BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Minh graduated from Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine as a medical doctor (endocrinologist) but enthusiastically switching into public health sector. He was then specialized in public health nutrition (MSc from the University of Southampton, UK) and public health medicine (PhD from the University of Sydney, Australia). He is contributing in this field for over twelve years and has rich experience in children and adolescent obesity, public health interventions and recently in COVID-19 management.
A lecturer of the Faculty of Public Health and an active member of the Scientific Research Unit of PNTUM, Dr. Minh’s capacity and interests spread in both qualitative and quantitative research in public health. He is currently in charge of the field team in the Tropical Medicine Research Program for Talaromycosis in Vietnam.
Time |
Workplace |
Job Title |
Mar 2019 – present |
Research Unit, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine in Ho Chi Minh City |
Research officer |
January 2010 – present |
Epidemiology Department at Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine in Ho Chi Minh city |
lecturer |
PROGRESS
SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
No |
Name |
Start/End year |
Level (National, Ministrial, Provincinal, Grassroots) |
Role of participant |
01 |
“Mối liên quan giữa Hoạt động thể lực và Yếu tố nguy cơ Tim mạch phối hợp (Hội chứng chuyển hóa) ở trẻ vị thành niên TPHCM” |
2008/2009 |
Grassroots |
Principal investigator in charge of collection, analysis and report writing. |
02 |
“Hội chứng chuyển hóa ở trẻ vị thành niên TPHCM: Phân tích thành tố các yếu tố nguy cơ liên quan đến Hội chứng chuyển hóa” |
2009/2010 |
Grassroots |
Sub-researcher, report writing and editing |
03 |
“So sánh hiệu quả của phẫu thuật cắt Amidan bằng dao Coblator và dao Laser CO2 ở người bệnh nhân người lớn và trẻ em tại 4 bệnh viện chính ở TPHCM” |
2011/2012 |
Provincinal |
Sub-researcher, data entry, analysis |
04 |
“Nghiên cứu hệ thống (có kèm phân tích tổng hợp) về Các chất béo tiêu thụ ở trẻ em và tình trạng Thừa cân và Hội chứng chuyển hóa” |
2013/2013 |
Grassroots |
Principal researcher in charge of data collection, analysis and writing of the complete paper. |
05 |
“Hiệu quả can thiệp thông qua trẻ em đồng trang lứa trong phòng chống thừa cân – béo phì trẻ em: Nghiên cứu hệ thống và Phân tích Tổng hợp các nghiên cứu can thiệp ngẫu nhiên” |
2017/2018 |
Grassroots, Sydney of University |
Principal researcher in charge of data collection, analysis and writing of the complete paper. |
06 |
Nghiên cứu Can thiệp thử nghiệm dựa trên trẻ em đồng trang lứa phòng ngừa thừa cân béo phì trẻ em (NC quốc tế nhận tài trợ của Medical Research Council, UK) |
2017/2019 |
Grassroots |
Principal Researcher (PI), Quality and Technical Supervisor; supervise data collection, synthesis and data reporting. |
07 |
Đánh giá thái độ nhận thức sinh viên về các hành vi, lo sợ về COVID-19 và trầm cảm với thực hành phòng chống COVID (nghiên cứu đa trung tâm tại 8 trường Đại học Sức khỏe tại VN) |
2020/2021 |
Ministry of Health |
Researcher in charge of data collection and reporting at PNT Medical University. |
08 |
Chương trình Đánh giá sử dụng thuốc Molnupiravir cho người nhiễm COVID-19 mức độ nhẹ tại TPHCM |
2021/2022 |
Ministry of Health |
The principal investigator is in charge of monitoring, collecting, synthesizing and reporting results. |
09 |
Nghiên cứu về bệnh nhiễm nấm Talaromyces tại Việt Nam (hợp tác quốc tế giữa ĐHYK PNT và Đại học Duke US) |
2022/2026 |
International |
Community team Leader |
10 |
Đề án “Đào Tạo Nhân Lực Trình Độ Quốc Tế Ngành Y Tế” |
2023/2024 |
Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology |
Lead researcher in charge of the survey team |
Published Studies
No |
Name |
Year Published |
Journal |
1 |
Energy intakes, macronutrient intakes and the percentages of energy from macronutrients with adolescent BMI: Results from a 5-year cohort study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
2022 |
British Journal of Nutrition |
2 |
Effectiveness of peer-led programs for overweight and obesity in children: systematic review and meta-analysis |
2022 |
Int J Obes |
3 |
Effect of a peer-led education intervention on dietary behaviour and physical activity among adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a pilot study’ |
2022 |
Eur J Clin Nutr |
4 |
Predictors of eHealth Literacy and Its Associations with Preventive Behaviors, Fear of COVID-19, Anxiety, and Depression among Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Cross-Sectional Survey |
2022 |
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
5 |
Fear of COVID-19, healthy eating behaviors, and health-related behavior changes as associated with anxiety and depression among medical students: An online survey |
2022 |
Front. Nutr |
6 |
Sugar‐sweetened beverage consumption and overweight and obesity in adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: a population‐based analysis |
2021 |
Pediatrics International |
7 |
Improving the Lifestyle of Adolescents Through Peer Education and Support in Vietnam: Protocol for a Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial |
2020 |
JMIR Research Protocols |
8 |
Overweight and Obesity in Adolescents in Ho Chi Minh City: From qualitative and quantitative evidence to peer-led intervention’ |
2019 |
PhD Degree |
9 |
Perceptions and Practices Related to Obesity in Adolescent Students and Their Programmatic Implications: Qualitative Evidence from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
2022 |
Maternal and Child Health Journal |
10 |
Modified fat intake and obesity and metabolic syndrome in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials |
2013 |
MSc Dissertation |
11 |
Comparison of effects of Coblator instrument and Laser CO2 in Tonsillectomy on adults and children at Ho Chi Minh city: a serial-case study |
2012 |
Journal of Medicine of Ho Chi Minh city |
12 |
Metabolic syndrome in adolescents in Ho Chi Minh city: a factor analysis of risk factors related to metabolic syndrome |
2010 |
Journal of Medicine of Ho Chi Minh city |
13 |
Relationship between physical activity and clustered cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents in Ho Chi Minh city from 09/2007 to 09/2008: a population-based cross-sectional study |
2010 |
Vietnam Medical Research Journal |