SHBC Scientific Competition 2018 Oral Award Winners Presentation
Chronic pain is a major challenge for clinicians as well as for the Individuals who suffer from it. Multidisciplinary (or interdisciplinary) pain management embraces a combination of medical, physical and psychological therapies and is the most effective way to improve function and mood, and reduce disability. It is also known as a bio-psycho-social approach because it aims to address all the factors that influence the pain experience.
Multidisciplinary pain management involves a team of health professionals who will comprehensively assess the condition and help patient to achieve goals. The aim of this symposium is to provide overview and create awareness about various treatment options for managing chronic pain. This include medications and opioids are one tool for managing chronic pain but carry significant risk when misused. Improving the way opioids are prescribed can ensure patients have access to safer, more effective chronic pain treatment while reducing the number of patients who misuse, abuse or overdose from it. Interventional techniques involve injections into or around pain generators like peripheral nerves, major joints or various levels of spine. Psychological treatments like CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) helps patient to address patterns of thinking and behavior. Physical therapy guided by physiotherapist or occupational therapist promote active self-management strategies to increase individual’s ability to work and function, perform household duties and simply enjoy life.
Speaker :
Dr Alex Yeo Sow Nam , Director, The Pain Specialist, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
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Dr Yang Su-Yin , Principal Psychologist, Psychological Services, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Dr Ashutosh Joshi , Associate Consultant, Dept of Anaesthesia, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Ivy Ho Wei Fang , Senior Physiotherapist, Pain Management Clinic, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Diabetes mellitus is a complex chronic disease characterized by high blood glucose levels and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. As the population ages, more Singaporeans are expected to develop diabetes, adding on to the national health burden. In designing this year’s diabetes track programme, we go back to basics by focusing on aspects of healthy living in line with the SHBC congress theme of Adding Healthy Years of Life.
In the symposium Exercise and Diabetes Mellitus, we share some of the challenges encountered by persons with diabetes who engage in exercise, and discuss how to overcome these obstacles. The second symposium Living Well with Diabetes is a multidisciplinary session with pearls on healthy eating, enhancing patient engagement and making lifestyle adjustments during travel.
Healthcare providers need to be well-prepared in the journey to tackle the tide of diabetes and its attendant complications. We welcome you to join us in making our stand in the War on Diabetes.
Speaker :
Mr Eddie Tan Kyim Hiong , Casework Executive, Community Rehabilitation and Reintegration Branch, Singapore Prison Service
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Mr Ray Loh , Senior Exercise Physiologist, Orthopaedic Department/ Sports Medicine & Surgery Clinic Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Dr Ester Yeoh , Consultant, Department of Endocrinology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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Ms Pauline Xie , Principal Dietitian, Clinical Services, NHG Polyclinics
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Dr Jaswyn Chin , Senior Psychologist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Ms Fun Sharon N , Advanced Practice Nurse, Diabetes Centre, Admiralty Medical Centre / Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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The most prevalent theme that has emerged in diverse learning environments across industries, is the need to create psychological safety for each participant in a learning space; even including the teacher or instructor.
Powerful learning requires that participants are able to bring the fullness of their presence in a room and take in all that can be offered. Yet, highly stressful schedules, disrupted environments, and complex work dynamics have all contributed to both instructors and students to bring only functional parts of themselves into the classroom. We know that work today demands us to learn beyond cognitive understanding. It also demands emotional resonance, alignment with integrity and the ability to draw relevance with work place realities.
How do we create learning environments that facilitate holistic learning? How do we make sure that students experience safety in fully learning as they bring in their questions? What are the barriers to learning that take away safety and learning impact? In this experiential workshop, we will be working with the dynamics that are involved with this learning theme.
Speaker :
Mr Tong Yee , Director, The Thought Collective
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The most prevalent theme that has emerged in diverse learning environments across industries, is the need to create psychological safety for each participant in a learning space; even including the teacher or instructor.
Powerful learning requires that participants are able to bring the fullness of their presence in a room and take in all that can be offered. Yet, highly stressful schedules, disrupted environments, and complex work dynamics have all contributed to both instructors and students to bring only functional parts of themselves into the classroom. We know that work today demands us to learn beyond cognitive understanding. It also demands emotional resonance, alignment with integrity and the ability to draw relevance with work place realities.
How do we create learning environments that facilitate holistic learning? How do we make sure that students experience safety in fully learning as they bring in their questions? What are the barriers to learning that take away safety and learning impact? In this experiential workshop, we will be working with the dynamics that are involved with this learning theme.
Speaker :
Mr Tong Yee , Director, The Thought Collective
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The most prevalent theme that has emerged in diverse learning environments across industries, is the need to create psychological safety for each participant in a learning space; even including the teacher or instructor.
Powerful learning requires that participants are able to bring the fullness of their presence in a room and take in all that can be offered. Yet, highly stressful schedules, disrupted environments, and complex work dynamics have all contributed to both instructors and students to bring only functional parts of themselves into the classroom. We know that work today demands us to learn beyond cognitive understanding. It also demands emotional resonance, alignment with integrity and the ability to draw relevance with work place realities.
How do we create learning environments that facilitate holistic learning? How do we make sure that students experience safety in fully learning as they bring in their questions? What are the barriers to learning that take away safety and learning impact? In this experiential workshop, we will be working with the dynamics that are involved with this learning theme.
The 1st Games for Health Innovation Conference is the first conference session organized by gAmes for heaLth InnoVation cEntre (ALIVE), a collaborative centre between NHG and LKCMedicine set up since September 2016 to bring together healthcare providers, academic institutions, industry partners with supporting government agencies and community resources in scientific validation, research and implementation of healthcare serious games initiatives for better healthcare outcomes. The focuses for this conference will be on serious games initiatives and applications in healthcare areas like healthcare education, mental health and population health. An interactive session will also be organized to bring together different stakeholders to share with us their experiences and opinions on a controversial topic with regards to healthcare serious games.
