Phung Thi Hanh, Dr
College of Health Sciences
Faculty
Biography
Dr. Phung Thi Hanh is a faculty member at the College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity, with professional expertise in oncology supportive care, symptom management, evidence-based nursing practice, and nursing competency development. She completed her PhD in Oncology Nursing Care at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia in 2025, focusing on non-pharmacological nursing interventions for chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea and constipation and the development of practical nurse-led symptom management strategies.
Before joining VinUniversity, Dr. Hanh built a strong foundation in clinical nursing practice and education through her work at Viet Duc University Hospital, one of Vietnam’s leading tertiary surgical hospitals. She contributed to teaching in surgical nursing training programs, updating and sharing evidence-based knowledge, supporting nurses to implement research projects, and strengthening professional competencies in neurosurgical nursing. She also gained experience in higher education teaching through module-based lecture development, supervision of student research and thesis writing, and organizing conferences and workshops focused on undergraduate nursing education.
Her academic portfolio includes peer-reviewed publications in oncology supportive care, patient-reported outcomes, nursing interventions, and clinical nursing research, alongside reference books supporting patient education and professional nursing practice. Dr. Hanh has also been recognized with the Dang Van Ngu Prize for publishing the highest-impact-factor paper in nursing science at Hanoi Medical University, reflecting the quality and international relevance of her research outputs.
As part of her continuing professional development in Australia, Dr. Hanh has passed the NCLEX-RN examination (Stage 1 – MCQ) within the NMBA/AHPRA Outcomes-Based Assessment (OBA) pathway. She views this milestone as an opportunity to positively contribute to VinUniversity’s nursing education mission by motivating students to pursue internationally recognized credentials and to explore professional opportunities in Australia.
• Oncology supportive care and symptom management
• Supportive care
• Nurse-led nutritional support and patient education
• Co-design and patient- and family-centered care
• Neurological and neurosurgical nursing care
• Medical–Surgical Nursing
• Neurosurgical Nursing and high-acuity care
• Oncology Nursing and supportive care
• Evidence-Based Practice (EBP)
1. Phung, T. H., Bradford, N., Pitt, E., & Alexander, K. (2023). Unleashing patient voices: empowering adverse event assessment with complete patient-reported outcomes. The Oncologist. https://doi.org/10.1093/oncolo/oyae105
2. Phung, T. H., Pitt, E., Alexander, K., & Bradford, N. (2023). Non-pharmacological interventions for chemotherapy-induced diarrhoea and constipation management: A scoping review. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2023.102485
3. Phung, T. H., Nguyen, T. N., Hoang, L. V., Truong, Q. T., & Bradford, N. (2024). Improving nurse-led nutritional support for patients with cancer: A protocol using co-design approach. Journal of Nursing Science. https://doi.org/10.54436/jns.2024.03.832
4. Dam, M. T., Dinh, N. S., Vu, H. A., & Phung, T. H. (2024). Assessment of the readiness for hospital discharge after surgery for disc and lumbar spinal disc… Vietnam Journal of Community Medicine, 65(11), 180–185. https://doi.org/10.52163/yhc.v65iCD11.1768
5. Phung, T. H., Nguyen, T. N., Hoang, L. V., Truong, Q. T., & Bradford, N. (2025). Development and evaluation of the validity and reliability of a questionnaire assessing nurses’ knowledge and confidence in providing nutritional support to cancer patients. Vietnam Medical Journal, 547(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v547i2.12982
6. Phung, T. H., Nguyen, T. N., Hoang, L. V., Truong, Q. T., & Bradford, N. (2025). Strengthening oncology nurses’ knowledge, confidence, and practice in nutritional support for cancer patients through a co-designed training program: a pre-post intervention study. Seminars in Oncology Nursing (under review).
7. Nguyen, N. T., Hoang, V. L., Le, T. M., Phung, T. H., Bui, H. T., & Dinh, T. T. H. (2026). Supporting dialysis patients’ self-management through a nurse-led program: a single-group pre- and post-test intervention. BMC nephrology, 10.1186/s12882-026-04871-8. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-026-04871-8
8. Phung, T. N. A., Phung, T. H., Nguyen, T. K., & Hoang, T. X. H. (2025). Effectiveness of 10% Lidocaine spray on relieving local pain caused by intravenous (IV) intubation among women before Cesarean section: a double-blind, placebo-randomised control trial. F1000Research (under review).
• 2025: Ph.D. in in Oncology Nursing Care, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
• 2021: Master of Advanced Practice Nursing, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Australia
• 2012: Bachelor of Nursing, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
• 2024 Dang Van Ngu Prize (Hanoi Medical University) – awarded for publishing the highest-impact-factor paper in nursing science
• 2022 Recipient of 2 highly competitive full PhD scholarships in Nursing at Queensland University of Technology and Edith Cowan University, Australia
• 2019 Recipient of 5 full competitive international scholarships for Master’s programs in Nursing (Taiwan, Australia, Hungary)
• 2019 Recognition for Contributions to the Development of Neurosurgical Nursing in Vietnam – Vietnam Neurosurgical Society
• 2019 Third Prize, Professional Image and Elegance Contest for Nurses, Viet Duc University Hospital
• 2011 and 2012 Scholarship for Outstanding Nursing Students – Hanoi Medical University
