Wen-Yu Hu, M.S., Ph.D.
AUSN Visiting Professor of Clinical Research Nursing and Palliative Care
Professor, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Director, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Former President, Taiwan Bioethics Association
Featured AUSN Video lectures (Youtube links)
The Ethical Issues and Consideration of Terminal Care from Research, Education and Practice Aspects
Nursing Professional Role in Clinical Trials and Palliative Care
The ethical issues of terminal cancer patients in receiving palliative care or clinical trial
Ph.D. in Oncology-Palliative Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
M.S. in Medical-Surgical Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
B.S. in Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Featured publications:
(2019) Action research study on advance care planning for residents and their families in the long-term care facility, BMC Palliative Care DOI 10.1186/s12904-019-0482-x
(2019) Taipei Declaration on Advance Care Planning: A Cultural Adaptation of End-of-Life Care Discussion, Journal of Palliative Medicine, DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2019.0247
(2019) Differences between COPD patients and their families regarding willingness toward life-sustaining treatments, Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, DOI: 1016/j.jfma.2018.06.020
(2019) What influences the willingness of cancer patients to receive hospice palliative care at end of life? Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyy199
(2018) End-of-Life Care Discussion for Residents with Dementia in Long-Term Care Facilities, Journal of Nursing Research, DOI: 10.1097/jnr.0000000000000240
(2018) Prevailing Ethical Dilemmas Encountered by Physicians in Terminal Cancer Care Changed After the Enactment of the Natural Death Act: 15 Years' Follow-up Survey, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2017.11.033
(2017) Experiences and perspectives of older people regarding advance care planning: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies, Palliative Medicine, DOI: 10.1177/0269216316663507
(2017) The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction on hospital nursing staff, Applied Nursing Research, DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2017.09.014
(2016) Cultural perspectives of older nursing home residents regarding signing their own DNR directives in Eastern Taiwan: A qualitative pilot studyBMC Palliative Care, DOI: 1186/s12904-016-0117-4