Programme

Pre-Conference Visit: 2 OCTOBER 2014 (THURS)

Pre-Conference Visit
0830-1030	Visit to Changi General Hospital
1030-1100	Travel to next destination
1100-1300	Visit to Saint Andrew Community Hospital
1300-1400	Lunch (on your own)
1400-1430	Travel to next destination (via public transport, pls bring EZ link card)
1430-1700	Visit to The Salvation Army, Peacehaven Nursing Home

Day 1: 3 October 2014 (Fri)

Pre-Conference Workshops
0800-0830	Registration
0830-1230	Workshop 1: Goal-setting: How do we engage clients in therapy? Professor Jenny Ziviani (Children’s Health Queensland and The University of Queensland, Australia)	Workshop 2: Foundation Workshop for Occupational Therapists: Caring for People who Display Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia Ms Alissa Westphal (The University of Melbourne, Australia)	Workshop 3: Powered Mobility Aid for Community Independent Living Ms Charmaine Magnus (Redefind Therapy Centre), Mr Tim Xu Tianma (Singapore Institute of Technology)
1230-1300	Lunch	Lunch
1300-1330	Lunch	Lunch	Registration
1330-1730	Workshop 1 (continued)	Workshop 2 (continued)	Workshop 4: Environmental Modification & Technology Ms Jacinda Soh (TOUCH Home Care, TOUCH Community Services), Mr Tan Chuan Hoh (SPD), Mr Mohammad Nizar (Nanyang Polytechnic)

Photos by OT Tan Wan Ying and Xu Tianma Tim.

Day 2: 4 October 2014 (Sat)

