Programme

Pre-Conference Workshops & Special Courses
Friday, 22 Jan 2021
8.30am to 5.30pm

Main Conference Day 1

Saturday, 23 Jan 2021
9.00am to 4.30pm

Main Conference Day 2

Sunday 24 Jan 2021
8.30am to 12noon

Post-Conference Workshops & Special Courses
Sunday, 24 Jan 2021
1.30pm to 5.30pm

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND SPECIAL COURSES (Friday, 22 Jan 2021)

All time shown is in Singapore Time (SGT) +0800 GMT (click here for time convertor)

AM (8.30am - 12.30pm)

PM (1.30pm – 5.30pm)

W1A1: The World Federation For Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Program for Accrediting Agencies: Purpose, Processes, and Criteria
Marta van Zanten, John Boulet and David Gordon

W1P1: Tips and Tricks for Successfully Publishing Scholarly Work in an International Journal on Medical Education
Peter de Jong and Sandy Cook

W1A2: Behind Closed Doors: Making Defensible High Stakes Progression Decisions in Competency-Based Health Professions Education
James Kwan, Faith L Chia, Tracy Tan, Phua Dong Haur and Ng Wee Khoon

W1P2: How to Design Summative Assessment for Postgraduate Clinical Training Programmes: Alignment With Objectives and Strategies
Hirotaka Onishi, Gominda Ponnamperuma and Osamu Nomura

W1A3: Knock Knock ….. Who’s There? Supporting Well-being and Success for All
Jo Bishop, Greg Radu and Aviad Haramati

W1P3: #Futuristforum: Medical Learning in 2035. What Did We Learn About The Future When We Convened Leaders, Influencers and Visionaries from The International Medical Learning Ecosystem?
Celeste Kolanko, Dale Kummerle and Suzanne Murray

W1A4: Responding to Adversity - From Resilient Leadership to Resilient Organisations
William P Burdick and Vinod Pallath

W1P4: Mindful Caring: Cultivating Compassion and Enhancing Resilience.
"Capacity for Compassion is Not Always A Given, Nor is Empathy Always Natural. Because to Witness Suffering Can Be One of The Hardest of Things!"
Anita Lim Yee Nah, Virginia Lien and Lynna Chandra

W1A5: Strategies and Approaches to Build Resilience in The Early Years of Health Professions Education
Chen Zhi Xiong, Neil Osheroff and Soh Jian Yi

Health Professions’ Education ‘Leaders’ Toolkit’: Leading and Managing Through Change and Crisis (Session 1)
Judy McKimm, Paul Kneath Jones, Kirsty Forrest, Greg Radu and Jo Bishop

PM (3.00pm – 6.00pm)

Essential Skills in Medical Education (ESME) Course (Session 1)
Ronald M Harden, Matthew C E Gwee, Dujeepa D Samarasekera, Tan Chay Hoon, Goh Poh-Sun and Koh Dow Rhoon

PM (5.45pm – 7.00pm)

APME-Net 13th Niigata Meeting (By Invitation Only)

MAIN CONFERENCE Day 1 (Saturday 23 January 2021)

All time shown is in Singapore Time (SGT) +0800 GMT (click here for time convertor)

	Plenary & Keynote		Free Communication (FC)
	Panel Discussion		Short Communication (SC)
	Symposium		Business Meetings

