Programme | SingHealth Academy

Day 1 - 13 October 2026

TIME	FORUM PROGRAMME
0800 - 0830	Registration
0830 - 0840	Opening Ceremony Commences \| Welcome by Organising Chairperson
	Auditorium	L1-S1
0845 - 0930	Plenary 1 – Sustainability and IPC Speaker: TBC	Live stream room
0930 - 1000	Tea Break
	Session 1.1 Environmental Sustainability and Valued Care	Session 1.2 IPC in Special Settings
1000 - 1020	Sustainability & Healthcare in Asia Pacific Speaker: Assoc Prof Renzo R. Guinto	Water safety in KKH ICUs Speaker: Dr Yung Chee Fu
1020 - 1040	Paradigm Shift in Use of Electricity in OTs Speaker: Mr Roch Edward Reuben	Clean Mouth, Clear Lungs Speaker: Dr Alethea Foong Li Yen
1040 - 1100	Back to the Future? Back to the Past?: Paradigm shifts in Clinical Practice Speaker: Dr Yeo Jo-Anne	Look after yourself before you take care of your patients Speaker: Dr Lim John Wah
1100 - 1130	Q&A/ Panel Discussion	Q&A/ Panel Discussion
1130 - 1230	Lunch
1230 - 1300	Plenary 2 – AI and IPC Speaker: TBC	Live stream room
1300 - 1420	Oral Presentations	Live stream room
1420 - 1450	Tea Break
	Session 2.1 EPI - Contact Tracing, Data Management	Session 2.2 CSSD Automation, Endoscopy
1450 - 1510	Strengthening Contact Tracing Systems for Future Disease Outbreaks Speaker: TBC	Advantages and Challenges in CSSD Automation Speaker: Ms Philomena Liew
1510 - 1530	Disease Outbreak Surveillance: Systems, Strategies, and Sustainability and Data Management Speaker: TBC	Looking into the Future of Re-processing Speaker: Ms Nenny Suzanah Bte Sellamat
1530 - 1550	Incentivising Data Sharing through Data Governance and Empowering Insights Speaker: Dr Sandy Tze-Minn Mak	Using Microbiological Surveillance to Drive Continuous Improvement in Endoscope Reprocessing Speaker: NC Gabrielle Chia Jia Min
1550 - 1620	Q&A/ Panel Discussion	Q&A/ Panel Discussion
1620 - 1650	Plenary 3 – The Holy Grail of Infection Prevention Speaker: Dr Jasmine Chung & Dr Sophie Tan	Live stream room
1650	End of Day 1

Day 2 - 14 October 2026

TIME	FORUM PROGRAMME
0800 - 0830	Registration
	Auditorium	L1-S1
0830 - 0915	Plenary 4 – Do we need to rethink about Contact Precautions for endemic MDROs? Speaker: Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu	Live stream room
0915 - 0945	Tea Break
	Session 3.1 Outbreak	Session 3.2 Environment Hygiene
0945 - 1005	Lessons Learnt from Candida auris Outbreak Speaker: TBC	Managing the Water System for the Prevention of Legionellosis Speaker: Dr Elaine Quek
1005 - 1025	Lessons Learnt from CPO Outbreak Speaker: Dr Ng Tong Yong	Use of disinfectant wipes for environmental hygiene – why they are not just 'wipes'? Speaker: ANC Liu Qinnan
1025 - 1045	Lessons learnt from an outbreak associated with respiratory viral infection Speaker: ADN Lee Lai Chee	Clean and Disinfect vs Disinfect Speaker: NC Pan Lina
1045 - 1115	Q&A/ Panel Discussion	Q&A/ Panel Discussion
1115 - 1215	Lunch
1215 - 1245	Plenary 5 – IPC and Cost Speaker: Prof Nicholas Graves	Live stream room
	Session 4.1 Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs)	Session 4.2 Community IPC
1245 - 1305	Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) Prevention Speaker: Dr Park Joon Jae	Challenges in community and home care setting – perspectives from SingHealth Speaker: Ms Hamha Binte Mohamed Hamzah
1305 - 1325	Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) Prevention Speaker: Dr Barbara Rosario	Challenges in community and home care setting – perspectives from NUHS Speaker: TBC
1325 - 1345	Enhancing CLABSI prevention: evaluating enhanced strategies in an academic medical centre in Singapore Speaker: ANC Ji Xiaoye	Challenges in community and home care setting – perspectives from NHG Health Speaker: ADN Ng Woei Kian
1345 - 1415	Q&A/ Panel Discussion	Q&A/ Panel Discussion
1415 - 1435	Tea Break
	Session 5.1 Education, Staff Engagement, Behaviour Change	Session 5.2 Technology & Innovation
1435 - 1455	Human Factors and IPC Practices Speaker: Mr Johnathan Siew	Healthcare Automation Innovation Journey Speaker: Assoc Prof Tan U-Xuan
1455 - 1515	QI and IPC Speaker: Assoc Prof Ling Moi Lin	Contact Tracing Speaker: TBC
1515 - 1535	Risk Management and IPC Speaker: TBC	Rapid tests and IPC challenges Speaker: Dr Nicholas Wong
1535 - 1605	Q&A/ Panel Discussion	Q&A/ Panel Discussion
1605 - 1635	Plenary 6 – Best Papers in last 12 months Speaker: Dr Deborah Lai	Live stream room
1635 - 1645	Awards Ceremony
1645 - 1655	Closing Address