Time |
Topic |
Speaker |
8:30am |
Registration |
|
9:00am |
Opening Remarks |
Prof Alan Wong, Cluster Director, Health and Social Sciences, SIT |
9:05am |
Keynote Lecture: Falls Prevention in Asia |
Prof Keith Hill, John Curtin Distinguished Professor, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science Curtin University, Australia |
10:00am |
Framework for Fall Prevention Porgrame Development and Implementation in Singapore |
Dr Chek Hooi Wong, Senior Consultation Geriatrician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Deputy Executive Director of the new National Geriatric Education and Research Institute (GERI) |
10:30am |
Morning Coffee & Networking |
|
11:00am |
Eldercare: Recognising and Responding to Frailty |
Dr Beatrix Wong Ling Ling, Division of Geriatric Medicine, National University Hospital |
11:20am |
Tackling Polypharmacy in Hospitalised Elderly: When Less is More |
Ms Selina Cheong, Department of Pharmacy, Tan Tock Seng Hospital |
11:40am |
Bone Health and Nutrition in Older Age |
Asst Prof Dimitrios Spanos, Programme Director BSc (Hons) Dietetics and Nutrition, SIT |
12:00pm |
Plenary Session |
|
12:30pm |
Lunch & Networking |
|
1:30pm |
Falls Prevention Across the Continuum of Care: Nursing Perspectives |
Dr Lim Su Fee, Senior Nurse Clinician and Advanced Practice Nurse, Singapore General Hospital |
2:00pm |
Psychological Issues After A Fall and Their Management |
Dr Kinjal Doshi, Principal Clinical Psychologist, Singapore General Hospital |
2:30pm |
Technology for Healthy Ageing and Falls Management |
Prof Miao Chun Yan & Prof Cyril Leung, NTU-UBC Research Centre of Excellence in Active Living for the Elderly (LILY) |
3:00pm |
Afternoon Tea & Networking |
|
3:30pm |
Dizziness and Falls in Older Adults |
Assoc Prof Dawn Tan, Health and Social Sciences, SIT |
3:50pm |
The Senior Eye Rehabilitation (Seer) Programme: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Vision Impairments |
Assoc Prof Clement Tan Woon Teck, Head and Senior Consultation, NeuroOpthalmology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine |
4:10pm |
The Stepping On After Stroke Fall Prevention Program in Singapore: A Feasibility Study |
Dr Tim Xu, Deputy Programme Director, BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy, SIT |
4:30pm |
Plenary Session |
|
5:00pm |
Closing Remarks |
Prof Keith Hill, John Curtin Distinguished Professor, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science Curtin University, Australia |
5:15pm |
End of Symposium |
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