Addressing Patients Values and Worldviews in Clinical Decision Making

Addressing Patients’ Values and Worldviews in Clinical Decision Making

Date: 27 October, Friday | Time: 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Venue: LT4, Gaia, Nanyang Technological University

Speakers: Dr Peh Lai Huat, Dr David Teo, Ms April Aung

Moderator: Dr Ong Eng Koon

Pre-reading Materials: The Role of Spirituality in Healthcare (Puchalski) Talking to Patients about Spirituality and Worldview

Programme Description

With cutting edge advances in biomedical sciences, modern medicine places a heavy emphasis on the biological and technical aspects of care. With a predominant focus on clinical metrics and targets, clinicians may inadvertently neglect to address patients' experiences of illness and associated needs.

Through a series of talks, videos, and interactive case-based discussions, this workshop will help clinicians better facilitate shared decision-making through understanding patients' intrinsic worldviews and/or spirituality. Clinicians will feel empowered to compassionately and empathically respond to the needs, values and preferences of their patients.

Speaker Bios

Dr Peh Lai Huat	Dr Peh obtained his medical degree and Masters in Medicine (Psychiatry) from the National University of Singapore, is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore) and is currently working in the area of general psychiatry. He is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Psychological Medicine at Changi General Hospital (CGH). Dr Peh is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and Senior Clinical Lecturer with NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is also part of the clinical faculty for the National Psychiatry Residency Programme as well as for the SingHealth Family Medicine Residency Programme.
Dr David Teo	Dr Teo is a Consultant Psychiatrist with the Department of Psychological Medicine at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He currently heads CGH's Health Wellness Programe and Medicine Humanities team. He also serves as an EXCO member of Medicine ACP Office of Medical Humanities. Dr Teo's clinical interests are in youth mental health, psychosomatic medicine, and combining psychotherapy and medications in treating mental health conditions. He also has a special interest in integrating the medical, spiritual and transcultural aspects of care. Dr Teo is passionate about health professions education. He is Clinical Assistant Professor with Duke-NUS Medical School; Clinical Senior Lecturer with Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS; Clinical Faculty with the NHG National Psychiatry Residency Programme; and Physician Faculty for the SingHealth Family Medicine Residency Programme. As a proponent of whole person care, Dr Teo collaborates with like-minded colleagues to develop interprofessional training programmes such as 'Psychiatry in the Movies' and Balint Groups which draw on film and narratives respectively to help clinicians to promote reflective practice and better understand patients' values and spiritual concerns in clinical care. He hopes these initiatives will help clinicians connect with the humanistic aspects of medicine, improve patient care, and enhance professional satisfaction to combat burnout.
Ms April Thant Aung	Ms April Thant Aung is a PhD Candidate at the Medical Humanities Research Cluster, Department of English at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Her research interests are in the intersection of medicine, theatre, literature and medical education. She is a recipient of the NTU Research Scholarship, and she was previously awarded the title of NTU President Research Scholar with distinction. April was part of the Division of Supportive and Palliative Care in National Cancer Centre, Singapore (NCCS) and she has previously conducted workshops for doctors, nurses and medical students. She has published in the Journal of Medical Humanities and she has a forthcoming book chapter with Routledge.

Dr Peh Lai Huat

Dr Peh obtained his medical degree and Masters in Medicine (Psychiatry) from the National University of Singapore, is a fellow of the Academy of Medicine (Singapore) and is currently working in the area of general psychiatry. He is a Senior Consultant with the Department of Psychological Medicine at Changi General Hospital (CGH). Dr Peh is a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School and Senior Clinical Lecturer with NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine. He is also part of the clinical faculty for the National Psychiatry Residency Programme as well as for the SingHealth Family Medicine Residency Programme.

Dr David Teo

Dr Teo is a Consultant Psychiatrist with the Department of Psychological Medicine at Changi General Hospital (CGH). He currently heads CGH's Health Wellness Programe and Medicine Humanities team. He also serves as an EXCO member of Medicine ACP Office of Medical Humanities.

Dr Teo's clinical interests are in youth mental health, psychosomatic medicine, and combining psychotherapy and medications in treating mental health conditions. He also has a special interest in integrating the medical, spiritual and transcultural aspects of care.

Dr Teo is passionate about health professions education. He is Clinical Assistant Professor with Duke-NUS Medical School; Clinical Senior Lecturer with Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS; Clinical Faculty with the NHG National Psychiatry Residency Programme; and Physician Faculty for the SingHealth Family Medicine Residency Programme.

As a proponent of whole person care, Dr Teo collaborates with like-minded colleagues to develop interprofessional training programmes such as 'Psychiatry in the Movies' and Balint Groups which draw on film and narratives respectively to help clinicians to promote reflective practice and better understand patients' values and spiritual concerns in clinical care. He hopes these initiatives will help clinicians connect with the humanistic aspects of medicine, improve patient care, and enhance professional satisfaction to combat burnout.

Ms April Thant Aung

Ms April Thant Aung is a PhD Candidate at the Medical Humanities Research Cluster, Department of English at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Her research interests are in the intersection of medicine, theatre, literature and medical education. She is a recipient of the NTU Research Scholarship, and she was previously awarded the title of NTU President Research Scholar with distinction. April was part of the Division of Supportive and Palliative Care in National Cancer Centre, Singapore (NCCS) and she has previously conducted workshops for doctors, nurses and medical students. She has published in the Journal of Medical Humanities and she has a forthcoming book chapter with Routledge.

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