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Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education

Bachelor of Health Information and Services Management (Honours)

Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) in Nursing

Bachelor of Management (Honours) in Social and Business Sustainability

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Applied Gerontology

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biomedical Science

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Forensic Biomedical Science

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Imaging

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical Laboratory Science

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Therapy

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School of Nursing

Dr. Alina Yee Man NG (吳綺雯博士)

Assistant Professor (助理教授)

Office: 16/F, School of Nursing, Ma Kam Chan Memorial Building, 31 Wylie Road, Homantin, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Telephone: (852) 3725 6298

Email: [email protected]

Biography

Dr Alina Ng is a registered nurse who holds a BSc, MSc, and PhD degrees from the School of Nursing at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her impressive career spans across clinical, teaching, and research domains, where she has garnered extensive experience. Alina's clinical expertise covers a wide range of areas, including cardiac care, oncology care, hospice, and palliative care. In 2012, she completed the Post-registration Certificate Course in Hospice and Palliative Nursing from the Institute of Advanced Nursing Studies, Hospital Authority.

With her strong background in clinical practice, Alina transitioned to an academic career. She completed her PhD degree in 2018, and her research interests revolve around palliative and end-of-life care, clinical decision making, and transitional care. She conducted the first clinical trial in palliative care to non-cancer patients in Hong Kong, which is a significant milestone in the field. During her PhD study, she participated in a collaborative research project in Scotland, focusing on the cross-cultural comparison of end-of-life clinical decision-making. Alina also collaborated with community organizations to evaluate services and disseminated the findings through various media channels, reaching out to a wider audience.

As an educator, Alina primarily focuses on teaching non-communicable disease care, research methods, and research project supervision. She also supervises post-graduate students on dissertation writing and prepares them to provide comprehensive care for individuals with chronic conditions. Alina is passionate about advancing the nursing profession and empowering future nurses through her teaching and research endeavors.

Academic and Professional Qualifications

BSc (Nursing), MSc (Nursing), PhD

RN, APN (Education and Research), PRCC in Hospice and Palliative Nursing

Author Identifications

ORCID ID: 0000-0001-8371-4954

SCOPUS Author ID: 57188575924

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)

MSc in Nursing, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)

BSc (Hons) in Nursing, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong)

Teaching Areas

Care of People with Non-communicable Disease

Research Methods

Research Project Supervision

Research Interests

Clinical decision making

Palliative and End of Life Care

Transitional care

Funded Projects (Selected)

A study to understand goals of care communication with advanced heart failure patients, families, and healthcare providers in hospital setting: Establishing a clinically applicable framework. Funded by Health and Medical Research Fund, Food and Health Bureau (Principal Investigator, Project No.: 18191571) (Hong Kong) (2021 – 2022)

Family perspectives on the quality of home-based supportive and palliative care for paediatric patients suffering from life-threatening illness. Funded by Seed Fund for Basic Research, The University of Hong Kong (Principal Investigator) (Hong Kong) (2020 – 2021)

Cross cultural end-of-life clinical decision-making: A comparison of views and experiences of physicians in the referrals of end-stage organ failure patients for palliative care between HK and Scotland, UK. Funded by Lawrence Ho Research Fund, Edinburgh Napier University (Co-investigator) (United Kingdom) (2014 – 2016)

Publications (Selected)

Ng, A. Y. M., Takemura, N., Kwok, J. Y., Smith, R., Xu, X., Cheung, D.S. T., Lin, C. C. (2022). The effects of advance care planning intervention on end-of-life care outcomes among nursing home residents: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 132, 104276. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2022.104276

Cheung, D. S. T., Chau, P. H., Lam, T. C., Ng, A. Y. M., Kwok, T. W. H., Takemura, N., ... & Lin, C. C. (2022). A pilot randomized controlled trial using Baduanjin qigong to reverse frailty status among post-treatment older cancer survivors. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, 13(5), 682-690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2022.02.014

Ganotice Jr, F. A., Chan, S. S. C., Chow, A. Y. M., Fan, K. K. H., Khoo, U. S., King, R. B., Ng, A. Y. M.,... & Tipoe, G. L. (2022). What factors facilitate interprofessional collaboration outcomes in interprofessional education? A multi-level perspective. Nurse Education Today, 114, 105393. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105393

Cheung, D. S T., Takemura, N., Smith, R., Yeung, W. F., Xu, X., Ng, A. Y. M., Lee, S. F., & Lin, C. C. (2021). Effect of qigong for sleep disturbance-related symptom clusters in cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine, 85, 108–122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2021.06.036

Cheung, D. S. T., Takemura, N., Chau, P. H., Ng, A. Y. M., Xu, X., & Lin, C. C. (2021). Exercise levels and preferences on exercise counselling and programming among older cancer survivors: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, S1879-4068(21)00110-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2021.05.002

Ng, A. Y. M. & Wong, F. K. Y. (2018). Effects of a home-based palliative heart failure program on quality of life, symptom burden, satisfaction and caregiver burden: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 55(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.07.047

Wong, F. K. Y., So, C., Ng, A. Y. M., Lam, P. T., Ng, J. S. C., Ng, N. H. Y., ... & Sham, M. M K. (2017). Cost-effectiveness of a transitional home-based palliative care program for patients with end-stage heart failure. Palliative Medicine, 32(2), 476-484. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216317706450

Wong, F. K. Y., Ng, A. Y. M., Lee, P. H., Lam, P. T., Ng, J. S. C., Ng, N. H. Y. & Sham, M. M. K. (2016). Effects of a transitional palliative care model on patients with end-stage heart failure: A randomised controlled trial. Heart, 102(14), 1100-1108. https://doi.org/10.1136/heartjnl-2015-308638

Ng, A. Y. M., Wong, F. K. Y., & Lee, P. H. (2016). Effects of a transitional palliative care model on patients with end-stage heart failure: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 17, 173. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1303-7

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