Established in 1 Feb 2018, Family Medicine in NUHS/@NUSMedicine aims to achieve excellence in Family Medicine education, research, and practice. #NUSFamilyMed
๐ #Burnout among Singaporeโs public primary healthcare workers is real. A cross-sectional study co-authored by @gohlayhoon in BMC Primary Care highlights the pressures faced daily and the need for better support systems.
๐ https://t.co/IIRLffWgCU
#Healthcare#Singapore
๐ข New publication alert!
โDigital psychotherapeutic interventions to reduce dermatological symptom burden: Development and testing of MindMySkin,โ published in JAAD International.
Featuring Prof @josemvalderas
๐ข New publication alert!
โDevelopment and preliminary testing of a patient-reported experience measure for chronic disease patients in Singapore,โ published in BMC Health Services Research.
Featuring Prof @josemvalderas & Dr @gohlayhoon.
๐ https://t.co/guEW5KABWh
๐ข New publication alert
โHealthier SG awareness and enrolment among persons with chronic disease,โ published in @AnnalsSG, examines how patients with chronic conditions are engaging with Healthier SG.
Featuring Dr @gohlayhoon and Prof @josemvalderas.
๐https://t.co/iglpOxO7xc
As the Lunar New Year festivities come to a close, our team gathered for a traditional yu sheng (lohei) celebration. Hereโs to galloping into a year of prosperity, success & abundant opportunities!
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#LunarNewYear#YearOfTheHorse#YuSheng#LoHei#Prosperity
๐ฌ Kicking off our โจ๐๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฝ ๐ฃ๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ถโจ series with our Head of Department, @josemvalderas.
He shares key research priorities at the department, advice for students & researchers, and even some delicious Spanish food picks ๐ช๐ธ
#NUSFamilyMed#MeetTheFam#FamilyMedicine
How do women in ๐ธ๐ฌ navigate early-stage #BreastCancer and what support matters most?
New study by Dr Marie Ann Wong Mae En & Dr Lim Fong Seng, part of a multi-institutional team, explores lived experiences & coping strategies.
๐ https://t.co/AGG0TF9aws
#NUSFamMed#DFMResearch
๐What makes a strong primary care system? And how can we measure it meaningfully?
Prof @josemvalderas and an international team introduce #SiSPC โ a new system to assess primary care strength across contexts.
๐https://t.co/wH71zgpvB1
#DFMResearch#NUSFamMed#HealthIndicators
๐ฐ๐ช In Kisumu County, Kenya, how well is primary care equipped to manage diabetes & hypertension?
A new study featuring Dr Josefien van Olmen looks at facility readiness & frontline capacity.
๐ https://t.co/inoahkLttm
#PrimaryCare#GlobalHealth#Kenya
Our Phase III FM Batch C concluded on 16 Jan with FM Reach Out & our inaugural FM Trivia, where students put their curriculum knowledge into action.
Tutors from polyclinics & general practice also shared real-world insights over a sit-down dinner & panel discussion.
#NUSFamMed
Is it time to rethink how we prevent and manage #multimorbidity?
In @IJPH_official, Prof @josemvalderas and an international team call for moving beyond single-disease models toward integrated, population-level care.
Read more: https://t.co/KnFoMHb6lc
#DFMResearch#NUSFamMed
Yesterday (24 Nov), we began the Final Year #FamilyMedicine#StudentInternshipProgramme (SIP)!
This is the first time Family Medicine is having our own final-year SIP in #NUSMedicine history. Thanks to Victor, Yiyang, Desmond, Shi Quan & team for making this happen!
#NUSFamMed
๐ขNew publication co-authored by A/P Josefien van Olmen!
The global consensus study defines 49 core & 58 optional measures for #diabetes research โ enabling more comparable & patient-centred studies worldwide.
๐https://t.co/QCkykO0yzj
#DFMResearch#NUSFamMed#GlobalHealth
New research alert!
A study co-authored by Prof @josemvalderas outlines an innovative trial evaluating the effectiveness of a digital app to reduce psychological & symptom burden in skin conditions patients.
๐https://t.co/oEMxBexyJN
#DFMResearch#Dermatology#MentalHealth
How widely is Singaporeโs national health app, #HealthHub, really being used? ๐ฉบ
A new PLOS One study by Dr @gohlayhoon explores usage patterns and key factors driving adoption.
๐ https://t.co/cTx6GsONnX
#DigitalHealth#NUSFamilyMed#DFMResearch