Scientific Programme

Welcome address and Opening Speech
(Dr Vernon Lee, Chairman Organising Committee, Dr Kenneth Choy, Chairman, Chapter of Public Health & Occupational Physicians)

Speech by Guest-of-Honour, Prof Tan Kok Chai, Master, Academy of Medicine. Singapore

Plenary Lecture 1: Behavioural Sciences and Public Health
Prof David Chan, Director, Behavioural Sciences Institute and Deputy Provost, Singapore Management University

• The Public Health versus Individual Health Perspective
  Dr Donald Poon
• Screening for Breast Cancer — In Agreement or Disagreement?
  Dr Lim Siew Eng
• Colorectal Cancer Screening
  A/Prof Tang Choong Leong

• Aligning Medical School Education with Current Medical Practice
  Dr Robert Kamei
• Preventive Medicine Residency – Preparing Tomorrow’s Public Health and Occupational Medicine Leaders
  Prof David Koh
• What the Private Sector wants in a Public Health Specialist
  Dr Wong Chiang Yin

• Prof Mike Kelly
• Dr Lee Sang Moo
• Dr Yot Teerawattananon
• Ms Catherine Marshall

Plenary Lecture 2: Health Technology Assessment: Methods and Processes

Consultant Physician
Institute of Metabolic Sciences, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
Chair Technology Appraisal Committee NICE

Tea Break

Symposium 4:

Injured Workers: Assessment, Rehabilitation and Return to Work

• Rehabilitation of Injured Workers and Return to Gainful Employment: Singapore experience
  Dr Chan Kay Fei
• Assessment of Injured Workers for Return to Work and Workplace Intervention
  Ms Heidi Tan
• Case management and Return to Work
  Prof Chetwyn Chan

Symposium 5:

Public Health Influences on Behaviour

• Impact of Mandatory Menu Labelling on Fast Food Purchases
  Prof Eric Andrew Finkelstein
• Impact of Carbonated Beverage Taxes on Purchases and Weight Outcomes
  Prof Eric Andrew Finkelstein
• Youth Income, Employment and Smoking Behaviour
  Asst Prof Young Kyung Do

Symposium 6:

Evidence-Informed Reimbursement: Linking Health Technology Assessment to Pricing: Process and Methodological Challenges

• Dr Kalipso Chalkidou
• Dr Amanda Adler

Workshop 2:

Workshop: Implementation Strategies and Plans for Clinical Practice Guidelines

• Ms Catherine Marshall,
• Dr Jan Davies

Plenary Lecture 3: Occupational Rehabilitation and Return to Work: The Asian Context
Prof Chetwyn Chan, Chair Professor and Head, Department of Rehabilitation Science, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Tea Break

Oral Presentation
Session 1

• 6 presentation 12 minutes each

Oral Presentation
Session 2

• 6 presentation 12 minutes each

Workshop 3 :

Workshop: Health Technology Assessment and Prevention: Smoking Cessation and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Strategies – Effective and Cost-Effective Public Health Policies

• Prof Mike Kelly

Workshop 4
(1 of 2):

Workshop: Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
(1 of 2)

• A/Prof Edwin Chan

Lunch and Poster Judging

Symposium 7

Infectious Diseases Screening

• Epidemics & screening
  A/Prof Paul Tambyah
• Tuberculosis screening in Singapore
  Dr Sonny Wang
• HIV screening
  Dr Arlene Chua

Symposium 8:

Health Services Planning

• Population Health Needs Assessment
  Dr Derrick Heng
• Health Services Planning - The Confluence of Politics, Economics and Health
  Dr Jeremy Lim
• Benchmarking for Excellence
  Dr Lee Chien Eam

Workshop 5 :

Workshop: Searching for and Using Health Technology Assessment Evidence

• Dr Yot Teerawattananon
• Dr Lee Sang Moo
• Prof Mike Kelly

Workshop 4
(2 of 2):

Workshop: Introduction to Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis
(2 of 2)

• A/Prof Edwin Chan

Plenary Lecture 4: Making Sense of the Evidence
Professor Mike Kelly, Director, Centre for Public Health Excellence, NICE , UK

Tea Break

Symposium 10:

Controversies in Public Health

• Routine pre-hospitalization HIV screening of male public hospital ED attendees in Singapore
  A/Prof Paul Tambyah
• Medical Tourism: Poison or Panacea
  Dr Jason Yap
• Ethical Dilemmas in Fitness to Return to Work
  Dr Benjamin Ng

Symposium 11:

Applications in Health Services Research

• Cost Benefit Analysis for estimating Return on Investment for Gastric Banding Surgery
  Prof Eric Andrew Finkelstein
• Accounting for Reporting Heterogeneity in Self-reported Pain using Clinical Vignettes: Application of the Hierarchical Ordered Probit (HOPIT) Model
  Asst Prof Young Kyung Do

Workshop 6 :

Introduction to Economic Evaluations

• Dr Amanda Adler

Prize Presentation and Closing Ceremony