Programme - Day 1

Registration 
The Ngee Ann Kongsi (NAK) Auditorium, Academia

Opening Address By Guest-Of-Honour
Mdm Halimah Yacob
(Chancellor of the Singapore University of Social Sciences)

Plenary Session 1 - Dealing With Surprising Facts: How The Humanities Can Help Devise The Logic Of Diagnosis In The Clinic,
And How Medicine Can Discover Truth In Experience For The Humanities

Prof Ronald Schleifer 
(George Lynn Cross Research Professor of English, The University of Oklahoma)
Prof Jerry B. Vannatta 
(Clinical Professor of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma)

The Right To Die? Ethics, Suffering And Human Dignity At The End Of Life

Prof Richard Huxtable
(Professor Medical Ethics and Law,
Centre for Ethics in Medicine,
The University of Bristol)

Prof Lalit Krishna
(Senior Consultant, NCCS)

Asst Prof Crystal Lim
(Master Medical Social Worker, SGH)

Mr David Garcia
(Catholic Priest)

Pavilion Of 4 Seasons

Ms Angela Liong
(Artistic Director, The Arts Fission Company Ltd)

Mrs Aisha Lozano
(Assistant Rehearsal Director, The Arts Fission Company Ltd)

Mr Marveen Lozano
(Assistant Choreographer, The Arts Fission Company Ltd)

Ms Andine Elaina
(Dancer, The Arts Fission Company Ltd)

Mr Ignatius Sim
(Dancer, The Arts Fission Company Ltd)

Mrs Choo Leh Leh
(Dancer, The Arts Fission Company Ltd)

Who Tells The Story: 
Narrative Authority In Singapore’s Healthcare System

Dr Leong Yi Onn Ian
(Senior Consultant, TTSH)

Asst Prof Michelle Chiang 
(Assistant Professor, English and Medical Humanities, NTU)

The Compassionate Gaze: Art, Observation And Human Connection In Medicine

Dr Ria Sinha
(Lecturer, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit,
The University of Hong Kong)

Plenary Session 2
Prof Richard Huxtable
(Professor Medical Ethics and Law, Centre for Ethics in Medicine, The University of Bristol)

Advancing Nursing Voices In Ethics To Ensure Care Remains Humane, Meaningful And Values -Driven

Assoc Prof Michael Dunn
(Director, CBmE, YLLSoM, NUS)

Assoc Prof Edward Boon
(Associate Professor, Nursing, SIT)

Assoc Prof Serena Koh
(Associate Professor, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, NUS)

Mama Melodies

Ms Wu Zhining
(General Manager, Shaw Heritage Arts & Wellbeing Studios)

Ms Chen Yingxuan
(Head of Programming & Strategy, Shaw Heritage Arts & Wellbeing Studios)

Ms Tham Peiwen
(Freelance Artist)

Ms Sofie Buligis
(Freelance Artist)

Collective Meaning Making Through Shared Stories

Ms Ng Min Yu
(Medical Social Worker, NHCS)

Mr Daniel Ho
(Senior Clinical Psychologist, IMH)