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Date/Day
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Speaker
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Topic
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Venue
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12 Jan 2009
Monday
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A/Prof Paul Baird
Head, Ocular Genetics Unit
Centre for Eye Research Australia
University of Melbourne
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New Insights on the Genes for Myopia
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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27 Nov 2008
Thursday
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Dr Gerald Koh
Assistant Professor
Department of Community, Occupational & Family Medicine
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
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Health Promotion Strategies for an Ageing Workforce
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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31 Oct 2008
Friday
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Dr Gerald Koh
Assistant Professor
Department of Community, Occupational & Family Medicine
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
National University of Singapore
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The Predictors of Rehabilitation Efficiency and Effectiveness of All Patients Admitted to a Community Hospital: A 10-Year Study
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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12 Sep 2008
Friday
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Assoc Prof Annelies Wilder-Smith
Dr Felicia Chang
Ms Karen Cheong
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Midterm Evaluation of Community Based HIV Prevention Project in Rural China
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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01 Aug 2008
Friday
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Prof Bruce Wilcox
Professor and Director of the Asia-Pacific Center
for Infectious Disease Ecology
Asia-Pacific Institute of Tropical Medicine and
Infectious Diseases
University of Hawaii
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Causes of Infectious Disease Emergence: An Interdisciplinary
Perspective
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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30 Jul 2008
Wednesday
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Prof Mark J Vanlandingham
Thomas C Keller Professor
Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
USA
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Mental and Physical Health Consequences of Repatriation for Vietnamese Returnees
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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29 Jul 2008
Tuesday
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Prof John Wyn Owen
Chairman, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
Formerly Director of NHS Wales and
Director-General, NSW Health Department
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Health Futures – The Challenges for Academic Medical and Health Science Centres
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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25 Jul 2008
Friday
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Dr Gerald Koh
Assistant Professor
COFM, YLLSOM, NUS
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National Long Term Care Severe Disability Insurance
(LTCDI): The Need for Social, Rehabilitative, Cost of Care,
Life Expectancy and Public Policy Considerations
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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25 Jun 2008
Wednesday
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Professor Trish Perl
Courage Fund Visiting Professor
Director of Hospital Epidemiology & Infection Control
John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Hospital Epidemiology That Works – Controlling Central Line Related Bloodstream Infections
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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30 May 2008
Friday
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Dr Khoa Truong, PHD
Research Fellow, RAND Corporation
USA
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Environmental Determinants of Health Behaviours and
Outcomes: What can be Learned from the US Food and
Alcohol Retail Markets?
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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28 Mar 2008
Friday
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Dr Gerald Koh
Assistant Professor
COFM, NUS
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The Attitudes, Concerns, Perceived Impact, Coping Strategies, Knowledge and Preparedness of Primary Care Health Personnel for Avian Influenza (AI): A Cross-Sectional Study of Indonesia and Singapore
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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14 Mar 2008
Friday
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Dr Arlene Chua
ID Consultant
National University Hospital
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International Patent Laws and Access to HIV Treatment
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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10 Mar 2008
Friday
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Dr R Sankaranarayanan
Head, Screening Group
Pathogenesis and Prevention Cluster
International Agency for Research on Cancer
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Cancer Survival in Developing Countries – Lessons for Public Health
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
12.00 pm – 1.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 11:45pm
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06 Mar 2008
Thursday
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Dr David Snashall
President of Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Royal College of Physicians, London
&
Clinical Director of Occupational Health Services in Guy’s and
St Thomas’ NHS Trust
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Occupational Health Services for Healthcare Workers
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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29 Feb 2008
Friday
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Dr Gerald Koh
Assistant Professor
Department of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine
National University of Singapore
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The Effect of Problem-Based Learning (PBL) During Medical School on Physician Competency: A Systematic Review
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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22 Feb 2008
Friday
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Dr Stuart Clarke
Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Molecular Microbiology Group
Division of Infection, Inflammation and Repair
University of Southampton Medical School
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Molecular Epidemiology of Neisseria Meningitis Before the Introduction of Serogroup C Conjugate Vaccines
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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15 Feb 2008
Friday
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Prof John Ovretveit
Director of Research, Medical Management Centre
Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
and
Professor of Health Management, Faculty of Medicine
Bergen University, Norway
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Research Informed Service Improvement
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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18 Jan 2008
Friday
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Assoc Prof Robert Bernstein
Expert Advisor
Internal Medical & Public Health Activities
Office of Business & International Development
Singapore Health Services
Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health,
Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, USA
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Essential Public Health Functions and Services
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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07 Jan 2008
Monday
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Prof Christian Gericke
Professor of Public Health Policy &
Director, Adelaide Centre for Health Technologies &
Services Research
University of Adelaide, Australia
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Universal Coverage With Private Health Insurance: The Dutch Experiment
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
12.30 pm – 1.30 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:15pm
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03 Dec 2007
Monday
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Professor John A Baron
Professor of Medicine, and of
Community & Family Medicine
Biostatistics & Epidermiology
Evergreen Centre, USA
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What Happened With Vioxx?
