Programme - Day 1

Registration 
The Ngee Ann Kongsi (NAK) Auditorium, Academia

Welcome Address
Dr Ong Eng Koon
(Co-organising Chairperson, Singapore Medical Humanities Conference 2025)

Opening Address By Guest-Of-Honour

Plenary Session 1: The Value Of Anecdotes And Medically Anecdotal Information In Healthcare
Prof Brian Hurwitz
(Professor, King’s College London)

Poverty And Health
Dr Prassanna Raman
(Impact Evaluation Lead, AWWA Ltd)

Ms Karen Kwa
(Senior Principal Medical Social Worker, TTSH)

Art And Music Therapy In Singapore - Education And Practice
Prof Emylia Safian
(Lecturer, Lasalle College of the Arts)

Prof Eta Lauw
(Lecturer, Lasalle College of the Arts)

Ms Phylaine Toh
(Arts and Narratives-based Faculty Educator, SDMHI)

Ms Stephanie Chan
(Senior Music Therapist, SGH)

Patients As Partners: Reimaging Healthcare Relationship
Dr Anantham Devanand
(Senior Consultant, SGH)

Dr Shizuko Takahashi
(Research Fellow, CBmE, YLLSoM, NUS)

Assoc Prof Brian Earp
(Associate Professor, YLLSoM, NUS)

Symposium Session 1 - The Role Of Critical Humanities (Creative Arts) In Medical / Health Sciences Education
Assoc Prof Harry Wu
(Associate Professor, National Cheng Kung University)

Dr Michael Thaddeus Tan
(Dean, Research & Knowledge Exchange, NAFA-UAS)

Mr Samson Wong
(Assistant Lecturer, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong)

Ground Up Humanities Initiatives In SingHealth: From Ideas To Impact
Dr Gillian Hendriks
(Associate Consultant, KKH)

Dr Joanne Ngeow
(Senior Consultant, NCCS)

Dr Michael Thaddeus Tan
(Dean, Research & Knowledge Exchange, NAFA-UAS)

Mindful Practice In Medicine

Dr Tanya Tierney
(Assistant Dean, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU)

Dr Pauline Luk
(Lecturer, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong)

Bioethics Through Different Media

Prof Angus Dawson
(Professor, CBmE, YLLSoM, NUS)

Dr Shizuko Takahashi
(Research Fellow, CBmE, YLLSoM, NUS)

Dr Wee Teck Young

First Person Narratives, Mental Health, And The Work Of Story With Tapestry Project SG

Ms Nicole Kay
(Executive Director, The Tapestry Project Limited)

Mr Daniel Kong
(PhD Candidate, School of Humanities English, NTU)