Journal of Pain & Relief
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Chan XH Diana

Department of Anaesthesiology and Pain Management Centre, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Biography

Dr Diana Chan is presently a Consultant in the Department of Pain Management under the Division of Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine in SingHealth.She graduated with MBBS from the National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine in 2008. She subsequently pursued training in Anaesthesiology and became a fully certified specialist anaesthetist in 2015. She went on further to train in the subspecialty of chronic pain and regional anaesthesia, obtaining an European Diploma of Regional Anaesthesia in 2014 and completing a 1 year overseas HMDP fellowship in Perth.

Publications

Intrathecal Catheter Insertion and Analgesia is a Safe and Effective Method of Pain Control in Patients with Advanced and Intractable Cancer Pain

Introduction: Pain affects the quality of life in cancer patients. The World Health Organization established a simple three-step “ladder” approach in 1986, beginning with nonopioid drugs and progressing to stronger opioids as necessary. The implementation of this guideline enables analgesia to be achieved in 75% to 90% of patients. The ... Read More»

Chan XH Diana, Li Lydia and Tan KH

Research Article: J Pain Relief 2016, 6:289

DOI: 10.4172/2167-0846.1000289

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