(3):384-393. doi:10.1089/jayao.2019.0145.
• Tan CJ, Ke Y, Ng T, Tan IMJ, Goh WL, Poon E, Farid M, Neo PSH, Srilatha B, Chan A. Work- and insurance-related issues among Asian adolescent and young-adult cancer survivors: A qualitative study. Supp Care in Cancer. 2020. doi:10.1007/s00520-020-05430-z.
• Malhotra C, Harding R, Teo I, Ozdemir S, Koh GCH, Neo PSH, Lee LH, Kanesvaran R, Finkelstein E. Financial difficulties are associated with greater total pain and suffering among patients with advanced cancer: results from the COMPASS study. Support Care Cancer. 2020;28(8):3781-3789. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-05208-y.
• Teo I, Baid D, Ozdemir S, Malhotra C, Singh R, Harding R, Malhotra R, Yang MG, Neo SH, YB Cheung, Neo PSH, et al. Family caregivers of advanced cancer patients: self-perceived competency and meaning-making. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2019. doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2019-001979.
• Yang GM, Pang GS-Y, Lee GL, Neo PSH, Wong YY, Qu DL, Cheung YB. Validation of the English and translated Chinese version of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool for cancer caregivers (CNAT-C). Prog Palliat Care. 2019;27(3):103-108.
• Yang GM, Pang GS-Y, Lee GL, Neo PSH, Wong YY, Qu DL, Cheung YB. Validation of the Comprehensive Needs Assessment Tool for Patients with Advanced Cancer. Indian J Palliat Care. 2019;25:374-378.