Society of Behavioural Health Singapore Scientific Meeting 2023

28 October 2023, Saturday, 8:30am - 5:30pm

SHAW FOUNDATION ALUMNI HOUSE

Fostering a Healthier Singapore through Behavioural and Community Interventions

Pre-Conference Workshop & Forum: Building Health Coaching Competency in Singapore and Internationally

27 October 2023, FRIday, 3:00Pm - 6:00pm

This scientific conference brings together healthcare practitioners, researchers and academics, policy planners and various groups to discuss the research and evidence for various behavioural strategies to improve health. The tracks are centered around the target audience of behavioural interventions, i.e interventions at the population, community, institutional and individual levels.

PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

8:30am - 9:15am: Registration and Opening Keynote

OPening KeyNote By Prof Teo Yik Ying

PROF TEO YIK YING

Professor Yik-Ying Teo is the Dean of the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore.

Prior to his Deanship, he was the Founding Director of the School’s Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) and also served as the Director of the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research (CIDER) from 2015 to 2017.

He is presently a member on the Council of Scientists for the International Human Frontier Science Program, as well as a governing board member of the Regional Centre for Tropical Medicine and Public Health Network for Southeast Asia.

9:15am - 10:30am: Plenary 1: Population Health

Designing Healthy Buildings: The Role of Architects, Engineers and Behavioral Scientists

Prof Lam Khee Poh

Professor Lam is a licensed architect (UK), educator and researcher who specializes in computational design support systems for total building performance analysis and building diagnostics. He is a member of the Advisory Panel member of the Centre for Liveable Cities Ltd., Singapore, Advisory Board member of Delos, USA, Co-Chair of the International Well Building Institute (IWBI) WELL City Advisory, and a World Health Organization South East Asia Region Expert Panel Member on Urban Health and Healthy City Network.

He is a building performance consultant for several major award-winning projects and certified green buildings in Singapore, China and USA. He was awarded the 2013 Alexander Schwarzkopf Prize from the US National Science Foundation “for exemplary research contribution to technology innovation and positive impact on technology, industry and the society as a whole”. He also received the IBM Faculty Award in 2010. He was conferred the inaugural iBuildSG LEAD Distinguished Fellow by the Building and Construction Authority, Singapore in 2020.

Healthy Longevity Medicine: optimizing health on population level

Prof Andrea Britta Maier

Professor Andrea Maier is a renowned geriatrician and Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP). She obtained her MD from the University of Lübeck (Germany) and became a Full Professor of Gerontology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (The Netherlands) in 2013. Her research focuses on the mechanisms of aging and age-related diseases, and she has conducted numerous international observational cohort studies and intervention trials, publishing more than 350 peer-reviewed articles with an H index of 63. Professor Maier has held leadership positions at various institutions, including serving as Divisional Director of Medicine and Community Care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and as a Professor of Medicine and Aged Care at the University of Melbourne. She is currently Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Longevity at the National University of Singapore and a member of several international academic and health policy committees, including the WHO. Professor Maier is also a founding president of the Healthy Longevity Medicine Society and a selected Member of The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities.

Public Health Response and Individual Choices: Lessons from COVID-19 and Beyond

Associate Professor TAN NGIAP CHUAN

Dr Tan Ngiap Chuan is a Senior Consultant and Family Physician at SingHealth Polyclinics. He is also the Director of Research in SingHealth polyclinics.

He graduated with both the Master in Family Medicine and Master in Clinical Investigations (NUS) and is a Fellow of the College of Family Physicians of Singapore. 

Dr Tan is a sub-editor of the journal “Proceedings of the Singapore Healthcare” and serves as a reviewer for various local and international medical journals and grant applications.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

An Augmented Community Health Screening Follow-Up Service for Older Adults Delivered Through Lay Volunteers

(Name of Presenter: Jed Jasman)

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderators: Prof Nick Sevdalis. Academic Director, Centre for Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI), Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS)

10:30am - 11:00Am: Tea break and poster viewing

11:00am - 12:30pm: Plenary 2: Community Health

Advancing Behavioural and Community Health with Evidence-based Interventions through Implementation Science

A/Prof Robyn Mildon

Robyn Mildon, PhD, is an internationally recognised figure in the field of research translation and implementation science and program and policy evaluations in health, education and human services. She is the Founding Chief Executive Officer of the Centre for Evidence and Implementation (CEI www.ceiglobal.org ), a global social purpose organisation whose work now spans across 8 countries. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, a Visiting Professor at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Co-Director of the recently established Behavioural and Implementation Science Interventions (BISI), National University of Singapore, and Chair of the Evidence and Implementation Summit 2023 (www.eisummit.org). CEI is a not-for-profit intermediary organisation with offices in Australia, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Norway and academic partnerships across the globe. Since establishing CEI in 2016, Robyn has overseen the rapid growth of the Centre, attracting over 200 projects with a value of over $60 million dollars. Over her career, Robyn’s work has helped to advance the implementation of better evidence in policy and practice settings, improving the quality and effectiveness of health, education and human services. She has authored or co-authored multiple peer-reviewed publications, commissioned evidence reviews and book chapters including being a co-author of an edited book Implementation Science 3.0 (Springer, 2020). In 2022 she was awarded the John Westbrook Award for Contributions to Knowledge Translation by the Campbell Collaboration. This international award recognises outstanding contributions to knowledge translation and the dissemination and implementation of evidence.

