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TriMedSoc Alliance Singapore
TMSymposium
To drive and encourage students to delve into the unknown - and sometimes challenging -Â world of research and innovation, the TMSymposium will be held in a hybrid manner, combining an online virtual world for poster viewing and presentations, with a half-day of fun and engaging seminars with prominent researchers and content experts, so you can learn more about how research manifests to solve problems in the real world.
CATEGORIES
CLINICAL
RESEARCH
For projects that are patient/disease oriented looking at (a) mechanisms of disease, (b) therapeutic interventions (c) clinical trials or (d) development of new technologies meant for diagnosis, treatment or monitoring. These projects typically involve human subjects. Epidemiological research and health systems research would also fall under this category.
LABORATORY/
TRANSLATIONAL
RESEARCH
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COVID-19
RELATED
For projects involving clinical research, lab-based experiments, public health studies and epidemiological studies which explore the direct effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on health and public health, as well as our understanding of SARS-CoV-2 specifically. Projects of this nature will only be placed in this category if they directly explore the COVID-19 pandemic or the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
HEALTHCARE
HUMANITIES
For projects looking at the intersection of health and humanistic disciplines such as philosophy, religion and literature as well as social sciences research including cultural practices affecting healthcare practices and behaviour, healthcare communication etc. Research methods typically draw on the humanities, fine arts and social sciences in addition to medical research.
Examples of such projects include those which explore subjective human experiences of both patients, providers and others involved in the healthcare ecosystem, projects exploring the human condition of health and illness and our perceptions as a society of this.
HEALTHCARE
EDUCATION
For projects exploring Healthcare Education within the context of healthcare worker training and certification. These projects explore how best to develop the core competencies required of our healthcare professionals and the various approaches and teaching methodology being utilized for this purpose. These projects may also evaluate the teaching curriculum i.e. what is currently being taught as part of the training of the various healthcare professionals or the main aims being forwarded by the curriculum currently in use.
Programme Highlights
16 July 2022 (Saturday)
1000 - 1100
Oral Presentations
This is for students who have completed projects related to five main categories: clinical research, healthcare education, lab/translational research, healthcare humanities and research on COVID-19. The descriptions for each of these categories can be found below. Upon registration, you will be required to submit a 300-word abstract.
Do note the following requirements:
Projects are to be related to healthcare and presenters are to indicate the category under which they wish to submit for. Screening will be based on the suitability for the chosen category only.
This is only for projects that have been completed by the time of presentation on 16th July.
Oral presenters will be selected from the pool of participants who have indicated interest within the category.
If you’re a beginner or this is your first research conference, we would love to see your work. We hope this is an opportunity to learn from your seniors and peers as well as the extensive experience of our judges so don’t hesitate to sign-up!
Participants will be informed by mid-June whether their abstract has been submitted for the conference following which they will be required to submit their poster and/or powerpoint presentation for the oral presentation segment.
1000 - 1230
Poster Viewing
Access the metaverse and view posters from all 5 different categories! Be prepared to inspire and be inspired by one another.
1400 - 1455
Singapore’s Role in the Global Healthcare Landscape
[Non-COVID]
Explore Singapore's impact on the global healthcare scene. Speakers will highlight Singapore's important achievements and impact on healthcare over the past few years, including possible discoveries in the works.
1455 - 1550
Can the Healthcare System Benefit From An Ageing Population?
[Non-COVID]
What are the positives of Singapore's ageing population? Listen to our experts provide an alternative perspective on the issue at hand, and demonstrate how can we use this to our advantage. This would also be a good platform to think about how Singapore should approach this issue, in view of our increasingly ageing population.
1550 - 1645
Caregiving burden post-COVID
[COVID]
As our population ages, the care needs of our frail are only set to increase over time. Where we see caregiving in practice is also changing, shifting from beyond the institutions to home. Understanding this transition and the current challenges, progress and helpful changes we’ve already set in motion will give us a better idea of what to look towards in future. Questions such as what areas need to be researched further to improve care quality, how do we identify key support mechanisms that are still needed will be tackled by our panelists.
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AI vs the Healthcare Fraternity
[Non-COVID]
How can we use AI to further the quality of healthcare? Learn about AI from the perspective of AI; can it be useful, rather than something that may replace jobs? How can AI be used to improve the efficiency of healthcare workers? Finally, learn more about the present use of AI in Singapore.
1645 - 1730
Changes to Health-Seeking Behaviours Post-COVID
[COVID]
Do you find yourself hesitating less to head down to the GP after waking up one morning with a bad sore throat? Or were you one of many who tried their best to avoid clinics and healthcare settings at the height of the pandemic? Regardless of which camp you fall under, COVID has definitely changed how we view health and seek healthcare. This plenary hopes to delve deeper into what those changes are and which are likely to stick around long past the pandemic.
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Evolution of the Healthcare Student
[Non-COVID]
Flipped classroom, Team-Based Learning, Problem-Based Learning… how we learn has come a long way from traditional lecture style sessions. The average healthcare-student is also likely to take on more outside of the classroom setting such as in research, community service or other interests. What we can safely say is that healthcare education isn’t quite what it was 20 years or even just a decade ago. But how has this changed students? How have the changing expectations impacted us? You’ll get to hear about all this and more from our panelists during this session.
23 July 2022 (Saturday)
1610 - 1625
Congratulations to the prize winners!
Prize Presentation
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Sign ups
Do you need to attend both if your sign up for only 1 of the components (i.e. TMSumposium)?
There are some overlaps in some of the programmes such as opening and closing addresses. However, when signing up, you will only need to attend one of the two events as they take place simultaneously.
Research Project Presentation
Do I have to ensure that I have not presented this elsewhere? How will it affect my chances of presenting this in other conferences?
Initially, our form stated the need for the project to not have been presented elsewhere so as to ensure our beginners have a go at it. However, this requirement is no longer present and you may present your work even if it has been presented elsewhere.
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It should not affect your chances of presenting at other conferences but you may want to check their conference requirements to be sure.