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Programme

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TIME PROGRAMME
0800 - 0845 Registration
0850 - 0900 Arrival of Guest-of-Honour
0900 - 0910 Welcome Address
Assoc Prof Benedict Tan
Head, SingHealth Duke-NUS Sport and Exercise Medicine Centre (SDSC)
Senior Consultant, Sport Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
0910 - 0920 Opening Address by Guest-of-Honour
0920 - 0940 Celebration of 20 years of Paediatrics Sports Medicine in Singapore
0940 - 1030

Plenary Lecture - The Pediatric Athlete Isn’t Just a Small Adult: The Three Rs - When to Reassure, When to Request Advance Imaging, When to Refer

Dr Brian C. Lau, MD
Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgeon, Orthopaedic Surgery
Duke University School of Medicine

1030 - 1100 Tea Break
  Venue 1 Venue 2

Session 1 - Paediatrics Sport & Exercise Medicine

Session Chairpersons:
A/Prof Mohd Ashik
Visiting Consultant, Orthopaedic Surgery,
Sengkang General Hospital

Ms Derlinder Kaur
Clinical Exercise Physiologist
KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Session 2 - Sport & Exercise Medicine in the Elderly Population

Session Chairperson: Dr Ak Ahmad Syukri Pg Abd Rahim
Registrar, Sport and Exercise Medicine, Singapore Sports Medicine Centre (SSMC)
Changi General Hospital 

1100 - 1125

Session 1.1 - Growing Strong: Exercise Prescription and Healthy Youth Sport Participation

Dr Stephanie Ong
Sports & Exercise Medicine Physician, Changi General Hospital

Session 2.1 - Sarcopenia and the Elderly

Dr Lien Tsung Chien Christopher
Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital

1125 - 1150

Session 1.2 - Fuelling the Growing Athlete: RED S, Energy Availability, and Nutrition Across Adolescence

Ms Ethel Lim
Dietitian, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Session 2.2 - CPET in the Elderly

Dr Tan Aik Khien, Victor
Consultant, Sport and Exercise Medicine, Changi General Hospital

1150 - 1215

Session 1.3 - Overuse, Growth Plates, and Getting Back to Sport: A Practical Framework for the Adolescent Athlete

Dr Toh Siao Hui
Principal Physiotherapist, KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Asst Prof, Singapore Institute of Technology

Session 2.3 - Prevention of Falls and Functional Decline in the Older Adults

Dr Kua Ee Chia Joanne
Senior Consultant, Geriatric Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

1215 - 1240 Panel Discussion and Q&A Panel Discussion and Q&A
1240 - 1345 Lunch
1345 - 1500 Free Communcation Free Communication
1500 - 1530 Tea Break
 

Session 3 - Maternal and Women's Health

Session Chairperson: A/Prof Tan Lay Kok
Senior Consultant, Maternal Fetal Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Session 4 - Sport & Exercise Medicine for Persons with Disabilities

Session Chairperson: Dr Jonathan Tay
Registrar, Changi General Hospital

1530 - 1555

Session 3.1 - Importance of Physical Activity and Improving Metabolic Health in the Preconception Period

Dr Ku Chee Wai
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KK Women's Women and Children's Hospital

Session 4.1 - Rehabilitating a Patient from Disabled to Para-athlete

Dr Geoffrey Sithamparapillai Samuel
Senior Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine, Singapore General Hospital

1555 - 1620

Session 3.2 - Lifestyle Intervention RCTs: Changes in Physical Activity in Postpartum Women and Introducing an E-Health Physical Activity Intervention in Pregnant Women

Dr (PhD) Elaine Quah Phaik Ling
Senior Research Fellow, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Session 4.2 - SCI and Autonomic Dysfunction in Sport

Dr Chen Enhan Dominic
Senior Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine, Sengkang General Hospital

1620 - 1645

Session 3.3 - Exercise in Pregnancy – Practical Aspects, Modifications, and Contraindications

Dr Muhammad Fairuz Bin Abdul Rahman
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Session 4.3 - The Journey from Disability to Sport

Mr Rodrick Li Zhixian
National Athlete, Wheelchair Table Tennis

1645 - 1710 Panel Discussion and Q&A Panel Discussion and Q&A
1710 - 1730 Poster Prize Presentation
1730 - 1745 Closing Address and End of Conference

Note: The programme is accurate at the time of publication, and is subject to change at any time without prior notice.