Programme - Day 2

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Day 2 Programme (18 Oct 2025, Saturday)

08:0009:00

Registration 
The Ngee Ann Kongsi (NAK) Auditorium, Academia

09:0010:00

Plenary Session 2
Prof Jeremy Sugarman
(Deputy Director of Medicine; Harvey M. Meyerhoff Professor of Bioethics and Medicine
Johns Hopkins University, Berman Institute of Bioethics)

10:0010:30Break
  The NAK Auditorium Breakout Room: L1-S1 Breakout Room: L1-S3 Breakout Room: L1-S4
10:3012:00

Cultures And Clinical Ethics: Southeast Asian Perspectives On Care And Decision-Making

Dr Norhisham Bin Main
(Senior Consultant, NTFGH)

Assoc Prof Mark Tan
(Associate Professor Monash University Malaysia)

Assoc Prof Pacifico Calderon
(Associate Professor, St. Luke’s Medical Center College Of Medicine William H. Quasha Memorial)

Dr Agnes Bhakti Partiwi
(Assistant Professor, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)

Writing By Medical Students

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

Asst Prof Michael Stanley-Baker (Assistant Professor, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU)

Dr David Mathew
(Deputy Head Clinical Practice and Patient Safety, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU)

Changing “Old” Attitudes – Visual Metaphors And Sensory Strategies For Teaching Awareness Of Ageism In Healthcare

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

Medical Student - Artist

Mr Chen Yiming
(Undergraduate, YLLSoM, NUS)

12:0013:00Lunch
13:0014:00

Symposium Session 2 - Post Humans Beyond The Slab: A Fable
Prof Ruth Richardson
(Senior Research Fellow, King’s College London)
Prof Brian Hurwitz
(Professor, King’s College London)

  The NAK Auditorium Breakout Room: L1-S1 Breakout Room: L1-S3 Breakout Room: L1-S4
14:0015:30

Performing Arts Medicine in Primary Care – Supporting Performers’ Health and Wellbeing

Dr June Tan Sheree
(Consultant Family Physician, Tucker Medical)

Mr Frank Joseph DeMeglio
(Lecturer, Lasalle College of the Arts)

Mr Leslie Tan
(Artist Faculty
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore)

Singapore Writers Roundtable On Health And Sickness

Ms Danielle Lim
(Author & Lecturer)

Dr Tricia Tan
(Medical Officer, MOH Holdings)

Mr David Wong
(Poet, Editor, Teacher)

Bioethics Festival
Chaired by
Prof Phaik Yeong Cheah
(Professor of Global Health, University of Oxford)

Prof Angus Dawson
(Professor, National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Centre for Bioethics)

Assoc Prof Mark Tan
(Monash University Malaysia, Malaysia Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences)

Dr Crystal Kuek Chee Ying
(Faculty of Law, Universiti Malaya)

Dr Serene Ong Toh Hui Jin
 
(National University of Singapore, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Centre for Bioethics)


Walking Into History Of Medicine In Hong Kong – A Virtual Tour

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

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

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


Can Education Be Entertaining … Yes!

Dr Renee Lim
(Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney)

The Sound of SCH Special Writer's Feature

Ms Danielle Lim
(Author & Lecturer)

Ms Cassandra Yeap
(Projects and Editorial Lead, Ethos Books Singapore)

*Note: This session will end at 17:00

Poetry Pharmacy As A Tool For Wellness

Ms Shyamala Narayanaswamy
(Pharmacy Practice Manager, SGH)

Dr Siti Nur Hanim Binte Buang
(Consultant, KKH)

Ms Constance Chan
(Master Medical Social Worker, CGH)

Mr Sudev Suthendran
(Senior Clinical Psychologist, CGH)

Ms Melissa Tee Kye-Hsin
(Clinical Pastoral Care Counsellor, Mt Alvernia Hospital)

Asst Prof Tewani Komal
(Head & Senior Consultant, KKH)

Assoc Prof Wong Kok Seng
(Senior Consultant, SGH)

Dr Wu Mi Yin
(Educator)

Clin Asst Prof Jamie Zhou
(Senior Consultant, Assisi Hospice & Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, NCCS)

Narrative Medicine: The Art Of Facilitation

Dr Nicola Ngiam
(Senior Consultant, NUH)

Dr Mok Yee Hui
(Senior Consultant, KKH)

Dr Ann Toh
(Adjunct Lecturer, NUS)

Dr Neeta Satku
(Senior Adjunct Lecturer, NUS)

-End of Day 2 Programme-

Featured exhibit: VESSELS
A closer look at local healthcare narratives

Experience an interactive, reflective exhibit curated using principles of narrative medicine. Each featured artefact is a story: layered, personal, and created by healthcare professionals in Singapore.

Facilitated walkthroughs available.