Introduction to Design Thinking & AI in Healthcare Innovations

Overview

This transformative workshop is tailored to healthcare professionals who are new to the field and eager to learn Design Thinking with Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Large Language Models (LLMs). The workshop will uncover and explore these cutting-edge concepts, empowering you to harness technology for enhanced patient care.

Discover how AI and LLM applications transform the way healthcare professionals work and enhance decision-making abilities. To fully utilise such AI and LLM applications, be equipped with Design Thinking methodologies and the necessary skills to foster innovation in healthcare processes and patient experiences. Be well prepared to navigate Singapore's ever-evolving healthcare industry with seamless integration of AI and empathetic design thinking skills.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of the workshop, you will be able to:

Understand the concepts and applications of AI, ML and LLMs in the healthcare context
Understand and apply Design Thinking in the development of AI healthcare applications
Understand the development process of AI applications i.e., business models, reimbursement, regulations and intellectual property aspects

Pre-requisites:

Relevant background/working experience in the healthcare or informatics industry
English – professional working proficiency

Speakers / Professors

Name

Designation

Biography

Adj Prof Ngiam Kee Yuan

Head, Division of Biomedical Informatics, NUS Medicine

Adjunct Professor, Department of Surgery, NUS Medicine

Head, Artificial Intelligence Office, NUHS

Adj Prof Ngiam is a Senior Consultant at the Division of General Surgery (Thyroid & Endocrine Surgery) at the National University Hospital, specialising in Thyroid and Endocrine surgical disorders. Following the completion of his Advanced Specialist Training in General Surgery, he was awarded a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and was accredited as a surgical specialist by the Specialist Accreditation Board, Singapore in 2012. He received the Higher Manpower Development Program Award in 2012 to complete a Fellowship in Metabolic and Endocrine Surgery in Taiwan. He received further training in robotic thyroid surgery at the Seoul National University Hospital, South Korea.

Adj Prof Ngiam’s special interests are in thyroid and endocrine surgery, robotic thyroid surgery, bariatric and metabolic surgery, advanced endoscopy and laparoscopic surgery. He was awarded the ExxonMobil-NUS Research Fellowship for Clinicians in 2007 and his research interests include parathyroid surgery, robotic thyroid surgery, obesity surgery for type 2 diabetes and thyroid cancer surgery.

Dr Lee Phin Peng

Programme Director, Singapore Biodesign

Lead, Medtech Cluster, A*STAR

Dr. Lee Phin Peng is a health and medical technology executive experienced with developing and driving innovation programmes at the national level. He is currently serving as the Deputy Programme Director for Singapore Biodesign and holds an adjunct Assistant Professor position at the Duke-NUS Medical School.

Prior to his current role, Dr. Lee was a Principal Investigator for a medical technology project around cerebrovascular stroke monitoring and detection. Dr. Lee is an experienced speaker who has been invited to speak at numerous events, speaker panels and conferences. He is also an accomplished and certified adult educator – Dr. Lee has trained more than 600 researchers, healthcare professionals, and corporates in Design Thinking and the Biodesign methodology.

In addition to his work in the health and medical technology innovation industry, Dr. Lee is passionate about mentoring the next generation of healthcare leaders and is actively involved in mentoring programmes for startups, projects and young professionals.

Dr. Lee holds a PhD in Bioengineering from the University of California, San Francisco – Berkeley and a BSc in Biomedical Engineering from Brown University. He completed his post-doctoral training at the Stanford School of Medicine under the Singapore-Stanford Biodesign Innovation Fellowship.

Programme

May 2026 Edition

We recently concluded the first edition of the Introduction to Design Thinking & AI in HealthcareInnovations workshop, jointly organised by DBMI and Singapore Biodesign.

The session brought together healthcare professionals and innovators in the medical space to explore how human-centred design intersects with cutting-edge artificial intelligence to transform patient care.

A massive thank you to our speakers (DBMI HOD Adj Prof Kee Yuan Ngiam and Singapore Biodesign's Dr Lee Phin Peng), facilitators and participants for their discussions, deep insights and dedication to building a future-ready healthcare workforce.

Missed out? Join our second run in July, register here.