Organiser 

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre draws on the collective strengths of SingHealth and Duke-NUS Medical School to drive the transformation of healthcare and provide affordable, accessible, quality healthcare to patients. This initiative will guide and promote the future of medicine, tapping on and combining the collective strengths of SingHealth's clinical expertise and Duke-NUS' biomedical sciences research and medical education capabilities.

Co-Organiser, Partner & Secretariat

West China School of Medicine and West China Hospital, Sichuan University (WCSM & WCH, SCU)

WCSM & WCH, SCU was founded in 1892 and recognized as a national general hospital and a diagnosis and treatment center for complex and critical illnesses, as well as a renowned medical school in China. WCH is also a national base for top-tier medical research and technological innovation. 

WCH boasts a strong and comprehensive range of medical disciplines and ranks highly in the world for clinical medicine, according to the Essential Science Indicators (ESI, top 0.252%). The hospital is home to 9 national key disciplines, two key cultivation disciplines, and 43 national key clinical specialties, making it the hospital with the highest number of such designations in the country. It has received the highest rating of A++ in the National Performance Evaluation of Public Tertiary Hospitals for 6 consecutive years. 

Medical Care

The hospital has three directly affiliated medical campuses, 4900 beds, 54 clinical departments (including 7 specialized disease centers). It has set up over 200 specialty clinics and specialized disease clinics and carried out 95 complex and multidisciplinary joint clinics and 81 inpatient MDT programs. 

For more information, visit https://www.wchscu.cn/details/50453.html

Global Nursing Network for Rare Diseases (GNNRD)

The GNNRD is a rapidly growing international community of practice connecting over 1000 nurses across 69 countries. The network is united by a commitment to improving care for people living with rare and undiagnosed diseases (RUD) through the elevation and empowerment of nurses. Established in 2023 by the Rare Care Centre at Perth Children’s Hospital and co-founded with Curtin University Singapore and the SingHealth Duke-NUS Genomic Medicine Centre, the GNNRD recognises the critical role of the global nursing workforce in addressing the complex challenges of RUD care.

The GNNRD brings together nurses and midwives across diverse specialties and healthcare settings to build capability, share expertise and strengthen the nursing voice in RUD. Through education, research, advocacy and international collaboration, the network leads initiatives that advance nursing knowledge, practice, and leadership, contributing to more connected, equitable and person-centred systems of care. With a strong commitment to global relevance, equitable access, and meaningful lived experience involvement, the GNNRD seeks to harness the reach and potential of nurses to improve RUD care and outcomes worldwide. 

For more information, visit https://www.gnnrd.org/

SingHealth Academy College of Clinical Nursing (CCN)

The SingHealth Academy College of Clinical Nursing (CCN) shapes and drives strategies for clinical nursing training and education initiatives across SingHealth. CCN oversees the development of Undergraduate Nursing Education, Postgraduate Nursing Education, Continuing Nursing Education and Global Nursing.

Besides driving service excellence, the college advocates life-long learning to enhance nurses’ competencies through continuing education to deliver safe patient care. This includes partnering with hospitals and institutions to develop multidisciplinary programmes that value-add to the nurses’ skillsets. The college also emphasises on faculty development, teaching methodology and the entire learning processes from nursing students to nurses who specialise in their chosen fields of service, education or research. CCN seeks to continuously incorporate new and innovative pedagogy to improve clinical knowledge retention and application that lead to better patient care outcomes.

For more information, visit www.singhealthacademy.edu.sg/CCN