Dr Yap Kai Zhen is a lead faculty member involved in designing, teaching and coordinating modules related to clinical reasoning and patient care skills in the integrated BPharm curriculum at the Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore. Her work on the use of serious games in pharmacy skills education was awarded the Mrs Tan Shook Fong–Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS) Innovation & Scientific Research Award, and Gold and Silver awards at the prestigious Reimagine Education International Awards 2017 by the Wharton School and QS Rankings organization (1,041 international entries judged by 168 judges). She was also awarded the Provost’s Young Educator Award 2020 for teaching and learning of clinical reasoning.

As a pharmacist, Dr Yap’s interest is in helping older patients make the best use of their medicines at home. Her research surrounds areas of medication use appropriateness, community-based pharmaceutical care services, medication adherence, and health literacy. She also served as ex-officio of the PSS Public Education Chapter and National Medication Information Workgroup (April 2020 – March 2023). She is the faculty-in-charge of CHAMP, a voluntary pharmacist student-led service-learning programme that provides befriending and medication reconciliation outreach to older adults under the care of social workers.

Dr Yap Kai Zhen's Session:

• Immersive Tech Symposium

  Date: 22 Sep 2023, Friday | Time: 1025 - 1155 | Venue: Whitespace, Level 2