Plenary Lecture 3

A/Prof Tan Hiang Khoon

Director, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute

Group Director, International Collaboration Office, SingHealth

Deputy CEO (Future Health System), Singapore General Hospital

Associate Professor Tan Hiang Khoon is the Director of SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, Group Director of SingHealth's International Collaboration Office, and Deputy CEO of Future Health Systems at Singapore General Hospital (SGH). Dr. Tan specializes in complex head and neck cancers and has pioneered endoscopic and robotic head and neck surgery in Singapore.

Dr. Tan is a visionary clinician leader who excels at fostering strong collaborations and partnerships across multiple disciplines, professional groups and institutions. These include setting up the inaugural SingHealth Duke NUS head and Neck Center and the Division of Surgery and Surgical Oncology. He also established the Global Surgery Programme in Surgery ACP to address inequity in surgical care in LMIC within Asia. Amidst the recent pandemic, Dr. Tan spearheaded a multi-institutional team to establish a 3200 bed Community Care Facilities at Singapore Expo and D'Resort, preventing acute hospitals from being overwhelmed. A strong proponent of academic medicine, he co-authored more than a hundred publications in peer reviewed journals.

Session:

Forging a WIN-WIN strategy - The Synergies Between Global Health Initiatives and our AMC
13 April 2024, 0830 - 0915hrs

The collaboration between global health initiatives and academic medical centers (AMCs) offers a mutually beneficial strategy, leveraging the strengths of each to tackle global health disparities. AMCs provide cutting-edge research and education expertise, enhancing the effectiveness and sustainability of health solutions globally. In turn, these initiatives offer AMCs real-world application opportunities for their research and enrich educational experiences with practical global health challenges. This partnership fosters innovation and nurtures globally aware healthcare professionals. It also enables AMCs to learn from innovative solutions deployed in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), which often pioneer cost-effective, scalable health interventions adaptable to diverse settings. The talk will provide real world examples that underscores unique benefits of learning from LMICs’ ingenuity and resilience. Emphasizing equitable and synergistic partnerships, this strategy calls for collective action towards a healthier, more equitable world.

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