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3
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SIPHC & 15
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PHOM
Conference Programme
*Programme last updated on 02 October 2019. This information is subject to change.
Day 1 - 15 October 2019
Time
Programme
0730 - 0830
Registration
0830 - 0915
Opening Ceremony
0915 - 1000
Keynote 1
Moderator
Assoc Prof Vernon Lee
Director, Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health
Sustainable Healthcare in the 21st Century
Professor Vivian Lin
Executive Dean, Professor of Practice (Public Health), The University of Hong Kong and
Former Director of Health Systems, Western Pacific Region Office, World Health Organisation (2013 -2018)
1000 - 1030
Tea Break / Poster Viewing
Venue: Turmeric Room
Venue: Tamarind Room
Venue: Saffron Room
1030 - 1200
Track 1: Population Health and Health Systems
Moderator:
Dr Albert Ty
Deputy Director (Non-Communicable Diseases/Public Health Intelligence), Epidemiology & Disease Control Division, Ministry of Health
Track 2:
Non-Communicable Diseases
Moderator:
Dr Andrew Tay
Benefits Consultant (Life@), APAC, Facebook
Track 3:
Frontiers of Public Health
Moderator:
Dr Ng Yih Yng
Lead, Digital and Smart Health Office, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
“Tell me more, tell me more!” – Public Health Communications in the Era of Social Media
Hook, Line & Sinker: Addictions in the Modern World
Up-close & Personal: Emerging Opportunities in Precision Preventive Health
Crisis Communications
Ms Karen Tan
Senior Director (Transformation)
and Deputy Chief of Government Communications (Development), Ministry of Communications and Information
Health Communications
Prof Theng Yin Leng
Professor and Director at the Centre of Healthy and Sustainable Cities (CHESS), Wee Kim Wee School of Communications & Information, Nanyang Technological University
Communicating about Health
Prof May O. Lwin
Professor, Wee Kim Wee School of Communications & Information, Nanyang Technological University
Gambling Addictions
Mr S. B. Viknesan
Senior Counsellor, National Addictions Management Service, Institute of Mental Health
Internet Addictions
Mrs Anita Low-Lim
Senior Director, TOUCH Community Services
Smartphone Addictions
Dr Munidasa Winslow
Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Winslow Clinic
Health Insights Singapore (HiSG)
Ms Karen Cheong
Senior Deputy Director, Research & Development, Health Promotion Board
Opportunities for Digital Solutions in Chronic Disease Management
Dr Andrew Wu
Co-Founder and CEO, Mesh Bio Pte Ltd
Precision Prevention: From Concept to Consumer
Dr Joanne Tay
Co-Founder and Chief Operations Officer, NOVI Health
1200 - 1315
Lunch
1315 - 1415
Panel Discussion
Mind over Matter: Challenges of Early-Onset Cognitive Impairment in Work Ability. A Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Dr Ng Wee Tong
Senior Consultant (Aviation & Occupational Medicine) and Medical Director (IWSH), ST Healthcare Pte Ltd
and
Assistant Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Panellists:
Dr Adeline Ng
Consultant Neurologist, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute (TTSH campus)
Dr Gan Wee Hoe
Director, Occupational and Environmental Medicine and Deputy Chief Medical Informatics Officer, Singapore General Hospital
Ms Dian Karnina
Manager / Psychologist, Apex Harmony Lodge
Venue: Turmeric Room
Venue: Tamarind Room
Venue: Saffron Room
1415 - 1545
Track 1:
Population Health and Health Systems
Moderator:
Dr Eugene Shum
Chief Community Development Officer, Changi General Hospital
Track 2:
Non-Communicable Diseases
Moderator:
Dr Mabel Yap
Director, Professional Training and Assessment Standards Division, Ministry of Health
Oral Presentations
Moderator:
Dr Lim Huai Yang
Chief Resident, National Preventive Medicine Residency Programme and
Medical Officer, Singapore Armed Forces
Make it Better: Healthcare Transformation in Singapore
“Feed Me (Well), Seymour!”: Helping Communities Eat Well
Transforming Healthcare for the Central Health Population
Dr Jeannie Tey
Director, Planning & Development, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
The Future of Primary Care
Prof Gerald Koh
Co-lead (Future Primary Care) and
Clinical Director (Future Primary Care), MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation
The Integrated General Hospital Care Model
Dr Satya Gollamudi
Senior Consultant, Advanced Internal Medicine, National University Hospital
Results from the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index
Dr Salome Rebello
Lecturer, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Improving Nutrition in Singapore
Mr Terence Ng
Senior Deputy Director, Policy and Strategy Division, Health Promotion Board
National Nutrition Survey 2018
Ms Rani Sarmugam
Assistant Director, Research & Development, Health Promotion Board
An Inverse Relationship Between Age of Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and All-Cause Mortality - A Retrospective Cohort
Dr Ang Yee Gary
National Healthcare Group
Social Capital and Health Communication in Singapore
Dr Jeong Kyu Lee
National University of Singapore
Diagnosing Helicobacter Pylori Infection – What’S Cost-Effective in Singapore?
