Speaker
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Keynote Speakers
Prof Ibrahim Abubakar
Vice Provost (Health) and Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, University College London
Prof Sharon Straus
Professor, Department of Medicine and Director, Health Systems Solutions, Department of Medicine, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Director, Knowledge Translation Program, Unity Health Toronto
Plenary Speakers
Prof Padma Kaul
Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Women and Children's Cardiometabolic Health
Heart & Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Co-Director, Canadian VIGOUR Centre
Prof Yeoh Eng-Kiong
Professor of Public Health, Director of the Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Track Speakers
Track 1A
Global Health
Track Chair
Assoc Prof Taufique Joarder
Associate Professor
SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute
Duke-NUS Medical School
Track 1B
Population Health Approach: Life Course
Track Chair
Clin Assoc Prof Chua Mei Chien
Deputy Chairman, Medicine Division
Senior Consultant, Neonatology
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Director, KK Human Milk Bank, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Track 1C
Social Prescribing
Track Chair
A/Prof Lee Kheng Hock
Deputy CEO, Academic Medicine & Community Partnerships, SingHealth Community Hospitals
Senior Consultant
Family Medicine Continuing Care, Singapore General Hospital
Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Social Prescribing
Track 2A
Longevity
Track Chair
Prof Wang Yibin
Professor, Signature Research Programme in Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders
Programme Director, Signature Research Programme in Cardiovascular & Metabolic Disorders
Duke-NUS Medical School
Track 2B
Population Health Priorities: Mental Health
Track Chair
Clin Assoc Prof Iris Rawtaer
Head and Senior Consultant, Psychiatry, Sengkang General Hospital
Director, Research, Sengkang General Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor, SingHealth Duke-NUS Medicine Academic Clinical Programme
Track 2C
Social Prescribing
Track Chair
A/Prof Lee Kheng Hock
Deputy CEO, Academic Medicine & Community Partnerships, SingHealth Community Hospitals
Senior Consultant
Family Medicine Continuing Care, Singapore General Hospital
Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Social Prescribing
Track 3A
Digital Health
Track Chair
Assoc Prof Iain Tan Bee Huat
Deputy Chairman & Senior Consultant, Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore
Deputy Group Chief Medical Informatics Officer (Research), SingHealth
Director, Digital & Data Office and Satellite Tissue Biobank, National Cancer Centre Singapore
Senior Clinician Scientist, Genome Institute of Singapore
Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School
Speaker
Adj Asst Prof Elaine Lo
Principal Clinical Pharmacist, Pharmacy, National University Hospital
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
Track 3B
Policy & Financing
Track Chair
Dr Zhao Dan
Assistant Director, Centre for Population Health Research and Implementation, SingHealth HQ
Speaker
Prof Yeoh Eng-Kiong
Professor of Public Health, Director of the Centre for Health Systems and Policy Research, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Track 3C
Care Model 1: Care Integration
Track Chair
Clin Assoc Prof Chan Yoke Hwee
Chairman, Medical Board, KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Deputy Group Chairman Medical Board (Population Health), SingHealth
Senior Consultant, Children’s Intensive Care Unit, KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Speaker
Prof Christopher Chan
Professor of Medicine, University of Toronto
Medical Director, University Health Network Integrated Care and Connected Programs
Provincial Medical Lead, Integrated Care, Ontario Health
Vice Chair, Academic Medical Organization, University Health Network/Sinai Health
Track 4A
Population Health Report Card
Track Chair
Assoc Prof Hairil Rizal Bin Abdullah
Clinical Director, Value Based Healthcare;
Clinical Director, Data Science, Singapore General Hospital
Senior Consultant & Clinician Scientist,
Department of Anaesthesiology, Singapore General Hospital
Director, Office of Value Based Healthcare, SingHealth
Associate Professor (Research), Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Sciences;
Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School
Track 4B
Health Economics in Prevention
Track Chair
Prof Nicholas Graves
Professor, Signature Research Programme in Health Services Research & Population Health
Deputy Director, Signature Research Programme in Health Services Research & Population Health
