China

Soochow University
Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province
Services Offered
Soochow University is one of the first universities listed in the “211 Project” and “2011 Program” of China, and is one of the “Double First Class” universities jointly built by the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province, and a key comprehensive university in Jiangsu Province.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University is one of the first Grade 3A hospitals in China, and ranked 29th in China in the 2021 national performance assessment of Grade 3 public hospitals. The hospital now has two hospital districts, Shizijie Street Hospital and General Hospital, with 3,500 authorized beds; 5,589 hospital employees.
The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University has always been adhering to the motto of “Being innovative, virtuous and generous”, and is striving to build a first-class, internationally renowned, high-level and distinctive research hospital in China.
SPICT Uses
Our team have completed the cross-cultural debugging of SPICT, and the results show that the Chinese version of SPICT has good comprehensiveness and comprehensibility.
We are currently conducting a cohort study in the Department of Neurology at the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University to identify patients with the highest risk of death within 1 year by using SPICT-CHN, which will help healthcare professionals identify patients' supportive and hospice care needs in a timely manner, and carry out end-of-life conversations or advance care planning as early as possible.
Xiangya School of Medicine
Central South University (CSU)
Services Offered
Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University (CSU) is a leading medical school in China. Hunan Cancer Hospital, the Affiliated Cancer Hospital is the largest cancer centre with 1,500 beds in Hunan province. The hospital is amongst the first wave of pilot settings for palliative care in China.
SPICT Uses
We plan to translate the SPICT into a Simplified Chinese version. After that, we will test and validate the translated tool for its effectiveness and accuracy in identifying cancer patients who are at end-of-life and in need of palliative care. Our short-term aim is to integrate SPICT into the daily clinical practice in Hunan Cancer Hospital; The long-term aim is to extend routine use of this tool in clinical practice to the national level.
There will be two Principal Investigator for the proposed project: Dr Jinfeng Ding and Professor Yongyi Shen.
Dr Ding is a registered nurse and has completed his PhD degree in public health at the University of Western Australia in August 2020.
Professor Chen is vice-president of Hunan Cancer Hospital, Chair of Palliative Care Committee of the Chinese Nursing Association and the Chair of the Communications Committee of the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care.