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Keynote Speaker

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Prof Maria Athina (Tina) Martimianakis	​	​
Professor and Director of Medical Education Scholarship, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Canada Scientist and Associate Director, Collaborations & Partnerships Wilson Centre for Research in Education		​​	​​
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Plenary Speakers

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Prof Simon Collingwood Kitto	Assoc Prof Subha Ramani	​Prof Vishna Nadarajah	​
Head of Medical Humanities, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore	Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, United States	​​Provost & Chief Executive Officer, Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia
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Main Conference Symposium Speakers

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Mr Andy Sim Gim Hong	Mr Calvin Lam	​Assoc Prof Caroline Ong	​Ms Chow Mei Shi Amelia
Master Medical Social Worker Medical Social Services Singapore General Hospital	Senior Speech Therapist Rehabilitation National University Hospital, Singapore	Senior Consultant Paediatric Surgery KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	Senior Physiotherapist  Rehabilitation  National University Hospital, Singapore
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Dr Chua Jia Long	Assoc Prof Clement Yan	​Dr Crystal Lim	​Asst Prof David Teo Choon Liang
Associate Consultant Preventive Medicine National University Health System	​Senior Principal Physiotherapist Dept of Physiotherapy Sengkang General Hospital Associate Professor Health & Social Sciences Cluster Singapore Institute of Technology	Master Medical Social Worker, Medical Social Services Clinical Lead, SGH Transplant Ethics Lead Singapore General Hospital	​Senior Consultant Psychiatrist Department of Psychological Medicine Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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​Dr Deanna Lee	Assoc Prof Derrick Aw	Dr Dong Chaoyan	Dr Elizabeth Kachur
Senior Consultant General Medicine Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore	​Education Director, Senior Consultant Dermatology Sengkang General Hospital	Deputy Director Education Office Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore	Director Medical Education Medical Education Development, Global Consulting, New York, USA
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Asst Prof Foo Yang Yann	Dr Gerald Sng Gui Ren	Dr Ivan Low Jinrong	Prof Ivy Oandasan
Assistant Professor, Office of Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Associate Consultant Endocrinology Singapore General Hospital	Council member & Chairperson of Doctors-in-Training Committee Singapore Medical Association	Clinical Faculty Family & Community Medicine University of Toronto
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Mr Keegan Lin	​Assoc Prof Kevin Tan	​Asst Prof Lee Cia Sin	Assoc Prof Lee Kheng Hock
Pharmacist Pharmacy Department National Cancer Centre Singapore	Senior Consultant, Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute	​Consultant Sengkang Polyclinic SingHealth Polyclinics	DCEO (Education and Community Partnerships), Senior Consultant Office of Community Engagement and Education SingHealth Community Hospitals, Singapore
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Ms Lye Yu Li	Mr Meng Xian Kun	Assoc Prof Michael Dunn	Assoc Prof Nigel Tan Choon Kiat
Senior Occupational Therapist Rehabilitation National University Hospital, Singapore	Assistant Manager SingHealth Centre for Person-Centred Care SingHealth HQ, Singapore	Associate Professor and Co-Director of Education Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore	Group Director, Education (Undergraduate), SingHealth, Singapore Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
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Assoc Prof Ong Hwee Kuan	Dr Peter Chow	Assoc Prof Phua Ghee Chee	Ms Phylaine Toh
Senior Principal Physiotherapist Physiotherapy Singapore General Hospital	Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore	​Chief Wellness Officer (SingHealth); Deputy CEO (SGH) Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine Singapore General Hospital	Senior Art Therapist, Art Therapy & Music Therapy Unit, Singapore General Hospital
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Mr Qamaruzaman Bin Syed Gani	Assoc Prof Raymond Goy	​Ms Tai Yuen Ling Esther	Prof Thanakorn Jirasevijinda
Senior Physiotherapist Rehabilitation National University Hospital, Singapore	Senior Consultant Education Office; Women’s Anaesthesia KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	​Principal Occupational Therapist Rehabilitation National University Hospital	Professor of Pediatrics Director, Medical Student Education in Pediatrics Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York, USA
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Dr Victoria Ekstrom	Dr Voo Teck Chuan	​Dr Yap Kai Zhen	​Assoc Prof Yap Yi-Lwern Kevin
Consultant Gastroenterology & Hepatology Singapore General Hospital	Head, Office of Ethics in Healthcare Advisor, SingHealth Duke-NUS Medical Humanities Institute SingHealth, Singapore	​Lecturer, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore	​Pharmacy Practice Manager & Serious Games Lead, Division of Pharmacy Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery ACP, Duke-NUS Medical School
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​Ms Yeoh Ting Ting	​	​	​
​Pharmacist Pharmacy National Cancer Centre Singapore	​	​	​
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Main Conference Workshop Speakers

