Professor NG Shek Nam, Marques
Research Assistant Professor
- marquesng@cuhk.edu.hk
- 3943 9935
- RN, BNurs (Hons), PhD
- ELB729
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Biography
Professor Marques Ng is a Research Assistant Professor of the Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was a Fulbright Scholar at The University of California, San Francisco in 2018-2019. He obtained his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees at The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2013 and 2019 respectively.
Professor Ng is a young researcher with interests in palliative care, renal nursing, financial distress, and mixed methods research. His PhD study explored symptom clusters and their impacts on patients receiving dialysis. Findings have been published in prestigious international conferences and journals, such as Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Journal of Advanced Nursing, and Journal of Clinical Nursing. With the support of external competitive grants, Professor Ng is conducting projects to identify new ways to improve the psychosocial well-being of patients with chronic illnesses by utilising their personal and social strengths.
Professor Ng is dedicated to serving the nursing community. He serves as a reviewer for several high impact peer-reviewed journals and teaches various undergraduate and postgraduate courses. He is currently the Treasurer of the CUHK Nursing Alumni Association.
Awards & Honours
| Sub Category | Awards & Honour |
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| Research Award | Pi Iota Chapter Scholarship (Category C: Community Leader with Registered Nurse Qualification), Pi Iota Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (2021) |
| Research Award | Best Oral Presentation Award, 7th Pan-Pacific Nursing Conference (2021) |
| Research Award | Best Abstract Award, 2019 Renal Society of Australasia Annual Conference (2019) |
| Research Award | Fulbright-Lee Hysan Hong Kong Research Scholar Award, The United States Consulate General in Hong Kong and Macau and Lee Hysan Foundation (2018) |
| Research Award | Y. K. Pao Foundation Exchange Award, The Nethersole School of Nursing and Y. K. Pao Foundation (2018) |
| Research Award | Reaching Out Award, Education Bureau, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (2017) |
| Research Award | Y. K. Pao Foundation PhD Fellowship, The Nethersole School of Nursing and Y. K. Pao Foundation (2015) |
External Service
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| Editorship | Review Editor, Frontiers in Psychiatry (July 2021 – present) |
| Editorship | Reviewer, Journal of Cancer Survivorship (June 2021 – present) |
| Editorship | Reviewer, Journal of Advanced Nursing (September 2020 – present) |
| Editorship | Reviewer, Supportive Care in Cancer (June 2020 – present) |
| Editorship | Reviewer, Asia Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing (May 2020 – present) |
| Editorship | Reviewer, Journal of Pain and Symptom Management (December 2019 – present) |
| Professional Service | Treasurer, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Nursing Alumni Association (October 2020 – present) |
| Professional Service | Board Member, Hong Kong Macau International Exchange Foundation Limited (May 2020 – present) |
| Professional Service | Secretary, Scientific Committee, 3rd Asian Oncology Nursing Society Conference (2017) |
Selected Grants
(Selected grants received in recent 5 years in the capacity of PI/Co-I)
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| Public Policy Research Funding Scheme | Identifying social capital for family caregiving in chronic organ failure: A concept mapping study |
| Nethersole Institute of Continuing Holistic Health Education | The status of hope in Chinese patients on peritoneal dialysis |
| Courseware Development Grant Scheme | Micro-modules and game-based learning for the radiological assessment of nasogastric tube positioning |
| Association of Hong Kong Nursing Staff | Effect of symptom clusters on quality of life, functional status, health care utilisation, and mortality in end-stage renal disease patients undergoing dialysis: Follow-up of the longitudinal study |
Selected Publications
(10 selected papers published in recent 3 years)
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| Ng, M. S. N., Chan, D. N. S., Cheng, Q., Miaskowski, C., & So, W. K. W. (2021). Association between financial hardship and symptom burden in patients receiving maintenance dialysis: A systematic review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(18), 9541. |
| Ng, M. S. N., Hui, Y. H., Law, B. Y. S., Wong, C. L., & So, W. K. W. (2021). Challenges encountered by patients with end-stage kidney disease in accessing symptom management services: A narrative inquiry. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(3), 1391-1402. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14678 |
| Ng, M. S. N., Choi, K. C., Chan, D. N. S., Wong, C. L., Xing, W., Ho, P. S., & So, W. K. W. (2021). Identifying a cut-off score for the COST measure to indicate high financial toxicity and low quality of life among cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-020-05962-4 |
| So, W. K. W., Law, B. M. H., Ng, M. S. N., He, X., Chan, D. N. S., Chan, C. W. H., & McCarthy, A. L. (2021). Symptom clusters experienced by breast cancer patients at various treatment stages: A systematic review. Cancer Medicine, 10(8), 2531-2565. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.3794 |
| Xiao, J., Ng, M. S. N., Yan, T., Chow, K. M., & Chan, K. W. H. (2021). How patients with cancer experience dignity: An integrative review. Psycho-Oncology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5687 |
| Ng, M. S. N., Wong, C. L., Choi, K. C., Hui, Y. H., Ho, E. H. S., Miaskowski, C., & So, W. K. W. (2020). A mixed methods study on symptom experience in patients with end-stage renal disease. Nursing Research, 70(1), 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNR.0000000000000479 |
| Ng, M. S. N., Wong, C. L., Ho, E. H. S., Hui, Y. H., Miaskowski, C., & So, W. K. W. (2020). Burden of living with multiple concurrent symptoms in patients with end-stage renal disease. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(13-14), 2589-2601. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15282 |
| Ng, M. S. N., Miaskowski, C., Cooper, B., Hui, Y. H., Ho, E. H. S., Mo, S. K. L., & So, W. K. W. (2020). Distinct symptom experience among subgroups of patients with ESRD receiving maintenance dialysis. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 60(1), 70-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.004 |
| Ng, M. S. N., So, W. K. W., Wong, C. L., Hui, Y. H., Ho, E. H. S., Choi, K. C., & Miaskowski, C. (2020). Stability and impact of symptom clusters in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing dialysis. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, 59(1), 67-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2019.08.013 |
| Hui, Y. H., So, W. K. W., Ng, M. S. N., Leung, J. T. W., Ho, E. T. L., & Wong, S. S. H. (2020). Treating peritoneal dialysis catheter exit-site granulomas with chlorhexidine swabstick: A pilot study. Journal of Renal Care, 47(2), 103-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/jorc.12358 |