Prof Liaw Sok Ying
Head
Professor
Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (NUS Nursing),
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore.
Teaching Areas
- Humanity
- Experiential Authentic environment to support Reflection
- Theory-practice link
- Social constructivism in learning
- Nursing Practice and Research
I joined the National University of Singapore in 2006 as a pioneer lecturer where I helped to lay the foundation for the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies (NUS Nursing), and where I began to establish the use of simulation for undergraduate nursing education. In navigating better ways to deliver simulation, I enter into the use of virtual reality, artificial intelligence and serious games.
My PRIME research focuses on Patient safety with emphasis on: Recognizing and responding to clinical deterioration; Interprofessional collaboration and education; Manpower workforce and development; and Experiential learning using simulation.
I have led the development and evaluation of simulation-based educational programmes including e-RAPIDS (Rescuing A Patient In Deterioration Situation) and CREATIVE (Create Real-time And Teamwork In Virtual Environment) which were translated into curriculums and licensed to overseas institutions. I was also involved in the development of several psychometric measurement tools related to clinical deterioration, and one (known as V-scale) was widely used across the world with translation into multiple languages.
I have gained support from several research grants with a total of over S$4 million (≈US$ 3 million) funding as a Principal or Co-investigator. I have strived to publish high quality papers and earned myself an H-index over 25 (Scopus) and Field Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) above 2. I have been invited as an overseas speaker to share my research work. Currently I am an associate editor of Clinical Simulation in Nursing.
At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in April to July 2020, I answered the call from the Ministry of Health and returned to clinical service to serve as a frontline nurse at the pandemic intensive care unit (ICU) of the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NDIC).
Read more from the https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/newsletters/issue36/nursing/call-of-duty-returning-to-the-frontlines/.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Education, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
- Master of Health Science (Education), The University of Sydney, Australia
- Bachelor of Health Science (Nursing) with Distinction and Bronze Award for Achievement in Nursing, The University of Sydney, Australia
- Advanced Diploma in Nursing (Neuroscience) with Tan Tock Seng Hospital Prize for outstanding performances, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
- Diploma in Nursing with Merit and Singapore Private Hospitals Group Bronze Medal for outstanding performance, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
Research Interests
- Patient Safety
- Recognizing and responding to clinical deterioration
- Interprofessional collaboration and education
- Manpower workforce and development
- Experiential learning using simulation
- Research Team: Khairul Rusli, Lee Shin Syuen
| Publications | DOI | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Liaw, S. Yc., Tan, J. Z., Bin Rusli, K. D., Ratan, R., Zhou, W., Lim, S., Lau, T. C., Seah, B., & Chua, W. L. (2023). Artificial Intelligence Versus Human-Controlled Doctor in Virtual Reality Simulation for Sepsis Team Training: Randomized Controlled Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25, e47748. | https://doi.org/10.2196/47748 | 7.4 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Tan, J. Z., Lim, S., Zhou, W., Yap, J., Ratan, R., Ooi, S. L., Wong, S. J., Seah, B., & Chua, W. L. (2023). Artificial intelligence in virtual reality simulation for interprofessional communication training: Mixed method study. Nurse Education Today, 122, 105718. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2023.105718 | 3.9 |
| Liaw, S.Y c., Sutini., Chua, W.L., Levett-Jones, T., Ashokka B., Pan T.L., Lau, S.T. & Ignacio, J. (2022). Desktop virtual reality versus face-to-face simulation for team-training on stress levels and performance in clinical deterioration: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Advance online publication | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-022-07557-7 | 5.7 |
| Chua, W.Lc., Ooi, S.L., Chan G.W.H., Lau, T.C., & Liaw, S.Y. (2022). The effect of a sepsis interprofessional education using virtual telesimulation on sepsis team care in clinical practice: A mixed-methods study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18(24), e35058. | https://doi.org/10.2196/35058 | 7.4 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Ooi, S. L., Mildon, R., Ang, E., Lau, T. C., & Chua, W. L. (2022). Translation of an evidence-based virtual reality simulation-based interprofessional education into health education curriculums: An implementation science method. Nurse Education Today, 110, 105262. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105262 | 3.9 |
| Tan AJC, Chua WL, McKenna L, Lim YJ, Tan LL, Liaw SY. Enablers and barriers to nurse-facilitated geriatric teleconsultations in nursing homes: A qualitative descriptive multi-site study. Age Ageing. 2022 Dec 5;51(12):afac268. | https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac268 | 6.7 |
