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1 DAY 1: THURSDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2018 TIME GRAND BALLROOM 1 9:00 am 9:05 am Commencement of the Opening Ceremony of the 13th PHOM Conference 9:05 am 9:10 am Welcome Remarks Adjunct Assistant Professor Gan Wee Hoe Chairman, 13th PHOM Conference Organising Committee Vice President, College of Public Health and Occupational Physicians (CPHOP) Academy of Medicine Singapore 9:10 am 9:25 am Opening Address by Guest of Honour Mr Edwin Tong Senior Minister of State Ministry of Health and Ministry of Law 9:25 am 9:35 am Presentation of CPHOP Lifetime Achievement Award 9:35 am 9:40 am Presentation of the CPHOP Past President Medal 9:40 am 10:15 am Keynote Lecture Topic: Technology and the future of Healthcare Mr Ng Chee Khern Permanent Secretary Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Prime Minister s Office 10:15 am 10:45 am Morning Tea Break Poster Viewing Exhibition 10:45 am 12:15 pm Plenary Expert Panel 1 Topic: Moderator: Panellists: Harnessing the 4th Industrial Revolution for Population Health Professor Julian Thumboo Director of Research Singapore General Hospital Mr Ng Chee Khern Permanent Secretary Smart Nation and Digital Government Office, Prime Minister s Office Associate Professor Kenneth Mak Deputy Director of Medical Services (Health Services Group) Mr Chua Chee Yong Director, Planning Group Integrated Health Information Systems Mr Laurence Liew Director AI Industry Innovation, AI Singapore Dr David Matchar Professor and Director, Programme in Health Services and Systems Research, Health Services and Systems Research Duke-NUS Medical School Assistant Professor Reuben Ng Geriatric Education and Research Institute and Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy 12:15 pm 1:30 pm Lunch Poster Viewing & Exhibition College Fellow s Lunch (By Invitation) 1 PHOM 2018 Scientific Programme

2 DAY 1: THURSDAY, 4 OCTOBER :30 pm 3:00 pm Track: Communicable Diseases: Not If, But When - Preparing for the Unexpected Chair: Associate Professor Angela Chow & Dr Wei Wycliffe Preparing for and Responding to Infectious Diseases: Lessons from the Private Sector Dr Philippe Guibert Regional Medical Director, Health Consulting Asia International SOS Infectious Disease Modelling in Outbreak Prevention and Response Associate Professor Alex Richard Cook Vice Dean (Research), Domain Leader (Biostatistics & Modelling) Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore Are We Prepared for Antimicrobial Resistance? Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang Clinical Director, National Centre for Infectious Diseases Singapore Head, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Head, Infectious Diseases Programme, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore Track: Paradigm Change in Workplace Health Chair: LTC(DR) Jeremiah Chng Implementing Total WSH Workplace Challenges and Practical Strategies Dr Ng Wee Tong Medical Director, Integrated Workplace Safety and Health Singapore Aeromedical Centre Promoting Employees Health and Wellbeing In The Workplace GSK s Journey Dr Jain Ashish Head, Health and Wellbeing, Asia GlaxoSmithKline Singapore Total Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Approach to Creating a Healthy Workforce and Safe Workplace Associate Professor Chia Sin Eng Senior Consultant Workplace Safety and Health Council Track: ORAL FREE PAPERS Chair: Dr Zubadiah Said A Cohort Study on Risk Factors for Antibiotic Resistance in Urinary Tract Infections in the Singapore Primary Care Setting Dr Hanley Ho Six Month Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of an Incentive-based Physical Activity Program Targeting Both Children and Adults (FIT-FAM) Mr Eric A Finkelstein Predictors of all-cause mortality of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Singapore Dr Gary Ang Protein Intakes During Complementary Feeding Is Associated with Childhood BMI: the Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes (GUSTO) Cohort Study Ms Lim Shan Xuan The Relationship Between Ambient Air Pollution and Acute Ischemic Stroke - A Time-stratified Case Crossover Study in a City-state with Seasonal Exposure to the Southeast Asian Haze Problem Dr Andrew Ho Referral Patterns in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Singapore Dr Aidan Tan Sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with acceptance of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in a Singapore tertiary hospital from Dr Ian Wee 3:00 pm 3:30 pm Afternoon Tea Break Poster Viewing Exhibition 2 PHOM 2018 Scientific Programme