Time	Virtual Platform
Time	Raffles	Bugis	Jurong	Orchard	Sentosa	Tanglin	Meetings
9.00am	Opening Ceremony Welcome Address Dr Dujeepa D Samarasekera Chairman, Organising Committee APMEC 2021 Dean's Address Professor Chong Yap Seng Dean, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore, Singapore Address by Guest-of-Honour Professor Tan Eng Chye President, National University of Singapore, Singapore
9.30am- 10.00am	Opening Keynote Medical Education, How Shall We Face The Future?
	Andrew Ta-Fu Huang, Taiwan
	Chairperson: Dujeepa D Samarasekera, Singapore
10.00am- 10.15am	Break
10.15am- 11.15am	Symposium 1 Response and Resilience in the Time of COVID	Symposium 2 Leveraging Technology to Optimise CME/CPD, Clinical Care, & Patient Engagement in The COVID and Post-COVID Environment	Symposium 3 Innovations in Undergraduate Education for Healthcare Professionals in Response to Challenges Posed by COVID-19	Free Communication 1 Young Scholar 1	Free Communication 2	Free Communication 3
	CPD Response to COVID in China Ming Kuang, P.R. China A Provider’s View of Changing on the Fly Eugene Pozniak, United Kingdom Shifting Commercial Support in Response to COVID Maureen Doyle-Scharff, USA CME/CPD During This Challenging Times in a Resource Limited Setting Kusal Das, India	The Rise of Digital Engagement by Physicians for Education and Patient Engagement Dale Kummerle, USA Assessing Social Media and Social Learning Platforms to Maximise Health Care Professional (HCP) and Team Learning in and Out of The Workplace Celeste Kolanko, United Kingdom Practical Strategies from Assessing Organisational Need to Measuring Outcomes Lisa Sullivan, Australia Designing Blended Learning to Drive Educational Impact and Performance Sherlyn Celone-Arnold, USA	Ensuring Clinical Competence and Readiness in Graduating Healthcare Students Despite COVID-19 Benjamin Ong, Singapore Home Based Simulation Learning (HBSL) in Dentistry : Lessons from NYP Oral Health Therapy and Future Strategies Anshad Ansari, Singapore Continuing Nursing Education During COVID-19 Paulin Koh, Singapore PharmVillage.SG United for PECT Through 2020-VUCA Chan Sui Yung, Singapore COVID-19 as A Teacher: An Opportunistic View from the Allied Health Education Muhammad Rahizan Zainuldin, Singapore	Click here for more information	Click here for more information	Click here for more information
	Chairperson: Lawrence Sherman, USA	Chairperson: Celeste Kolanko, United Kingdom	Chairperson: Mabel Yap, Singapore	Judges: Diantha Soemantri, Indonesia (Chief Judge) Chinthaka Balasooriya, Australia Derrick Lian, Singapore	Judges: Jen-Hung Yang, Taiwan (Chief Judge) Kathy Brotchie, Australia Yanika Kowitlawakul, Singapore	Judges: Vishna Devi V Nadarajah, Malaysia (Chief Judge) Doan Thi Thu Hoa, Vietnam Chen Fun Gee, Singapore
11.15am- 11.30am	Soapbox Session 1 - Elsevier (Social Activity Room)
11.15am- 11.30am	Break
11.30am- 12.30pm	Symposium 4 Practical Experience in Delivering Bioethics and Professionalism Teaching in Three Regions	Symposium 5 Health & Humanity	Panel Discussion 1 E-Learning During COVID-19: The Clinical Years	Free Communication 4 Young Scholar 2	Free Communication 5 Young Scholar 3	Free Communication 6
	Ethics & Medical Jurisprudence: A Model for a Malaysian Undergraduate Medical Programme Mark Tan Kiak Min, Malaysia Pedagogical Approach to Teaching Medical Ethics and Professionalism in Undergraduate Medical Education: The SLMCCM-WHQM Experience Susan Pelea Nagtalon, Philippines Teaching Bioethics and Professionalism – Two Countries, One Programme Lau Wee-Ming, Malaysia	Rebreathing Humanity into Medical Education Tam Wai Jia, Singapore Reflecting Through New Lenses Grace Tan Soo Woon, Singapore The Holding Space Chu Shao Min, Singapore	Lim Tow Keang, Singapore Teoh Chia Meng, Singapore Low Seow Ping, Singapore	Click here for more information	Click here for more information	Click here for more information
	Chairperson: Olivia Ngan, Hong Kong S.A.R.	Chairperson: Tam Wai Jia, Singapore	Moderator: Lim Tow Keang, Singapore	Judges: Vinod Pallath, Malaysia (Chief Judge) Nicola Ngiam, Singapore Chih-Wei Yang, Taiwan	Judges: Harumi Gomi, Japan (Chief Judge) Ashokka Balakrishnan, Singapore Chen Zhi Xiong, Singapore	Judges: Indika Karunathilake, Sri Lanka (Chief Judge) Derrick Aw, Singapore Ma. Lilybeth Tanchoco, Philippines
12.30pm- 1.00pm	Basic Latin Dance Class (Social Activity Room)
1.00pm- 1.30pm	Yoga Class (Social Activity Room)
12.30pm- 1.30pm	Storytelling Session (Meeting Room)
