Biography

Tharin Phenwan is a medical doctor from Thailand. He received his MD from Prince of Songkla University and was awarded a Diploma of the Thai Board of Family Medicine from Phramonkutklao Hospital, Thailand.

He is an assistant professor at Walailak University School of Medicine and has been actively involved in teaching undergraduate medical students and postgraduate doctors until he came to study his PhD at the University of Dundee.

Wider professional activities

Peer reviewer (full list is available at https://publons.com/researcher/1597075/tharin-phenwan/peer-review/)

• Palliative Medicine
• MedEdPublish panel of reviewers 
• Walailak Journal of Science and Technology
• Journal of Health Science and Medical Research
• Journal of Health Research 
• Journal of Integrated Care
• Omega Journal of Death and Dying

International affiliations

• 2019              Associate Fellow of the Association for Medical Education of Europe (AMEE)
• 2013-present  Member of the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network (APHN)

National affiliations

2019            

• Steering committee of Tayside Palliative and End of Life Managed Care Network (TayPEOLC MCN) in Non-cancer palliative care group, NHS Tayside              

Lifetime membership

• Member of the Thai Palliative Care Society (THAPS)
• Member of the Thai Royal College of Family Physician of Thailand
• Member of the Medical Council of Thailand

Funded research projects

2017-2018

• Dementia screening programme and life skill developments of the elderly and caregivers in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand, funded by Walailak University, Thailand, PI
• Spiritual Well-being among breast cancer patients, funded by Walailak University, Thailand, PI
• Assessment of the Implementation of Community Health Fund, funded by Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI), Thailand, Co-I   
• Correlation of the scores on different comprehensive examinations and the Medical Competency Assessment Test for National LicenseL a mixed methods study, funded by Walailak University, Co-I

2016-2017 

• Life Unlocking Card Game in Death and Dying Classroom for Medical Students: a pilot study, classsroom research grant, funded by Walailak University, PI
• Body Image Comparison between Breast Cancer Survivors who received different types of surgery, funded by Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, Co-I

• Palliative Care
• Advance Care Planning
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Dementia
• Quality of Life
• Medical Education

The full list is available at

https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/persons/tharin-phenwan/publications/

Palliative Care

2018

Advance Care Planning

2020 

• Phenwan, T., Sixsmith, J., McSwiggan, L., & Buchanan, D. (2020). A narrative review of facilitating and inhibiting factors in advance care planning initiation in people with dementia. European Geriatric Medicine, 11(3), 353-368. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41999-020-00314-1 

2019

• Phenwan, T., Srisuwan, P., & Tienthavorn, T. (2019). Perception of Advance Directive in Thai Women with Cancer: A Qualitative Study. Walailak Journal of Science and Technology, 16(8), 601-610. [9].

2018

Medical Education

2019

• Tawanwongsri, W., & Phenwan, T. (2019). Reflective and feedback performances on Thai medical students’ patient history-taking skills. BMC Medical Education, 19, 1-8. [141]. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-019-1585-z

2018

Quality of Life

2019

• Peerawong, T., Phenwan, T., Mahattanobon, S., Tulathamkij, K., & Pattanasattayavong, U. (2019). Body image transformation after breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in southern Thai women. Sage Open Medicine, 7, 1-6. [529]. https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312119829985

2016

• Peerawong, T., Phenwan, T., Supanitwatthana, S., Mahattanobon, S., & Kongkamol, C. (2016). Breast Conserving Therapy and Quality of Life in Thai Females: a Mixed Methods Study. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(6), 2917-2921. [32].

2019-Present                           Academic tutor, International College Dundee, UK

• Anatomy and Physiology Module for Nursing pathway and Life Science pathway international students. Main responsibilities are:
• Design learning materials and deliver lectures and seminars
• Provide constructive feedback for students’ writing
• Marking the coursework

2012-2013, 2016-2018            Lecturer, Walailak University School of Medicine, Thailand

• Module leader in:
• Medical Ethics and Critical Thinking module
• The Cycle of Life module
• Introduction to Clinical Medicine module 
• Taught undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• Supervised family medicine (GP) trainees in their three-year training programme
• Main teaching topics are:
  
  • Community care
  • Palliative and end of life care
  • Communication skills
  • Geriatric care
  • Ethical issues
  • Critical thinking
  • Human life cycle development
• A regular invited lecturer and invited speaker at nearby universities and hospitals. Main audiences were healthcare professionals, volunteers, and members of the public.