Speaker :
A/Prof Nabil Zary , Acting Director, Medical Education Research & Scholarship Unit, Lee Kong Chiang School of Medicine
Dr Loh Yong Joo , Consultant, Deputy Head of Department of Rehabilitation, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Ms Eunice Toh , Executive Director, TTSH Community Fund; Director, Innovation, ALIVE; Director, Development Fund, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Desiree Ng , Senior Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapy Department, Institute of Mental Health
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Speaker :
Dr Yang Su-Yin , Principal Psychologist, Psychological Services, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Mr Benedict Chia , HRD Specialist, Human Resource People Development, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Lim Siew Geok , Assistant Director, Nursing Service, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Ms Sharon Kho Siok Ee , Senior Staff Nurse; Nurse Educator, Outpatient Management Unit, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Melvyn Zhang , Associate Consultant, National Addictions Management Service, Institute of Mental Health
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Speaker :
A/Prof Cai Yiyu , Associate Professor, College of Engineering, Nanyang Technological University
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Speaker :
Mr Lee Seng Beo , CEO, Taggle Health Pte Ltd
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Facilitator :
Speaker :
Dr Loh Yong Joo , Consultant, Deputy Head of Department of Rehabilitation, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
A/Prof Eric Yap , Associate Professor of Human & Microbial Genetics, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University
Mr Christopher Kuah , Principal Occupational Therapist, Centre For Advanced Rehabilitation Therapeutics, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Mr Lee Seng Beo , CEO, Taggle Health Pte Ltd
Mr Eric Loh , CEO, Trendlines Medical Singapore Pte. Ltd
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Panelists :
This year, the Geriatric Medicine track will focus on two aspects: the first, Frailty and the Patient Journey: How frailty affects a patient’s journey across the healthcare system – from illness through recovery to return to the community, passing through many phases and often continuing long after he/she has left the formal, institution-centric healthcare system. We will share the stories of three different patients, which will illustrate that the journey and outcomes often depend as much on the robustness of the person the illness is happening to as the nature of the disease itself or the utilisation of cutting edge treatments.
The second symposium will present innovative cross-disciplinary models of care in Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Medicine, putting the spotlight on interdisciplinary rehabilitation in the acute and community hospital, nurse-led initiatives for improving care of the older person in non-Geriatric settings, and exciting collaborations between Geriatric Medicine and General Surgery. We will also discuss the challenges in multidisciplinary collaborations, and share novel findings from our qualitative research on what makes multidisciplinary teams tick.
Speaker :
Professor Finbarr C Martin , Emeritus Consultant Geriatrician and Professor of Medical Gerontology, King's College London
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We humans are quite resilient and have adapted to diverse environments all over the globe. But as our primate ancestors evolved, not many achieved old age. We evolved sufficient reserves and auto-repair mechanisms in our cells and organs to meet the needs of most life-spans, but now many of us live long enough to outlast them! This is the inevitable result of the “damage” from living metabolic processes, but affects us differently according to socioeconomic factors, lifestyle and chance.
The addition of specific risk factors or chance genetic events produces the phenotypes we recognise as distinct diseases, but these develop not independently of these ageing processes, not even alongside them, but embedded within them. The combined effects on the capacities of cells, organs and integrated physiological systems results in functional losses, and depending on the physical and social environments we live in, our functional ability then affect our well-being, life roles and healthcare use.
When a person with heart failure presents to hospital with dypsnoea, it is not only their heart disease which is driving this. There will be age-related other changes in the heart and cardio-vascular system, lung function, muscle mitochondrial function etc. All these play together to impact physical ability and recovery rates. The chance of developing delirium will depend on the co-existing ageing changes in the brain and its blood supply, as well as medications etc.
He will describe several Frailty tools which assess this overall vulnerability, explain their differences and how they can be useful in various circumstances.
Speaker :
Dr Pang Wee Yang , Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Aysha Reema Muhusin , Staff Physician, Medical Services, Yishun Community Hospital
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Ms Melanie Tan , Physiotherapist, Rehabilitation Services, Yishun Community Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Lim Siao Ee , Senior Medical Social Worker, Medical Social Service, Yishun Community Hospital
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Dr K Palaniappan , Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Ms Jennifer Li Yuan , Advanced Practice Nurse, Nursing Service, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Mrs Alma Nicol , Senior Staff Nurse, Nursing Service, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Ms How Ai Xin , Nurse Clinician, Nursing Service, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Ms Ong Poh Poh , Senior Staff Nurse, Nursing Service, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Tan Keng Teng , Principal Pharmacist (Specialist), Pharmacy, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Health services & outcomes research is a multi-disciplinary investigation of how clinical, social, technological, organizational, financing and individual factors impact access to care; cost of care and outcome of care. This year, we go back to perspectives of interventions: for patient outcome, population health, provider’s performance and policy design.
Speaker :
Dr Yew Yik Weng , Consultant, National Skin Centre,
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Speaker :
Dr Tan Yijia Bryan , Senior Resident, Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, National Healthcare Group
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More Information Coming Soon!
Speaker :
Dr Ng Yeuk Fan , Deputy Director, Corporate Development, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital & Yishun Health
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Speaker :
Dr Kelvin Bryan Tan , Director, Policy, Research & Economics, Ministry of Health
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More Information Coming Soon!
Speaker :
Ms Tan Woan Shin , Assistant Director, Health Services & Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group Corporate Office
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Speaker :
Dr Zhu Zhecheng , Assistant Director, Health Services & Outcome Research, National Healthcare Group
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Speaker :
Dr Arul Earnest , Associate Professor; Biostatistics Unit, Senior Biostatistician; Registry Sciences Unit, Monash University
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Mr Teow Kiok Liang , Deputy Director, Health Services & Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group
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Speaker :
Dr Sun Yan , Deputy Director, Health Services & Outcome Research, National Healthcare Group
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Dr Andy Ho Hau Yan , Assistant Professor, Psychology; School of Social Sciences College of Humanities, Art & Social Sciences, National Healthcare Group
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Dr Joseph Antonio D. Molina , Deputy Director, Health Services & Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group
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Dr Yap Chun Wei , Assistant Director, Health Services & Outcomes Research, National Healthcare Group
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This year, the Mental Health track looks at how we can better support healthcare professionals NOW as we move ahead, in a concerted effort, to fulfill the vision of “Adding years of healthy life” in the FUTURE.
