Clin Asst Prof Ong Eng Koon

About

Dr Ong is a specialist consultant in palliative medicine. As a clinical-educator, Dr Ong teaches the topics of Professionalism, Ethics, Communications and Humanities at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is also Director, Office of Medical Humanities, Singhealth Medicine Academic Clinical Programme.  

Education and Training

• Specialist Accreditation (Palliative Medicine)
• Master of Medicine (Family Medicine)
• M.B.B.S. (Singapore)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

• Director, Office of Medical Humanities, Singhealth Medicine ACP
• Member, Healthcare Workers Committee, Singapore Hospice Council
• Member, Graduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine Committee, Singapore Hospice Council
• Fellow, Academy of Medicine Singapore
• Member, Clinical Ethics Committee, National Cancer Centre, Singapore

Awards

• Singhealth Joyful Community Award 2021
• SingHealth Doctors Long Service Award 2020 – 10 years Award
• Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2019 – Silver
• NUS Dean's Visit 2019 (Singhealth) – Special Recognition Award

Research Interests

• Dr Ong’s main research interests are in end-of-life decision making and education.

Publications

• Yi Cheng Zhou, Shien Ru Tan, Chester Guan Hao Tan, Matthew Song Peng Ng, Kia Hui Lim, Lorraine Hui En Tan, Yun Ting Ong, Clarissa Wei Shuen Cheong, Annelissa Mien Chew Chin, Min Chiam, Elisha Wan Ying Chia, Crystal Lim, Limin Wijaya, Anupama Roy Chowdhury, Jin Wei Kwek, Warren Fong, Nagavalli Somasundaram, Eng Koon Ong, Stephen Mason, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna. A systematic scoping review of approaches to teaching and assessing empathy in medicine. BMC Medical Education. 2021, 21(1):1-15.

• Eng Koon Ong. HAPPE—A pilot programme using humanities to teach junior doctors empathy in a palliative medicine posting. The Asia-pacific Scholar. 2021;6(1):83-92.

• Nur Haidah Ahmad Kamal, Lorraine Hui En Tana, Ruth Si Man Wong, Ryan Rui Song Ong, Ryan Ern Wei Seow, Eleanor Kei Ying Loh, Zheng Hui Mah, Min Chiam, Annelissa Mien Chew Chin, Jamie Xuelian Zhoub, Gillian Li Gek Phua, Eng Koon Ong, Jin Wei Kwek, Kiley Wei-Jen Lohc, and Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna. Enhancing education in Palliative Medicine: the role of Systematic Scoping Reviews. Palliative Medicine & Care: Open Access. 2020, 7(1):1-11. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15226/2374-8362/7/1/00186.

• Ryan Rui Song Ong, Ryan Ern Wei Seow, Ruth Si Man Wong, Eleanor Kei Ying Loh, Nur

• • Haidah Ahmad Kamal, Zheng Hui Mah, Lorraine Hui En Tan, Min Chiam, Annelissa Mien

    Chew Chin, Jamie Xuelian Zhou, Gillian Li Gek Phua, Eng Koon Ong, Yoke-Lim Soong, Kiley Wei-Jen Loh and Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna. A Systematic Scoping Review of Narrative Reviews in Palliative Medicine Education. Palliative Medicine & Care: Open Access. 2020, 7(1):1-22. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15226/2374-836276/1/00184.

• EK Ong. The impact of socio-cultural influences on the COVID-19 measures–reflections from Singapore. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2020;60(2):e90-e92.

• Eng Koon Ong, Gwendoline TL Soh, Tan Ying Peh, Tong Jen Lo, Alethea CP Yee. Challenges faced by Community Palliative Care Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic—Experiences from a Hospice. Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore. 2020;49(8):388-393.

• Eng Koon Ong, Devanand Anantham. The Medical Humanities: Reconnecting with the Soul of Medicine. Annals of Medicine Singapore. 2019;48(7):233-37.

• Ong Eng Koon, Lok Si Ying Andrea, Ang Jie, Lai Kah Ho, Foon Xiang Lin, Lalit Kumar Radha Krishna. Responding to Calls to Legalise Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Suicide in Singapore. Asia Pacific Journal of Health Law & Ethics. 2019;12(2):53-67.

• Ong Eng Koon, Patricia Neo. Complicated Grief: A review of current literature and management strategies in home hospice care. Nursing and Palliative Care, 2016,1(6):1-5.

• Use of a modified Liverpool care pathway in a tertiary Asian Hospital-is there still a role for it? EK Ong, SHS Neo, S Shivananda, YY Tan, A Thang, MK Aung, U Santoso, GSY Pang, ACP Yee, PSH Neo. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 2015;18(6):506-512.

• Ong Eng Koon, Lalit Krishna.Case Commentary: Withdrawal of treatment from an incompetent patient. Asian Bioethics Review. 2014;6(4):420–427.