| The Singapore Disease Management and Primary Care Forum 2009 |
| Person-centered Care: Making It a Reality! |
Dear colleagues and friends
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The development of Chronic Disease Management in the Asia-Pacific Region has been very rapid since the first Singapore Disease Management Conference in May 2001. Many disease management initiatives have proliferated over the last 8 years to improve the quality and efficiency of care for patients with chronic illnesses.
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This year, the National Healthcare Group (NHG) Disease Management Department is partnering with the Primary Care Academy (PCA) to co-organise
The Singapore Disease Management and Primary Care Forum 2009. This forum is held in conjunction with the NHG Annual Scientific Congress 2009.
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The forum's theme is
'Person-centered Care: Making It a Reality', chosen to emphasise the principal role of patients in the healing relationship with their care-providers and how healthcare providers should align their system to suit their patients' needs. We have invited a panel of experts from the UK, USA and Asia, including Professor David Colin-Thome, Dr Alan Cohen, Mr Brian Austin, Professor Ken Resnicow and many others.
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The themes for the symposia range from disruptive innovation and building blocks for primary health and chronic care to the involvement of allied health professionals in patient care and patient-centered medical homes.
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The "5-minute Office Procedures in Busy GP Clinics" is a practical workshop for Family Physicians to handle
"triggers, sprains and strain", "wrinkles, sags and bulges" and
"needling and kneading away pain" in their clinics.
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This forum promises to be enriching for physicians and nurses, case and care managers, paramedical professionals, medical social workers, healthcare managers and administrators working in the Asia-Pacific Region. You will be able to network with peers and leaders in disease management.
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I look forward to seeing you at the forum. Do register early to avoid disappointment.
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Dr Matthias Toh
Chairman, Organising Committee
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