| Rusli, Kc., Ong, S. F., Speed, S., Seah, B., McKenna, L., Lau, Y., & Liaw, S. Y. (2022). Home-based care nurses' lived experiences and perceived competency needs: A phenomenological study. Journal of Nursing Management, 30(7), 2992–3004. | https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.13694 | 5.5 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Rusli, K., McKenna, L., Tan, J. Z., & Lau, S. T. (2022). Effectiveness of an online program using telesimulation for academic-clinical collaboration in preparing nurse preceptors' roles. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 32(7-8), 1115–1124. | https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16339 | 4.2 |
| Chua, W. Lc., Tee, A., Hassan, N. B., Jones, D., Tam, W., & Liaw, S. Y. (2021). The development and psychometric evaluation of the Clinicians' Attitudes towards Responding and Escalating care of Deteriorating patients scale. Australian Critical Care, 34(4), 340–349. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2020.08.008 | 3.3 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Choo, T., Wu, L. T., Lim, W. S., Choo, H., Lim, S. M., Ringsted, C., Wong, L. F., Ooi, S. L., & Lau, T. C. (2021). “Wow, woo, win"- Healthcare students' and facilitators' experiences of interprofessional simulation in three-dimensional virtual world: A qualitative evaluation study. Nurse Education Today, 105, 105018. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105018 | 3.9 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Ooi, S. W., Rusli, K., Lau, T. C., Tam, W., & Chua, W. L. (2020). Nurse-Physician Communication Team Training in Virtual Reality Versus Live Simulations: Randomized Controlled Trial on Team Communication and Teamwork Attitudes. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(4), e17279. | https://doi.org/10.2196/17279 | 7.4 |
| Chua, W. Lc., Legido-Quigley, H., Ng, P. Y., McKenna, L., Hassan, N. B., & Liaw, S. Y. (2019). Seeing the whole picture in enrolled and registered nurses' experiences in recognizing clinical deterioration in general ward patients: A qualitative study. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 95, 56–64. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2019.04.012 | 8.1 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Wu, L. T., Wong, L. F., Soh, S., Chow, Y. L., Ringsted, C., Lau, T. C., & Lim, W. S. (2019). "Getting Everyone on the Same Page": Interprofessional Team Training to Develop Shared Mental Models on Interprofessional Rounds. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(12), 2912–2917. | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05320-z | 5.7 |
| Chew, B. H., Tang, C. J., Lim, W. S., Yap, J., Zhou, W., & Liaw, S. Yc. (2019). Interprofessional bedside rounds: Nurse-physician collaboration and perceived barriers in an Asian hospital. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 33(6), 820–822. | https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2019.1566218 | 2.7 |
| Ng, P. Y., Lau, S. T., Ong, S. F., & Liaw S. Yc. (2019). Singaporean nursing students' perceptions of a career in community nursing. International Nursing Review, 66(4), 514–522. | https://doi.org/10.1111/inr.12528 | 4.1 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Tan, K. K., Wu, L. T., Tan, S. C., Choo, H., Yap, J., Lim, S. M., Wong, L., & Ignacio, J. (2019). Finding the Right Blend of Technologically Enhanced Learning Environments: Randomized Controlled Study of the Effect of Instructional Sequences on Interprofessional Learning. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(5), e12537. | https://doi.org/10.2196/12537 | 7.4 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Soh, S. L., Tan, K. K., Wu, L. T., Yap, J., Chow, Y. L., Lau, T. C., Lim, W. S., Tan, S. C., Choo, H., Wong, L. L., Lim, S. M., Ignacio, J., & Wong, L. F. (2019). Design and evaluation of a 3D virtual environment for collaborative learning in interprofessional team care delivery. Nurse Education Today, 81, 64–71. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2019.06.012 | 3.9 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Rashasegaran, A., Wong, L. F., Deneen, C. C., Cooper, S., Levett-Jones, T., Goh, H. S., & Ignacio, J. (2018). Development and psychometric testing of a Clinical Reasoning Evaluation Simulation Tool (CREST) for assessing nursing students' abilities to recognize and respond to clinical deterioration. Nurse Education Today, 62, 74–79. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.12.009 | 3.9 |
| Tang, C. J., Zhou, W. T., Chan, S. W., & Liaw, S. Yc. (2018). Interprofessional collaboration between junior doctors and nurses in the general ward setting: A qualitative exploratory study. Journal of Nursing Management, 26(1), 11–18. | https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12503 | 5.5 |
| Wu, L. Tc., Wang, W., Holroyd, E., Lopez, V., & Liaw, S. Y. (2018). Factors deterring dentistry, medical, pharmacy, and social science undergraduates from pursuing nursing as a healthcare career: a cross-sectional study in an Asian university. BMC Medical Education, 18(1), 23. | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-018-1118- | 3.6 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Carpio, G., Lau, Y., Tan, S. C., Lim, W. S., & Goh, P. S. (2018). Multiuser virtual worlds in healthcare education: A systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 65, 136–149. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.01.006 | 3.906 |