The 4 sessions of the Mental Health track will comprise of the following themes:
Speaker :
Adj A/Prof Sim Kang , Senior Consultant, West Region, Institute of Mental Health
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Dr Chan Min Kai , House Officer, MOH Holdings
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Adj A/Prof Clare Yeo , Sr Principal Clinical Psychologist, Psychology, Institute of Mental Health
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Speaker :
Mr Daryl Tan , Peer Support Specialist, ClubHeal
Ms Junaidah Eusope , Programme Coordinator, ClubHeal
Dr Joseph Leong Jern-Yi , Senior Consultant, North Region, Institute of Mental Health
Mr Julius Chan , Peer Support Specialist, Institute of Mental Health
Ms Helen Yong , Assistant Director, Outreach Services, Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH)
Ms Karen Tan , Social Work Assistant, Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH)
Ms Rebecca Moh , Senior Manager, Rehab Services, Angelican Care Centre (Simei)
Mr Tan Kok Liang , Assistant Programme, Rehab Services, Angelican Care Centre (Simei)
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Questions asked will surround the following:
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Adj A/Prof Mythily Subramaniam , Director, Research Division, Institute of Mental Health
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Dr Tan Weng Mooi , Chief, Community Mental Health Division, Agency for Integrated Care, Singapore
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A/Prof Alex Su , Senior Consultant; Vice CMB (Clinical Quality) VCMB Office Institute of Mental Health
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A/Prof Angelique Chan , Associate Professor; Duke-NUS Medical School, Executive Director; Centre for Ageing Research & Education
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Dr Iris Rawtaer , Consultant, Department of Psychiatry, Sengkang General Hospital
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Dr Ng Li Ling , Senior Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychological Medicine, Changi General Hospital
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Musculoskeletal disorders are prevalent health problems in our society today. These disorders can affect people across different ages, from the young to the elderly. Being afflicted with musculoskeletal pain can hinder normal performance at work, activities or in everyday tasks. There is much to be gained by the prevention of these disorders and timely interventions can restore good function and greatly improve the quality of life of our patients. Our two sessions aim to educate participants on how to tackle common pain problems affecting the knee and shoulder respectively.
Speaker :
Dr Mona Manghani , Consultant, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Tan Tong Leng , Associate Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Xanthe Chua , Advance Practioner Nurse, Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Joyce Poh , Senior Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Dr Ong Joo Haw , Consultant, Orthopaedics/Sports Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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Speaker :
Adj Asst Prof James CH Tan , Consultant; Head of Department, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Tan Jia Ling , Physiotherapist, Sports Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Melissa Ong , Acupuncturist, Sports Medicine Centre, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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The inaugural NCID track this year will focus on past and present local-regional outbreaks and explore the concepts behind the design of NCID for its role as the centre for managing and containing future outbreaks in Singapore.
Speaker :
Prof Leo Yee Sin , Executive Director, Executive Director’s Office, National Centre for Infectious Diseases
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Speaker :
Mrs Ruby Lai , Senior Consultant, Architecture, CPG Consultants Pte Ltd
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Speaker :
Prof Paul Ananth Tambyah , Professor of Medicine, Medicine, National University of Singapore
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Towards Change Mastery for Healthy Organisations
Singapore Healthcare faces increasingly complex challenges as we continue to ensure a system that thrives for the patient and population. In the wake of these challenges also lie opportunities as we learn, experiment and innovate toward future models of care.
In such an environment, healthcare workers and partners need to be agile, adaptive and masters of change. Those that thrive are quick to read and act on signals of change. They have worked out how to experiment rapidly, frequently with operating models, processes, and tactics. They have built up skills in managing complex multi-stakeholder environments in an increasingly interconnected world. So, just as living organisms continuously adapt (or change) for survival, we likewise need to be organisations that can co-learn, co-create and co-build as a collective that harnesses diversity across boundaries, in order to be healthy.
Join with change leaders and practitioners to explore how to lead large scale change across different levels of the System. We are looking for answers to these questions:
Speaker :
Mr Felix Tan , Managing Director, The Finlab
Mr Peter Ong , Managing Partner, Rested Edge Advisory
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“The Practice and Process of Change’’
Hear from change leaders and practitioners who believe that organisations and people thrive when they can master the art and science of change.
Speaker :
Mr Peter Ong , Managing Partner, Rested Edge Advisory
Ms Koh Huey Bing , NHG, L&OD Workstream Director Organisation Development, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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“Transforming You & Your Team’s Ability to… Design & Master Change – Using the 9E Model of Change”
Participate in a Change Clinic and learn first-hand how to design a change plan.
All participants will be invited to join in the various NHG Institutional projects, to gain insights in applying the 9E Model of Change to develop a change plan.
Speaker :
Mr Jason Wong , Board Chairman, Focus on the Family Singapore
Ms Loh Shu Ching , Executive Director, Division for Central Health, Tan Tock Seng Hospital & Central Health
Dr Wong Sweet Fun , Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Deputy Chairman, Medical Board, Population Health (KTPH), Chief Transformation Officer and Clinical Director (Population Health & Community Transformation (KTPH and Yishun Health)
A/Prof Leong Yi Onn Ian , Deputy Divisional Chairman, Division of Integrative & Community Care, Clinical Director, Division for Central Health, Tan Tock Seng Hospital , Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Department Continuing and Community Care,
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Case Studies of Multiple Agency Collaborations
Hear from leaders who are driving multiple agency collaborations – what are they experimenting with? Learn from their challenges and successes.
A. ) Story of the “Yellow Ribbon Project” and “Dads for Life” Movements
The “Yellow Ribbon Project” and the “Focus on the Family” movements shifted the paradigm of community involvement in national movement. Learn what it takes to put a vision in place and set change in motion. What does it take to shift behaviors and mindsets across multiple agencies to build a common vision and commitment to collectively own the problem?
B. Activity – ‘Perspectives’
Do we understand our patient’s perspectives? Explore how the world looks like in the “eyes of the patient and caregiver”.
C. Story of Central Health and Yishun Health
The Regional HS has redefined the way we provide patient care and collaborate with our partners and stakeholders. This involves collaboration beyond the hospital walls with our RHS alliance partners – who include primary care providers, community hospitals, nursing homes, home care providers, hospices and other social service providers – to provide care for the community. Learn first-hand about challenges and solutions to managing large scale change.
