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Research
& Medical Capability Development:
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Clinician Scientist Career Scheme (CSCS)
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CSCS is a research manpower development programme aimed
at developing research capabilities of clinicians to contribute to excellence
in research innovations and improvement in patient care, delivery and
outcomes, and compete successfully for the National Medical Research Council
(NMRC) Transition Award (TA) within the next 2 to 3 years. The scheme
provides a research career development path for clinicians in NHG who are
interested in embarking on a career in research. With effect from FY2018, the
scheme is jointly funded with NTU/LKCMedicine.
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As at end FY2017, 9 out of 11 awardees had completed
their research programmes. Their
achievements include receipt of the prestigious NMRC Transition Awards, NMRC
Clinician Scientist Award and NMRC Research Training Fellowship.
In FY2017, the awardees also managed to clinch 5
follow-on grants from various agencies.
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Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress
(SHBC)
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SHBC is a major scientific event for both local and
foreign healthcare practitioners from the Asia Pacific Region. The main
objective is to create a platform for clinicians, investigators and
scientists to discuss important scientific issues and research, and share
best practices.
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The two-and-a-half-day conference held on attracted over
4,000 local & overseas participants which included medical doctors,
clinician scientists, academics, nurses and allied healthcare professionals.
Over 140 distinguished speakers participated in 23 Scientific Tracks, 1
Satellite Symposium and 4 Symposiums and Keynote sessions. Close to 600
abstracts were received in the annual Scientific Competition.
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Consultancy Services on Clinical Research
in Primary Care
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The objective of this scheme is to engage established
international researchers as Research Advisors to provide research expertise
to build research capabilities and nurture a research culture in National
Healthcare Group Polyclinics (NHGP).
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In FY2017, 2 research
workshops were conducted for NHGP staff. There was also a successful NHG
Clinician-Scientist Preparatory Programme (CSPP) application. In addition, 24
NHGP staff including Family Physicians and nurses received guidance on their
research projects.
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Research Ethics Conference (REC)
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The main objective of the Combined Research Ethics
Conference, with Clinical Ethics Network + Research Ethics Support (CENTRES)
and SingHealth Centralised Institutional Review Board (CIRB), is to provide
the members of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), IRB administrators, researchers and clinical research professionals an
educational / training platform for: sharing of knowledge and best practices
in research ethics and research conduct; sharing of knowledge and best practices in
human subject protection and responsible conduct of research; and to
provide updates and allow for discussion on clinical research / trials
regulations.
NHG RDO had previously
organized the Asia Pacific Research Ethics Conference (APREC) which was
organized in collaboration with the US-based Public Responsibility in
Medicine and Research (PRIM&R), first held in 2010 and subsequently in
2012 and 2014. Now, the conference would be organized in collaboration with
CENTRES and SingHealth CIRB, with a focus on Singapore based regulations and
the local context.
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Themed ‘Collaborating for
Progress, Promoting Safe & Efficient Research’, Singapore Research
Ethics Conference (SREC) 2018 explored how research oversight systems and
Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) could ensure adequate protections for subjects
through balancing the need for efficient administration with legal and
ethical requirements.
The
conference was held on 01 & 02 March 2018, with 354 delegates and 38
speakers, consisting of regulators, IRB members/administrators, researchers,
clinical research coordinators, research administrators, academics and
clinical research professionals, from the industry who attended the
conference.
The conference was
timely in bringing clinical research professionals and stakeholders across
Singapore together to collectively raise the bar of research ethics, quality
and practice. It was positively received and a resounding success.
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Palliative Care Centre for Excellence in
Research & Education (PalC)
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PalC is a dedicated centre for the development of
comprehensive training programmes for palliative care that meet the needs of
acute, sub-acute and long-term care settings, and also palliative care
training programmes for allied health professionals and volunteers. In
addition, PalC also aims to conduct strategic research that can be translated
into effective clinical practices, educational strategies and policies to
address the gaps faced in end-of-life care.
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To garner grants for supporting research work and
produce scientific publications on palliative care related topics.
To run courses in Basic Palliative Care Nursing and
End-of-life Nursing Education, as well as specialist courses on research,
ethics and geriatric palliative care.
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Health Manpower and Talent Development:
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Health Manpower Development Plan (HMDP)
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The objective of HMDP is to train/develop healthcare
professionals to take on higher level jobs to meet the strategic manpower
needs of NHG cluster.
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A total of 65 awards were given for HMDP in FY2017. These awardees will be trained in their
specialized field in medical, nursing, allied health and administration. Through these specialized trainings, they
will be able to deepen their skills and clinical knowledge, and to gain
access to new skills / technology.
This will translate to the provision of better care to our patients
and clients.
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Postgraduate Self Development Award (PSDA)
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PSDA provides financial assistance to NHG staff who
wishes to pursue postgraduate studies in General Management in
internationally renowned institutions.
NHG will provide partial sponsorship for the course fees, while the awardees
will co-pay a percentage of the fees.
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1 awardee for FY2017
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NHG Management Scholarship (NMS)
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NMS’s objective is to groom high potential staff to
fill top clinical administrative and management positions.
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No nominations received.
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NHG Leaders Scholarship (NLS)
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NLS is part of NHG’s talent cultivation effort to
attract and groom a core of top-rate administrators for NHG. NLS awardees
will pursue postgraduate studies in General or Healthcare Management at internationally
renowned universities.
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No nominations received.
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