Kahvidah is a Lecturer (Education Track) at the Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore. She is an Advanced Practice Nurse with over 25 years of nursing experience, and extensive clinical expertise in palliative care, community nursing and advanced nursing practice.

Prior to joining NUS in August 2026, she served as an Advanced Practice Nurse at St Andrew’s Community Hospital and held clinical and leadership appointments at HCA Hospice Care. Her experience spans the care of patients with advanced cancer, organ failure, dementia and other life-limiting conditions. Her areas of clinical expertise include complex symptom management, advance care planning, serious illness communication, ethical decision-making and end-of-life care.

Throughout her clinical career, Kahvidah has been actively involved in nursing education, mentorship and professional development. She has contributed to national palliative care initiatives, including the National Palliative Care Guidelines and the Palliative Nursing Competency Framework. She has also participated in international training collaborations aimed at strengthening palliative care capabilities among healthcare professionals.

In 2011, she was awarded the Healthcare Manpower Development Programme – Intermediate and Long-Term Care (HMDP-ILTC) Fellowship to pursue her Master of Nursing at NUS. Her fellowship was highlighted at the Ministry of Health’s HMDP-ILTC Awards Ceremony in recognition of efforts to develop advanced nursing practice within Singapore’s intermediate and long-term care sector.

As an educator, Kahvidah is passionate about bridging clinical practice and nursing education. She believes that effective nursing education extends beyond the acquisition of knowledge and technical competencies to include clinical reasoning, compassion and the ability to navigate complex human experiences. Her teaching approach emphasises experiential learning, reflective practice, case-based discussions and the integration of evidence into clinical decision-making.

Her academic interests centre on strengthening generalist palliative care capabilities in undergraduate nursing education, particularly in the areas of clinical reasoning, serious illness communication and person-centred care. Through education and scholarship, she hopes to contribute to the development of nurses who are clinically competent, reflective and compassionate in caring for individuals and families facing serious illness.