D. Panel Conversation – Multiple Agency Collaborations: Role of Leaders and Leadership
Palliative Care has traditionally been associated with cancer patients. However in the past decade there has been an increasing need and focus on caring for non-cancer patients as well. In this track, we will have Palliative Care Experts share about their experience in caring for non-cancer patients in the Community.
These programmes include: Program DIGNITY – which looks at care of patients with ADVANCED DEMENTIA. Program IMPACT – caring for patients with END-STAGE ORGAN FAILURE and iCARE – meant for patients with END-STAGE LUNG DISEASES.
Speaker :
Adj Asst Prof Neo Han Yee , Consultant, Palliative Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Lee Khar Suan , Medical Officer, Palliative Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Adj Asst Prof Allyn Hum , Senior Consultant, Palliative Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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The ever increasing healthcare challenges require a rethink of the current model of care delivery. Both patients and providers can be further empowered to meet those needs, either by patient activation via shared decision making with healthcare providers or the newly minted National Collaborative Prescribing Programme respectively.
Speaker :
Prof Tai E Shyong , Senior Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, National University Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Yew Tong Wei , Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, National University Hospital
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Speaker :
Adj A/Prof Tan Ngiap Chuan , Director, Research, SingHealth Polyclinics
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Speaker :
Prof Tai E Shyong , Senior Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, National University Hospital
Ms Ng Kai Xin , Principal Pharmacist (Clinical), Pharmacy, National University Hospital (NUH)
Adj A/Prof Tan Ngiap Chuan , Director, Research, SingHealth Polyclinics
Dr Yew Tong Wei , Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, National University Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Doreen Tan Su-Yin , Assistant Director, Corporate Development and Associate Consultant Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Ms Jiang Yan , APN, Nursing, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Prof Kenneth Kwek , Chief Executive Officer, Executive Office, Singapore General Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Brenda Lim , Associate Consultant, Endocrinology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Ms Carolyn Chan , Assistant Director Nursing; Advanced Practice Nurse, Nursing Service - Yishun Polyclinic, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
Ms Debra Chan , Senior Pharmacist, Pharmacy, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Jeremy Foo Fung Yee , Family Physician – Associate Consultant, Yishun Polyclinic, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
Mr Ng Boon Tat , Principal Pharmacist (Cinical), Pharmacy, Institute of Mental Health
Dr Jimmy Lee , Senior Consultant; Chief, North Region, Institute of Mental Health
Ms Ong Soo Imm , Principal Pharmacist (Clinical) National Healthcare Group Pharmacy
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Speaker :
A/Prof Tham Kum Ying , Senior Consultant, Emergency Physician ,Tan Tock Seng Hospital; Assistant Dean Year 5 and Lead for Emergency Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University
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The Population Health Symposium 2018 aims to draw together international and local experts in population health implementation with the aim of creating a collaborative learning environment, via insightful lectures and panel discussions – in support of the development and implementation of innovative health care delivery models.
Along with a focus on extracting learning from initiatives and projects implemented in care segments of our population whom are “Living Well” and ‘Living with Frailty”, we aim to offer a spectrum of international and local implementation insights to promote population health and health equity.
Target audience that for this symposium would be clinicians, researchers, administrators and other health care professionals.
Speaker :
Dr Wong Kirk Chuan , Chief Operating Officer, Population Health, National Healthcare Group Campus Chief Operating Officer, Woodlands Health Campus
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Speaker :
Mr Ralph Broad , Director, Inclusive Neighbourhoods Ltd; Founder, Local Area Coordination Network, UK
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This segment of the symposium explores the design, development, implementation and long term outcomes of Local Area Coordination in England and Wales.
Building on 30 years of international learning, Local Area Coordination is an integrated, evidence based approach to supporting people of all ages who may be facing complex life situations (including living with disabilities, mental health needs, ageing) and their families/carers to:
Therefore, rather than waiting for crises and responding with services and money, it is about:
Supporting service reform and integration, having high quality services as a valued back up to local solutions.
Speaker :
Mr Yong Keng Kwang , Chairperson, NHG Community Nursing and Chief Nurse, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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More Information Coming Soon!
Speaker :
Dr Alvin Lum , Head of Medical Services, Institute of Mental Health; Deputy Director and Resident Physician, Mental Health-General Practitioner (MH-GP) Partnership Programme; Lecturer/Teaching Faculty, Graduate Diploma in Mental Health (GDMH), IMH and Division of Graduate Medical Studies (DGMS), National University of Singapore; Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, Yong Loo Ling School of Medicine
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There is a bidirectional relationship between mental illness and physical health. We find that patients with chronic diseases have a higher risk of mental illnesses; likewise patients with mental illnesses are more prone to have chronic medical illnesses.
This discussion looks into the significant role that Primary Care Providers play in the detection and management of these conditions in the community.
Speaker :
Dr Wong Kirk Chuan , Chief Operating Officer, Population Health, National Healthcare Group Campus Chief Operating Officer, Woodlands Health Campus
Mr Ralph Broad , Director, Inclusive Neighbourhoods Ltd; Founder, Local Area Coordination Network, UK
Mr Yong Keng Kwang , Chairperson, NHG Community Nursing and Chief Nurse, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Alvin Lum , Head of Medical Services, Institute of Mental Health; Deputy Director and Resident Physician, Mental Health-General Practitioner (MH-GP) Partnership Programme; Lecturer/Teaching Faculty, Graduate Diploma in Mental Health (GDMH), IMH and Division of Graduate Medical Studies (DGMS), National University of Singapore; Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Family Medicine, Yong Loo Ling School of Medicine
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Moderator:
Dr Wong Kirk Chuan
Chief Operating Officer, Population Health, National Healthcare Group Pte Ltd; Campus Chief Operating Officer, Woodlands Health Campus
Panelists:
Mr Ralph Broad
Director, Inclusive Neighbourhoods Ltd; Founder, Local Area Coordination Network, UK
Mr Yong Keng Kwang
Chairperson, NHG Community Nursing and Chief Nurse, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Alvin Lum
Head of Medical Services, Institute of Mental Health (IMH) and Deputy Director and Resident Physician, Mental Health-General Practitioner (MH-GP) Partnership Programme (IMH)
Speaker :
Dr Samir K. Sinha MD, DPhil, FRCPC, AGSF , Director of Geriatrics Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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With the number of older Ontarians set to double over the next twenty years, in 2012 the Ontario government set about developing a Seniors Strategy – its first attempt to establish a comprehensive plan that established sustainable best practices and policies at a provincial level that could support the overall coordination of the delivery of health, social and community care services with an intense focus on supporting older Ontarians to stay healthy and stay at home longer.