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Ms Andrea Choh Chau Lin	Assoc Prof Andrew Ong	Ms Catherine Poey Hui Xin	​Ms Celine Tan Ying Yi
Senior Nurse Manager DNA - Pat Care Services & Prof Affairs Admin Singapore General Hospital	Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital	Senior Nurse Clinician, Department of Advancing Nursing and Education, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore	Principal Radiographer (Clinical) Department of Radiography Singapore General Hospital
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​Ms Chang Sook Mei	​Prof Chay Oh Moh	​Ms Cheng Qianhui	​Asst Prof Courtney Davis
​Director, Group of Office Patient Experience, SingHealth, Singapore	​Emeritus Consultant, Education Office, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	Assistant Manager, Department of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore	​Senior Staff Physician, Adolescent Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
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​Dr Cristelle Chow	​Mr Ellil Mathiyan Lakshmanan	Dr Farida Ithnin	Asst Prof Foo Yang Yann
​Director (Paediatric Homecare Services) & Senior Consultant General Paediatrics Service, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore	​Mentor & Programme Faculty, SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network (SPAN), SingHealth, Singapore	​Senior Consultant, Women’s Anaesthesia, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	​Assistant Professor, Office of Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Asst Prof Gayathri Devi D/O Nadarajan	Assoc Prof Goh Guat Keng Yvonne	​Prof Goh Siang Hiong	Ms Grace Cheong
Consultant, Emergency Medicine ACP, Singapore General Hospital Clinical Assistant Professor, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Singapore	Senior Consultant Accident and Emergency Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Senior Consultant Accident and Emergency Changi General Hospital, Singapore	Senior Education Associate, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Asst Prof Ignasius Aditya Jappar	Dr Jason Chan Ju In	Assoc Prof Joanne Quah	Ms Kaisin Yee
Consultant, Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore	Consultant, Women's Anaesthesia, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	Senior Consultant & Deputy Director (Education), Family Medicine ACP, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore	Senior Manager, Global Health Systems SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Ms Kate Ying	​Dr Kavitha Garuna Murthee	​Assoc Prof Kevin Tan	Mr K. Prabu Naidu
Education Associate, Office of Graduate Studies, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, SingHealth, Singapore	Senior Consultant, Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute	Workgroup Co-Lead, Programme Lead and Faculty, SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network (SPAN), SingHealth, Singapore
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Dr Krithikaa d/o Nadarajan	​Asst Prof Lennie Foo	​Dr Lourdes Ducusin Galang	Dr Lucy Davies
Senior Consultant, Medicine ACP, SingHealth, Singapore	Consultant, Department of Restorative Dentistry, National Dental Centre Singapore	Senior Staff Registrar, Department of Internal Medicine, SingHealth, Singapore	Associate Consultant, Paediatric Anaesthesia KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
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Prof Maria Athina (Tina) Martimianakis	​Dr Matin Mattar	​Ms Mislia Binte Supar	Mr Mohan D Pillay
Professor and Director of Medical Education Scholarship, Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Canada Scientist and Associate Director, Collaborations & Partnerships Wilson Centre for Research in Education	Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, SingHealth, Singapore	​Educator Education Office KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital	Programme Faculty, SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network (SPAN), SingHealth, Singapore
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Asst Prof Nagavalli Somasundaram	​Ms Natasha Tai	Mr Nicholas Sim	Mr Ong Boon Kiat, Gary
Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore	Education Associate, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Workgroup Co-Lead, Programme Lead and Faculty, SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network (SPAN), SingHealth, Singapore	Assistant Director Office of Well-Being  Singapore General Hospital
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Asst Prof Ong Eng Koon	Assoc Prof Ong Hwee Kuan	​Dr Pamela Chia	Dr Rachel Lim Li Cui
Senior Consultant Division of Supportive and Palliative Care National Cancer Centre Singapore	Senior Principal Physiotherapist Physiotherapy Singapore General Hospital	Consultant, Women's Anaesthesia KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	Family Physician, Family Medicine ACP, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore
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Assoc Prof Renzo R. Guinto	Assoc Prof Sabrina Koh	Assoc Prof Sally Ho	Asst Prof Sarada Harichand Bulchand
Associate Professor of Global and Planetary Health SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Deputy Director, Nusing Nursing Education & Development, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore	Senior Consultant, Department of Education, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore	Assistant Professor, AMEI and Graduate Studies, Office of Education Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Ms Seow Yee Ting	​Dr Shalini Sri Kumaran	​Asst Prof Sheryl Gan	​Prof Tan Kok Hian
Assistant PSQ Lead, Institute for Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ), SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC, Singapore	Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, SingHealth, Singapore	Senior Consultant, Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital	Group Director & Senior Associate Dean Institute for Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ), SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC, Singapore
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Assoc Prof Taufique Joarder	Ms Teo Shao Chu	Asst Prof Tharmmambal Balakrishnan	​Assoc Prof Warren Fong
Associate Professor of Global Health Evaluation, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	PSQ Lead, Institute for Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ), SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC, Singapore	Senior Consultant, Department of Internal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital	​Senior Consultant, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Singapore General Hospital
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​Mr William Yap	Dr Wong Loong Tat	Dr Wong Wei Teen
Senior Executive, Institute for Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ), SingHealth Duke-NUS AMC, Singapore	Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology Singapore General Hospital	​Clinic Director, Outram Polyclinic Family Medicine ACP, SingHealth Polyclinics, Singapore	​
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Pre/Post-Conference Workshop Speakers

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Ms Ada Ang	Dr Deanna Lee	​Assoc Prof Jason Chang	Asst Prof Jason Lee Wen Yau
Assistant Manager, Office of Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore	Senior Consultant, General Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore	Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital	Assistant Professor, Office of Education, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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Assoc Prof Lee Haur Yueh	Assoc Prof Nigel Tan Choon Kiat	Assoc Prof Ong Ming Liang Andrew
​Head & Senior Consultant Dermatology Singapore General Hospital	​Group Director, Education (Undergraduate), SingHealth, Singapore Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore	Senior Consultant, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Singapore General Hospital	​
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