Synergising Clinical Trials, Health Services Research, and Value-Driven Care: A Holistic Approach to Healthcare Improvement

Surgical Symposium 2
Synergising Clinical Trials, Health Services Research, and Value-Driven Care: A Holistic Approach to Healthcare Improvement

Date: 19 Sep 2025, Friday | Time: 1310 - 1450 | Track Type: Symposium | Venue: L2-S2, Level 2, Academia

The session will cover a range of topics including the design of pragmatic clinical trials that incorporate health services and value-based outcomes and strategies for translating research findings into value-driven care practices. Speakers will also address the challenges of conducting integrated research in diverse healthcare settings and the importance of considering health equity in all aspects of healthcare improvement. Participants will understand the complexities of implementing research findings in real-world healthcare settings and learn about innovative approaches to measuring and improving healthcare value across different populations and health systems. The symposium will also explore how big data, real-world evidence, and patient-reported outcomes can be leveraged to complement traditional clinical trials and health services research in informing value-driven care decisions.

TOPIC 1:
AI for Optimizing Perioperative Patient Flow
Speaker: Asst Prof Bruce Rogers

TOPIC 2:
Appropriate and Value Based Healthcare in the Perioperative and Surgical care – What Does This Mean?
Speaker: Assoc Prof Hairil Rizal Bin Abdullah

TOPIC 2:
PErioperativeAI CHatbot(PEACH)
Speaker: Assoc Prof Ke Yuhe

TOPIC 3:
Improving Outcomes in Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery – What Have We Learnt?
Speaker: Asst Prof Kenneth Wong Pak Leung

TOPIC 4:
Focal Therapy for Prostate Cancer: Bringing a Novel Treatment Paradigm from Concept to Impact
Speaker: Assoc Prof Tay Kae Jack

TOPIC 5:
Value Driven Care in Surgery for Breast Cancer Patients
Speaker: Assoc Prof Lim Geok Hoon

TOPIC 6:
My Experience in Health Services Research – A Blunt Dissection
Speaker: Asst Prof Kiong Liqin Kimberley

Oral Presentation:
Efficacy and Safety Comparison Between Robotic-Assisted Pyelolithotomy and Mini-PCNL for Renal Stones > 2cm
Speaker: Dr Chang Ruei-je

Effectiveness of a Surgical Lay Health Coach Intervention on Serious Illness Conversations in Advanced Cancer Patients Undergoing Major Elective Surgery
Speaker: Dr Natalie Soh Hann