Our Speakers

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Keynote Speaker


Prof Lesley H. Curtis
Professor and Chair, Population Health Sciences, Duke University, USA
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Plenary Speakers


Prof Alison Kitson	Prof Charles Swanton	Assoc Prof Dan Yock Young	Prof Yun-Hee Jeon
Vice President and Executive Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia	Principal Investigator, Cancer Evolution and Genome Instability Laboratory, Francis Crick Institute & UCL Cancer Institute, UK	Deputy Director General Health, Health Services Group, Ministry of Health, Singapore	Susan and Isaac Wakil Professor of Healthy Ageing, Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
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Mr Li Hongyi	Prof Lisa Christopher-Stine	Prof Marco Aurelio de Anselmo Peres	Prof Paul J Foster
Director, Open Government Products, GovTech Singapore	Professor of Medicine and Neurology, Director, Johns Hopkins Myositis Precision Medicine Center of Excellence, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA	Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Research & Education), National Dental Centre Singapore	Professor, Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Glaucoma Studies, University College London, Institute of Ophthalmology, UK
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Dr Sebastian Maurer-Stroh
Executive Director, Senior Principal Investigator, Bioinformatics Institute, Singapore
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Ageing and Population Health Symposium Speakers


Assoc Prof Angelique Chan	Prof Lesley H. Curtis	Assoc Prof Liew Tau Ming	Assoc Prof Low Lian Leng
Executive Director, Centre for Ageing Research and Education, Duke-NUS Medical School	Professor and Chair, Population Health Sciences, Duke University, USA	Senior Consultant, Department of Psychiatry, Singapore General Hospital	Medical Director, Outram Community Hospital, Singapore
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Allied Health Symposium Speakers


Ms Chan Yong Qing	Ms Chong Hui Hsien	Assoc Prof Eric Chua Chern-Pin	Ms Joey Pang Mei Ling
Senior Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitative Services, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Principal Dietician, Dietetics Department, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Associate Professor, Health and Social Sciences, Singapore Institute of Technology	Principal Speech Therapist, Rehabilitative Services, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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Ms Junisha Jumala	Asst Prof See Qin Yong
Senior Principal Physiotherapist, Rehabilitative Services, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Assistant Professor & Consultant, Care and Health Integration, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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Cardiology Symposium Speakers


Assoc Prof Chin Woon Loong Calvin	Assoc Prof Jens Marc Titze	Dr Teo Ee Der Ada	Dr Troy Puar Hai Kiat
Senior Consultant, Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore	Associate Professor, CVMD, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Senior Resident, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine National University Health Systems, Singapore	Senior Consultant, Endocrinology, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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Cardiovascular Symposium Speakers


Prof Ong Eng Hock, Marcus	Dr Sameera Jayan Senanayake	Assoc Prof Sanjeewa Kularatna	Assoc Prof Yeo Khung Keong
Senior Consultant & Clinician Scientist, Dept of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital	Principal Research Scientist, Health Services & Systems Research (HSSR), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Associate Professor, Health Services & Systems Research (HSSR), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Chief Executive Officer, Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore
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Assoc Prof Zhong Liang
Associate Professor, National Heart Research Institute Singapore, National Heart Centre Singapore
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Community Nursing Symposium Speakers


Prof Alison Kitson	Ms Carolyn Chan Mei Fong	Ms Juweita Binte Arba'in	Ms Kee Mong Nee Michelle
Vice President and Executive Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia	Deputy Director, Nursing (APN), Nursing Division Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore	Nurse Clinician, Department of Population Health & Integrated Care Office - Integrated Continuing Care Services (PHICO-ICCS), Singapore General Hospital	Nurse Clinician, Department of Community Nursing, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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Ms Stella Chua Yi Tian
Assistant Nurse Clinician, PHICO Community Nursing, Singapore General Hospital
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Early Childhood Development Symposium Speakers


Dr Anna Fogel	Dr Chiong Yee Keow	Adj Assoc Prof Chong Shang Chee	Asst Prof Keri McCrickerd
Research Scientist, Human Development, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, A*STAR	Consultant, Department of Paediatrics, National University Hospital, Singapore	Head & Senior Consultant Paediatrician, Child Development Unit (CDU), Khoo Teck Puat-National University Children’s Medical Institute, National University Hospital, Singapore	Principal Investigator, Human Development, Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences
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Assoc Prof Shefaly Shorey
Associate Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
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Education Symposium Speakers


Asst Prof Foo Yang Yann	Prof Ivy Oandasan	Assoc Prof Kevin Tan
Assistant Professor, Technology Enhanced Learning and Innovation, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Full Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Toronto, USA	Lead, Centre for InterProfessional Healthcare Education (CIPHE), Vice-Chair (Education), Neuroscience ACP, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
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Emergency Medicine Symposium Speakers