Music, Mind, and Health: Exploring the Therapeutic Benefits of Music for Community Wellness

Dr Kat Agres

Dr. Kat Agres is an Assistant Professor at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music at the National University of Singapore (NUS), and Director of the Centre for Music and Health (CMH), which she founded in February 2023. Prior to joining NUS, Kat led the Music Cognition group at the Institute of High Performance Computing at A*STAR. Kat received her PhD in Psychology from Cornell University in 2013, and conducted her postdoctoral research in Music Cognition and Computational Creativity at Queen Mary University of London. She also holds a bachelor's degree in Cello Performance and Cognitive Psychology from Carnegie Mellon University. Kat has received numerous grants to support her research, including Fellowships from the National Institute of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), postdoctoral support from the European Union, research funding from the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and others. Her research explores music interventions and technologies for healthcare and well-being, music perception and cognition, and computational creativity. Kat publishes extensively in a diverse range of conferences and journals, from 'The Psychology of Music' to 'Cognitive Science' and 'Neural Computing and Applications.' She has presented her work in twenty countries across five continents, has played cello professionally, and loves playing music in her free time. 

ORAL PRESENTATIONs

Opportunities? Inequities? Sustainability? Community-based telehealth in geriatric care: A multi-method study

(Name of Presenter: Ms Zhang Yichi (Research Officer, Centre for Population Health Research and Implementation, Singapore Health Service)

Slow art plus: Developing and piloting a single session art gallery-based intervention for mental health promotion via a mixed method waitlist randomised control trial

(Name of Presenter: Alicia Teng)

PANEL DISCUSSION

MODERATOR: Ms Iman Fahim Hameed. Executive member of SBHS, Iman holds an MSc. in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and is a Life science graduate from the National University of Singapore, works as Senior Consultant at ACCESS Health International.

12:30pm - 1:30pm: HEALTH COACHING Lunch SESSION (conducted by ms. susan tan, president of sbhs) and Poster Discussion Tours

Title of Lunch session: “Elevating Health Coaching in Singapore: A comprehensive Overview”

Synopsis: In this lunch session, we will delve into the dynamic world of health coaching, exploring its significance in modern healthcare. We will start by demystifying what health coaching truly means and its pivotal role in patient-centered care. We'll then shift our focus to the long-awaited Health Coaching Competency Framework for Singapore, shedding light on the latest standards and skills required to excel in this field.

The heart of our discussion will revolve around the invaluable role health coaching plays in chronic disease management and preventive medicine, hence, Healthier SG. You'll gain insights into how health coaches serve as catalysts for positive lifestyle changes, helping individuals navigate the complex terrain of chronic conditions as well as of healthy longevity.

Whether you're a healthcare professional, a health coach, or someone passionate about improving health and well-being, this session will equip you a comprehensive understanding of health coaching's transformative potential in the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare. Join us with your lunch as we explore the future of healthcare and wellness care through the lens of health coaching.

1:30pm - 3:00pm: Plenary 3: Organizational Health

Behavioural nudges using AI-driven chatbots

A/Prof Ngiam Kee YuaN

A/Prof Ngiam is a Senior Consultant at the Division of General Surgery (Thyroid & Endocrine Surgery) at the National University Hospital, Singapore, where he specializes in thyroid and endocrine surgical disorders. With advanced specialist training in general surgery, he was accredited as a surgical specialist by the Specialist Accreditation Board, Singapore in 2012, and received a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He also completed a Fellowship in Metabolic and Endocrine Surgery in Taiwan, and training in robotic thyroid surgery at the Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea. A/Prof Ngiam's research interests include parathyroid surgery, robotic thyroid surgery, obesity surgery for type 2 diabetes, and thyroid cancer surgery. He was awarded the ExxonMobil-NUS Research Fellowship for Clinicians in 2007. A/Prof Ngiam is also skilled in advanced endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery, and his special interests include bariatric and metabolic surgery.

