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1 Day 1 Tuesday 21 June :30 9:45 9:45 10:00 10:00 10:15 10:15 10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 12:00 11:00 11:20 11:20 11:40 11:40 12:00 Registration Introductory remarks Prof. William R Schowalter, Senior Advisor, Office of the President, and NIHA International Advisory Board Member, National University of Singapore NIHA Overview & Presentation Guidelines Prof. Seetharam Kallidaikurichi, Director, Global Asia Institute Introductions of reviewers Comparative Health Systemss in Asia Presentation 1 Medicines Coverage in Health Insurance Systems in Asia: Current Policy Experiences and Strategies for the Future Investigator and Presenter: Asst/Prof. Anita Katharina Wagner, Harvard Medical School, USA Presentation 2 Impact Assessment of E Health and Policy Synthesiss for Improved Health Care Investigator: Prof. William A Haseltine, ACCESS Health International, USA Presenter: Assoc/Prof. Lakshminarayanan Samavedham, National University Presentation 3 Study on the Impact of Public Private Relationships and Interactions or PPPs on Health System Objectives Investigators and Presenter: Asst/Prof. Eliza L Y Wong, The Chinese University of Hong Co Investigator: Prof. EK Yeoh, The Chinesee University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

2 12:00 12:20 12:20 14:00 14:00 15:20 14:00 14:20 14:20 14:40 14:40 15:00 15:00 15:20 15:20 16:00 Presentation 4 The Comparative HIV Molecular Epidemiology in Singapore and Hong Kong Two Countries, Two Systems Investigator: Assoc/Prof. Evelyn Koay, National University Hospital, Singapore Presenter: Assoc/ /Prof. Sophia Archuleta, National University Hospital, Singapore Lunch The Environment and Infectious Diseasee Presentation 5 The Role of Village Malaria Workers in Malaria Elimination Investigator and Presenter: Dr. Lisa White, Mahidol Oxford Unit, Thailand Presentation 6 Environmental Issues and the Impacts on Health Caused by Emerging Urbanization in Kathmandu Investigator: Prof. Kazuaki Miyamoto, Tokyo City University, Japan Presenter: Dr. Hom Bahadur Rijal, Tokyo City University, Japan Presentation 7 Reducing TB Incidence through Incentivized Case finding Networks: Modelling and Evaluation of a TB Detection Program in Bihar, India Scott Kennedy, Masdar Institute of Sciencee and Technology, UAE Modelling and Simulation: Presentationn 8 Demographic Epidemiological Model of Singapore ( DEMOS) Investigator and Presenter: Asst/Prof. Alex R Cook, National

3 16:00 17:00 16:00 16:20 16:20 16:40 16:40 17:00 18:30 20:30 Behaviour Modification to Prevent Non Communicable Disease Presentation 9 The Asia Fit Study: Cross cultural Comparison on Physical Fitness, Activity and Obesity of Youth among Major Cities in SE Asia Investigator and Presenter: Prof. Stanley Sai Chuen Hui, The Chinese University of Hong Presentation 10 Building Biopsychosocial Caries Risk Assessment/Prediction Models for Young Children Stephen Hsu Chin Ying, National University Presentation 11 Promoting Active Transport for the Elderly: A comparative study of Three Asian Cities Investigator and Presenter: Prof. Becky P Y Loo, University of Hong Dinner Gallery Hotel, 1 Nanson Road, Robertson Quay Day 2 Wednesday 22 June :30 10:30 9:30 9:50 Epidemiology and Public Health Policy Presentation 12 Estimating and Understanding Social and Biological Factors Contributing to the Burden of Disease Due to Breast Cancer in SE Asia Investigator and Presenter: Asst/Prof. Mikael Hartman, National

4 9:50 10:10 10:10 10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 12:00 11:00 11:20 11:20 11:40 11:40 12:00 12:00 13:30 Presentation 13 Comparative Healthcare and Social Policies for Ageing Populations in Asia Phua Kai Hong, National Presentation 14 A Comparison of Trends of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prevalence in Singapore, Mauritius, and China Investigator and Presenter: Asst/Prof. Lim Wei Yen, National University The Environment and Infectious Diseasee 2 Presentation 15 Participatory Design and Citizen Science Strategies for Public Health Initiatives: Human and Environmental Controls of Liver Fluke Infection in Mainland SE Asia Alan D Ziegler, National Presentation 16 An Assessment of the Role of Environmental Contamination in the Animal to Human Transmission of H1N11 in Live Birds in Cambodia: Implication for New Policies for Surveillance, Prevention and Control of H5N1 Investigator: Dr. Isabelle Lepage Nefkens, National University of Singapore, Singapore Presenter: Dr. Philippe Cavailler, Regional Emerging Disease Intervention Centre, Singapore Presentation 17 Development of a Spatial Eco Health Framework to Identify Indicators Associated with Emerging Infectious Disease Risk Investigator: Prof. Duane J Gubler, Duke NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore Presenter: Dr. Brett Richard Ellis, Duke NUS Graduate Medical School Lunch

5 13:30 14:50 13:30 13:50 13:50 14:10 14:10 14:30 14:30 14:50 14:50 15:30 15:30 15:45 15:45 16:30 16:30 Chronic Disease Management Presentation 18 Developing simulation based parametrisation methods for models of sexually transmitted infection: making policy recommendations evidence based Investigator and Presenter: Asst/Prof. Alex R Cook, National Presentation 19 A Randomized Incentive Based Weight Loss Trial in Singapore Eric A Finkelstein, Duke NUS General Hospital, Singapore Graduate Medical School, Singapore Co Investigator: Dr. Daniel Wai Chun Hang, Singapore Presentation 20 Delivery Arrangements in Health Care for Prevention and Management of Chronic Non Communicable Disease: Preference Based Approach Investigator and Presenter: Asst/Prof. Young Kyung Do, Duke NUS Graduate Medical School, Singapore Co Investigator: Dr. Hoang Van Minh, Hanoi Medical University Modelling and Simulation: Presentationn 21 Building Foundational Capabilities in Modelling and Simulation for Healthcare Policy Investigator and Presenter: Prof. Chia Keee Seng, National University Overview Reviewer Closing remarks Prof. Seetharam Kallidaikurichi, Director, Global Asia Institute End

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