Asst Prof Jean Lee Mui Hua	Dr Noorul Fatha As’art	Assoc Prof Steven Lim Hoon Chin	Dr Tay Wei Ling
Senior Consultant, Transitional Care and Community Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore	Chief Medical Officer, Operations Division, Singapore Prison Service	Senior Consultant, Accident & Emergency Department, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Consultant, Emergency Department, Unit for Prehospital Emergency Care, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
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Healthcare Innovations for Older Persons Symposium Speakers


Dr Chan Qiu Hua Catherine	Ms Clio Cheng Yuen Man	Ms Kaji Pratiti Gautam	Ms Jaya Raman Uma Maheswari
Consultant, Post-Acute and Continuing Care, SingHealth Community Hospitals, Singapore	PhD Candidate, Department of Social Work & Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong	Rehabilitation Manager, Department of Rehabilitation, Lions Home for the Elders, Singapore	Assistant Manager, Active Ageing Centres, Orange Valley Nursing Homes Pte Ltd, Singapore
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Ms Low Zheng Yi	Dr Tan Cheng Kian, Kelvin
Senior Occupational Therapist, Rehabilitation Services, SingHealth Community Hospitals, Singapore	Head of Programme, Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences
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Healthcare Redesign Symposium Speakers


Mr Lai Yi Feng	Mr Lim Cher Wee	Assoc Prof Low Lian Leng	Dr Tan Woei Jen Michelle
Assistant Director, Integrated General Hospital, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation, Singapore	Chief Operating Officer, MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation, Singapore	Medical Director, Outram Community Hospital, Singapore	Head and Senior Consultant, Family Medicine and Continuing Care, Singapore General Hospital
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Dr Teo Ken Wah
Senior Resident, Preventive Medicine, National University Health System, Singapore
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Hematopoietic Aging Symposium Speakers


Asst Prof Nicholas Francis Grigoropoulos	Asst Prof Siddhartha Jaiswal
Senior Consultant, Haematology, Singapore General Hospital	Assistant Professor, Pathology, Stanford University, USA
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Immersive Tech Symposium Speakers


Dr Bina Rai	Mr Kenneth Leung	Dr Yap Kai Zhen	Dr Yap Yi-Lwern Kevin
Senior Lecturer, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore	Data Scientist, Boston Consulting Group, Singapore	Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore	Pharmacy Practice Manager, Serious Games Lead, Department of Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital
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Innovation Grant Development - Lectures (Part 1) Speakers


Ms Loke Wei Ling Fiona	Prof Roger Vaughan	Assoc Prof Sng Ban Leong
Assistant Director, Medical Technology Office, SingHealth, Singapore	Director, Centre for Quantitative Medicine (CQM) and Centre for Clinician Scientist Development (CCSD), Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Head & Senior Consultant, Women's Anaesthesia, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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Innovation Grant Development - Lectures (Part 2) Speakers


Assoc Prof Chionh Chang Yin	Assoc Prof Henry Ho	Prof Ho Chaw Sing	Dr Pauline Erica Tay
Assistant Chairman Medical Board (Medical Disciplines) & Chief, Department of Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Division Chairman & Senior Consultant, Division of Surgery & Surgical Oncology, Singapore General Hospital	Chief Executive Officer, National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC), Singapore	Director, National Health Innovation Centre Singapore (NHIC)
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Ms Tan Wan Har Lydia
Director, Office of Innovation, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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Innovation Journey Speakers


Prof Alison Kitson	Assoc Prof Ang Shin Yuh	Assoc Prof Henry Ho	Dr Jasper W.K. Tong
Vice President and Executive Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Australia	Director of Nursing, SingHealth, Singapore	Division Chairman & Senior Consultant, Division of Surgery & Surgical Oncology, Singapore General Hospital	Director of Allied Health, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
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Assoc Prof Yeo Khung Keong
Chief Executive Officer, Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore
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Mental Wellbeing Lifeskills Symposium Speakers


Dr Kinjal Doshi	Asst Prof Mara McAdams	Assoc Prof Phua Ghee Chee	Asst Prof Sarada Bulchand
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Psychology, National University of Singapore	Assistant Professor, Quality Assurance and Accreditation, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Group Director, Staff Wellness, Executive Office, SingHealth, Singapore	Lead, Career Development Program, Office of Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Microbiome Symposium Speakers


Asst Prof Guan Xue Li	Asst Prof Kazuyuki Kasahara	Asst Prof Neil K. Surana	Assoc Prof Niranjan Nagarajan
Nanyang Assistant Professor, Respiratory and Infectious Disease, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	Assistant Professor of Metabolic, Nutrition and Microbiome Medicine, Department of Nutrition, Metabolism & Health, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nayang Technological University, Singapore	Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Immunology, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Duke University School of Medicine, USA	Associate Director and Senior Group Leader, Metagenomic Technologies and Microbial Systems, Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR
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Nursing Symposium Speakers