3 DAY 1: THURSDAY, 4 OCTOBER :30 pm 5:00 pm Track: Youth Health: Keeping a Healthy Body, Mind and Heart Chair: Dr Mona Toh & Dr Nokuthula Kitikiti Healthy Body: Reducing Smoking Initiation Among Youth and Smoking Cessation in Young People Ms Phua Xin Yan Manager, Substance Abuse Health Promotion Board Onset of Digital Age: How it Affects Youth Mental Health and its Role in Public Health Adjunct Associate Professor Ong Say How Senior Consultant and Chief, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Institute of Mental Health Harnessing Social and Technological Innovation to Advance Community Health Mr Julian Koo Chief Executive Officer and Founder Jaga-Me Home Care Track: Data Analytics in Occupational Health Chair: Adjunct Assistant Professor Kenneth Choy Harnessing Predictive Analytics to Improve WSH Performance Mr Jason Pang Associate Director Ernst and Young Pte. Ltd. Becoming an Analytics-driven Organisation Mr Orkan Akcan Director, EY Data & Analytics Ernst and Young Pte. Ltd. Sustainable Indicators for Total Workplace Safety & Health: Sharing of the National University of Singapore (NUS) Experience Mr Saravanan Gunaratnam Deputy Director, Office of Safety, Health and Environment National University of Singapore Track: ORAL FREE PAPERS Chair: TBA Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Disease and associated factors for Invasive Pneumococcal Disease in an acute tertiary hospital in Singapore: Dr Tyson Chan HIV Seroprevalence, Health Seeking Behaviours and Sexual Risk Behaviours in Men who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Singapore Dr Wei Wycliffe Diabetes and Smoking: A Primary-Care Prevalence Study Dr Aidan Tan Case Series: Common Symptoms of Heat Injury in the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Dr Alexander Wilhelm Gorny Measles, Mumps, Rubella (MMR) and Varicella Screening and Vaccination Programmes in Tertiary Healthcare Institutions Dr Dominic Tan Facilitators and Barriers of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Female Tertiary Students Aged in Singapore: A Qualitative Study Dr Andrea Lim Machine Learning for Pre-Operative Prediction of Mortality and Intensive Care Unit Admission Dr Calvin J Chiew 3 PHOM 2018 Scientific Programme

4 TIME GRAND BALLROOM 1 8:15 am 9:00 am Breakfast Symposium (Sponsored by Sanofi Pasteur) Title: Influenza Vaccination Myths, Challenges and Diabetes Mellitus Associate Professor Hsu Li Yang Clinical Director, National Centre for Infectious Diseases Singapore Head, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Head, Infectious Diseases Programme, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore 9:00 am 10:30 am Plenary Expert Panel 2 Topic: Moderator: Panellists: Educating Future Doctors on Sustainable Healthcare Professor Teo Yik Ying Dean Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Professor Ian Edward Curran Vice Dean (Education) Duke-NUS Medical School Associate Professor Lau Tang Ching Vice Dean (Education) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine Professor Naomi Low-Beer Vice Dean (Education) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Associate Professor Mabel Yap Director, Professional Training andassessment Standards Division 10:30 am 11:00 am Morning Tea Break Poster Viewing Exhibition 4 PHOM 2018 Scientific Programme

5 11:00 am 12:30 pm Track: Sustaining the War on Diabetes in Singapore Chair: Adjunct Assistant Professor Matthias Toh The Fight Against Diabetes A Nation-wide Effort Ms Zarina Yusof Senior Assistant Director War on Diabetes - Rallying the Community Forces Ms Christine Fock Deputy Director Health Promotion Board On the Frontlines on the War against Diabetes Dr Seah Ee-Jin, Darren Director, Family Medicine Development National Healthcare Group Polyclinics Track: Health Literacy: How Informed are Singaporeans? Chair: Dr Tan Siok Ling, Audrey Health Literacy - Initiatives in National Healthcare Group Polyclinics Dr Tan Siok Ling, Audrey Senior Consultant, Corporate Development (Health Promotion) National Healthcare Group The Role of Health Ambassadors in Improving Health Literacy Ms Cheong-Lim Lee Yee Deputy Director, Regional Health System & Community Engagement and Health Ambassador Network Management Health Promotion Board Using Health Communication to Improve Health Literacy Professor K. K. Luke Chair, School of Humanities Nanyang Technological University Track: ORAL FREE PAPERS Chair: Dr Jeff Hwang Body Mass Index changes and its impact on disease burden in Singapore Mr Chaw Wei Liang Within-category versus Across-category Lower-Calorie Labelling on Food Demand: A Crossover Trial (LoCal) Ms Felicia Ang Jia Ler Patients Awareness of and Attitudes Towards Electronic Health Information Sharing in Singapore Ms Shilpi Tripathi A Mixed Method Analysis of Health Status and Barriers and Enablers of Health of Taxi-Drivers in Singapore Mr Jonathon Khoo A Single-arm Feasibility Study of GlycoLeap, a Mobile Lifestyle Management Program for People with Type 2 Diabetes Dr David Koot Screening for Diabetes with HbA1c: Test Performance of HbA1c Compared to Fasting Plasma Glucose among Chinese, Malay and Indian community Residents in Singapore Dr Lim Wei-yen Healthcare Burden Associated with Childhood Obesity and Childhood Overweight: Findings from GUSTO Data in Singapore Dr Wang Yi 12:30 pm 1:30 pm Lunch Poster Viewing Exhibition 5 PHOM 2018 Scientific Programme

