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2024/11/05
  1. Nov 2024

    1. NUHS hosts the International Allied Health Conference in Singapore for the first time!

      Launch Ceremony of the International Allied Health Conference 2024 and Global Allied Health Network
      Plenary Session at International Allied Health Conference 2024
      The International Allied Health Conference 2024 (IAHC 2024) made its debut in Singapore, where over 1,100 Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) and industry partners gathered at the Singapore EXPO from 1 to 2 November 2024 for this highly anticipated event.

      Held in conjunction with the 3rd Singapore Allied Health Conference, IAHC 2024, themed "Advancing Allied Health: Diverse in Calling, United in Purpose", featured over 92 international and local invited speakers with insightful presentations across 18 symposia, 14 free paper and 3 scientific competition sessions. Topics spanned the healthcare continuum, including Primary Care and Population Health, Acute and Tertiary Care, Community and Long-Term Care,  and Diagnostics, as well as across professional themes such as Education, Leadership and Transformation and Innovation and Technology. The event also featured more than 100 free papers, and over 150 poster presentations, which were delivered across 14 tracks.

      IAHC 2024 was officially launched by Mr Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health; along with allied health leaders from the National University Health System (NUHS), Singapore Health Services (SingHealth), National Healthcare Group (NHG), and the Global Allied Health Network (GAHN). 

      Over the two-day conference, delegates from over 18 countries engaged in dynamic discussions at the plenaries and breakout sessions. Post-conference, they also participated in various masterclasses, workshops and clinical visits to facilities across Singapore’s three public healthcare clusters.

      The event also marked the first in-person summit of the GAHN. Over 11 Allied Health Leaders from across 9 countries and jurisdictions came together to build, strengthen, and renew collaborations in the global Allied Health leadership community - to address workforce challenges and opportunities, and develop a position paper underscoring the global contributions of AHPs.

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  2. Jul 2024

    1. Inaugural NUHS Centre for Nursing Excellence's (CoNE) Nursing Conference 2024

      NUHS CoNE Conference - Committee and CoPs (128)

      The NUHS Centre for Nursing Excellence (CoNE) held its inaugural nursing conference on 23 July, which highlighted the importance of professional development for nurses and featured innovative methods in nursing education. 

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  3. Mar 2024

    1. 1st NUSI Public Spine Symposium

      NUSI Public Symposium

      NUHS launches the National University Spine Institute (NUSI) with the 1st NUSI Public Symposium. NUSI provides the full spectrum of care, from pain management to rehabilitation medicine, and the latest in minimally invasive, navigation, robotic spine surgery as well as complex surgical techniques for the treatment of scoliosis, spinal tumours, degenerative spine disorders and spinal trauma.

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  4. Feb 2024

    1. Inaugural NUHS Caregivers' Day 2024

      Inaugural NUHS Caregivers' Day 2024

      NUHS celebrated its inaugural NUHS Caregivers' Day with over a hundred caregivers and nine of our community partners to honour the courage, compassion and resilience of all caregivers.

      NUHS also celebrated eight exemplary caregivers, who received the NUHS Caregiver Award. Nominated by our healthcare team across our various institutions, these inspiring individuals were recognised for going above and beyond their role as caregivers, and who continues to inspire us with their dedication and commitment in caring for their loved ones.

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  5. Jan 2024

    1. NUHS Ranked 9th World's Strongest Academic Medical Centre Brand​ in AMC 250 Report by Brand Finance

      NUHS Ranked 9th World's Strongest Academic Medical Centre

      NUHS jumped 25 places to clinch a spot in the coveted top 10 global ranking, as the 9th most reputable Academic Medical Centre (AMC) in the 'Brand Finance AMC 250 2024 Report', that conducted research into the perceptions of AMC brands worldwide.

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  6. Nov 2023

    1. ​NUHS Green Plan Roadmap Dovetails with NParks’ Efforts to Plant One Million Trees in Singapore by 2030

      ​NUHS Green Plan Roadmap

      As part of efforts to support the NUHS Green Plan Roadmap, NUHS planted 20 trees across four NUHS sites - Kent Ridge Campus, JurongHealth Campus, Alexandra Campus and Choa Chu Kang Polyclinic. By 2030, NUHS plan to plant a total of 10,000 trees across our campuses to support NParks' effort to plant one million trees in Singapore.

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    2. ​NUHS Launches Singapore’s Large-scale Nose Cancer Screening Research Study in the Community

      Nose Cancer Screening Research Study

      The study, led by institutions under the NUHS, aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) screening to detect early-stage nasopharyngeal cancer and enhance risk prediction. The study, which is currently conducted in Jurong and Pioneer Polyclinics, will be extended to Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang and Clementi Polyclinics.

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2024/11/08
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National University Health System
  • National University Hospital
  • Ng Teng Fong General Hospital
  • Alexandra Hospital
  • Jurong Community Hospital
  • National University Polyclinics
  • Jurong Medical Centre
  • National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
  • National University Heart Centre, Singapore
  • National University Centre for Oral Health, Singapore
  • NUHS Diagnostics
  • NUHS Pharmacy
  • Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
  • Faculty of Dentistry
  • Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health
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