With older Ontarians already accounting for half of Ontario’s health and social care spending, it becomes clear why ensuring that older Ontarians have access to the right care, in the right place at the right time was placed at the centrepiece of the Government of Ontario’s subsequent Action Plans for Seniors. Dr. Sinha will share what he learned and what he thinks it might take to enable the delivery of a system across Ontario that will deliver the care we need now and in the future in a sustainable way that also invests in upstream initiatives that promote wellness and prevention, better recognition and support for caregivers and the provision of more sustainable and cost-effective models of care that are in line with the overall desire of citizens to receive care as close to home as possible are all essential to achieving better outcomes for an ageing population.
Speaker :
Professor Finbarr C Martin , Emeritus Consultant Geriatrician and Professor of Medical Gerontology, King's College London
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A public health approach requires general measures to shift population behaviour and exposures plus targeted intervention, which may be delivered via health and/or social care providers. He will describe health promotion messages delivered at national level, particularly on physical activity recommendations which modifies advice according to characteristics of population groups.
In England, national guidance from The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and policy frameworks have been developed to promote healthy aging, delay onset of frailty, and reduce falls. Some is aimed at the whole population of older people and some at individuals at higher risk or resident in care homes.
Detection of frailty using the deficit accumulation model using primary care diagnostic codes is now mandatory across England and linked to a requirement for falls prevention, medication reviews and advance care planning for those considered to be living with severe frailty.
The evidence for such approaches is limited and there are concerns about acceptability, feasibility and cost-effectiveness. There is gender and socioeconomic differences in risks of frailty and addressing these may require a much broader approach than healthcare.
He will review the current state of these initiatives and thoughts for the future.
Speaker :
Dr Christopher Lien , Senior Consultant Geriatrician, Director of Community Geriatrics, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital
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The programme is a collaborative effort to facilitate advance care planning, develop care pathways for early symptom recognition and management and to reduce crisis episodes that result in hospital admissions. We share our learning journey with our partners and some of our preliminary results.
Speaker :
Dr Laurence Tan , Consultant, Palliative Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine Deputy Director, Gericare@North, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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It is imperative to know that nursing homes and acute hospitals share a common aim: To provide good quality care for patients. While having this common vision, we must not forget that forging a trusting relationship between hospitals and nursing home are more important to ensuring that key performance indexes are met.
Gericare@North is about building trusting relationships with nursing homes. We endeavor to walk the journey of care with the homes in order to help them achieve their goals of patient centric care.
This talk focuses on the elements of building a successful relationship with nursing home partners.
Speaker :
Dr Yeo Ying Ying, Cindy , Family Physician, Associate Consultant, Department of Continuing and Community Care, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Project CARE from Department of Continuing and Community Care TTSH started working with nursing homes in central region since 2009, with initial focus on upskilling advance care planning and palliative care in nursing homes. Results and challenges of this program will be shared. Nursing homes and their residents require more than end of life support and hence quality improvement programs and various other new initiatives will be shared too.
This track focuses on preventive medicine at the population level. The first session will focus on national efforts to improve health behaviours in the community – looking at risk factor assessment, the science of programme implementation, and how we may sustain healthy practices. The second session looks at how we can preserve health and physical functioning in the elderly. A common thread that runs through both sessions is the recognition that successful preventive medicine requires a multidisciplinary approach that taps on the expertise and experience of a wide variety of professionals.
This session looks at national efforts to assess preventable health risk factors at the population level, and programmes aimed at changing risk behaviours.
Speaker :
Dr Marc Ho , Deputy Director (Non Communicable Diseases & Public Health Intelligence), Epidemiology and Disease Control, Ministry of Health
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Speaker :
Ms Karen Cheong , Deputy Director, Research & Development Policy, Research & Surveillance Group, Health Promotion Board
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Speaker :
Dr Joanne Yoong , Senior Economist and Director, Center for Economic and Social Research, East; USC Behavioral Economics Studio, University of Southern California
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The rapid ageing of Singapore is well-recognised. In this session, we focus on preventive health for seniors, looking at efforts to improve social support, shape the urban environment, and protect the physical health of our seniors.
Speaker :
Dr Wong Loong Mun , Principal Consultant, Agency for Integrated Care, Chief, Care Transition Division, Agency for Integrated Care
Ms Tan Yun Ru , Assistant Programme Head, Community Networks for Seniors, Agency for Integrated Care
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Speaker :
Dr Belinda Yuen , Research Director, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities, Singapore University of Technology and Design
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Speaker :
Dr Hanley Ho , Consultant, Clinical Epidemiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Primary Care Forum 2018 is an annual conference for Primary Care Healthcare professionals held in conjunction with the Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress.
Our theme for this year is “Primary Care: Integration & Innovation for the Future.” In this forum we aim to focus on Innovations and Improvements that will transform primary care to achieve greater heights.
The shift of moving healthcare beyond hospital to community has ignited both private and public primary healthcare professionals to collaborate ever closer together in research and patient care. Care delivery redesign underpinned with new Smart technology aims to disrupt the current modus operandi of how healthcare will be delivered in the future primary care setting. Technology and artificial intelligence have also empowered patients to be more proactive in taking charge of their own health and enable institutions to achieve seamless health delivery outcomes across the different transitions of care.
There is an increasing challenge to primary care practitioners and healthcare system as our rapidly ageing population with rising prevalence of multiple morbidity require of us to creatively think out of box for value-based solutions that is cost effective and grounded in scientific evidence.
