Events

Health of migrants – a life course perspective

Immigrants experience health risks and develop health needs that may differ from the risks and needs of the majority population in a receiving country

• Research Round

Shaping the Future: Advancing Leadership Pedagogy for a Stronger Public Health Impact

Participants described leadership in public health as the ability to influence change in population health while nurturing the development of future professionals.

• Research Round

Protecing children from second-hand tobacco smoke-successes, challenges, and future priorities

Many children are still exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) at home. In this talk, Dr Rachel O’Donnell will describe her research on measuring SHS in the home, providing personalised feedback on indoor air quality to promote smokefree homes, and the development of interventions in Scotland, Malaysia and Indonesia.

• Research Round

From local to global, establishing the Borneo disease surveillance hub through SIDC

Do Patient-Reported Outcome Measures help Predict Unplanned Hospital Readmission or Mortality?

Unplanned hospital readmissions significantly impact patient outcomes and healthcare costs globally. While prediction models are widely used to identify patients at high risk of readmissions, their discriminative ability often falls short of achieving adequate accuracy.

• Research Round

Integrated Care and/or Population Health (Management)

Singapore healthcare moved from a focus on ‘Disease Management’ in the 2000s, to ‘Integrated Care’ in the 2010s, and to ‘Population Health’ today. Integrated Care and Population Health are often confused and used interchangeably but are conceptually distinct and the strategies for implementation must be different in emphasis and scope. Success in Population Health

• Research Round