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1st Asia Pacific Social Prescribing Conference

Thank you for joining us at the 1st Asia Pacific Social Prescribing Conference! 

You may now access the Presentation Slides and Video recordings via the links in corresponding programme segments below. Please note that the resources are shared upon consent by presenters.

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​Time
​Programme
​0800

Registration & Breakfast

​0845

Arrival of Guest-of-Honour

​0850

'Stronger Together' by SportSG
[Click to view Video]

​0900

Welcome Address
Prof Lee Chien Earn
Deputy Group CEO (Regional Health System), SingHealth
[Click to view Video]

​0910

Opening Speech
Minister Desmond Lee
Minister for National Development & Minister-in-Charge of Social Services Integration 
[Click to view Video]

​0920

Official Launch of SingHealth Community Hospitals Office of Learning (SCHOOL)

​0930

Keynote 1 | Inequalities and The Role of Social Prescribing
Sir Michael Marmot
Professor of Epidemiology, Public Health, University College London
[Click to view Video]

​1000

Keynote 2 | Social Prescribing and Person-Centred Healthcare
Mr James Sanderson
Director of Community Health and Personalised Care, NHS England 
Special Advisor, National Academy for Social Prescribing (NASP)
[Click to view Slides]  [Click to view Video]

​1030

Keynote 3 | Social Prescribing in the Asia Pacific Region: Empowering Communities to Support Healthy Ageing
Dr Hiro Okayasu
Director, Division of Healthy Populations and Environments, Western Pacific Region Office,
World Health Organisation
[Click to view Video]

​1100

​Keynote 4 | Population Health in Singapore – A Sharper Focus through Healthier SG
Prof Lee Chien Earn
Deputy Group CEO (Regional Health System), SingHealth
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​1130

Q&A
Prof Lee Chien Earn, Deputy Group CEO (Regional Health System), SingHealth
Mr James Sanderson, Special Advisor to the National Academy of Social Prescribing (NASP),
Director of Community Health and Personalised Care, NHS England 

Moderator A/Prof Lee Kheng Hock, Deputy CEO (Education and Community Partnerships), 
SingHealth Community Hospitals
[Click to view Video]

​1200
Lunch
​1330 
Breakout Sessions

​1 | Social Prescribing as an Innovative Care Model

​2 | Beyond Prescriptions – 
Health and Social Integration
​3 | Competency Building and Workforce Optimisation

​1. Social Prescribing in a Hospital Setting - the Local Asset Mapping Project (LAMP)
Prof David Robinson, Consultant Geriatrician, St James's Hospital, Ireland & Clinical Associate Professor, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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2. Implementing Social Prescribing in Cambodia 
Dr Kao Sovandara and Dr Khann Sareth, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Royal University of Phnom Penh (RUPP), Cambodia
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3. Establishing Partnerships with Community – A Malaysian Perspective
Prof Tan Maw Pin, Consultant Geriatrician, Department of Medicine, University of Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia
[Click to view Video]

4. The Australian Experience in Social Prescribing
Ms Siân Slade, Nossal Institute for Global Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Australia
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5. Sustainability of Social Prescribing in Japan
Prof Naoki Kondo, MD, PhD, Social Epidemiology, Kyoto University, Japan
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6. Social Prescribing in Healthier SG – The SingHealth Regional Health System Approach
Dr Michael Wong, Group Director, Regional Health System, SingHealth, Singapore
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7. Panel Discussion 
Moderator | Ms April Lee
Acting Head, Healthy Ageing, World Health Organisation, Western Pacific Region 
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1. Ageing Well in the Community
Mrs Rebecca Choy, Founder & Chair, Golden Age Foundation, Hong Kong
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2. Patient Engagement at the End-of-Life
Dr Chong Poh Heng, Medical Director, HCA Hospice Limited 
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3. Integrating Social Prescribing into Community Care Programmes
Ms Long Chey May, Director, Professional Practice Development, Office Of The Director-General Of Social Welfare (ODGSW), Ministry of Social and Family Development

4. Implementing Social Prescribing in SingHealth – A Community Hospital Setting
A/Prof Lee Kheng Hock, Deputy CEO (Education and Community Partnerships), SingHealth Community Hospitals
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Dr Yusrina Bte Yusoff, Associate Consultant, SingHealth Polyclinics

5. Challenges in Adapting Social Prescribing for Community Partners
Dr Wong Loong Mun, Chief, Care Integration and Operations, Agency for Integrated Care   

6. Panel Discussion
Moderator | Dr Caroline Lim
Head, Organisation & Leadership for Social Change Programme, S R Nathan School of Human Development, Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS)
[Click to view Video]

1. Building Competencies in the Intermediate and Long Term Care Sector through Adult Learning Principles
Dr Justina Tan, Director, Learning & Professional Development, Institute for Adult Learning
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2. Championing Social Prescribing - A Journey Through Our Past, Present & Future
Duke-NUS Student Interest Group on Social Prescribing 
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3 Our Learning Journey in Community Asset Mapping
Adult Learners from SCHOOL
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4. Rethinking Workforce Models to Ensure Equity, Quality and Sustainability for Addressing Unmet Social Needs
Prof Janet Bettger, Professor and Chair, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Temple University College of Public Health 
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5. What is the Impact of Link Workers or Wellbeing Coordinators on Healthcare (Within an Integrated Care System in the UK)
Dr Felix Gradinger, Researcher-in-Residence (Integrated Care), Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research, University of Plymouth, UK
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6. Panel Discussion
Moderator | Dr Sebastien Libert
Consultant, Healthy Ageing Unit, World Health Organisation, Western Pacific Regional Office
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​1530
Tea
​1600

Keynote 5 | Using Technology to Improve Population Health
Dr Von Nguyen
Clinical Lead, Public and Population Health, Google

​1630

​Keynote 6 | Social Prescribing Advocacy Across Stakeholders
Asst. Prof Kate Mulligan
Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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​1700

Closing Plenary | Change Management for Social Prescribing
Ms Margaret Lee
CEO, SingHealth Community Hospitals,
Deputy Group Chief Financial Officer (Regional Health System and Strategic Finance), SingHealth
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​1730
End