About Me

I like dork stuff.

Resumé

“Now is the time to experiment.”

I have a strong interest in translating raw data into knowledge, and further transforming that knowledge into wisdom for actionable programmes, policies, and recommendations.

Employment

Asst Manager & Head of Data, Innovation & Research (DIR)
HCA Hospice Limited
^{June 2023 – Current (years)}

Senior Research & Bereavement Executive
HCA Hospice Limited
^{August 2019 – June 2023 (3.4 years)}

Research & Bereavement Executive
HCA Hospice Limited
^{January 2017 – July 2019 (2.5 years)}

Joined the company with the goal of developing HCA’s research capabilities. The goal is to nurture the staff’s interest and capabilities with research.

My work involves coordinating and managing HCA Hospice Care’s research activities, duties include:
1. Coordinating referrals of participants for research projects.
2. Advising on the methodology and analysis of research studies.
3. Organizing and Administrating various research-related activities (e.g. Journal Club; Research Workshops; Education events).
4. Creating resources for HCA Research.

My secondary role is in assisting the Psycho-social team develop the company’s bereavement support programme for grieving caregivers of terminally-ill patients. Some of the work I have developed and contributed to include:
1. Bereavement Risk Assessment
2. Ongoing bereavement programmes

Freelance Photographer
Visuologue (Self-employed)
^{August 2015 – July 2017 (2 years)}

Collaborated with two friends to create Visuologue: a freelance photography and graphic design team as a second job. We completed 8 different projects; two of them were with Singapore’s General Hospital Speech Therapy department and their Corporate Human Resources Department.

Research Assistant
School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Nanyang Technological University
^{January 2014 – December 2016 (3 years)}

Worked with various professors in several research studies. Duties include:

Data collection;
Basic data analysis;
Coordination of research work.

Publications

Chong, PH., Lee, J., Yeo, ZZ. et al. Utilisation of after-hours telephone support in a home-based hospice service. BMC Palliat Care 21, 159 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01049-5

Zhuang, Q., Chong, PH., Ong, W.S. et al. Longitudinal patterns and predictors of healthcare utilization among cancer patients on home-based palliative care in Singapore: a group-based multi-trajectory analysis. BMC Med 20, 313 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02513-y

Wickramasinghe, L.M., Yeo, Z.Z., Chong, P.H. et al. Communicating with young children who have a parent dying of a life-limiting illness: a qualitative systematic review of the experiences and impact on healthcare, social and spiritual care professionals. BMC Palliat Care 21, 125 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-022-01007-1

Lyu, XJ., Kan, A.D., Chong, PH. et al. An open-label clinical trial of oral transmucosal haloperidol and oral transmucosal olanzapine in the treatment of terminal delirium at home. Trials 23, 311 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06238-4

Adrian David Kan, Poh Heng Chong & Zhi Zheng Yeo (2021) Impact of psychiatrist support in home-based hospice care: A qualitative case-series review, Progress in Palliative Care, 29:4, 191-198, DOI: 10.1080/09699260.2020.1810458

Chong, P.H., Soo, J., Yeo, Z.Z. et al. Who needs and continues to need paediatric palliative care? An evaluation of utility and feasibility of the Paediatric Palliative Screening scale (PaPaS). BMC Palliat Care 19, 18 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-020-0524-4

Lee J, Naing K, Yeo ZZ, Chong PH. The use of continuous positive airway pressure ventilation in the palliative management of stridor in a head and neck cancer patient. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2019 Aug 1;58(2):e3-5.

Chong, P.H., De Castro Molina, J.A., Teo, K. et al. Paediatric palliative care improves patient outcomes and reduces healthcare costs: evaluation of a home-based program. BMC Palliat Care 17, 11 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-017-0267-z

Academic qualifications

Masters of Public Health _{^{(Specialisation in Public Policy & Programmes)}}
National University of Singapore
^{August 2020 – July 2022 (2 years; part-time)}

Additional activities: Student representative for MPH AY2020/21

Bachelor of Psychology ^{_{(with double major in Philosophy)}}
Nanyang Technological University
^{August 2013 – July 2017 (Second Class Upper Honours)}

Additional activities: Programme Director for NTU Heritage Club (2013-2014); Vice-president of NTU Heritage Club (2015 – 2016)

Other qualifications

Responsible Conduct of Research – Basic
CITI Program
July 2021

Biomedical Research – Basic Refresher
CITI Program
July 2021

Good Clinical Practice
CITI Program
July 2021

Skills and interests

Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite; includes
- Word,
- Excel,
- Powerpoint,
- Publisher,
- Sharepoint
Proficiency with Statistical software/language:
- IBM SPSS 27
- STATA
- R
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
- Premiere Pro
- Photoshop
- Lightroom
- Illustrator
- Audition
Basic proficiency with coding language
- Python 3.0,
- SQL, and
- PowerQuery M