Conference Program Outline
0800-0845	Registration
0845-0850	Welcome Address Ms Florence Cheong President, Singapore Association Of Occupational Therapists
0850-0905	Opening Address Ms Low Yen Ling Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Social and Family Development
0905-0950	Key Note: “Harnessing motivation to support occupational performance and community participation” Professor Jenny Ziviani Children’s Health Queensland and The University of Queensland, Australia
0950-1035	Plenary 1: “The Cost-Effectiveness, Effect of Caregivers, Trade-Offs and Trends in Community Rehabilitation on Activity Participation and Survival in Singapore” Dr Gerald C H Koh Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Joint Associate Professor, Dean’s Office, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS/NUHS)
1035-1100	Tea break
1100-1230	Concurrent Sessions: Paper Presentations
Session 1 Neuro & Physical Rehab Facilitator: Tim Xu	Session 2 Older Adults Facilitator: Cherish Lim	Session 3 Mental Health Facilitator: Tan Si Ying
Effects of Twice-a-week Prism Adaptation Program on Unilateral Neglect: A Single-subject Study Lin Yi-Hung, National Cheng Kung University, College of Medicine, Department of Occupational Therapy, Taiwan	Living in a Sheltered Home for the Aged — An Exploratory Study on the Perspectives of Elderly Singaporeans Mohamad Nizar Bin Zainal, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore	Stress and Burnout among Healthcare Professionals Working in a Mental Health Setting in Singapore Yang Suyi, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Occupational Therapy Low Vision Rehabilitation: Programme Development and Evaluation Debbie Boey, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore	Retirement Planning Talk for Older Taxi Drivers Chan Mei Leng, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore	The Effects of Cognitive Remediation on Occupational Performance and Community Ability Among People With Schizophrenia - A Randomized Controlled Trial Tan Bhing Leet, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Exploring Occupational Needs for Women who have Experienced Cardiac Events in Singapore: Implications for Occupational Therapy Practice Teo Sock Hong, National University Hospital, Singapore	RetireMENt: An Occupational Therapy Initiative & Space for Retired Men Chan Ee Ling, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore	Specialised Interventions to Enhance Community Participation for Adults in Recovery from Mental Illness Aine Boyle, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Effect of Perceptual Strategy on Subsequent Face Recognition among Adults: An Experimental Study Sam Chan Chi Chung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong	Nurses’ Perception of Preventing Hospital Associated Disability Amongst Hospitalised Older Adults: Implications for Occupational Therapy Practice Cai Shuqi, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore	The Relationship between Itch and Mental Health in Burns Patients Sarah McGarry, Edith Cowan University and Burns Service of WA, Australia
Beyond That Window: A Case Study in Low Vision Rehabilitation Eileen Lim, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore	Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines Statements for Home Assessment and Modification to Prevent Falls: A Critique of the Evidence and Lessons Learnt Debbie Boey, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore	Snakes and Ladders – An Occupational Therapists Experience of Working at Changi Women’s Prison Cai Mingxiu, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy services in an Accident & Emergency Department to Facilitate Activities of Daily Living function and Reduce Recurrent Falls in Elderly Yong Yuen Yan, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore	Practices of Ageing in Place: A grounded theory case study Margaret McGrath, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland	Occupational Therapy in Addictions Treatment: Back to Basics Jayson D Thomas, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
1230-1330	Lunch
1330-1500	Concurrent Sessions: Paper Presentations
Session 4 Dementia & Palliative Care Facilitator: Eunice Chua	Session 5 Paediatrics Facilitator: Quek Xiu Ling	Session 6 Sub-Specialty Areas and Others Facilitator: Jonathan Tan
To Evaluate Wellbeing of Patients in a New Dementia Ward Set Up in SACH Lee Suan Cheow, Saint Andrew’s Community Hospital, Singapore	Using the Knowledge-To-Action (KTA) Framework to Introduce a Newly Developed Participation Measure for Young Children in Singapore Lim Chun Yi, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	Quality of Life in Adults with Cerebral Palsy Siti Juliana Mohamed Ruslan Hadi, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore, Singapore
Designing a Dementia Care Programme to Reduce Caregiver Stress in a Community Hospital Sarah Lo, St Luke’s Hospital, Singapore	Sensory Processing Difficulties in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder Sue Allen, Royal Berkshire hospital and University of Ulster, United Kingdom	Sexuality and Occupational Therapy: Time for a Human Rights Approach? Margaret McGrath, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Exploring the Use of Multi-sensory Activities in the Management of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in a Person With Dementia (PWD) Bee See Roei, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore	Exploring Caregivers Perspectives on Use of Playgrounds by Children with Disabilities in Singapore Sheleen Aw, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore (Presented by Tan Ser Min & Lianna Eu Wen, Nanyang Polytechnic)	Exploring Clinician’s Perspectives of Effective Clinical Placement in Singapore Sheleen Aw, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore
Occupational Therapy in Early Palliative Care for Persons with Cancer Toh Rui Xuan, Singapore Institute of Technology	An Examination of Parenting Stress Levels in Mothers of Children at Risk of Developmental Coordination Disorder Sue Allen, Royal Berkshire Hospital, United Kingdom	Effectiveness of a Five-Week Mindfulness-Based Training Program on Stress Reduction for Allied Health Students in Singapore Lim Hwee Hwee, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore (Presented by Yap Yi Mei Brenda & Tong Jun Bin)
Case Report on Anxiety Management by Occupational Therapists in Palliative Care Carol Fung, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore (Presented by Chan Mei Leng, Tan Tock Seng Hospital)	An Evaluation of a Handwriting Intervention Group for Kindergarten Two (K2) Children Ong Shu Zhen, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore	A Proposed Community-Based Rehabilitation Programme to Achieve Successful Independent Living: Maximising Potential in Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors Lin Sijie, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore
	Enhancing Learning and Participation through Powered Mobility, within School and in Community: A Case Report Hepsi Priyadharsini, Rainbow Centre, Singapore	Creating An Occupational Milieu for Individuals Post Traumatic Brain Injury in the Acute Setting: A Case Report Ng Shu Ling, National University Hospital, Singapore
1500-1530	Tea break
1530-1630	Panel Discussion: “Occupational Justice: Breaking Barriers & Promoting the Rights to Occupations in Singapore and the Region ” Dr May Lim Assistant Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology Ms Koh Hwan Jing Manager (Training and Development), Alzheimer’s Disease Association (Singapore) Ms Lee Hong Rui Senior Occupational Therapist, Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Ms Chan Hiang Suan Occupational Therapist, Jurong Health Ms Nikki Ow Director, Sarah’s Ark Ltd
1630-1700	Plenary 2: Empowering carers to promote and facilitate occupational performance of older people in the community Ms Alissa Westphal The University of Melbourne, Australia
1700-1715	Award Presentation: “Best Oral Research Award” & “Best Innovation Project Award”
1715-1730	Closing Speech by Scientific Committee Chairperson Ms Chan Kar Lock Principal Occupational Therapist, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Conference Program Outline

0800-0845

Registration

0845-0850

Welcome Address

Ms Florence Cheong
President, Singapore Association Of Occupational Therapists

0850-0905

Opening Address

Ms Low Yen Ling
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Social and Family Development

0905-0950

Key Note: “Harnessing motivation to support occupational performance and community participation”

Professor Jenny Ziviani
Children’s Health Queensland and The University of Queensland, Australia

0950-1035

Plenary 1: “The Cost-Effectiveness, Effect of Caregivers, Trade-Offs and Trends in Community Rehabilitation on Activity Participation and Survival in Singapore”

Dr Gerald C H Koh
Associate Professor & Director of Undergraduate Medical Education, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
Joint Associate Professor, Dean’s Office, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS/NUHS)

1035-1100

Tea break

1100-1230

Concurrent Sessions: Paper Presentations

Session 1
Neuro & Physical Rehab

Facilitator: Tim Xu

Session 2
Older Adults

Facilitator: Cherish Lim

Session 3
Mental Health

Facilitator: Tan Si Ying

Effects of Twice-a-week Prism Adaptation Program on Unilateral Neglect: A Single-subject Study

Lin Yi-Hung, National Cheng Kung University, College of Medicine, Department of Occupational Therapy, Taiwan

Living in a Sheltered Home for the Aged — An Exploratory Study on the Perspectives of Elderly Singaporeans

Mohamad Nizar Bin Zainal, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore

Stress and Burnout among Healthcare Professionals Working in a Mental Health Setting in Singapore

Yang Suyi, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Occupational Therapy Low Vision Rehabilitation: Programme Development and Evaluation

Debbie Boey, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Retirement Planning Talk for Older Taxi Drivers

Chan Mei Leng, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

The Effects of Cognitive Remediation on Occupational Performance and Community Ability Among People With Schizophrenia - A Randomized Controlled Trial

Tan Bhing Leet, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Exploring Occupational Needs for Women who have Experienced Cardiac Events in Singapore: Implications for Occupational Therapy Practice

Teo Sock Hong, National University Hospital, Singapore

RetireMENt: An Occupational Therapy Initiative & Space for Retired Men

Chan Ee Ling, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore

Specialised Interventions to Enhance Community Participation for Adults in Recovery from Mental Illness

Aine Boyle, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Effect of Perceptual Strategy on Subsequent Face Recognition among Adults: An Experimental Study

Sam Chan Chi Chung, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hong Kong

Nurses’ Perception of Preventing Hospital Associated Disability Amongst Hospitalised Older Adults: Implications for Occupational Therapy Practice

Cai Shuqi, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore

The Relationship between Itch and Mental Health in Burns Patients

Sarah McGarry, Edith Cowan University and Burns Service of WA, Australia

Beyond That Window: A Case Study in Low Vision Rehabilitation

Eileen Lim, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines Statements for Home Assessment and Modification to Prevent Falls: A Critique of the Evidence and Lessons Learnt

Debbie Boey, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore

Snakes and Ladders – An Occupational Therapists Experience of Working at Changi Women’s Prison

Cai Mingxiu, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Effectiveness of Occupational Therapy services in an Accident & Emergency Department to Facilitate Activities of Daily Living function and Reduce Recurrent Falls in Elderly

Yong Yuen Yan, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore

Practices of Ageing in Place: A grounded theory case study

Margaret McGrath, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Occupational Therapy in Addictions Treatment: Back to Basics

