MOM-TARIPH Joint Symposium - Lung Health in the Occupational Setting: Prevention, Protection and Promotion

MOM-TARIPH Joint Symposium - “Lung Health in the Occupational Setting: Prevention, Protection and Promotion”

This symposium, which is co-organised by Ministry of Manpower (MOM) and The Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health (TARIPH), aims to reach out to the respiratory medicine, occupational medicine, workplace safety and health (WSH) and affiliated communities to update on:

• Singapore’s WSH strategy for the next ten years

• New and emerging workplace exposures detrimental to lung health

• Diagnosis of occupational lung diseases and its prevention

• Your role in enhancing lung health and helping patients with existing lung conditions to continue work

Programme:

11:00 – 11:45              Lunch and registration

11:45 – 11:55              Welcome address by Prof James Best, Dean of LKCMedicine

11:55 – 12:10              Introduction to TARIPH

12:10 – 12:30              Keynote Address on WSH 2028 by Deputy Commissioner for Workplace Safety and Health, Occupational Safety and Health Division, MOM

12:30 – 14:00              Session 1: Occupational Exposures chaired by A/Prof Loo Chian Min (SGH)

14:00 – 14:30              Tea break

14:30 – 16:30              Session 2: Occupational Diseases chaired by Dr Lee Lay Tin (TTSH)

16:30                           End of Symposium

For full programme, please refer to https://drive.google.com/open?id=15bRzgYlNk0pNFlbvQNcaOEqpwH_f0lYf

Partners

College of Public Health and Occupational Physicians

Workplace Safety and Health Institute

NTU

This event is awarded 2 RIH, 4 CME, 2 CPE and 4 SDU points.  

The Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health (TARIPH) is a national research platform that addresses respiratory health and disease in Singapore. It brings together interdisciplinary teams that share common interests, and acts as a platform for the exchange of ideas and development of sustainable relationships. For more information, please visit http://www.lkcmedicine.ntu.edu.sg/Research/TARIPH/Pages/home.aspx. We welcome all who are interested to join us at http://tiny.cc/JoinTARIPH.

Due to overwhelming response, the seats in the lecture theatre will be on a first-come,first-served basis. Remaining guests will be able to follow the talks via livestreaming in another room.