Duke-NUS Medical School
Speaker
Prof Allan Wailoo
Professor of Health Economics, Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research (SCHARR), The University of Sheffield
Speaker
Prof Jolene Skordis
Professor of Economics, UCL Institute for Global Health and Vice-Dean (International and Advancement), Faculty of Population Health Sciences, University College London
Track 4C
Care Model 2: Home & Community
Track Chair
Assoc Prof Yang Meijuan Grace
Senior Consultant, Division of Supportive and Palliative Care, National Cancer Centre Singapore
Deputy Head, SingHealth Duke-NUS Supportive and Palliative Care Centre
Associate Professor, Lien Centre for Palliative Care and Programme for Health Services Research and Population Health, Duke-NUS Medical School
Joint Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Speaker
Prof Andrew Lee
Professor of Public Health, School of Medicine and Population Health, The University of Sheffield
Track 5A
Population Health Landscape
Track Chair
Prof Marcus Ong Eng Hock
Professor and Director, Signature Research Programme in Health Services Research & Population Health, Duke-NUS Medical School
Distinguished Senior Clinician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Singapore General Hospital
Speaker
Prof Low Lian Leng
Chairman, Division of Population Health and Integrated Care, Singapore General Hospital
Director, Centre for Population Health Research and Implementation (CPHRI), SingHealth
Associate Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore
Speaker
Dr Mythily Subramaniam
Assistant Chairman Medical Board (Research)
Institute of Mental Health
Track 5B
Behavioral Science & Trust
Track Chair
Prof Nick Sevdalis
Academic Director, Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI)
Executive Director, Centre for Holistic Initiatives in Learning and Development (CHILD), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore
Track 5C
Research Methods: Complex Interventions
Track Chair
Asst Prof Oh Hong Choon
Deputy Director, Health Services Research, Changi General Hospital
Deputy Director, SingHealth Centre for Population Health Research and Implementation
Track 6A
Precision Health
Track Chair
Clin Asst Prof Kaavya Narasimhalu
Service Chief, Adult Genetics
SingHealth Duke-NUS, Genomic Medicine Centre
Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology
National Neuroscience Institute
Speaker
Prof Patrick Tan Boon Ooi
Dean and Provost’s Chair
Professor in Cancer and Stem Cell Biology
Duke-NUS Medical School
Executive Director
Precision Health Research Singapore (PRECISE)
Track 6B
Population Health Concepts: Determinants of Health
Track 6C
Implementation Science & Knowledge Translation
Track Chair
Asst Prof Elaine Lum
Assistant Professor, Signature Research Programme in Health Services Research & Population Health
Duke-NUS Medical School
Speaker
Prof Gillian Harvey
Matthew Flinders Professor, Health Services and Implementation Research, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University
Deputy Director (Knowledge Translation), Caring Futures Institute, Flinders University
Track 7A
Equity 1: The Metrics
Track Chair
Asst Prof Robin Blythe
Assistant Professor, Signature Research Programme in Health Services Research & Population Health
Duke-NUS Medical School
Track 7B
Vulnerable Populations 1
Track Chair
Asst Prof Shannon Ang
Assistant Professor of Sociology, School of Social Sciences
Deputy Director, Centre for the Study of Social Inequality
Nanyang Technological University
Speaker
Asst Prof Kuansong Victor, Zhuang
Assistant Professor in Disability Communication
Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
Nanyang Technological University
Speaker
Prof Padma Kaul
Professor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Alberta
Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Women and Children's Cardiometabolic Health
Heart & Stroke Foundation Chair in Cardiovascular Research
Co-Director, Canadian VIGOUR Centre
Track 7C
Person-Centred Care
Track 8A
Equity 2: Power & Place
Track Chair
Assoc Prof Eugene Shum
Director, Strategic Community Partnership, Singhealth Office of Regional Health
Senior Population & Public Health Consultant, Changi General Hospital
Adjunct Associate Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Track 8B
Vulnerable Populations 2
Track Chair
Clin Assoc Prof How Choon How
Chairman, Division of Continuity Care
Senior Consultant, Family Medicine
Changi General Hospital
Track 8C
Workforce
Track Chair
Dr Michael Wong Tack Keong
Group Director, Regional Health System, SingHealth
Family Physician and Senior Consultant, SingHealth Polyclinics