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Healthcare, Health insurance , sustainability , rising costs with growing needs are hot button issues and likely to of concern in the years ahead . Understanding the facts - policies , system of provision of healthcare and cost drivers are key to sustainability of the health insurance industry . This workshop brings together the different perspectives to healthcare and health insurance - epidemiology of diseases , management of diseases and strategies to avoid hospitalisation and prevention of costly complications of common diseases .
The possible areas that AI enabled decision making and care will also be discussed.
SPEAKER
Dr Carol Tan Yean Eng | Medical Director | The Good Life Medical Centre
Dr Carol Tan is a geriatrician by training. She has been involved in direct patient care across the entire continuum including acute hospitals as well as in the intermediate and long term care sector. She has also been active in the development of geriatric medicine services where she headed Geriatric Medicine Departments in both Changi General Hospital and Singapore General Hospital.
As a policy maker, she was with the Ministry of Health, Singapore and held concurrent appointments in the Epidemiology and Disease Control, Integrated Health Services and Health Finance Divisions. She served as Deputy Director (Elderly and Disability Policy), Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports and worked on the Prime Minster Office (Ageing) portfolio.
Her interests are in developing a person-centred, whole life, integrated, multidisciplinary, evidence based approach in the area of health and social care provision incorporating both the clinician as well as administrative, policy planning perspectives.
FEES
- Complimentary to members
- $30 for non-members
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
- Zoom dial-in link will be shared 1 day before the session.
Registration closing on Tuesday 12 Nov 2024, 5pm .