Dr Tan Seng Beng - Subang Jaya Medical Centre

Rumah Sakit

• Subang Jaya Medical Centre

• Kedokteran Palliatif

Fokus Prosedur

• Manajemen nyeri kanker
• Pengendalian gejala pada penyakit lanjut
• Dukungan psikologis
• Dukungan pengasuh
• Konferensi keluarga
• Terapi suportif berbasis kesadaran (MBST)
• Latihan kesadaran mini yang dipandu
• Perencanaan perawatan sebelumnya
• Perawatan di akhir kehidupan

Kond isi Diobati

• Advanced cancer
• Advanced chronic kidney disease
• Advanced heart failure 
• Advanced lung disease
• Advanced chronic liver disease
• Advanced neurological disease 
• Advanced dementia
• Advanced HIV 
• Severe critical illness in ICU

Keanggot aan dan Asosiasi

• Malaysian Medical Association (since 2000)
• Academy of Medicine, Malaysia (since 2008)
• Malaysian Hospice Council (since 2020)
• Asia Pacific Hospice Network (since 2008)
• European Association for Palliative Care (since 2014)
• International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (since 2014)
• Malaysian Medical Council Palliative Medicine Subspecialty Evaluation Committee (2022-2024)

Kualifikasi Pascasarjana

• Membership of Royal College of Physicians (United Kingdom)
• Clinical Fellowship in Palliative Medicine (Singapore)

Pelatih an Klinis Pascasarjana

• Internal Medicine Training, Ministry of Health, 2000-2006
• Community Palliative Medicine Training, Hospis Malaysia, 2006-2007
• Postgraduate Course in Palliative Medicine, Singapore Hospice Council, 2007
• Hospital Palliative Medicine Training, National Cancer Centre Singapore, 2007-2008
• Hospital Palliative Medicine Training, University of Malaya, 2008-2010

Penghargaan

• Outstanding Service Award, University of Malaya, 2020
• Interfaith Discussion on Concepts of Life and Death Panel Award, HUKM, 2015
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Programme Certificate, University of Malaya, 2013
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Programme Certificate, Oxford Mindfulness Centre, 2019

Keistimewaan Khusus Menurut Rumah Sakit

• Mindfulness-based supportive therapy (MBST)
• Guided mini-mindfulness exercises

Sekolah medis

• University of Malaya, Malaysia (1995-2000)

M edia / Publikasi

• Publications (Academic journals) 
• Publications on suffering in palliative care
• The experiences of suffering of palliative care patients in Malaysia: a thematic analysis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2014.
• The experiences of suffering of palliative care informal caregivers in Malaysia: a thematic analysis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013. 
• The experiences of stress of palliative care providers in Malaysia: a thematic analysis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013. 
• Health care interactional suffering in palliative care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2014. 
• Psychological processes of suffering of palliative care patients in Malaysia: a thematic analysis. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2016. 
• The suffering pictogram: measuring suffering in palliative care. J Palliat Med. 2017. 
• Patterns of suffering in palliative care: A descriptive study. Omega J Death Dying. 2020. 
• Contributing and relieving factors of suffering in palliative care cancer patients: a descriptive study. Omega J Death Dying. 2020. 
• Exploring unmet needs from an online metastatic breast cancer support group: A qualitative study. Medicina. 2021.
• COVID-19, Suffering and Palliative Care: A Review. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2021 
• Publications on well-being in palliative care 
• The experiences of well-being of palliative care patients in Malaysia: a thematic analysis. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2014.
• The experiences of well-being of family caregivers in palliative care: A qualitative study using thematic analysis. Progress Palliat Care. 2021. 
• The experiences of well-being of palliative care providers in Malaysia: a thematic analysis. J Hosp Palliat Nurs. 2020.
• The ABCDE of good care: A thematic analysis on the art of caring for terminally ill patients in Malaysia. Adv Mod Oncol Res. 2017. 
• Hope in palliative care: A thematic analysis. J Palliat Care. 2020.
• Happiness at the end of life: A qualitative study. Palliat Support Care. 2021. 
• Publications on mindfulness in palliative care 
• Mindfulness-based supportive therapy (MBST): proposing a palliative psychotherapy from a conceptual perspective to address suffering in palliative care. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2013. 
• Distress reduction for palliative care patients and families with 5-minute mindful breathing: a pilot study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2015. 
• The effect of 5 minutes of mindful breathing to the perception of distress and physiological responses in palliative care cancer patients: a randomized controlled study. J Palliat Med. 2016. 
• The development of a brief 5-minute mindful breathing therapy for the reduction of distress in palliative care patients. Eur Psyc. 2017. 
• Mindfulness: a new paradigm of psychosocial care in the palliative care setting in Southeast Asia. Ann Acad Med Singapore. 2017. 
• The effect of 20-minute mindful breathing on the perception of suffering and changes in bispectral index score in palliative care patients: A randomized controlled study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2018. 
• The effect of 20-minute mindful breathing on the rapid reduction of dyspnoea at rest in patients with lung diseases: A randomized controlled trial. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2019. 
• The effect of 20-minute mindful breathing on the perception of suffering and changes in bispectral index score (BIS) in palliative care informal caregivers: A randomized controlled study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2019.
• ‘5 minutes mindful breathing’ smartphone application for reduction of perceived distress: A pilot study. Asian Pac J Cancer Care. 2020. 
• The efficacy of a single session of 20-minute mindful breathing in reducing dyspnoea among patients with acute decompensated heart failure – a randomized controlled trial. Am J Hosp Palliat Med. 2020. 
• The rapid reduction of multiple symptoms in palliative care patients with a single session of 20-minute mindful breathing: a randomized controlled trial. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2020. 
• Mindfulness and suffering: a case report. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2020. 
• The effect of 5-minute mindfulness of peace on suffering and spiritual well-being among palliative care patients: A randomized controlled study. Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2020. 
• The effect of 5-minute mindful breathing on pain in palliative care cancer patients: A randomized controlled study. Indian J Pall Care. 2021. 
• Mindful breathing: Effects of a five-minute practice on perceived stress and mindfulness among patients with cancer. CJON. 2021. 
• The effect of 5-min mindfulness of love on suffering and spiritual quality of life of palliative care patients: A randomized controlled study. Eur J Cancer Care. 2021. 
• Mindful gratitude journaling: psychological distress, quality of life and suffering in advanced cancer: a randomized controlled trial. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2021. 
• Suffering in advanced cancer: a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based supportive therapy (MBST). BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022.
• Publication (Books) 
• The little handbook of mini-mindfulness meditation, 2012. 
• The little handbook of short cases for medical students, 2014. 
• The little handbook of drug dosages for house officers, 2019. 
• The little handbook of palliative care, 2016. 
• Mindfulness and care of the dying, 2018 
• Mindfulness (Comic), 2020. 
• YouTube channel on Mindfulness in Palliative Care 
• Channel

• MBBS (UM)
• MRCP (UK)
• Clinical Fellowship in Palliative Medicine (Singapore)

• English
• Bahasa Melayu
• Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese)