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Geriatric Education & Research Institute
Knowledge to Practice Series

Care of Older Persons in the Community: Plugging the Gaps in the Healthy Ageing Landscape

7 March 2025

Contact us at geri.events@geri.com.sg for any queries. View event flyer [PDF, 354 KB] and photo gallery. Read the KPS webinar brief for a synopsis of each presentation.

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With the evolving landscape of our ageing population, the Ministerial Committee on Ageing introduced a refreshed Action Plan for Successful Ageing in 2023, which is represented by Age Well SG (ASG). This is a reflection of a deeper understanding of the diverse experiences, aspirations, and needs of today’s seniors, ensuring that our initiatives remain relevant and impactful.

The refreshed Action Plan is anchored in three essential themes: Care, Contribution, and Connectedness, collectively known as the ‘3Cs’. It is vital for community partners to collaborate closely in implementing services and healthcare programs that aim to extend their healthspan and empower them to age in place with purpose and meaning.

This webinar aims to bring together researchers, policymakers, opinion leaders, and various stakeholders who will share their thoughts and discuss research findings of the Geriatric Education and Research Institute (GERI) and its partners, and how these will impact policies related to the ASG programme. Utilising an implementation science approach, the research on frailty, Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment, and exercise interventions in the community, among others, will be showcased.

The KPS webinar is conducted regularly by GERI, as a knowledge translation initiative that brings together various stakeholders, to share research findings and exchange knowledge, to enhance eldercare practice and policy formulation. This event is organised by GERI, in collaboration with the Chapter of Geriatricians and Society for Geriatric Medicine (Singapore).

Event date: 7 Mar 2025 (Friday)
Time: 2:00PM – 5:00PM (Singapore)
Platform: Zoom

Programme schedule

Time

Programme

13:45

Registration

14:00

Opening Speech
By Adjunct Assistant Professor Mark Chan Peng Chew

14:15

Healthy Precinct Framework – A New Model to Activate the Community for Health
By Dr Tan Weng Mooi

14:35

Population Health (in Older Adults) – The Current Research Landscape and Future 2035
By Associate Professor Low Lian Leng

14:55

Evaluation of A Community-based Frailty Programme – Key Challenges and Insights
By Dr Tan Woan Shin

15:15

Implementation Barriers and Facilitators, and Health
Outcomes of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in
Community Settings: A Systematic Integrative Review
By Dr Grace Sum

15:35

Break

15:45

The Quest for Evidence-based Exercise Prescription for Healthy Ageing
By Dr Tou Nien Xiang

16:05

Panel Discussion: Impactful Research in Healthy Ageing
Moderated by Associate Professor Ng Yee Sien

16:35

Closing Remarks
By Associate Professor Ding Yew Yoong

Speakers and Panelists

  1. Associate Professor Ding Yew Yoong

  2. Associate Professor Low Lian Leng

  3. Adjunct Assistant Professor Mark Chan Peng Chew

  4. Dr Richard Hui

  5. Dr Tan Woan Shin

  6. Dr Tan Weng Mooi

  7. Dr Grace Sum

  8. Dr Tou Nien Xiang

  9. Ms Heidi Rafman

EMCEE

  1. Dr Tew Chee Wee

Moderator

  1. Associate Professor Ng Yee Sien

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