Ms Janice Chia Hui Chen	Prof Jeon Yun-Hee	Adj Assoc Prof Png Gek Kheng	Asst Prof Vivien Wu Xi
Founder & Managing Director, Ageing Asia, Singapore	Susan and Isaac Wakil Professor of Healthy Ageing, Sydney Nursing School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Australia	Chief Nurse, Advanced Practice Nurse, Dept of Nursing, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Assistant Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
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Oncology Symposium Speakers


Professor Alexandre Chan	Dr Chu Shao Min	Dr Ong Zheng Xuan	Asst Prof Poon Yi Ling Eileen
Professor, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California Irvine	Medical Officer / Junior Resident, Internal Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Medical Officer, Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore	Consultant, Medical Oncology – Lymphoma and Sarcoma, National Cancer Centre Singapore
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Ms Ranitha Govindasamy
Senior Medical Social Worker, Psychosocial Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore
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Ophthalmology Symposium Speakers


Asst Prof Marcus Tan Chun Jin	Prof Paul J Foster	Asst Prof Tham Yih Chung	Asst Prof Raymond Najjar
Consultant, Dept of Ophthalmology, National University Health System, Singapore	Professor, Ophthalmic Epidemiology and Glaucoma Studies, University College London, Institute of Ophthalmology, UK	Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore	Assistant Professor (Tenure Track, Ophthalmology, National University of Singapore
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Asst Prof Ryan Man Eyn Kidd
Clinician-Scientist, Population Health Research Unit, Singapore Eye Research Institute
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Ophthalmology and Neurology Symposium Speakers


Asst Prof Chan Xin Hui Diana	Dr Kinjal Doshi	Assoc Prof Liu Yu-Chi	Assoc Prof Umapathi Thirugnanam
Head of Department and Senior Consultant, Department of Pain Medicine, Singapore General Hospital	Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Psychology, National University of Singapore	Clinician Scientist, Cornea and External Eye Diseases, Singapore National Eye Centre	Senior Consultant Neurolgist, Neuro-ophthalmology and Neurology, Singapore National Eye Centre and National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
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Patient Safety and Quality Symposium Speakers


Asst Prof Alvin Chang Shang Ming	Dr Diana Tan Yuen Lan	Ms Pang Nguk Lan	Prof Tan Hak Koon
Clinical Director, Quality, Safety and Risk Management (QSRM), KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	Assistant Chairman Medical Board (Clinical Quality), Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Group Director, Quality Safety and Risk Management, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore	Chairman, Division of O&G, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
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Prof Tan Kok Hian
Group Director and Senior Associate Dean, SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute for Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ), SingHealth, Singapore
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Population Health Symposium Speakers


Mr Muhammad Ashiq Bin Rahim	Dr Ch’ng Wan Xing Michelle	Ms Seira Ong Li Zhen	Dr Yusrina Binte Yusoff
Wellbeing Coordinator, Clinical Services, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore	Family Physician, Medical, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore	Wellbeing Coordinator, Clinical Services, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore	Associate Consultant, Medical, Family Medicine, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore
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Primary Care Symposium Speakers


Prof Ng Chirk Jenn	Dr Ng Lok Pui	Dr Nguyen Thi Bich Van	Dr Swetha Saravana Kumar
Senior Consultant, Research, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore	Director, Regional Clinical Services (East), SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore	House Officer, Ministry of Health, Singapore	Research Associate, Research, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore
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Respiratory Population Health Symposium Speakers


Clin Asst Prof Anthony Yii Chau Ang	Asst Prof Koh Meng Kwang Jansen	Assoc Prof Mariko Siyue Koh	Clin Asst Prof Loh Chee Hong Sean
Consultant, Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Chief and Senior Consultant, Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Senior Consultant, Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital	Consultant, Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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Translational Research in Gastrointestinal Neoplasia Symposium Speakers


Prof Pierce Chow Kah-Hoe	Assoc Prof Tan Bee Huat Iain	Assoc Prof Wong Hei Sunny	Prof Yeoh Khay Guan
Senior Consultant Surgeon, Department of Hepato-pancreato-biliary and Transplant Surgery, National Cancer Centre Singapore and Singapore General Hospital	Senior Consultant, Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore	Associate Professor, Microbiome Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	Professor, Medicine, National University of Singapore
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Youth and Adolescent Mental Health Symposium Speakers


Dr Natasha Nur Singh Riard	Dr Samuel Lim Zhi Rui	Mr Sng Shi Qi Eric	Dr Wu Song Lian Ryan
Psychology Clinic Manager, JCU Singapore School of Social and Health Sciences, James Cook University, Singapore	Associate Consultant, Paediatric Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore	Assistant Director, ResiL!ence (Youth Mental Health), SHINE Children and Youth Services, Singapore	Associate Consultant, Department of General Paediatric Service, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
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Our Speakers

Prof Ivy Ng

SingHealth GCEO