Programme

Opening Ceremony

• Welcome Address by Prof LIM Shih Hui, Co-Chair, Organising Committee 
• Opening Remarks by Prof (TBC) SingHealth
• Opening Remarks by Dr GOH Kia Seng, President, Academy of Chinese Medicine, Singapore & Co-Chair, Organising Committee
• Speech by Guest of Honour, Prof Kenneth MAK, Director General of Health, Ministry of Health

Keynote Lecture 1: The Regulated and Evidence-Based Approach to Integration of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Public Healthcare System – The Hong Kong Experience and Challenges

Speaker: Prof BIAN Zhaoxiang, Hospital Chief Executive, Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong (TBC)

Session Co-Chairs: Prof LIM Shih Hui (Singhealth & NNI) & Dr GOH Kia Seng (ACMS)

Symposium 1: Governance and Development of Evidence-Based TCM in Public Healthcare Institutions (PHIs)

Co-Chairs: Dr FONG Kok Yong (SingHealth) & Dr CHIN Jing Jih (NHG Health)

• Clinical and Administrative Governance of TCM Practices in PHIs – Dr & Acupuncturist HWANG Nian Chih (SGH) (20 min)
• Use of Electronic TCM Records in Documentation and Communication – Dr & Acupuncturist QUAH Teik Joo (TTSH) (20 min)
• Regulatory Approach in Setting Up a Herbal Pharmacy in PHIs and Handling Drug-Herb Interaction – Dr Lita CHEW (NCCS) (20 min)
• Interprofessional Education for Western-Medicine and TCM Practitioners – Dr & Acupuncturist LAU Tang Ching (NUH) (20 min)
• Is there a role for TCM Nursing in PHIs – Dr (Nursing) & TCMP HUANG Fang (KKH) (20 min

Panel Discussion: “How shall Singapore design a care model for TCM to be practised at a higher level? Shall such TCM services be offered through TCM departments in acute/subacute care hospitals or through a TCM dedicated hospital with an inpatient care facility, as in HK?” – Drs FONG, CHIN JJ, LIM SH, GOH KS, LAU TC, HWANG NC, QUAH TJ, CHEW L & HUANG F (30 min)

Keynote Lecture 2: Informing Chinese Medicine Practice through a Whole Evidence Lens: Rheumatoid Arthritis as a Case Study

Speaker: Prof Tony ZHANG, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

Session Chairs: Dr LAU Tang Ching (NUH) & Dr (TCM) CHANG Soy Lee (ACMS)

Symposium 2: Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine in Medical Disorders

Co-Chairs: Dr (TCM) & Dr Ruban POOPALALINGAM (SingHealth & SGH)

• Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture for Infertility – Dr (TCM) ZHAO Yan (NTU & ACMS) (20 min)
• Chinese Herbal Medicine for Type 2 Diabetes – Dr (TCM) LIM Yi Chuan (ACMS) (20 min)
• Use of Acupuncture for Weight Loss – TCMP Jeraldine SEAH (SGH) (20 min)
• Use of Acupuncture for Cancer-related Conditions – the Perspective of a Medical Oncologist – Dr CHONG Wan Qin (NUH) (20 min)
• Q & A (25 min)

Symposium 3: Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine in Neurological Disorders & Rehabilitation Medicine

Co-Chairs: Dr Deidre Ann De Silva (NNI-SingHealth) & TCMP WONG Ying Xin (ACMS)

• Update in the use of Acupuncture for Stroke Recovery – Dr & Acupuncturist KONG Keng He (TTSH) (20 min)
• Chinese Herbal Medicine in Epilepsy Care – TCMP NG Hui Ping (SCHMI) (20 min)
• Tuina Therapy for Insomnia – Dr (TCM) LAM Man Sze (CGH & ACMS) (20 min)
• Acupuncture and TCM Exercises for Mild Cognitive Impairment – TCMP HO Chin Ee (20 min)
• Q & A (25 min)