Research & Education

Programme

NCAM 2024 Main Conference – AI: From Hype to Practice Changing

Friday, 16 Aug 2024

Morning Session	Programme
9.00 am	Opening address Adj A/Prof Chee Cheng Ean Executive Director, NCIS
Education Session Session Chair: Dr Yong Wei Peng
9.10 am	Advancing Precision Medicine with Artificial Intelligence: Trends and Challenges Dr Vaibhav Rajan Assistant Professor, Department of Information Systems and Analytics at the School of Computing, NUS
9.30 am	Harnessing the Power of AI in Cancer Imaging Dr James Hallinan Department of Diagnostic Imaging, NUH
9.50 am	Big 5 in Healthcare AI Dr Nesaretnam Barr Kumarakulasinghe Department of Haematology Oncology, NCIS
10.10 am	Tea Break
Oral Abstracts Presentation – Basic Science
10.55 am	scRNA-seq reveals molecular mechanisms of refractory/relapsed (RR) acute myeloid leukemia Dr Jianbiao Zhou CSI
11.10 am	Iqgap3 regulates stomach regeneration and pre-cancerous metaplasia development via Myc-pathway Dr Junichi Matsuo CSI
11.25 am	Hepatocyte-macrophage interaction in hepatic inflammation triggered by ADAR1 deficiency Dr Wei Liang Gan CSI
Oral Abstracts Presentation – Translational Science
11.40 am	Spatially resolved niche and tumor microenvironmental alterations in gastric cancer peritoneal metastases A/Prof Raghav Sundar Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS
11.55 am	MACIR: A Novel Prognostic Marker and Therapeutic Target in the Immuno-Oncology Landscape of DLBCL Ms Charmaine Ong CSI
12.10 pm	Coordinated changes in the tumor microenvironment (TME) are associated with increased risk of therapeutic failure in newly diagnosed diffuse large b-cell lymphoma (dlbcl) Dr Cinnie Soekojo Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS
12.25 pm	Lunch


Afternoon Session	Programme
Oral Abstracts Presentation – Clinical Science
2.00 pm	Phase I PIANO Trial - PIPAC-Oxaliplatin and Systemic Nivolumab Combination for Gastric Cancer Peritoneal Metastases: Clinical and Translational Outcomes Dr Hon Lyn Tan Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS
2.15 pm	A phase Ib/II study of pacritinib, an interleukin 1 receptor associated kinase 1 (IRAK1) inhibitor, in patients (pts) with solid cancers (Ca) harboring 1q21.3 copy number amplification (CNA) Dr Joline Lim Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS
2.30 pm	Phase II randomized trial of induction cisplatin and gemcitabine (GP) versus cisplatin, gemcitabine, pembrolizumab and bevacizumab (GPPB) in nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) Dr Victor Lee Guan Hui Department of Medical Oncology, NCIS
Oral Abstracts Presentation -Nursing/Paramedical/Supportive Care
2.45 pm	The interplay of healthcare policies, drug costs and ‘time toxicities’ in biologics usage for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive breast cancer Dr Jia Li Low Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS
3.00 pm	Management of burnout in nurses working in a haematology-oncology ward in an acute care hospital: A best practice implementation project Ms Joanna Ho Ward 56, NCIS
3.15 pm	Establishing an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN)-Led Breast Cancer Survivorship Clinic at the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS): A Year's Experience Ms Litang Chen Department of Oncology Nursing, NCIS
3.30 pm	Refreshments
Plenary Session Session Chair: A/Prof David Tan
3.45 pm	Intelligence: the next generation of precision in oncology? Dr Frank Lin Senior Research Fellow, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney
Hear the Journey Session Session Chair: Dr Joline Lim
4.15pm	Unexpected Paths: The Joys of a Young Clinician-Scientist Dr Joshua Tay Consultant, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, NUH
4.35 pm	Living the best of both worlds: A personal scientific journey A/Prof Su Xin Yi Executive Director, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) Research Director, Stem Cell and Therapies for Retinal Diseases Lab (IMCB) Senior Consultant, Vitreo-retinal Surgeon, National University Hospital (NUH) Co-Director, Centre of Innovation and Precision Eye Health (NUS)
4.55 pm	Cocktail and networking session
5:30 pm	Announcement of Award Winners
5.45 pm	Closing Address Prof Chng Wee Joo Group Director, NUHS Research Office Senior Consultant, Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS

NCAM 2024 Mini Symposium – Optimizing The Care Of The Older Patient

Saturday, 17 Aug 2024

Webinar ID: 993 5813 9021

Passcode: 507629

Zoom Webinar Link

9.10 am

The Clinical Frailty Scale, The future of Geriatric Assessments in Oncology

Dr Matthew Chen Zhixuan

Consultant, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, NUH

9.40 am

Palliative Care in Geriatric Oncology

Adj A/Prof Noreen Chan

Senior Consultant, Division of Palliative Care, NCIS

Adj Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS

10.00 am

Geriatric Oncology Multidisciplinary Tumor Board Discussion

Moderators:

Dr Nesaretnam Barr KumarakulasingheConsultant, Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS
Dr Low Jia Li
Associate Consultant, Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS

Panelists:

Adj A/Prof Francis Ho
Head & Senior Consultant, Department of Radiation Oncology, NCIS
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
Adj Asst Prof Oh Han Boon
Consultant, Division of Surgical Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore
Associate Chairman, Medical Board (Informatics)
Dr Nydia Camelia
Consultant, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, NTFGH
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore

Dr Melissa Ooi
Senior Consultant, Division of Haematology, Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS
Dr Clarice Choong
Consultant, Division of Haematology, Department of Haematology-Oncology, NCIS

Dr Matthew Chen
Consultant, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, NUH
Dr Dedrick Chan
Consultant, Division of Surgical Oncology, NCIS
Ms Yao Yao
Principal Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy, NUH
Ms Ong Jie Xin
Senior Occupational Therapist, Department of Rehabilitation, NUH

Ms Loy Yijun
Principal Physiotherapist, Department of Physiotheraphy, NUH

Ms Tan Jian Rong
Senior Physiotheraphist, Department of Physiotherapy, NTFGH
Ms Vivian Luah
Senior Medical Social Worker, Department of Medical Social Work, NUH
Ms Wong Wei Yee
Senior Dietitian, Department of Dietetics, NUH

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