From Medicine to Management: Leading Health and Wellbeing Strategies in the Corporate World

Dr Andrew Epaphroditus Tay

Dr Andrew Epaphroditus Tay is currently the Head and Director for Health & Wellbeing under the Office of the President in NUS. In his current role, he leads and drives the University’s health and wellbeing strategies to enhance the resilience of the employees. As a graduate of the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Andrew’s career in medicine took an interesting turn when he took up various roles in prominent global companies in the private sector such as Facebook as Asia Pacific Regional Benefits Consultant and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as Director for Health and wellbeing, before returning to his alma mater to serve in his current role. In his free time, Andrew enjoys playing bass guitar in a live band and mixing his cocktails at home.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Why do pressure injuries still occur? A multi-centre qualitative study of nurses and caregivers

(Name of Presenter: Wilson Sim)

Enhancing Well-being among Older Adults with Health & Mobility Challenges. A case study for Open Space Music Making Intervention

(Name of Presenter: Carmee Lee. Chairperson I'm Soul Inc)

PANEL DISCUSSION

Moderator: Dr Rayner Tan. Vice President of SBHS, NUS Assistant Professor, a sociobehavioral researcher by training. His research interests revolve broadly about the social determinants of health, community engagement, the health of vulnerable populations. Rayner was a recipient of the Fulbright Visiting Research Scholarship for the academic year 2022/2023 and is receiving training in implementation sciences as a fellow of the HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Health Implementation Research Institute (HIGH-IRI) of the Washington University in St. Louis. He is currently deputy editor of a leading HIV scientific journal, the Journal of the International AIDS Society, academic editor at PLOS Global Health, and a perspectives editor at the BMJ journal, Sexually Transmitted Infections.

3:00pm - 3:30pm: Tea break and poster viewing

3:30pm - 5:00pm: Plenary 4: Individual Health

Navigating the Challenges of Intimacy: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Relationship Health

Dr Angela Tan

Dr. Angela Tan is a Family Physician and Intimacy Coach who is passionate about helping people build meaningful and intimate relationships. She is the founder of the Academy of Relationship & Sex, where she offers coaching and content to help clients find love and connect with their loved ones on a deeper level. Dr. Tan combines evidence-based knowledge with emotional empathy to create a safe and supportive environment for her clients to explore and enhance their intimate relationships.

Advances in Addiction Medicine: Impulse Control Disorders and the Asia-Pacific Region

Dr MUNIDASA WINSLOW

Dr Munidasa Winslow has worked in general psychiatry and addiction medicine at the Institute of Mental Health (IMH), Singapore since 1988. He was one of the pioneers responsible for the setting up and development of addiction services both in the hospital and in the community. His last appointment was as Chief of the Addiction Medicine Department, IMH before he established his own practice, Promises Healthcare, in 2011 where he serves as CEO and a Senior Consultant Psychiatrist.

He is recognised as an expert in addiction and impulse control disorders such as alcohol, substance dependence, gambling, gaming, sexual compulsivity in the Asia-Pacific region and frequently speaks at conferences around the world.

The effectiveness of a nurse-led home-based heart failure self-management programme (the HOM-HEMP) for patients with chronic heart failure: A three-arm stratified randomized controlled trial

Dr Jiang Ying

Dr Jiang Ying has been in the field of nursing for more than 15 years. She is a Registered Nurse and Registered Mental Health Nurse in Singapore. Dr Jiang Ying is currently a Research Fellow at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (ALCNS), NUS. Her research interests lie in the area of chronic disease management, cardiovascular nursing, cardiac rehabilitation and mental health. Her PhD research focuses on improving care provision to better support chronic heart failure patients recovering at home, improve their long-term disease self-management after discharge and reduce the disruption to their lives caused by frequent hospital admissions. Dr Jiang Ying has been actively and consistently participating in research to stay abreast with current practice trends. She has published multiple peer-reviewed papers in the top international refereed nursing journals with good impact factors. Apart from research, Dr Jiang Ying has taken on roles as an educator at NUS, teaching undergraduate nursing students.

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

True Nature, Co-Produced Q-methodology Case Studies with At-risk Adolescents Transitioning Out of Government Care, Developmental and Ecological Perspectives on their Future Orientation. 

(NAME OF PRESENTER: HOWARD SMITH. University of Brighton (UK).

The relationship between Financial and Psychological Resilience and mental health: A cross-cultural survey in Singapore and Switzerland

(NAME OF PRESENTER: Roberts Adam Charles. Postdoctoral Researcher, Future Resilient Systems Programme, Singapore-ETH Centre, Singapore

PANEL DISCUSSIONS

Moderator: Ms Nurliyana Daros. Executive Member of SBHS and lecturer at Nanyang Technological University, specializing in the teaching of interdisciplinary and collaborative core courses in the area of healthy living and wellbeing. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from the National University of Singapore, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and her research interests include social and behavioural health, social epidemiology, and health equity.

5:00pm - 5:30pm: closing SESSION

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Shaw Foundation Alumni House

11 Kent Ridge Drive
Shaw Foundation Alumni House
Singapore 119244

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