PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

Time Programme

7.30am

Registration

9.00am

Arrival of Guest of Honour
 Prof K Satku, Director of Medical Services, Ministry of Health

9.05am

9.10am

9.30am

Opening Ceremony

Opening Address by Guest of Honour

Keynote Address:

The Critical Importance of the 'Evidence Debate' for Health Promotion
Dr David McQueen
Assistant Director for Global Health Promotion, National Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA

10.00am

Tea Break
10.30am Plenary Session: Health Promotion Strategies in Singapore
10.35am Overview of Health Promotion in Singapore
Dr Lam Sian Lian
Chief Executive Officer, Health Promotion Board, Singapore
10.55am

Communication Strategies for SARS outbreak in Singapore
Dr Khwaja Ismail Sudderuddin
Director, National Resilience Division, Ministry of Information, Communications and The Arts, Singapore
11.15am Health Promotion Strategies among Sex Workers in Singapore
Associate Professor Wong Mee Lian
Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, National University of
Singapore

11.35pm

 National Smoking Control Programme
Ms Choo Lin
Programme Manager, National Smoking Control Programme, Health Promotion Board, Singapore
11.55pm Health Promotion in the Primary Health Care Setting: The NHGP (National Healthcare Group Polyclinics)'s Experience
Dr Shanta Emmanuel
Chief Executive Officer, National Healthcare Group Polyclinics, Singapore
12.15pm Question & Answer Session
12.35pm Lunch
2.00pm Poster presentations (Studies related to health promotion - SARS, Nutrition, Smoking, Mental Health, Men's & Women's Health, STD/HIV, Workplace Health and School Health - will be presented )/Optional tour to HealthZone
5.00pm Closure of the Events