Department of Surgery authored books for several key reasons apart from leaving a legacy in their lifetime, all of which contribute to the advancement of medical knowledge, patient care, and academic development. Some of the primary motivations are advancement of medical knowledge, educational purposes, collaboration and networking, improvement of patient care, securing research funding, personal and institutional recognition, ethical and professional responsibility. The proceed of the sale of these books will be channel to research and education funds, collectively drive our surgeons to engage in future research.
About the author
Prof Lee is a founding leader in the field of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery, having set up the Cardiothoracic Surgery department at the National University Hospital (NUH) in Singapore upon returning from Mayo clinic, USA in 1985. In his 10 years as chair of surgery at NUHS and head of NUS Medicine’s department of surgery from 2005 to 2015, Prof Lee established the Advanced Surgery Training Centre, and developed 14 speciality surgery divisions including transplant, gastrointestinal and reconstructive surgery at NUH.
Description of the book
The purpose of living is to appreciate life, not merely exist.
Be inspired by a wealth of images, inspirational quotes and reflections on the nature of life, all collated through a lifetime of extensive travels to destinations far and wide.
About the author
Cynthia Chou is professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa. She also holds the C. Maxwell and Elizabeth M. Stanley Family Chair in Asian Studies.
Miriam Koktvedgaard Zeitzen is Curator, Modern History and World Cultures, National Museum of Denmark. She has worked as a social and medical anthropologist in Southeast Asia for more than 20 years, focusing on polygamy, gender and health.
Description of the book
Breast cancer is now the most common cancer among women in most Asian countries. Many lives are at stake. Even in places where state-of-the-art medical services are available, thousands of women in Asia are dying of the disease largely due to late presentation compared to women in most Western countries. While much progress has been made in Western medical science to treat breast cancer, it appears that there are significant socio-cultural considerations and contexts in Asia that limit the efficacy of Western-based health-care methods.
This volume presents conversations across Asia with breast cancer patients, their caregivers, doctors, traditional healers as well as just ordinary men and women—all on the subject of breast cancer meanings. Through the stories as told by local peoples in Asia about how they think and talk about breast cancer, as well as how they respond to the disease, insights on breast cancer meanings emerge. These offer new understandings into how local contexts shape those meanings and life courses—and hopefully will help medical practitioners devise new strategies to combat the disease.
About
the Author
Dr
Philip Lau is a specialist in Breast Cancer and Trauma Surgery. He heads both
Breast Cancer and Trauma workgroups in the National University Hospital, where
he is appointed as Clinical Associate Professor. He published widely in both
breast cancer and trauma research, and has an avid interest in how cultural
factors affect how Asian women relate to breast cancer behaviour. His
contention is that more work needs to be done to understand breast cancer
patients in order to culturally contextualise the relevant breast health
message, and not just to understand the disease itself.
Description
of the book
A
compellingly-narrated, thrillingly-portrayed account of an epic motorcycle
journey taken in 2014 from Singapore to Sweden over 100 days.
Philip's
aim to increase breast cancer awareness makes it more than the run-of-the-mill
adventure holiday, but a ride with a cause. Written as an internal monologue,
much in keeping with long motorcycle rides where hours are spent alone in a
helmet with one's thoughts, this chronicle runs through 17 countries and the
entire sweep of the Silk Road. The motorcycles give the author an immediate
access to different peoples and cultures, with a unique chance to meet breast
cancer patients across different Asian countries. Time pressures in order to
meet collaborators leads to mental collapse and near failure. As he falters
from a mental breakdown and perseveres, it makes this journey more about cancer
survival than ever intended.
Description of the book
This book is novel in that it is a single volume offering useful practical tips in the performance of the broad range of procedures used by gastroenterologists, interventional radiologists and surgeons in the current management of complicated abdominal emergencies and traumatic injuries. Emphasis is placed on practical tips which could be life-saving.
The contributors are experienced staff members from the National University Hospital, Singapore. Through a step-by-step narrative and an abundance of medical illustrations, the contributors impart to the reader how best to perform and overcome difficulties encountered in the management of complicated abdominal emergencies. Learning is enhanced by video clips of procedures recorded live, in the DVD-ROM that accompanies the book.