| Liaw, S. Yc., Wu, L. T., Chow, Y. L., Lim, S., & Tan, K. K. (2017). Career choice and perceptions of nursing among healthcare students in higher educational institutions. Nurse Education Today, 52, 66–72. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.02.008 | 3.906 |
| Tan, A., Lee, C., Lin, P. Y., Cooper, S., Lau, L., Chua, W. L., & Liaw, S.Yc. (2017). Designing and evaluating the effectiveness of a serious game for safe administration of blood transfusion: A randomized controlled trial. Nurse Education Today, 55, 38–44. | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.04.027 | 3.906 |
| Awards and Honors | Year |
|---|---|
| Honoree of the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame | 2024 |
| Recipient of the Excellent Award Research, International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning (INACSL) 2023. Rhode Island, USA | 2023 |
| Winner of the 2023 Hayden Vanguard Lectureship, International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) 2023, Rhode Island, USA | 2023 |
| Merit Award (Oral Presentation) for Health Professions Education Research Investigator, Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (SHBC) 2021, Singapore | 2021 |
| Best oral presenter at 1st Asia Pacific Interprofessional Education & Collaboration Conference, Indonesia | 2017 |
| Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, International Conference on Optimizing Healthcare Quality: Teamwork in Education, Research and Practice, Thailand | 2016 |
| 1st Runner up for Best Poster Oral Presentation, 11th International Conference on Rapid Response Systems and Medical Emergency Team, Netherlands | 2015 |
| Silver Award for Best Poster (Health Professions Education), Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (SHBC) 2013, Singapore | 2013 |
| Gold Award (Oral Presentation) for Health Professions Education Research Investigator, Singapore Health & Biomedical Congress (SHBC) 2012, Singapore | 2012 |
| 2nd place for Research Oral Presentation, 15th East Asian Forum of Nursing Scholars (EAFONS), Singapore | 2012 |
| Merit Award for Research Poster Presentation, Ministry of Health-Singapore Nurses Association &16th Singapore-Malaysia Joint Nursing Conference, Singapore | 2011 |
| Merit Award for Best Oral Presentation, 6th Asia Pacific Medical Education Conference (APMEC), Singapore | 2009 |
| Year | Project title | Funding Organization |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-2027 | Virtual Escape Room Simulation-Based Education (VERSE) for Intra-Professional Education to Improve Nursing Teamwork and Collaboration | Ministry of Education (Tertiary Research Fund), Singapore (PI) |
| 2023-2026 | 360-degrees Video Virtual Reality for Nursing Job Shadowing to Improve Perceptions of Nursing as a Career | Ministry of Health (Population Health Research Grant), Singapore (PI) |
| 2021-2024 | Development and evaluation of Home-based Care Competency Scale among Singapore nurses: A two-phase study | Ministry of Health (Health Services Research Grant), Singapore (PI) |
| 2021-2023 | Artificial Intelligent-enabled virtual reality simulation for interprofessional education | Ministry of Education (Tertiary Research Fund), Singapore (PI) |
| 2021-2023 | Enhancing Clinical Procedures through Deliberate Practice using Immersive Virtual Reality | Ministry of Education (Tertiary Research Fund), Singapore (Co-I) |
| 2020-2023 | Development and Evaluation of Building Resilience@Work Training among Healthcare Workers | Workforce Development Applied Research Fund (WDARF), Singapore (Co-I) |
| 2020-2022 | Recognising and escalating care for deteriorating patients: Psychometric scale testing and survey of general ward nurses | Ministry of Education (Academic Research Fund Tier 1), Singapore (PI) |
| 2020-2021 | Create Real-time experience And Teamwork In Virtual Environment | Technology Acceleration Programme Grant, Singapore (PI) |
| 2018-2020 | A blended learning course through academic-practice partnership to enhance workplace clinical teaching and learning | Workforce Development Applied Research Fund (WDARF), Singapore (PI) |
| 2018-2020 | Interprofessional collaborative learning: Is it effective in transforming health and social care? | Ministry of Education, Singapore. (Co-I) |
| 2016-2018 | Rapid response system in Singapore acute hospitals - A review of systems and its impact on nurses and doctors: A multi-site study | NUHS Centre For Health Services And Policy Research, Singapore (PI) |
| 2016-2019 | Creating a collaborative healthcare workforce: Designing and evaluating a virtual hospital for collaborative practice across higher education institutions in Singapore | Singapore Millennium Foundation, Singapore (PI) |
| 2015-2016 | A longitudinal study on the impact of interprofessional education on Medical, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work and Dental undergraduates in NUS | NUS Longitudinal Studies on Impact of NUS Educational Programmes, Singapore (Co-I) |
| 2013-2016 | Exploring factors influencing career choice among students pursuing courses at higher education institutions in Singapore | Ministry of Health, Singapore (PI) |