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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27 Nov 2007
Tuesday
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Professor Theadore R Marmor
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy and Management &
Professor Emeritus of Political Science
Yale University, USA
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Fads, Fallacies and Foolishness in Medical Care Policy and Management
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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15 Nov 2007
Thursday
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Dr Tan Lai Yong
Clinical Lecturer
School of Public Health
Kunming Medical College
Yunnan, China
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Community Health Education Among Marginalized People Groups
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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05 Nov 2007
Monday
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Dr Leon Ellwein
Principal Investigator
WHO RESC Studies National Eye Institute
&
Dr Pierre Huguet
Medical Officer NMH/ CHP/ CPM/ PBD
World Health Organization
Switzerland
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Global Health and The Conduct of Worldwide
Prevalence Surveys
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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26 Oct 2007
Friday
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Professor Eduard Massad
Courage Fund Visiting Professor
Infectious Disease and Epidemiology
University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Mathematical Modelling of Dengue in Singapore
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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19 Oct 2007
Friday
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Professor Liow Chee Hsiang
Director
HIV Dept
Bless China International (Xishaungbanna Division)
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Prevention of HIV in Rural China: Challenges and Pitfalls
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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19 Sep 2007
Wednesday
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Professor Julie Miriam Goldsmith Cwikel
Founder and Director
The Center for Women's Health Studies and Promotion
Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Social Epidemiology as a Tool for Research, Program Planning and Community Interventions in Public Health - Examples from Women's Health
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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14 Sep 2007
Friday
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Dr Teoh Yee Leong
Director
Clinical R&D and Medical Affairs
Singapore/Malaysia
GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals
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Drug Development Process : A Journey from Clinical Trial to Product Registration
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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11 Sep 2007
Tuesday
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Dr You-Sun Kim, PhD
Research Fellow
National Cancer Institute, NIH
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TNF-induced Activation of the Nox1 NADPH Oxidase and its Role in the Induction of Necrotic Cell Death
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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24 Aug 2007
Friday
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Dr Stefan Ma
Senior Biostatistician
Biostatistics and Research Branch
Ministry of Health
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The Health Impact of Ambient Air Pollution in Singapore
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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17 Aug 2007
Friday
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Professor David Koh
Head, Dept of COFM
National University of Singapore
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The Environment and Emerging Diseases
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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16 Aug 2007
Thursday
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Ms Denise Gray-Felder
President and Chief Executive Officer
Communication for Social Change Consortium
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Communication for Social Change Around the World
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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25 Jul 2007
Wednesday
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Prof Trish M Perl
Professor, Director of Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control
John Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Outbreak Investigation
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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06 Jul 2007
Friday
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Prof Danny Liew Yearn-Hian
Senior Lecturer
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine
Monash University Central & Eastern Clinical School, Australia
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Evidence Beyond Clinical Trials – The Role of Epidemiological Modelling
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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07 Jun 2007
Thursday
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Dr Lee See Muah
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dept of COFM, NUS
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Diabetes and Driving – Do’s and Don’ts
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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25 May 2007
Friday
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Prof Wang De Yun
Research Associate Professor
Dept of Otolaryngology, NUS
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Prevalence and Etiology of Allergic Rhinitis
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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11 May 2007
Friday
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Prof Annelies Wilder-Smith
Adjunct Associate Professor
COFM, NUS
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Updating ‘International Travel and Health’ for the World Health Organization
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
Singapore 117597
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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13 Apr 2007
Friday
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Professor John David Kalbfleisch, PhD
Department of Statistics & Applied Probability
National University of Singapore &
Department of Biostatistics, University of MichiganAnn Arbor, USA
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Competing Models for Competing Risks
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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26 Mar 2007
Monday
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Associate Professor Mark Andrew Pereira
Division of Epidemiology & Community Health
University of Minnesota, USA
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Type 2 Diabetes in Asians: A New Frontier for Epidemiology and Global Health
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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23 Mar 2007
Friday
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Dr Ram Laxman
Illumina Asia-Pacific
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Whole Genome SNP Genotyping and Copy Number Polymorphism Analysis using the Illumina Infinium Arrays
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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16 Mar 2007
Friday
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Dr Koh Woon Puay
Assistant Professor
Department of COFM
National University of Singapore
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Cigarettes and Caffeine-Containing Beverages in relation to Parkinson's Disease: the Singapore Chinese Health Study
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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09 Mar 2007
Friday
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Associate Professor Michael H Fox
Department of Health Policy & Management
University of Kansas Medical Center, School of Medicine
USA
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Health Outcomes and Evidence-Based Medicine: Translating Research into Practice
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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26 Jan 2007
Friday
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Dr Cheah Peh Yean
Senior Scientist/Head
Colorectal Cancer Research Lab
Dept. of Colorectal Surgery
Singapore General Hospital
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Recent Advances in Colorectal Cancer Genetics and Diagnostics
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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23 Jan 2007
Tuesday
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Alan Rogers
Lecturer
University of Sydney
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Asbestos - Hazard from a Bygone Era?
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National University of Singapore, EA-02-11, Engineering Faculty (Please note that it is not at the auditorium, map attach)
3.35 pm - 6.00 pm
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19 Jan 2007
Friday
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Dr Suchin Virabhak
Senior Outcomes Research Associate
Pfizer Pte Ltd
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Introduction to Outcomes Research
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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15 Jan 2007
Monday
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Dr Guo Chao-Yu
Research Assistant Professor at Boston University
USA
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The Framingham Study: Past, Present & Future
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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05 Jan 2007
Friday
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Dr Lee Kheng Hock
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Dept of COFM, NUS
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Lost in Transition: Bridging the Chasm of Care Between the Hospital and the Community
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Casuarina Room #02-01
Dept of COFM
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, MD3
16 Medical Drive
National University of Singapore
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
Refreshments will be served at 12:45pm
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