Programme Overview

Synonym(s):

The 1st Asia Pacific Population Health Conference and 2nd Asia Pacific Social Prescribing Conference will be held over 2 days in Academia, Singapore from 28 to 29 November, bringing professionals from all over the Asia Pacific to share knowledge and ideas, pushing the frontiers of population health.

DAY 1 | 28 November 2024

07:30 – 08:20 Registration
08:30 – 08:40 Arts Performance
08:40 – 08:50

Welcome Address by Prof Lee Chien Earn

Deputy Group CEO, Regional Health System, SingHealth  

08:50 – 09:00

Opening Address by Guest-of Honour, Mr Ong Ye Kung

Minister for Health, Singapore

09:00 – 09:10 Appointment of SingHealth Community Hospitals as WHO Collaborating Centre for Social Prescribing
Tripartite MOU Signing Ceremony
09:10 – 09:40

Keynote Address by Prof Sir Sam Everington, OBE

Vice-Chair of North East London Clinical Commission Group

Vice President of the British Medical Association

GP, Health Centre, Bromley by Bow

09:40 – 10:10

Keynote Address by Prof Cheong Koon Hean

Chairman, Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities

Singapore University of Technology and Design

10:10 – 10:30 Break
10:30 – 11:00

Keynote Address by Prof Thomas Astell-Burt

Professor of Population Health and Environmental Data Science

Expert Panel Member of Australian Social Prescribing Institute of Research & Education

University of Wollongong, Australia

11:00 – 11:30 Panel Discussion
11:30 – 12:45 Lunch, Poster Exhibitions and Book Sales
Lunchtime Talk by Julia Hotz
(12:00 – 12:30)
12:45 – 14:55 Social Prescribing Plenary Sessions

Breakout Track:

Person-Centred Care

Breakout Track:

Healthy and Active Lifestyles

Breakout Track:

Population-Based Epidemiological Studies for Improving Health

Breakout Track:

Frailty and Intrinsic Capacity

Oral Paper Presentations

(until 14:30)

1. Roles of Clinicians in Social Prescribing
2. Education and Workforce Development  
3. Social Prescribing in Asia Pacific
14:55 – 15:15 Break and Poster Exhibitions
15:15 – 17:30 Social Prescribing Plenary Sessions

Breakout Track:

Person-Centred Care

Population Health Plenary Session I:

Age-Friendly and Healthier Cities 

(until 17:00)

4. Arts for Wellbeing
5. Evaluation of Social Prescribing
17:30 End of Day 1

 

DAY 2 | 29 November 2024

07:30 – 08:30 Registration
08:30 – 10:40

Breakout Track:

Family and Maternal Child Health

Breakout Track:

Innovations in Health and Social Care Delivery for Addressing Population Health

Breakout Track:

Advancing End-of-Life Care Through Population Health Approaches

Breakout Track:

Revolutionising Population Health: The Role of Innovation and Technology

Oral Paper Presentations and Poster Judging Fireside chat with Prof Sir Sam Everington
10:40 – 11:00 Break and Poster Exhibitions
11:00 – 13.10

Breakout Track:

From Population Health Policies to Patient Care: Connecting the Dots

Breakout Track:

Population Health and Built Environment

Breakout Track:

Mental Health and Wellbeing

Breakout Track:

Building Healthy Communities Through Collaborations and Population Health Engagements

13:10 – 14:15 Lunch and Poster Exhibitions
14:15 – 15:15

Population Health Plenary Session II


Living Well by Design: From Healthcare to Health

15:15 – 15:45 Announcement of Poster and Oral Presentation Winners
15:45 End of Conference

 

Programme is subject to changes.