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Clin Asst Prof Ho Shirlynn

Clin Asst Prof Ho Shirlynn

MBBS, MMed(Int Med), MRCP(UK), FAMS

Head & Senior Consultant

National Cancer Centre Singapore

Specialty/Department: Supportive and Palliative Care

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Supportive Care.

Clinical Appointments

  • Director, Clinical Services SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive & Palliative Care Centre
  • Head and Senior Consultant Division of Supportive & Palliative Care National Cancer Centre SingaporeNational Cancer Centre Singapore

Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Tutor
  • Supervisor, Tutor NUS Graduate Diploma in Palliative Medicine (GDPM)
  • Clinical Assistant Prof at Duke-NUS Medical School

Profile

Dr Ho Shirlynn is a Head & Senior Consultant in the Division of Supportive and Palliative Care. She graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2004 and continued her training inView More +

Education

  • MRCP (UK) 2008 
  • MMed (Singapore) 2008 
  • MBBS (Singapore) 2004 

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Member, International Association for the Study of Pain, 2011 onwards 
  • Member, The Pain Association of Singapore, 2011 onwards 
  • Member, Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom), 2008 onwards 
  • Member, Singapore Medical Association, 2004 onwards 
  • Member, Singapore Medical Council, 2004 onwards 

Awards

  • Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence (2013/2014) 
  • Best Registrar Award (2011) 

Research Interests

Publications

  • Artificial Hydration at the End of Life- Treating the Patient, Family or Physician? Ho S, Krishna LK. Annals Academy of Medicine Singapore, December 2015, Vol. 44 No. 12 
  • Reapplying the “Argument of Preferable Alternative” within the Context of Physician-Assisted Suicide and Palliative Sedation. Krishna LKR and Ho Shirlynn. Asian Bioethics Review March 2015 Volume 7, Issue 1, Pg 62-80
  • Use of opioids and sedatives at end-of-life. Sim SW, Ho S, Kumar RK. Indian Journal of Palliative Care. 2014. 20;2:160-165. 
  • Cancer physicians' attitude towards treatment of the elderly cancer patient in a developed Asian country. Pang A, Ho S, Lee SC. BMC Geriatr. 2013 Apr 16;13:35. doi: 10.1186/1471-2318-13-35.

Research Trials

  • Retrospective Study of Factors Contributing to Rehospitalisation from Hospice Homecare, PI
  • Validation/Model Creation of the Palliative Performance Index (PPI) in Singapore , Site PI