As we continue to manage more complex patients in the community setting, primary care clinicians are faced with increasingly difficult scenarios that are beyond the medical realm. In our GP symposium, we will have GP leaders share on how they are able to engage with providers from other sectors to manage patients effectively in the primary care setting.
We hope to see you at Primary Care Forum 2018.
Dr Darren Seah
Chairperson, Organising & Scientific Committee, Primary Care Forum 2018;
Family Physician, Consultant;
Director, Family Medicine Development, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics
Speaker :
Prof Martin Marshall , Professor of Healthcare Improvement, University College London; Vice-Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners
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Speaker :
Prof James Dunbar , Honorary Professor, Deakin Rural Health, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, Deakin University; Research Advisor, Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Victoria University
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0940 – 1020: PLENARY 2: THE POPULATION HEALTH APPROACH TO MANAGING DIABETES
1020 – 1025: Q&A
Speaker :
Mr Yip Hon Weng , Group Chief, Silver Generation Office, Agency for Integrated Care
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Speaker :
Dr Goh Wei Leong , Chairman and Co-Founder, Medical Committee, Healthserve
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Speaker :
Dr William Wan Kok Tang , General Secretary, Singapore Kindness Movement
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Speaker :
Prof Martin Marshall , Professor of Healthcare Improvement, University College London; Vice-Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners
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Speaker :
Mr Fernando Erazo , Head of Healthcare Informatics and Population Health Management, Philips Electronics Singapore Pte Ltd
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Speaker :
Dr Zubin J Daruwalla , Healthcare Lead, PwC South East Asia Consulting
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Speaker :
Dr Tan Min Han , Medical Director, Lucence Diagnostics Pte Ltd
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Speaker :
Mr Tan Lye Teck , Executive Vice President, Airport Management, Changi Airport Group
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Speaker :
Dr Young Barnaby Edward , Consultant, Infectious Diseases; National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
A/Prof Tavintharan Subramaniam , Director and Senior Conslutant, Diabetes Centre, Admiralty Medical Centre
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Speaker :
A/Prof Leong Yi Onn Ian , Deputy Divisional Chairman, Division of Integrative & Community Care, Clinical Director, Division for Central Health, Tan Tock Seng Hospital , Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Department Continuing and Community Care,
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Speaker :
Dr Foo Fong Yee , Senior Consultant, Ophthalmology; National Healthcare Group Eye Institute, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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This year’s Sexual Health Symposium is split into two sessions. The first session is on behavioural sciences, focusing on the sexual behaviour of and effective interventions for at risk groups including adolescents, female sex workers and the LGBTQ community. The second session provides an update on research in STI and HIV, developments and clinical experience in selected sexually transmitted infections, as well as exploring the impact of drug abuse on STI.
Speaker :
Ms Suhana Solhan , Assistant Director, Communicable Disease Education, Health Promotion Board
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Speaker :
Ms Junice Ng , Researcher, National University of Singapore/ IQVIA Asia-Pacific
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Speaker :
Mr Leow Yangfa , Executive Director, Oogachaga
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Speaker :
Dr Raymond Lim , Lecturer, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
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Speaker :
Ms Carol Thow , Psychotherapist, Department of STI Control (DSC), National Skin Centre
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Speaker :
Mr Rayner Kay Ji Tan , PhD Candidate, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
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Speaker :
Dr Coni Liu Wen Chun , Consultant Dermatologist, Dermatology, National Skin Centre
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Speaker :
Dr Martin Chio Tze Wei , Senior Consultant, National Skin Centre
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Opening Ceremony Schedule *subject to changes*
Speaker :
Prof Martin Marshall , Professor of Healthcare Improvement, University College London; Vice-Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners
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Modern medicine has had a remarkable impact on people’s health over the decades but there are growing concerns that doctors adopt too narrow a focus on illness, that they too often ignore the social determinants of health and well-being, and that investing in medical technologies may not be the most effective use of limited financial resources. In this presentation, Martin Marshall, a family doctor in London, UK, and Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL, will describe how doctors around the world are starting to engage in practices which are not considered to be part of the traditional medical model – social prescribing, person-centred care, shared decision making, community involvement and health systems improvement. He will describe how these practices are resulting in a re-thinking of the medical model of disease in a way that is likely to benefit the diverse populations that we serve, and the implications for health professionals in the future.
Working at scale in general practice
In many countries general practitioners work from small premises based in local communities, with limited support from administrative staff and other health professionals. This contrasts with hospitals where specialist doctors tend to work closely with other colleagues, supported by multidisciplinary teams and by a substantive organisational infrastructure. General practice is slowly changing, with more doctors working together, alongside other health professionals and in large purpose-built premises. This trend is associated with many advantages, but also carries some risks, in particular in relation to the provision of person-centred care. In the UK, for a range of policy and practical reasons, there has been a dramatic increase in ‘at-scale’ working in recent years, utilising a range of different models. In this presentation Martin Marshall, a family doctor in London, UK, and Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL, will describe the evolution of general practice in the UK, how the benefits of at-scale working are being realised and the risks minimised, and will outline what other countries could learn from the UK’s experiences.
Is improvement a science?
A commitment to continuously improving what doctors, nurses and other health professionals do is considered to be a core element of what it means to be a professional. But experience from around the world suggests that improving professional practice and patient outcomes is far from a straight-forward task. In recent years we have seen a growing interest in systematic approaches to improving quality and safety, based on high quality data, rigorous methods of analysis and interpretation, and a strong focus on implementation and on the spread and sustainability of good practice. These approaches to improvement are increasing termed ‘improvement science’. In this presentation Martin Marshall, a family doctor in London, UK, and Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL, will describe the development of the science of improvement, how it complements the traditional biomedical and clinical sciences and how different models of improvement science can be used to address different improvement challenges.
The 1st session would highlight the new update in Surgery in KTPH. There will be discussion on the recent shift in paradigm to metabolic surgery and its effectiveness in diabetes remission. In addition, In an era of rising health-care costs and meeting patient expectations, we outline the role and benefits of running a ONE-STOP thyroid clinic.
