Society of Behavioural Health Singapore Scientific Meeting 2024
26 October 2024, Saturday, 8:30am - 3:30pm
Saw SWEE HOCK SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
CHANGING BEHAVIOUR: SAVING LIVES
SBHS’s Annual Scientific Meeting brings together healthcare practitioners, researchers and academics, policy planners, and social sector leaders to share and discuss the latest research, strategies, and practices in behavioural health. This year, we have introduced a “Dialogue with Members” segment for members to learn from practitioners and exchange perspectives with one another in interactive small-group sessions.
Sessions will explore the following topics:
• Preventive health including population vaccination.
• Mental Health including screen time, power of support system.
• Behavioural health including - music as therapy, health coaching, cessation of addictive habits.
PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
8:30am: Registration and networking
9:00am: welcome and Opening remarks
9:05am: fireside chat with Guest of Honour – Minister of State for Health, Ms Rahayu Mahzam
9:30am: Plenary 1: Managing Screen time for you and your loved ones
Dr Chow Wai Leng, Director Disease Policy & Strategy, MOH
A/Prof Chong Shang Chee, Snr Consultant and Hd of Child Development Unit, NUH
Mr S.B. Viknesan, Senior Counsellor, National Addictions Management Service, Institute of Mental Health
10:45am: Tea break
11:15am: Plenary 2: Protecting Health - How do we improve vaccination rates in our elderly population?
Ms Susana Harding, Senior Director, International Longevity Centre, Tsao Foundation
Dr Leong Choon Kit, Clinical Lead for Class Primary Care Network and Family Physician at Tampines Family Medicine Clinic
Ms Alice Ong, Director for Preventive Health Programmes and Rewards, HPB
