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)

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 Brian Hurwitz
(Professor, King’s College London)

Prof Ruth Richardson
(Senior Research Fellow, 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 – Supporting Performers’ Health And Well-being 

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

Mr Frank de Meglio
(Lecturer, Lasalle College of the Arts)

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


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)

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.