Jayson D Thomas, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

1230-1330

Lunch

1330-1500

Concurrent Sessions: Paper Presentations

Session 4
Dementia & Palliative Care

Facilitator: Eunice Chua

Session 5
Paediatrics

Facilitator: Quek Xiu Ling

Session 6
Sub-Specialty Areas and Others

Facilitator: Jonathan Tan

To Evaluate Wellbeing of Patients in a New Dementia Ward Set Up in SACH

Lee Suan Cheow, Saint Andrew’s Community Hospital, Singapore

Using the Knowledge-To-Action (KTA) Framework to Introduce a Newly Developed Participation Measure for Young Children in Singapore

Lim Chun Yi, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore

Quality of Life in Adults with Cerebral Palsy

Siti Juliana Mohamed Ruslan Hadi, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore, Singapore

Designing a Dementia Care Programme to Reduce Caregiver Stress in a Community Hospital

Sarah Lo, St Luke’s Hospital, Singapore

Sensory Processing Difficulties in Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Sue Allen, Royal Berkshire hospital and University of Ulster, United Kingdom

Sexuality and Occupational Therapy: Time for a Human Rights Approach?

Margaret McGrath, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Exploring the Use of Multi-sensory Activities in the Management of Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) in a Person With Dementia (PWD)

Bee See Roei, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore

Exploring Caregivers Perspectives on Use of Playgrounds by Children with Disabilities in Singapore

Sheleen Aw, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore (Presented by Tan Ser Min & Lianna Eu Wen, Nanyang Polytechnic)

Exploring Clinician’s Perspectives of Effective Clinical Placement in Singapore

Sheleen Aw, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore

Occupational Therapy in Early Palliative Care for Persons with Cancer

Toh Rui Xuan, Singapore Institute of Technology

An Examination of Parenting Stress Levels in Mothers of Children at Risk of Developmental Coordination Disorder

Sue Allen, Royal Berkshire Hospital, United Kingdom

Effectiveness of a Five-Week Mindfulness-Based Training Program on Stress Reduction for Allied Health Students in Singapore

Lim Hwee Hwee, Nanyang Polytechnic, Singapore (Presented by Yap Yi Mei Brenda & Tong Jun Bin)

Case Report on Anxiety Management by Occupational Therapists in Palliative Care

Carol Fung, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore (Presented by Chan Mei Leng, Tan Tock Seng Hospital)

An Evaluation of a Handwriting Intervention Group for Kindergarten Two (K2) Children

Ong Shu Zhen, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore

A Proposed Community-Based Rehabilitation Programme to Achieve Successful Independent Living: Maximising Potential in Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors

Lin Sijie, Singapore Institute of Technology, Singapore

Enhancing Learning and Participation through Powered Mobility, within School and in Community: A Case Report

Hepsi Priyadharsini, Rainbow Centre, Singapore

Creating An Occupational Milieu for Individuals Post Traumatic Brain Injury in the Acute Setting: A Case Report

Ng Shu Ling, National University Hospital, Singapore

1500-1530

Tea break

1530-1630

Panel Discussion: “Occupational Justice: Breaking Barriers & Promoting the Rights to Occupations in Singapore and the Region ”

Dr May Lim
Assistant Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology

Ms Koh Hwan Jing
Manager (Training and Development), Alzheimer’s Disease Association (Singapore)

Ms Lee Hong Rui
Senior Occupational Therapist, Singapore General Hospital (SGH)

Ms Chan Hiang Suan
Occupational Therapist, Jurong Health

Ms Nikki Ow
Director, Sarah’s Ark Ltd

1630-1700

Plenary 2: Empowering carers to promote and facilitate occupational performance of older people in the community

Ms Alissa Westphal
The University of Melbourne, Australia

1700-1715

Award Presentation: “Best Oral Research Award” & “Best Innovation Project Award”

1715-1730

Closing Speech by Scientific Committee Chairperson

Ms Chan Kar Lock
Principal Occupational Therapist, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

Programme schedule subject to changes.