NUS Family Medicine

Established in 1 Feb 2018, Family Medicine in NUHS/@NUSMedicine aims to achieve excellence in Family Medicine education, research, and practice. #NUSFamilyMed

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📊 #Burnout among Singapore’s 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.

📖 https://t.co/IIRLffWgCU

#Healthcare #Singapore

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📢 New publication alert!

“Digital psychotherapeutic interventions to reduce dermatological symptom burden: Development and testing of MindMySkin,” published in JAAD International.

Featuring Prof @josemvalderas

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📢 New publication alert!

“Development and preliminary testing of a patient-reported experience measure for chronic disease patients in Singapore,” published in BMC Health Services Research.

Featuring Prof @josemvalderas & Dr @gohlayhoon.

📖 https://t.co/guEW5KABWh

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📢 New publication alert

“Healthier SG awareness and enrolment among persons with chronic disease,” published in @AnnalsSG, examines how patients with chronic conditions are engaging with Healthier SG.

Featuring Dr @gohlayhoon and Prof @josemvalderas.

📖https://t.co/iglpOxO7xc

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As the Lunar New Year festivities come to a close, our team gathered for a traditional yu sheng (lohei) celebration. Here’s to galloping into a year of prosperity, success & abundant opportunities!

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#LunarNewYear #YearOfTheHorse #YuSheng #LoHei #Prosperity

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🎬 Kicking off our ✨𝓜𝓮𝓮𝓽 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓕𝓪𝓶✨ 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 🇪🇸

#NUSFamilyMed #MeetTheFam #FamilyMedicine

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How do women in 🇸🇬 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.

📖 https://t.co/AGG0TF9aws

#NUSFamMed #DFMResearch

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📊What makes a strong primary care system? And how can we measure it meaningfully?

Prof @josemvalderas and an international team introduce #SiSPC — a new system to assess primary care strength across contexts.

🔗https://t.co/wH71zgpvB1

#DFMResearch #NUSFamMed #HealthIndicators

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🇰🇪 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.

📖 https://t.co/inoahkLttm

#PrimaryCare #GlobalHealth #Kenya

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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.

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🚨 Registration is now open for Singapore Primary Care Conference 2026!

📅 14–16 May 2026
Early bird till 28 Feb 2026

For more info and to register: https://t.co/S0kpp8xvOz

#PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine #HealthcareInnovation #SingaporeHealthcare #SingaporePrimaryCareConference

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📢 New publication alert!

Prof @josemvalderas leads a @BMJ_Qual_Saf paper on the #PaRIS Patient Questionnaire, validated across 18 countries to advance patient-centred chronic care measurement.

Read: https://t.co/HnbA1BDssL

#GlobalHealth #PrimaryCare #NUSMedicine #DFMResearch

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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

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📢 New publication alert! Co-authored by Prof @josemvalderas, this protocol maps how clinical, personal, and healthcare factors contribute to faster health decline in individuals with #multimorbidity.

Read: https://t.co/WS9UekWorc

#PopulationHealth #NUSMedicine #DFMResearch

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We're proud to share that #NUSFamilyMedicine garnered the A23/24 Teaching Excellence Award at the NUS Medicine Awards Ceremony!✨

A big thank you to all tutors - we could not have done this without your dedication!

#TeachingExcellence #FamilyMedicine #NUSMed #MedicalEducation

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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

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📢New publication co-authored by A/P Josefien van Olmen!

The global consensus study defines 49 core & 58 optional measures for #diabetes research — enabling more comparable & patient-centred studies worldwide.

🔗https://t.co/QCkykO0yzj

#DFMResearch #NUSFamMed #GlobalHealth

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🎉 We celebrated our 2025 DFM Awards on 5 Nov — honouring excellence in research & administration!

👏 Congrats to all awardees for your dedication to advancing primary care, education & service.

#NUSFamilyMed #ResearchExcellence #FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare #StaffRecognition

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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.

📖https://t.co/oEMxBexyJN

#DFMResearch #Dermatology #MentalHealth

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How widely is Singapore’s national health app, #HealthHub, really being used? 🩺

A new PLOS One study by Dr @gohlayhoon explores usage patterns and key factors driving adoption.

🔗 https://t.co/cTx6GsONnX

#DigitalHealth #NUSFamilyMed #DFMResearch