For the 2nd session, it will be divided into 2 broad topics on The Pelvic Floor Service in TTSH (Urology & Colorectal Surgery in TTSH and Managing Hepatocellular cancer in today’s context. The first topic will highlight the prevalence of incontinence and functional voiding dysfunction of both bladder and bowel in Singapore, and the integrated clinical service we provide at TTSH. Multidisciplinary approach to patient care, from assessment to new services and treatments available for urinary and fecal incontinence.
Speakers include :
The 2nd topic will outline on current epidemiology of HCC in Singapore and update on the latest management options that patient with early and advanced HCC patients are offered at TTSH. Session will include multidisciplinary case discussion with hepatobiliary surgeon and interventional radiologist.
The 1st session would highlight the new update in Surgery in KTPH. There will be discussion on the recent shift in paradigm to metabolic surgery and its effectiveness in diabetes remission. In addition, In an era of rising health-care costs and meeting patient expectations, we outline the role and benefits of running a ONE-STOP thyroid clinic.
Speaker :
A/Prof Reyaz M Singaporewalla , Senior Consultant, Department of Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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In an era of rising health-care costs and meeting patient expectations, we outline the role and benefits of running a ONE-STOP thyroid clinic for performing the 4 -step evaluation of goitres in a single day.
This not only provides a hassle-free patient experience by avoiding multiple different specialist visits but also leads to faster work-up, reduces costs and improves productivity.
Speaker :
Dr Tan Chun Hai , Senior Consultant, Department of Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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• Bariatric & Metabolic surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity as well as resolving its related co-morbidities such as Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia.
• There is increasing long term evidence of such benefits after surgery with improvements not just in metabolic syndrome, but also psychological and psychosocial aspects.
• Setting up the ICOD clinic in Khoo Teck Puat hospital, we integrate care of obesity and diabetes, providing a one stop hassle free solution for patients with obesity and it’s related co-morbidities.
Speaker :
Adj A/Prof Surendra Mantoo , Senior Consultant, Department of Surgery, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
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• Establish: surgical floor wards for surgical inpatients to improve outcomes
• Engage: patients and healthcare professionals to facilitate their early discharge
• Empower: patients to eat together at a common dining place in the surgical wards
A) The Pelvic Floor Service in TTSH (Urology and Colorectal Surgery TTSH)
This session will highlight the prevalence of incontinence and functional voiding dysfunction of both bladder and bowel in Singapore, and the integrated clinical service we provide at TTSH. Multidisciplinary approach to patient care, from assessment to new services and treatments available for urinary and fecal incontinence.
Speakers include :
– Urologist
– Colorectal surgeon
– Continence nurse
– Physiotherapist
B) Managing Hepatocellular Cancer in Today’s Context
Outline on current epidemiology of HCC in Singapore and update on the latest management options that patient with early and advanced HCC patients are offered at TTSH. Session will include multidisciplinary case discussion with hepatobiliary surgeon and interventional radiologist.
Speaker :
Ms Ivy Ho Wei Fang , Senior Physiotherapist, Pain Management Clinic, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Loong Tse Han , Consultant, General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Adj Asst Prof Sharon Yeo , Senior Consultant, Department of Urology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Karen Chng Puay Ying , Nurse Clinician, Nursing Service, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Low Jee Keem , Senior Consultant, Hepatopancreatobiliary Service, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
A/Prof Pua Uei , Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Low Jee Keem , Senior Consultant, Hepatopancreatobiliary Service, Department of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
A/Prof Pua Uei , Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Ms Lim Yee Juan , Group Chief Financial Officer, National Healthcare Group
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Speaker :
Mr Chan Beng Seng , Group Director of Financial Resource Management, Healthcare Finance (Subvention) and Sector Development and Commissioning, Ministry of Health
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Speaker :
A/Prof Leong Yi Onn Ian , Deputy Divisional Chairman, Division of Integrative & Community Care, Clinical Director, Division for Central Health, Tan Tock Seng Hospital , Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Department Continuing and Community Care,
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Speaker :
Dr Samir K. Sinha MD, DPhil, FRCPC, AGSF , Director of Geriatrics Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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Older Adults represent 16.9% of its current population but 40% of hospital admissions and 60% of hospital days across Canada every year. While they represent its greatest users of health care, it is clear that while the users have changed, Canada’s health system hasn’t. In dealing with a hospital system that was designed 50 years ago when the average Canadian was 27 years of age, it is clear it needed to be adapted to meet the needs of the older patients with increasingly complex needs that now rely on it the most.
In his talk, Dr. Sinha will discuss how he came to understand how an ageing population presented both a challenge and an opportunity to rethink how we organize and deliver elder care. Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital responded with the development of its Acute Care for Elders (ACE) strategy, led by Dr. Samir Sinha which has demonstrated significant improvements in overall quality of care outcomes by better managing and integrating the care of frail older adults across the continuum. It has reduced lengths of stay by 28 percent, lowered readmission rates by 14 percent and other adverse outcomes and inappropriate resource utilization through the successful implementation of evidence-informed care processes, including integrating & coordinating care for the elderly to community care settings that has saved millions and allowed Mount Sinai to close dozens of beds. Understanding the ACE Strategy Principles and lessons learned on how to apply them in a real world setting will reveal what it took to better deliver better patient and system outcomes.
Speaker :
Ms Lim Yee Juan , Group Chief Financial Officer, National Healthcare Group
Mr Chan Beng Seng , Group Director of Financial Resource Management, Healthcare Finance (Subvention) and Sector Development and Commissioning, Ministry of Health
Dr Samir K. Sinha MD, DPhil, FRCPC, AGSF , Director of Geriatrics Sinai Health System and the University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
A/Prof Leong Yi Onn Ian , Deputy Divisional Chairman, Division of Integrative & Community Care, Clinical Director, Division for Central Health, Tan Tock Seng Hospital , Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Department Continuing and Community Care,
Prof Pang Weng Sun , Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (Population Health), National Healthcare Group, Vice Dean, Clinical Affairs, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Executive Director of the Geriatric Education and Research Institute (GERI), Senior Consultant, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Yishun Community Hospital, National Healthcare Group
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Moderator:
Prof Pang Weng Sun
Panelists:
1. Ms Lim Yee Juan
2. Mr Chan Beng Seng
3. A/Prof Ian Leong Yi Onn
4. Dr Samir K. Sinha
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Speaker :
A/Prof Tan Thai Lian , Assistant Chairman, Medical Board, Special Projects Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Professor Finbarr C Martin , Emeritus Consultant Geriatrician and Professor of Medical Gerontology, King's College London
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Many older people present for acute care with falls, reduced mobility or confusion. There is usually an associated acute event such as a new infection, medication change or distressing event on a background of reduced physiological reserves and/or social support. Identifying and treating a new illness is important but not sufficient. The vulnerable (frail) patient is more prone to deconditioning, complications and poor functional recovery.
