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ADAPT Reports: Asia Pacific (AP)

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The ADAPT AP study was conducted from 2022 to 2024 in collaboration with local experts from 18 countries across the Asia Pacific region (South East Asia and Western Pacific). The study included responses from 621 physicians. Findings describing survey adaptation and distribution, as well as physician perceptions of palliative care integration and barriers to early integration, have been reported in three published articles in JCO Global Oncology:

 

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Contributors

 

Marta Salek, MD, MPH, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Andrea Cuviello, MD, Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

Sri Andini Handayani, MPH, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Sally Blair, MBBS, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Godwin Job, MS, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Catherine G. Lam, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Asya Agulnik, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Chong Lee Ai, MBBS, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Poonam Bagai, BA, CanKids KidsCan, Delhi, India

Justin N. Baker, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Ong Gek Bee, MD, Sabah Women and Children’s Hospital, Sabah, Malaysia

Shella Bravo, MD, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao City, Philippines

Siti Nur Hanim Buang, MBBCh, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

Huyen Thi Thanh Bui, MD, VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam

Lynna Chandra, BA, Rachel House (Yayasan Rumah Rachel), Jakarta, Indonesia

Tashi Choden, MD, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Ministry of Health, Thimphu, Bhutan

Meenakshi Devidas, PhD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Ross Drake, MD, Queensland Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Bella S. Ehrlich, MD, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Bishnu Rath Giri, MD, WHO Regional Office for Southeast Asia, New Delhi, India

Dylan E. Graetz, MD, MPH, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Sanjeeva Gunasekera, MD, National Cancer Institute, Maharagama, Sri Lanka

Haresh Gupta, MD, CanKids KidsCan, Delhi, India

Chong Poh Heng, MD, HCA Hospice Care, Singapore, Singapore

Mariko Kakazu, MD, Japan Heart Medical Center, Udong, Cambodia

Sung Han Kang, MD, Asan Medical Center Children’s Hospital, Seoul, South Korea

Erica C. Kaye, MD, MPH, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Chusana Khaiman, MD, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

Aye Aye Khaing, MD, University of Medicine, Maharagama, Myanmar

Min Sun Kim, MD, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Nia Kurniati, MD, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

Stephen Laughton, MD, Starship Blood and Cancer Centre, Auckland, New Zealand

Lurdes Maria do R. Leão, MD, National Hospital Guido Valadares, Dili, Timor Leste

Amita Mahajan, MD, Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Delhi, India

Michael J. McNeil, MD, MPH, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Michelle Cristine Miranda, MD, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao City, Philippines

Ratha Mlis, MD, Calmette Hospital, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thida Moe, MBBS, Yangon Children’s Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar

Mimi Lhamu Mynak, MD, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Ministry of Health, Thimphu, Bhutan

Lan Bui Ngoc, PhD, Vietnam National Children’s Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam

Hoa Thi Kim Nguyen, PhD, Hue Central Hospital, Hue, Vietnam

Ximena Garcia Quintero, MD, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Eman Rasheed, MD, Hulhumalé Hospital, Hulhumalé, Maldives

Diana Rios, BA, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Milena Maria Lay Dos Santos, MD, National Hospital Guido Valadares, Dili, Timor Leste

Sudhir Sapkota, MD, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Teny Tjitra Sari, MD, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

Krishna Sagar Sharma, MD, B.P. Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital, Chitwan, Nepal

Sani Sipai, MD, Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

Rojim Sorrosa, MD, Southern Philippines Medical Center, Davao City, Philippines

Bounpalisone Souvalansy, MD, Children’s Hospital, Vientiane, Laos

Pornpun Sripornsawan, MD, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand

Sommaphun Tabjaroen, BS, Thai Pediatric Oncology Group, Bangkok, Thailand

Teresa Shu Zhen Tan, MBBS, National University Children’s Medical Institute, Singapore, Singapore

Kok Hoi Teh, MBBS, Hospital Tunku Azizah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Rina Wahyuni, MD, Rachel House (Yayasan Rumah Rachel), Jakarta, Indonesia

Kazuyo Watanabe, MCRP, Asian Children’s Care League, Tokyo, Japan

Su Yandana, MPH, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN

Wynn Yi Yi, MBBS, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

Nobuyuki Yotani, MD, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan

Maziya Abbas Zaki, MD, Hulhumalé Hospital, Hulhumalé, Maldives