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Digital Health Strategist, Healthcare Innovator & Cyberpharmacist Researcher
My Story
My knowledge and skills stem from a healthcare background, complemented with knowledge in digital media creation, web databases, data mining and analytics. My interests span the whole digital healthcare innovation cycle from identifying the healthcare practice gap, through to the development, utilization, application and evaluation of informatics, internet, digital and other health-related technologies in various healthcare settings to enhance health-related outcomes and enhance patient safety.
Education & Certifications
Doctor of Philosophy, PhD – National University of Singapore, Singapore
2007 - 2011
Master of Engineering, MEng – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2004 - 2007
Specialist Diploma in Digital Media Creation, SDMC – Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
2006 - 2007
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, BSc(Pharm)(Hons) – National University of Singapore, Singapore
1998 - 2002
Certified Big Data Science Analyst – Global Science and Technology Forum, Rapidstart, Singapore
2017
Certificate of Graduation in Data Science Python Boot Camp – Hackwagon Academy, Singapore
2017
Certificate of Completion in Scrum: The Basics – LinkedIn
2020
Certificate of Completion in Leading Change in Large, Distributed Organizations – LinkedIn
2020
Certificate of Completion in IBM Blockchain Essentials – IBM Developer Skills Network
2020
Cognitive Class Learning Path for Data Science Foundations – Level 2 (V2) – IBM Developer Skills Network
– Certificate of Completion in Introduction to Data Science
– Certificate of Completion in Data Science Methodology
– Certificate of Completion in Data Science Tools
2020
Certificate of Completion in Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Neural Networks – LinkedIn
2020
Certified Ethical Hacker – EC-Council
2022
Experience
Pharmacy Practice Manager @ Department of Pharmacy, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow in Digital Health @ School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia (conjoint appointment)
Co-Editor-in-Chief @ International Journal of Digital Health
2021 – Current
Senior Lecturer in Public Health (Digital Health), Course Coordinator of the Digital Health Course Suite @ School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University, Australia
2019 – 2021
Senior Manager @ National Pharmacy Programme Management Office, Ministry of Health, Singapore
2018 – 2019
Lecturer @ Department of Pharmacy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
2013 – 2017
Senior Manager @ National University Health System, Singapore (conjoint appointment, 2013)
Subject Matter Expert @ Chief Pharmacist Office, Ministry of Health, Singapore (conjoint appointment, 2014)
NUS Representative @ National Pharmacy Strategy (NPS) Project Team and Designated Champion @ Health IT Master Plan Capability Planning (HITCAP) Project, Ministry of Health, Singapore (conjoint appointment, 2015 – 2017)
Assistant Professor of e-Health Innovation @ Institute of Digital Healthcare, WMG, University of Warwick, UK
2011 – 2012
Publications
H-index = 21
i10-index = 35
Recent publications (Access on Google Scholar)
Publication Statistics:
Journal publications: 115
Book chapters: 4
Book: 1
Conference presentations: 79
Invited talks: 45
Grants: 15
Featured news / media: 23
Awards & Achievements
Best Graduate Researcher Award 2010 representing the NUS Pharmacy Department and Science Faculty) (2010)
Young Investigator Award 2011 awarded by the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) / International Society of Oral Oncology (ISOO) in Athens, Greece (2011)
Wang Gungwu Medal and Prize 2011 awarded by NUS for the Best PhD Thesis in the Natural Sciences (2011)
The Inaugural Deloitte Award for Best Pharmacy PhD Student 2011 awarded by Deloitte Singapore and the Department of Pharmacy, NUS (2011)
Mrs Tan Shook Fong – Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS) Innovation and Scientific Research Award 2017 at the 27th Singapore Pharmacy Congress, Singapore (2017)
Reimagine Education International Conference and Awards 2018/2017 (1041 international entries judged by 168 judges), hosted by the Wharton School and QS Rankings organization, in Philadelphia, USA (4-5 Dec 2017), under Discipline Awards (Life-sciences & Medicine, Gold), Regional Awards (Asia-Pacific, Silver) and Virtual/ Augmented Reality Awards (Silver)
Professional Activities
Co-Editor-in-Chief
– International Journal of Digital Health (2021 – current)
Editorial Board Member
– TANG [Humanitas Medicine] (2011 – current)
– Alternative and Integrative Medicine (2013 – current)
– Scientific Reports (Nature Publishing Group) (2015 – current)
– Integrated Pharmacy Research and Practice (2019 – current)