6 1:30 pm 3:00 pm Track: Engaging and Sustaining Healthy Communities Chair: Dr Tan Xin Quan Enabling Ageing in Place Through an Urgent Assistance Tele-care Service Assistant Professor Eugene Shum Chief Corporate Development Officer Changi General Hospital A Sociological Framework for the Study of Childhood Obesity Professor Paulin Tay Straughan Professor of Sociology (Practice) and Dean of Students Singapore Management University Building Self-Supported Community Ecosystems Mr Lau Wing Chew Chief Transformation Officer Woodlands Health Campus Track: Decoding the Practice of Aviation Medicine Chair: COL(DR) Benjamin Tan Aviation Medicine in Action: Understanding the Principles of Aviation Medicine in Flying Operations MAJ(DR) Dominic Tan Aviation Medical Officer, Air Force Medical Service Republic of Singapore Air Force Drones: Revolutionizing Medical Care CPT(DR) Randy Cheong Aviation Medical Officer, Air Force Medical Service Republic of Singapore Air Force Physiological Considerations in the Assessment of Fitness for Air Travel COL(NS)(DR) Robin Low Medical Director ST Healthcare Pte Ltd and Singapore Aeromedical Centre Track: Health Insurance in Singapore- The Good, the Bad, and the Upcoming Chair: Dr Jeremy Lim Health Insurance Through the Ages - A Global Overview and Implications for Asia Dr Jeremy Lim Partner Oliver Wyman Sustainable Healthcare for All - The Insurer s Perspective Dr Dawn Soo Head of Strategy, Health and Wellness Cigna International Corporation The Perfect Storm of Bad Insurance Products, No Guidelines on Fees, and Hospital Land Prices Dr Wong Chiang Yin Public Health Physician and Council Member, Academy of Medicine, Singapore Panellist: Ms Ngiam Siew Ying Deputy Secretary (Policy) 3:00 pm 3:30 pm Afternoon Tea Break Poster Viewing Exhibition 6 PHOM 2018 Scientific Programme

7 3:30 pm 5:00 pm Track: Developing and Integrating Services for Mental Wellness in Singapore: An Update Chair: LTC(DR) Clive Tan Developing and Integrating Mental Health Services for the Elderly in Singapore Dr Ng Li-Ling Senior Consultant Psychiatrist Changi General Hospital Integrating Mental Wellness with Community Services Dr Tan Weng Mooi Chief, Community Mental Health Division Agency for Integrated Care Mental Health in Preschool Children: An Ecological Perspective Dr Sylvia Choo Senior Consultant, Department of Child Development KK Women s and Children s Hospital Track: Vision Zero - A Culture of Prevention Chair: Dr Richard Tan SINGAPORE S VISION ZERO JOURNEY Mdm Azrina Binte Abdul Azim Head, Healthy Workforce Solutions Workplace Safety and Health Institute THE ZERO ACCIDENT VISION: THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE AIR FORCE (RSAF) EXPERIENCE COL(DR) Benjamin Tan Chief Air Force Medical Officer, Air Force Medical Service, Republic of Singapore Air Force Promoting a Culture of Prevention in the Industry Ideas and Challenges Ms Lucy Tan Chief Human Resource Officer, NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd Co-Speakers: Mr Chandra Mohan Verma Head of Metallics Conversion Division NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd Ms Gillian Han Medical Advisor, NatSteel Holdings Pte Ltd Track: Hepatitis E: Changing Epidemiology and Its Implications on Food Security in Singapore Chair: Associate Professor Angela Chow Detection and Characterisation of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Animal Samples Dr Huangfu Taoqi Deputy Director, Virology Section, Animal Health Laboratory Department Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore Investigation on the increased incidence of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Infections in National UNiversity Hospit Ms Hou Yan an Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases - Epidemiology Unit National University Hospital, Singapore Detection and Characterisation of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Retail Food Ms Chau Man Ling Section Leader, Food & Environmental Hygiene Research Branch, Environmental Health Institute National Environment Agency Seroprevalence, Incidence and Characterisation of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Singapore Dr Wong Chui Ching, Judith Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist, Virology, Department of Microbiology, Division of Pathology Singapore General Hospital 5:00 pm Prize Presentation for Scientific Competition Information is accurate as of date of publishing and is subject to changes. 7 PHOM 2018 Scientific Programme

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