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Workshop A : Saturday, 16 July 2011 Venue
09:00-12:00 Pre-registration Pharmacists’ Workshop
'Your future in Pharmacy: It starts with a small step in the right direction'

(Part of PSS Pre-Registration Pharmacists Training Programme)
Sheraton Towers Ballroom
Workshop B : Saturday, 16 July 2011  
09:00-12:00 Dermatology Workshop - The Itch Factor
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Sheraton Towers Ballroom
Workshop C : Saturday, 16 July 2011  
09:00-12:00 Industry Workshop - Innovations & Opportunities in Community & Chronic Diseases Segment – A 360° View of the Industry
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Sheraton Towers Ballroom
Workshop D : Friday, 15 July 2011*Registration Closed  
09:00-18:00 Clinical Oncology Pharmacy Symposium
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National Cancer Centre Lecture Hall
Workshop E : Friday, 15 July 2011 *Registration Closed  
18:00-21:30 Continuing Education For Pharmacy Technicians
Update on Drug Information Resources and Dispensing to Special Populations

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Khoo Teck Puat Hospital(KTPH)
Auditorium, Learning Centre
Level 1, Tower B
90, Yishun Central
Singapore 768828
Workshop F : Saturday, 16 July 2011*Registration Closed  
08:00-12:00 Cardiology Pharmacy Practice Workshop
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*Limited to first 40 registrants
Sheraton Towers Ballroom

Day 1 : Saturday, 16 July 2011
08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-12:00 Pre-Congress Workshops
12:00-12:45 Lunch Symposium
The Clinical Benefits of High Dose Vitamin D
(Sponsored By Centrum)
Mr. Glenn Sung
Regulatory Lead Asia Pacific, Pfizer Pty Ltd
12:45-14:00 Registration and Poster Viewing
14:00-14:45 Opening Address and Awards Presentation
14:45-15:30 Keynote Lecture
Transforming Care Through Integration
Dr. Jason Cheah
Chief Executive Officer, Agency for Integrated Care
15:30-16:00 Tea Break and Poster Viewing
16:00-17:15 Concurrent Sessions
 

Symposium 1A
Towards Seamless Integration : Hospital to Home

Time for ACTION
Dr. Christopher Lien
Senior Consultant; Head, Community Geriatrics
Changi General Hospital

ACTION Possible
Mr. Joseph Cheong
Care Coordinator, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Sorting Out The Medication Mumbo-Jumbo
Ms. Lee Jye Chyi
Senior Pharmacist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Symposium 1B
New Drugs on the Block

New Drugs and Updates in Infectious Disease
Ms. Winnie Lee
Principal Clinical Pharmacist, Singapore General Hospital

New Drugs and Updates in Haematology / Oncology
Dr. Alexandre Chan
Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore
Associate Consultant Clinical Pharmacist,
National Cancer Centre Singapore

New Drugs and Updates in Rheumatology
Mr. Lim Teong Guan
Principal Pharmacist, Singapore General Hospital

New Drugs and Updates in Anticoagulation
Ms. Nancy Yong
Principal Clinical Pharmacist, National University Hospital


Day 2 : Sunday, 17 July 2011
08:00-09:00 Oral Presentations
09:00-10:00 Plenary Lecture 1
Healthcare of the Future; Are We Ready?
Mr. Liak Teng Lit
Chief Executive Officer, Alexandra Health
10:00-11:00 Tea Break and Poster Viewing
11:00-12:30 Concurrent Sessions
 

Symposium 2A
Managing Chronic Diseases in the Community & Long Term Care

Health Ambassador Programme An Update
Mr. Ivan Chew
Assistant Pharmacy Practice Manager, Guardian Pharmacy

Pharmacist improving outcomes in the management of Diabetes
Mr. Ng Yun
Patient Care Pharmacist, Guardian Health & Beauty

Pharmacists and Nursing Homes :
Lessons from the Fleetwood Project

Ms. Bernadette Lim
Pharmacist, NHG Pharmacy

Symposium 2B
Updates in Regulatory Pharmacy

Reclassification of Medicine - Regulatory Perspective
Mr. Mark Wong
Regulatory Specialist, Health Sciences Authority

Buyer Beware? A review of the advertisements and sale of drugs legislation in Singapore
Mr. Benjamin Gaw
Director, Drew & Napier

Patent protection for pharmaceutical products
Ms. Rozalynne Asmali
Associate Director, Drew & Napier

12:30-14:00 Lunch Symposium
Chronic Management of Heart Failure
(Sponsored by Omron)
Dr. Paul Dobesh
Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Nebraska Medical Center
14:00-15:30 Concurrent Sessions
 

Symposium 3A
Optimising Medication Use Through MTM

MTM in Singapore - An Overview
Ms. Wendy Ang
Principal Clinical Pharmacist
Changi General Hospital

MTM in Australia
Dr. Jenny Gowan
Consultant Pharmacist, NEVDGP & MediCom
Special Lecturer, Monash University

MTM in Singapore : Progress & Challenges So Far
Ms. Yasmin Ng
Principal Pharmacist, Changi General Hospital

Mr. Chang Wei Terk
Principal Pharmacist, Singapore General Hospital

Ms. Low Suat Fern
Senior Pharmacist, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Ms. Tan Yuen Ming
Senior Pharmacist, National University Hospital

Ms. Reshma Lhode
Senior Patient Care Pharmacist,
Guardian Health & Beauty

Symposium 3B
Debates in Clinical Pharmacy

Should Steroids be Used in ARDS?
Mr. Ian Wee
Principal Clinical Pharmacist
Changi General Hospital

Ms. Soong Jie Lin
Pharmacist
Singapore General Hospital

Should Chronic Medications Be Stopped in End-of-life Patients?
Dr. Vivianne Shih
Senior Pharmacist, National Cancer Centre

Ms. Chuang Shen Hui
Senior Pharmacist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Should Steroids Be Used As Adjuvant Therapy in Acute Pharyngitis?
Mr. Peter Yap
Assistant Vice President, Clinical Pharmacy Services,
Parkway Health


Mr. Yeoh Siang Fei
Principal Clinical Pharmacist, National University Hospital

15:30-16:00 Tea Break and Poster Viewing
16:00-17:00 Plenary Lecture 2
P-medicines : Prospects, Potential & Pitfalls
Dr. Jenny Gowan
Consultant Pharmacist, NEVDGP & MediCom
Special Lecturer, Monash University
17:00-17:15 Awards Presentation and Closing