SingHealth Asia-Pacific Nursing Conference 2027

co-organised with West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and in partnership with Global Nursing Network for Rare Disease

Driving Towards Nursing 5.0

0800-0830	Registration
0830-1100	Pre-conference Workshop
1100-1200	Lunch
Time	Conference Day 1: Wednesday, 21 July 2027
1200-1245	Registration
1300	Arrival of Guest-of-Honor
1310-1315	Opening Performance
1315-1325	Welcome Address
1325-1335	Opening Address by Guest of Honour
1335-1415	Keynote Address 1 AI-ionisation in SingHealth and beyond Prof Kenneth Kwek Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer (Digital and Future Health), SingHealth, Singapore
1415-1455	Keynote Address 2 Driving towards Nursing 5.0 Prof Terry McDonnell Chief Nursing Executive and Senior Vice President, Duke University Health System Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs at the Duke University School of Nursing, and Watts College of Nursing, Board Chair, USA
1455-1540	Tea Break
1540-1620	Keynote Address 3 Driving Towards Nursing Excellence: Building High-Performing Systems for the Future Dr Laura Wood Executive Vice President, Patient Care Operations; System Chief Nursing Executive Boston Children’s Hospital, USA
1620-1700	Panel Discussion : Driving Towards Nursing 5.0
END OF DAY 1

Time	Conference Day 2: Thursday, 22 July 2027
0800-0830	Registration
0830-0910	Keynote Address 4 TBC
0910-0950	Keynote Address 5 Future-Ready Nursing capability-Competencies for Smart Practice, Digital Care and Value Prof Michael Relf Associate Chief Nurse Executive for Academic Partnerships and Innovation, Duke University Health System and Professor and Dean, Duke University School of Nursing, USA
0950-1030	Keynote Address 6 Beyond the Bedside: How nursing science can transform health systems Prof Lin Chia-Chin Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Charity Foundation Professor in Nursing, and Director at HKU School of Nursing, Hong Kong, China
1030-1100	Tea Break
Session Theme	Focus of Symposium 1: Technology Enabled Future Care
Concurrent sessions	Symposium 1A Future Model of Care Auditorium	Symposium 1B Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare L1-S1	Symposium 1C Innovative Nursing Practice L1-S3	Symposium 1D Innovation in Population Health White Space
1100-1125	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1125-1150	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1150-1215	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1215-1220	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session
1220-1330	Concurrent - Lunch + Poster Gallery Walk + Poster Judging Competition
1330-1400	Plenary Address 1 Workforce Resilience in Healthcare 5.0- From Burnout Prevention to System Readiness Clin Assoc Prof Phua Ghee Chee Group Director, Staff Wellness, SingHealth Deputy CEO of Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1400-1405	5 mins Intermission
Session Theme	Focus of Symposium 2: Future-Ready Nursing Workforce
Concurrent sessions	Symposium 2A Psychological Safety and Workforce Well-Being Auditorium	Symposium 2B Workforce Preparedness: Ageing and Resilience L1-S1	Symposium 2C Advancing Nursing Excellence Through Global Collaboration L1- S3	Symposium 2D Practice Readiness of Students White space
1405-1430	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1430-1455	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1455-1520	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1520-1525	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session
1525-1600	Tea Break
1600-1640	Keynote Address 7 Driving Cambodia towards Nursing 5.0 Asst. Prof. Koy Virya Deputy Director of Department of Health Services Chief Nursing Officer/Nursing in Cambodia for WHO-WPRO
1640-1710	Plenary Address 2 From Competence to Impact: Building Nursing Capability for the Future of Healthcare Prof Liaw Sok Ying Head of Department, Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore, Singapore
1700-1715	Award Presentation
END OF DAY 2

Time	Conference Day 3: Friday, 23 July 2027
0800-0830	Registration
0830-0910	Keynote Address 8: TBC
0910-0950	Keynote Address 9: TBC
0950-1030	Tea Break
Session Theme	Focus of Symposium 3: Population and Patient Centred Care
Concurrent sessions	Symposium 3A Health and Longevity Auditorium	Symposium 3B Global Nursing Network For Rare Diseases Symposium L1-S1	Symposium 3C Embracing Healthcare Sustainability L1-S3	Symposium 3D Future Ready Preparedness White space
1030-1055	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1055-1120	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1120-1145	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1145-1210	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1210-1215	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session
1215-1315	Lunch
1315-1345	Plenary Address 3 Value Based Nursing: Transforming Care Where it Matters Most Ms Ng Gaik Nai Deputy Group Chief Nurse, SingHealth Chief Nurse, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
1345-1415	Plenary Address 4 From Volume to Value: Leading Multidisciplinary Care Transformation for Better Outcomes and Sustainable Healthcare Adjunct Associate Professor Peta Fisher Area Director of Nursing & Midwifery, South Metropolitan Health Service, Western Australia
1415-1420	5 mins Intermission
Session Theme	Focus of Symposium 4: Multi-Disciplinary Value Based Care- Aligned with Affordability, Accessibility & Sustainability
Concurrent sessions	Symposium 4A Value Based Care 1 Auditorium	Symposium 4B Global Nursing Network For Rare Diseases Symposium L1-S1	Symposium 4C Care Transformation L1-S3	Symposium 4D Value Based Care 2 White space
1420-1445	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1445-1510	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1510-1535	TBC	TBC	TBC	TBC
1535-1540	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session	Combined Q&A Session
1600-1640	Tea Break
1640-1720	Closing Keynote Address: From Vision to Action: Our Collective Journey Towards Nursing 5.0 Prof Jiang Yan Director of Nursing Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan Hospital, China Director of Sichuan Provincial Engineering Research Center of Medical Nursing Equipment and Material.
1720-1730	Handing Over Ceremony
END OF CONFERENCE