12.30pm- 1.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm- 2.30pm	Symposium 6 Up A Hill and Down A Mountain: How COVID Impacted Teaching in the General Practice Clinic	Symposium 7 Surmounting The Challenges of Residency Training and Assessment During COVID-19	Panel Discussion 2 Training in Digital Literacy and a Technology Orientation to Future Proof Adaptable, Resilient Healthcare Practitioners to Deliver Holistic Care	Free Communication 7 Young Scholar 4	Free Communication 8	Short Communication 1
	Climbing Together: Enlisting GPs in Transforming the Curriculum Victor Loh, Singapore Innovation in Learning: Clinical Teaching Amid Social Distancing Lee Oh Chong Leng, Singapore Opening Doors: Looking Beyond the Solitary Clinic Leong Choon Kit, Singapore A Glimpse into the Future: Producing Tomorrow’s Doctor Today Kenneth Tan, Singapore Flourishing During Pandemic Times: Community of Practice Within the Family Physician Fraternity Anne Yeo, Singapore	Ensuring Valid Assessment and Progression During COVID-19 Chen Fun Gee, Singapore Navigating Training & Exams During DORSCON Orange: A Resident’s Perspective Amanda Lim, Singapore A Reflection of ID Senior Resident During COVID-19 Pandemic Lee Pei Hua, Singapore Mitigating The Impact of COVID-19 on Residency Training Faith L Chia, Singapore What (Else) Can Our Residents Learn During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Nigel Tan Choon Kiat, Singapore	Goh Poh-Sun, Singapore John Wong Chee Meng, Singapore Yanika Kowitlawakul, Singapore	Click here for more information	Click here for more information	Click here for more information
	Chairperson: Victor Loh, Singapore	Chairperson: Mabel Yap, Singapore	Moderator: Goh Poh-Sun, Singapore	Judges: Gominda Ponnamperuma, Sri Lanka (Chief Judge) Koh Sei Keng, Singapore Er Hui Meng, Malaysia	Judges: Jamunarani S Vadivelu, Malaysia (Chief Judge) Kosala Marambe, Sri Lanka Tan Kong Bing, Singapore	Judge: Makoto Kikukawa, Japan
2.30pm- 2.45pm	Soapbox Session 2 - Medical Grand Challenge (Social Activity Room)
2.30pm- 2.45pm	Break
2.45pm- 3.45pm	Symposium 8 Leadership and Followership Amidst Uncertainties: Reflections-For-Action in Medical and Health Professions’ Education	Symposium 9 Maintaining Standards and Accreditation in Current Pandemic	Panel Discussion 3 Bridging the Communication Gap and Making Student Learning Visible During COVID-19	Short Communication 2	Short Communication 3	Short Communication 4	Judges' Meeting (By Invitation) (3.00pm-4.00pm)
	Challenges In Decision Making In Medical And Health Professions Education During Difficult Times Vishna Devi Nadarajah, Malaysia ‘Leadership Should Be in and for Everyone’: Reflections from Active Followership and Sociocultural Contexts Perspectives Ardi Findyartini, Indonesia Change Management and Leadership During Uncertain Times: How Can We Adapt And Anticipate for The Future? Judy McKimm, United Kingdom	War, Famine, Pestilence and Death David Gordon, France Keeping Calm and Adapting Flexibly - An Australasian Perspective Pete Ellis, New Zealand Medical Education Accreditation in China after Recognition Programme and COVID-19 Outbreak Wang Weimin, China Medical Education Adaptations in COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study at UMP, Vietnam Tran Diep Tuan, Vietnam The University of Malaya Scenario Yang Faridah Binti Abdul Aziz, Malaysia	Visibility of Student Learning in Assignments and High Stakes Assessments Kelvin Foong Weng Chiong, Singapore Using Procedure Based Assessment Forms for Feedback to Make Learning Visible Intekhab Islam, Singapore Evaluating Student Learning through Summative and Formative Assessments Soh Shean Han, Singapore Using Examsoft to Visualize and Communicate Strengths and Opportunities in Student Learning Lim Li Zhen, Singapore	Click here for more information	Click here for more information	Click here for more information
	Chairperson: Ardi Findyartini, Indonesia	Chairperson: Dujeepa D Samarasekera, Singapore	Moderator: Intekhab Islam, Singapore	Judge: Lambert Schuwirth, Australia	Judge: Yuen Heng-Wai, Singapore	Judge: Jo Bishop, Australia
3.45pm- 4.00pm	Soapbox Session 3 - Lecturio (Social Activity Room)
3.45pm- 4.00pm	Break
4.00pm- 4.30pm	Plenary 1 When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade, and When Life Gives You Strawberries, Make Jam: The Future of Medical Education
	Ronald M Harden, United Kingdom
	Chairperson: Lau Tang Ching, Singapore

MAIN CONFERENCE Day 2 (Sunday 24 January 2021)

All time shown is in Singapore Time (SGT) +0800 GMT (click here for time convertor)

	Plenary & Keynote		Free Communication (FC)
	Panel Discussion		Short Communication (SC)
	Symposium		Business Meetings

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