Most geriatric syndromes share risk factors so a comprehensive approach in the community or in the hospital should address not only the presenting event but also consider other potential problems. A comprehensive geriatric assessment is required to understand the range of issues and create an individual treatment plan. The plan should look further from the hospital stay to include post acute care and rehabilitation in the community.
As frailty becomes more prevalent in our ageing populations, it must also become “everybody’s business.” We need therefore to create interdisciplinary models of care with specialist geriatricians, nurse practitioners and therapists working with internists, surgeons, anaesthetists and oncologists, etc. The most established model is orthogeriatrics, especially for patients with hip fracture, but evidence for this approach is growing in acute medicine, surgery and cancer care.
He will describe several initiatives in the England NHS and also review the research literature to guide how new service models might look.
Speaker :
Dr Wong Kirk Chuan , Chief Operating Officer, Population Health, National Healthcare Group Campus Chief Operating Officer, Woodlands Health Campus
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Speaker :
Mr Ralph Broad , Director, Inclusive Neighbourhoods Ltd; Founder, Local Area Coordination Network, UK
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This plenary session explores the design, development, implementation and long term outcomes of Local Area Coordination in England and Wales. Taking a look also into creating the conditions for positive outcomes and sustainable change.
Building on 30 years of international learning, Local Area Coordination is an integrated, evidence based approach to supporting people of all ages who may be facing complex life situations (including living with disabilities, mental health needs, ageing) and their families/carers to:
Therefore, rather than waiting for crises and responding with services and money, it is about:
Initially developed in Western Australia in 1988, it is now growing across England and Wales (in large cities, regional cities and towns, rural areas, island communities – alongside people from a wide range of backgrounds) as part of health and social care reform, personalisation and community capacity building. It is also expanding across the whole of Australia, as part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) reforms of disability and mental health services and funding.
Local Area Coordinators are based in local communities and develop a more personal relationship with the wide range of people of all ages facing complex life situations and their families. As they combine a range of traditionally separate roles and work with a full-age range of people in their local communities, they are in an ideal position to build strength, capacity and sustainable local solutions to issues, rather than just intervene in crisis situations.
Local Area Coordination has a strong evidence base after many UK and international evaluations showing that, where there is strong design (fully implementing core design, values, principles and learning) and strong, connected community and service leadership, there are a range of consistent, positive outcomes for individuals, families, communities and the wider system.
To find out more about Local Area Coordination (http://inclusiveneighbourhoods.co.uk)
Speaker :
Dr Wong Sweet Fun , Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Deputy Chairman, Medical Board, Population Health (KTPH), Chief Transformation Officer and Clinical Director (Population Health & Community Transformation (KTPH and Yishun Health)
A/Prof Tan Thai Lian , Assistant Chairman, Medical Board, Special Projects Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Professor Finbarr C Martin , Emeritus Consultant Geriatrician and Professor of Medical Gerontology, King's College London
Mr Ralph Broad , Director, Inclusive Neighbourhoods Ltd; Founder, Local Area Coordination Network, UK
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Moderator:
Dr Wong Sweet Fun
Panelists:
1. Dr Tan Thai Lian
2. Prof Finbarr Martin
3. Mr Ralph Broad
Speaker :
Dr Shawn Vasoo , Consultant, Department of Infectious Disease, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
Dr Goh Wei Leong , Chairman and Co-Founder, Medical Committee, Healthserve
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The trajectory of healthcare policy is charting a much-needed return to community, but what exactly does that mean for healthcare, and what are the implications of that move for the community? This session will challenge traditional notions of health and healthcare while compelling us to review our perspectives on community, the self and others. It will also examine the real pros and cons of shifting our caregiving frameworks “from hospital to community”, from “quality to value”, and “from healthcare to health”.
Speaker :
Adj Asst Prof Tan Cher Heng , Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
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Speaker :
A/Prof Federico Girosi , Chief Scientist, Director, Research of the Digital Health CRC; Associate Professor, University of Western Sydney, Australia
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Microsimulation is a type of computer modelling that aims to simulate the behaviour of a large number of synthetic individuals which are representative of a population of interest. Each individual is characterized by a number of unique attributes, such as demographics/socioeconomic status or disease and healthcare utilization profiles. In a microsimulation individuals exhibit behaviours, allowing them to change some of their attributes, such as health status, in response to external stimuli and random shocks. By appropriately choosing individual behaviours and external stimuli it is then possible to model how interventions and policies affects individual’s health trajectories.
In this talk, A/Prof Girosi will cover basic concepts behind microsimulation modelling and how it can be applied in health policy making. He will present different types of microsimulation models and discuss the conditions under which they are appropriate in the health domain. Microsimulation models are complex, and therefore he will also discuss the alternatives available and the trade-offs involved when trying to decide between when a microsimulation and a simpler type of modelling. HeI will also discuss the data requirements, the methodological challenges involved during modelling practice and the potential benefits of microsimulation. The presentation is not technical and based on easy-to-understand examples, making it suitable for a wide audience.
Speaker :
Adj Asst Prof Tan Cher Heng , Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Shawn Vasoo , Consultant, Department of Infectious Disease, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Dr Goh Wei Leong , Chairman and Co-Founder, Medical Committee, Healthserve
A/Prof Federico Girosi , Chief Scientist, Director, Research of the Digital Health CRC; Associate Professor, University of Western Sydney, Australia
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Moderator:
Adj Asst Prof Tan Cher Heng
Panelists:
1. Dr Shawn Vasoo
2. Dr Goh Wei Leong
3. A/Prof Federico Girosi