The health and social services industry includes hospital care, as well as other off-site health services such as ambulance services. It also includes social care activities that ensure the emotional well-being of an individual.
Examples pertinent to Singapore:
Discover+ is a series of interactive online industry panels connecting students with professionals in their desired careers. The 60th edition focused on hospitality, covering career opportunities, progression, essential skills, industry trends, and misconceptions. The panelists emphasized personal fit, adaptability, positivity, and growth potential, making…
Yvonne Yap is the Business Lead for Digital Healthcare & Insights at Roche Diagnostics Asia Pacific. As a highly self-motivated and articulate team player, Yvonne strives to bring about significant contributions to society, particularly in bringing healthcare access to developing markets across the region. She has also developed a strong track record of driving private public partnerships, particularly in the healthcare industry…
On 15 March 2022, Advisory hosted Discover+: MedTech, the 54th edition of the Discovery+ series. Speakers on the panel included: Viveka Kalidasan (Technology Development and Commercialisation Lead, Translational Biophotonics Lab, Institute of Bioengineering and Bioimaging, Agency for Science, Technology and Research – A*STAR) – Moderator; Feras Mahdi (Head of MedTech, Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters and Southeast Asia, IQVIA); Lee Chen-Ee (Group Director, Innovation and Transformation, SingHealth); Rachel Ann Coxon (Head of Asia Pacific – Digital Surgery, Medtronic).
Below are some key points shared during the session…
Dan Ng is a Senior Counsellor and the Deputy Head of the Care and Counselling Department at
St Luke’s ElderCare, a healthcare provider, focused on providing integrated services and
programmes to the elderly through nursing homes and eldercare centres.
Discovery+ is a series of online industry panels which give students the chance to interact with working professionals and learn about the careers they aspire to enter. These panels provide youths and working professionals with the opportunity to better understand industry trends, hear first-hand perspectives from industry professionals, and gain valuable advice on entering or navigating these industries…
On 7 December 2021, Advisory hosted Discover+: Healthcare, the 47th edition of the Discovery+ series. Speakers on the panel included:
Li Lian Liew (Moderator), Director, Corporate Planning, Tan Tock Seng Hospital;
Andy Seet, Director, Sector and Partnerships Division, Agency for Integrated Care;
Chan Beng Seng, Group Director, Healthcare Finance, Ministry of Health;
Lillian Yeo, Director, Human Resources, Tan Tock Seng Hospital;
Min Hoe Chew, Senior Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon, The Surgeons Pte Ltd;
Shirley Heng, Chief Nurse, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Yishun Health…
Tang Wei Kiat is currently a pediatric Occupational Therapist and Therapy Team Lead at NTUC First Campus, overseeing a team of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Educational and Clinical Psychologists, with years of experience working at a psychiatric hospital…
Rohit Sahgal is the Principal for Global Health in Asia at The Economist Intelligence Unit and the Founder of Sovereign Health, an independent strategy and creative healthcare consultancy. Previously, Rohit had taken on various roles in Ogilvy Health and McCann Health…
Edric Ting joined Pfizer in August 2010 as the company’s Regional Business Adoption Manager (Commercial). He went on to become the Senior Delivery Manager (Digital Solutions and Emerging Technology) in 2017, taking on his current role as the Digital Client Partner in January 2021…
On 18 May 2020, Advisory organised an online panel: Discover+: Pharmaceuticals and Biotech. On our panel that evening, we were privileged to have experienced professionals from a range of pharmaceutical and biotechnology firms. The panel consisted of Rachel Phang, Chief Digital Officer at Sandoz; Raphael Ho, Regional Commercial Lead, Cardiovascular, Japan & Asia Pacific at Amgen; and Joanna Koh, Associate General Counsel at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Raymond Francis, Head of Communications, International, at Cardinal Health (Moderator). Our registered participants comprised students from various education levels and institutions, with a curiosity in the prospects in the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industry, and what they can do to better position themselves for a career in this field…
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