Mr Bryan Choo Peide
Changi General Hospital
Hope, Bias and Survival Expectations of Advanced Cancer Patients in Singapore
Prof Eric A. Finkelstein
Duke-NUS Medical School
The Effect of Implicit and Explicit Taxes on the Purchasing of ‘High-In-Calorie’ Products: A Randomized Controlled Trial (IMPEX)
Dr Brett Doble
Duke-NUS Medical School
1545 - 1615
Tea Break / Poster Viewing
Venue: Turmeric Room
Venue: Tamarind Room
Venue: Saffron Room
1615 - 1745
Track 1:
Population Health and Health Systems
Moderator:
Dr Helena Legido-Quigley
Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Track 4:
Occupational Medicine
Moderator:
Prof Chia Kee Seng
Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Oral Presentations
Moderator:
Dr Priyanka Rajendram
Senior Resident, National Preventive Medicine Residency
“Holding Up Half the Sky”: The Role of Women in Global Health
Workplace Safety & Health 2028 Vision
Prof Vivian Lin
Executive Dean, Professor of Practice (Public Health), The University of Hong Kong and
Former Director of Health Systems, Western Pacific Region Office, World Health Organisation (2013 -2018)
Dr Natasha Howard
Assistant Professor, Global Health and Conflict, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Ms Melisa Mei Jin Tan
Research Associate and PhD Student, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Dr Sue-Anne Toh
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director, Novi Health
Assoc Prof Vernon Lee
Director, Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health
Overview of WSH2028 & WICA – Implications to the Medical Professionals
Mr Silas Sng
Co-Chairman, WSH Council (Workplace Health),
Commissioner, Workplace Safety and Health
and
Divisional Director Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower
Preventive Health @ Work
Dr Lee Hock Siang
Senior Consultant, OSH Specialist Department, Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower
Updates in TWSH & RTW
Assoc Prof Chia Sin Eng
Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Cancer Screening Behaviour: A Community-Based Study in Singapore
Dr Tyson Chan
MOH Holdings Pte Ltd
Collaborative Model of Care Between Orthopaedics and Allied Healthcare Professionals Trial (Connact): Pilot Study
Dr Tan Yijia Bryan
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Mental Health and Stress Among Bangladeshi Migrant Workers in Singapore: A Focus Group Study
Ms Lee Jia Le Francesca
Ms Oh Shi Ming Natasha
Mr Cheo Kai Lun Kenneth
National University of Singapore
Knowledge, Perspectives and Practices in Chronic Disease Self-Management: A Community Based Study in Queenstown, Singapore
Mr Ng Jun Xuan
Mr Joshua Chia
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Day 2 - 16 October 2019
Time
Programme
0830 - 0900
Registration
0900 - 1015
Panel Discussion
Healthcare Financing: Different Paths to Universal Healthcare
Moderator:
Dr Wong Chiang Yin
Special Advisor, Thomson Medical Group Limited
Panellists:
Mr Barry Chan
Senior Director, Strategy & Business Development, Health , Prudential Corporation Asia
Ms Ngiam Siew Ying
Deputy Secretary (Policy), Ministry of Health
Adj. Prof Lee Chien Earn
Chief Executive Officer, Changi General Hospital a
nd Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (Regional Health System), SingHealth
1015 - 1100
Tea Break / Poster Viewing / Competition
Venue: Turmeric Room
Venue: Tamarind Room
Venue: Saffron Room
1100 - 1230
Track 4:
Occupational Medicine
Moderator
Dr Gregory Chan
Senior Specialist Physician, The Occupational and Diving Medicine Centre
and
Dr Sylvia Teo
Senior Principal Specialist (Return To Work), Occupational Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower
Track 2:
Non-Communicable Diseases
Moderator:
Assoc Prof Jason Yap
Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Track 5:
Communicable Diseases
Moderator:
Assoc Prof Angela Chow
Clinical Director, Office of Clinical Epidemiology, Analytics and Knowledge, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
and
Director, National Public Health and Epidemiology Unit, National Centre for Infectious Diseases
and
Dr Tay Min Zhi
Preventive Medicine Resident, Population Health Department, National Healthcare Group Corporate Office
“I’ll be Back.” – Innovations in Return to Work Programmes
Live Long and Prosper- Innovations in Health Promotion
Sexually-Transmitted Diseases: Old Wine in New Bottles
AI in RTW: Reality or Fiction?
