Programme - Day 1

Registration 
The Ngee Ann Kongsi (NAK) Auditorium, Academia
Guests are to be seated by 8:15am

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

[MME Approved]
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)

[MME Approved]

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)

Dr Crystal Lim
(Master Medical Social Worker, SGH)

Fr. David Garcia OP
(Catholic Priest)

[Max: 20 pax]
[May include Loud Music]

Mama Melodies

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

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

[MME Approved]

Who Tells The Story: Narrative Authority In Healthcare Systems

Prof Guo Liping
(Professor of English and Dean, School of Health Humanities, Peking University)

Dr Leong Yi Onn Ian
(Senior Consultant, TTSH)

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

Collective Meaning Making Through Shared Stories

Ms Ng Min Yu
(Medical Social Worker, NHCS)

Mr Daniel Ho
(Senior Clinical Psychologist, IMH)

Plenary Session 2 - Come Together? Interdisciplinary Bioethics
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 Poon
(Associate Professor, Nursing, SIT)

Ms Norasyikin Bte Hassan
(Senior Nurse Manager, CGH)

[Max: 50pax]

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)

[MME Approved]

Making Meaning In The Midst Of Illness - Arts, Humanities And The Lived Experience In Singapore

Ms Patricia Chua
(Master Medical Social Worker, SGH)

Ms Madhumitha Ayyappan
(Student, Duke-NUS Medical School)

Dr Melanie Kwan
(Senior Music Therapist, KKH)

Mr Shalom Lim
(Patient Advocate,
SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network (SPAN)
Studio Manager, Rebirth Ensemble LLP)

[Max: 25 pax]

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

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