Publications

Selected Academic Publications by IPSQ

References:

1. Tan KH, Pang NL, Siau C, Foo Z, Fong KY. Building an organizational culture of patient safety. Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management. 2019:24(6);253–261
https://doi.org/10.1177/2516043519878979

2. Seow YT, Teo SC, Foo Z, Yap W, Tan KH. Interactive videoconferencing in the redesign of a health-care quality improvement workshop for the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare Sep 29, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1177/2010105820961795   

3. Tan KH, Lim BL, Foo Z, Tang JY, Sim M, Lee PT, Fong KY. Prevalence of Burnout among Healthcare Professionals in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2022;51:409-16
https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021338   

4. Chen Z, Foo ZST, Tang JY, Sim MWC, Lim BL, Fong KY, Tan KH. Sleep quality and burnout: A Singapore study. Sleep Medicine. 2023;102(2):205-212
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2022.12.026   

5. Chong JJ, Tan YZ, Chew LST, Tan KH, Wang A. Burnout and resilience among pharmacy technicians: A Singapore study. J Am Pharm Assoc. 2022 Jan-Feb;62(1):86-94.e4.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2021.09.013  

6. Tan YZ, Chong JJ, Chew LST, Tan KH, Wang A. Burnout and resilience among pharmacists: A Singapore study. J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2022;5:75–84.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jac5.1551   

7. IPSQ Healthcare Improvement Toolkits - Quality Improvement, Design Thinking, Resilience and Engagement Toolkit with Patients & Families for Healthcare Improvement Projects. Second Edition, 01 May 2021. SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute for Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ), 2021. 
(read here)

8. Tan KH. Improving Patient Safety at the Point of Care: Actions for Health Care Facilities and Services. Launching the Global Patient Safety Action Plan 2021-2030. 4-5 Aug (PM) 2021, Geneva, Switzerland.
https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/patient-safety/gpsap-meeting-2021/kok-hian-tan_singhealth-singapore_4_august_launch-event.pdf

9. Tan KH. Singapore Perspectives on the Implementation of Global Patient Safety Action Plan - Enhancing Organizational Learning & Culture for Patient Safety. Policy Maker's Forum: Patient Safety Implementation Virtual event 23-24 Feb 2022, 13:00-17:00 (CET), Geneva, Switzerland.
https://cdn.who.int/media/docs/default-source/patient-safety/policy-makers-forum-2022/presentations/who-policy-makers--forum_prof-tan-kh_singapore_23-24-feb-2022.pdf  

10. Asia-Pacific Patient Advocacy Consensus for Patient Safety. Global Patient Safety Action Plan (GPSAP) on Patient and Family Engagement Co-Creation Consensus Workshop Report. 3rd Asia-Pacific Patients Congress. 17 November 2021. Jointly organized by the SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute for Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ), International Alliance of Patients' Organizations (IAPO), Philippine Alliance of Patient Organization (PAPO) and Patient Academy for Innovation & Research (PAIR).
(read here)

11. SPAN Plain English Glossary Workgroup. Plain English Glossary. A Communications Guide for Healthcare Professionals. SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network (SPAN), SingHealth Duke-NUS Institute for Patient Safety & Quality (IPSQ), SingHealth Group Nursing and Group Office of Patient Experience. Glossary version 1.6 | October 2019 
(read here)  

12. Compendium of best practices and case studies in quality of care, patient safety, infection prevention and control in lower- and middle-income countries 
https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/380849

13. Ai Ling Sim-Devadas, Ellil Mathiyan Lakshmanan, Zann Foo, Sook Mei Chang. Building a Patient Advocacy Network in an Asian Healthcare System to Enhance Patient Experience and Patient Safety
Journal of Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 2022; 1(2): 141-154 https://doi.org/10.59439/V01N02A06

14. Liow J, Chew KS, Chang SM, Teo CH, Ang T, Foo Z, Tan KH. The Patient and Healthcare Team Care Pledge. Journal of Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 2023; 2(2): 113-120

15. Ahn JY, Sim MWC, Foo ZST, Tan KH. Patient Safety Leaders’ Perception of Patient Safety Practices in Eight Asia-Pacific Countries: Survey Based on the Global Patient Safety Action Plan Framework.
2025; 18 2217-2231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2022.12.026 

Resilience in Academic Medicine (RAM) Papers

Tan KH, Lim BL, Foo Z, Tang JY, Sim M, Lee PT, Fong KY.
Prevalence of burnout among healthcare professionals in Singapore.
Ann Acad Med Singap. 2022 Jul;51(7):409-416. doi: 10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2021338. PMID:35906940.

Chen Z, Foo ZST, Tang JY, Sim MWC, Lim BL, Fong KY, Tan KH.
Sleep quality and burnout: A Singapore study.
Sleep Med. 2023 Feb;102:205-212. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2022.12.026. Epub 2023 Jan 6. PMID:36706670. Christian Guilleminault Award for Sleep Research 2023

He S, Sultana R, Anantham D, Loh HP, Zhou JX, Tang JY, Sim M, Ayre TC, Fong KY, Tan KH. Empathy Levels Among Healthcare Professionals: An Asian Multi-professional Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus. 2024 Feb 7;16(2):e53750. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53750. PMID: 38465054; PMCID: PMC10921128.

Tan KH, Foo Z, Tang JY, Sim M, Lim BL, Fong KY.
Are Junior Healthcare Professionals in Singapore More Likely to Have Burnout?
Reinventing Healthcare. Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (SHBC) 2022. National Healthcare Group (NHG) 12-13 Oct 2022. Finalist Oral Presentation on 6 Oct 2022 for the Best Poster Award (Health Services Research) – GOLD Award (1st Prize) Winner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSs6xUjQiw0

Related papers

Chong JJ, Tan YZ, Chew LST, Tan KH, Wang A. Burnout and resilience among pharmacy technicians: A Singapore study.
J Am Pharm Assoc. 2022 Jan-Feb;62(1):86-94.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2021.09.013. Epub 2021 Oct 2.
PMID: 34688567.

Tan YZ, Chong JJ, Chew LST, Tan KH, Wang A. Burnout and resilience among pharmacists: A
Singapore study.
J Am Coll Clin Pharm. 2022;5:75–84. doi:10.1002/jac5.155