Dr James Mah
Assistant Medical Director, Kent Ridge Singapore Pte Ltd
RTW Program for ESRF Patients
Mr Chua Wei Bin
Director of Community Care Services, The National Kidney Foundation
Enabling Persons with Disabilities Through Assistive Technologies
Mr Alvin Tan
Assistant Director, Enablers Development, SG Enable
Impact of Built Environment and Commercial Bike Sharing on Physical Activity
Dr Nicholas Petrunoff
Post-doctoral Fellow, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Fitbit’s Behaviour Change Journey
Mr John Gillman
Director, Health Solutions APAC, Fitbit
Cancer Screening Programs in Hong Kong — Future Evolution in a Changing World
Dr Thomas Tsang
President, Hong Kong College of Community Medicine
Epidemiology and Transmission of Gonorrhoea in Singapore: Harnessing WGS for Deeper Insights
Dr Benson Yeo
Senior Consultant, DSC Clinic
Chem-sex in MSM and STI Transmission Risk
Dr Martin Chio
Senior Consultant, National Skin Centre Singapore
and
Head, DSC Clinic
STI Prevention: Harnessing Social Media for Health Promotion
Mr Rayner Tan
PhD Candidate, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
1230 - 1345
Lunch
1345 - 1400
Awards Presentation
1400 - 1515
Plenary
Electronic Cigarettes & Other Tobacco Reduced Harm Products -: Godsend or the Devil’s Work? A Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Professor Vivian Lin
Executive Dean, Professor of Practice (Public Health), The University of Hong Kong and
Former Director of Health Systems, Western Pacific Region Office, World Health Organisation (2013 -2018)
Discussants:
Dr Jeremy Lim
Partner, Oliver Wyman, Singapore and Co-Director, LIGHT
Prof Chia Kee Seng
Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Additional Panellists:
Dr Yvette Van Der Eijk
Senior Research Fellow, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Mr Andrew da Roza
Addictions Therapist, Promises Healthcare Pte Ltd
Dr Derrick Heng
Group Director of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Singapore
1515 - 1545
Tea Break / Poster Viewing
Venue: Turmeric Room
Venue: Tamarind Room
Venue: Saffron Room
1545 - 1715
Track 4:
Occupational Medicine
Moderator:
Dr Richard Tan
Senior Consultant, Singapore Aeromedical Centre
Track 3:
Frontiers of Public Health
Moderator:
Dr Sue-Anne Toh
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director, Novi Health
Track 5:
Communicable Diseases
Moderator:
Assoc Prof Angela Chow
Clinical Director, Office of Clinical Epidemiology, Analytics and Knowledge, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
and
Director, National Public Health and Epidemiology Unit, National Centre for Infectious Diseases
Keeping Them Flying High: Aviation Medicine Updates
In Full Measure: How do We Measure Value in Healthcare?
Back to the Future - The Return of Old Scourges
Building Resilience in a Dynamic Work Environment
Ms Grace Yip
Head Aviation Psychologist, Republic of Singapore Air Force
Developing an Evidence-based Fitness-for-work Pathway for Aviators with Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease
Dr Randy Cheong
Aviation Medical Officer, Republic of Singapore Air Force
Use of Child Restraint Systems in Passenger Aircrafts
Dr Robin Low
Medical Director (Clinical Services), Singapore Aeromedical Centre
Value Based Health
Dr Hsien-Hsien Lei
Interim Executive Director
The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore
Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROM)
Prof Ecosse Lamoureux
Professor
,
Health Services Systems Research Department, DUKE-NUS Medical School Singapore
Value Based Care in a Regional Health System – the Yishun Health Experience
Dr Ng Yeuk Fan
Director, Corporate Development, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Nationwide Efforts to Improve Immunization Coverage in Singapore
Assoc Prof Vernon Lee
Director, Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health
Improving Vaccine Coverage – An Introduction
Assoc Prof Lim Poh Lian
Senior Consultant, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
HPV Vaccination
Dr K Vijaya
Director, Youth Preventive Services Division, Health Promotion Board