Director of the Palliative Medicine Center, Chief Physician of the Geriatrics Department, and Professor at Peking Union Medical College Hospital. Specializes in shared decision-making and symptom control (such as pain, anorexia, fatigue, nausea, constipation, insomnia, anxiety, depression, fear, and despair). Expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment principles of malignant tumors, shared decision-making with patients and their families, and pre-treatment assessment of elderly patients with malignant tumors. Dedicated to communicating with patients with severe and terminal illnesses (both cancer and non-cancer), exploring their wishes, and helping them spend their last journey of life peacefully. Highly experienced in the assessment and decision-making for the elderly with multiple coexisting diseases and complex situations, including frailty, repeated falls, polypharmacy, and malnutrition. Focuses on drug adjustment to maintain the function and quality of life of the elderly, as well as supporting family members and caregivers of patients with severe and terminal illnesses. Dr. Ning graduated from Peking Union Medical College with a Ph.D. in 1998. She formerly served as an Associate Chief Physician in Medical Oncology. In 2004, she studied in the Oncology and Hematology Department at New York-Presbyterian Hospital for three months. Since 2012, she has pursued advanced studies in palliative care in Taiwan, the UK, Hong Kong, and Singapore. She transitioned to the Geriatrics Department in 2014 to focus on clinical work, teaching, and social promotion in this field. She is the course director of 'Palliative Medicine' at Peking Union Medical College, the Chinese Executive Chairman of the Sino-British Joint QELCA Training, and the Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Palliative Care Branch of the China Geriatric Health Care Medical Research Association. She has received numerous accolades, including the 'Charming Figure of China' in 2016 and the 'Reverence for Life, Honoring Healers, Humanistic Care Award' by the Global Times in 2017. She has also served as a national palliative care pilot training expert in 2017 and 2019, and has edited and translated multiple professional books on palliative care.