Population-Based-Epidemiological-Studies-for-Improving-Health

Date: 28 Nov 2024 | Time: 12:45 – 14:55 | Venue: L1-S1

Track Chair: 
Associate Professor Rahul Malhotra, Duke-NUS Medical School

Efforts to improve population health benefit from evidence gathered through well designed population- or community-based epidemiological studies. It is also important to reflect on and account for the wide range of health conditions and subpopulations within a population while planning for the delivery of services aimed at improving population health. In this track, learned speakers will share findings from observational and interventional population- or community-based epidemiological studies they have conducted in Singapore and elsewhere, which pertain to specific health domains such as oral health, mental health, eye health, social health and cardiovascular health, and/or specific subpopulations such as older adults.

Talk 1: Advancing Cardiovascular Health: Evidence-Based Strategies for Improving Blood Pressure Control Across Populations
Professor Tazeen Hasan Jafar, Duke-NUS Medical School 

Talk 2: The Changing Landscape of Mental Health in Singapore
Associate Professor Mythily Subramaniam, Institute of Mental Health

Talk 3: Prevalence, Determinants, and Associated Burden of Multiple Sensory Impairment in Multi-Ethnic Older Asians Aged 60 to 100 Years
Professor Ecosse Luc Edouard Denis Lamoureux, Singapore Eye Research Institute

Talk 4: Oral Health of Older People: The Link Between Oral and Overall Health 
Professor Marco Aurelio De Anselmo Peres, National Dental Centre Singapore

Talk 5: Health and Wellbeing at Older Ages in Singapore 
Dr Abhijit Visaria, Duke-NUS Medical School