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Programme - Day 2

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Day 2 Programme (23 Oct 2026, Friday)

08:0009:00

Registration 
The Ngee Ann Kongsi (NAK) Auditorium, Academia

09:0010:00

Plenary Session 3 - The Principles And Practice Of Narrative Medicine: Cross Cultural Perspectives
Prof Guo Liping
(Professor of English and Dean, School of Health Humanities, Peking University)

10:0010:30Break
  The NAK Auditorium Breakout Room: L1-S1 Breakout Room: L1-S3 Breakout Room: L1-S4
10:3012:00Shared Decisions, Shared Meanings,
Shared Burdens

Assoc Prof Thomas Lew
(Emeritus Consultant, TTSH)
Asst Prof Neo Han Yee
(Senior Consultant, TTSH)
Assoc Prof Aaron Ang
(Senior Consultant, TTSH)
Dr Esther Ho
(Senior Consultant, TTSH)

Breakout Session


Localising The Health Humanities: Educational Innovation For And With Singapore

Assoc Prof Michael Dunn
(Director, CBmE, YLLSoM, NUS)
Assoc Prof Nicola Ngiam
(Senior Consultant, Paediatrics, NUH)
Ms Alecia Neo
(Artist)

Abstracts/Healing Arts
12:0013:00Lunch
13:0014:00

Plenary Session 4 - Semantics, Semiotics, And Medicine: Unpacking “Semantic Depth” In The Practical Reasoning Of Healthcare
Prof Ronald Schleifer 
(George Lynn Cross Research Professor of English, The University of Oklahoma)
The Everyday Heroism Of Medicine As A Professional Career
Prof Jerry B. Vannatta 
(Clinical Professor of Medicine, The University of Oklahoma)

  The NAK Auditorium Breakout Room: L1-S1 Breakout Room: L1-S3 Breakout Room: L1-S4
14:0015:30Narratives in Medicine 3:
“From Bedside to Public Square” Illness Narratives,Advocacy,
And Public Meaning In Singapore
Health Professions Education 3:
The Experience Of Arts And Healthcare Trainees – Aspirations And Hopes For The Future

ASEAN Bioethics Festival

Abstracts/Healing Arts

15:30 16:00Break
  The NAK AuditoriumBreakout Room: L1-S1 Breakout Room: L1-S3 Breakout Room: L1-S4
16:00 17:30

Poetic Medicine - Take Some Capsules And Call Me In The Morning
Dr David Mathew (KTPH)
Ms Shyamala Narayanaswamy

Breakout Session

Bioethics 3:                                               
How to Future-Proof Patient Autonomy               
Dr Voo Teck Chuan
Dr Peter Chow

Breakout Session

-End of Day 2 Programme-