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PRE CONGRESS
Friday, 26 February
Navigating Clinical Crossroads
Grand Ball Room, Level 4
Bridging Pharmacy Practice and the Pharmaceutical Industry
Waterfront Ballroom, Level 2
Cultivating the Heart of Pharmacy
Galleria Ballroom, Level 3
Masterclass 1: Clinical Reasoning Approach to Internal Medicine Pharmacotherapy
Masterclass 2: Tackling Substandard and Falsified Medicines in Pharmacy Practice
Masterclass 3: From Evidence to Impact: An Introduction to Health Technology Assessment
Masterclass 4: Nudge, Motivate, Act: From Lifestyle Prescription to Action for Pharmacy Practice
Site Visit 1: Lions Befrienders Active Agening Centre
Site Visit 2: NHG Serangoon Polyclinic
As slots are limited, priority for Masterclasses and Site Visits will be given to overseas delegates.
07:30
Registration
Breakfast and Poster Viewing
Opening Address by Guest of Honour
Opening Ceremony and PSS Awards Ceremony
Keynote Lecture
Reframing Healthcare Decisions in a Changing World
Mr. Nick Sharp-Paul
Chief Operating Officer
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha)
Lunch Break
Lunch Symposium 1
Navigating Pharmacotherapeutic Advances: Clinical Considerations and Beyond
Explore the evolving landscape of pharmacotherapy and the complexities of translating therapeutic advances into clinical practice. This session will examine pharmacoequity, therapeutic decision-making in the ICU, and the emerging role of anti-amyloid therapies in Alzheimer’s disease. Through diverse clinical perspectives, discover how pharmacists can navigate evidence, access, and patient-centred considerations in optimising treatment outcomes.
Advancing Pharmacoequity:
Lessons from Paxlovid and Abiraterone Acetate
Professor Eric Chan Chun Yong
Senior Principal Clinical Pharmacist
National University Hospital (NUH)
Treat, Trial or Terminate?
Navigating Therapeutic Crossroads in the ICU
Speaker
Dr. Simeon Tang
Senior Principal Clinical Pharmacist
National University Hospital (NUH)
Tea Break
Plenary Lecture – Cultivating the Heart of Pharmacy
Beyond Antibiotics: New Frontiers in Infection Prevention and Phage Therapy
Explore emerging strategies to combat infectious diseases beyond conventional antibiotics. This session will examine the role of environmental factors and flushing practices in pathogen transmission, alongside the potential of bacteriophage therapy as an alternative antimicrobial strategy. Together, these perspectives highlight innovative approaches to infection control and the evolving therapeutic landscape in an era of antimicrobial resistance.
Flushing and the Spread of Pathogens: Infection Control in the Environment
Speaker
Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu
Bacteriophage Therapy: Rethinking Antimicrobial Strategies in the Era of Resistance
Speaker
Dr Andrea Kwa
Cocktail Reception
07:30
Registration
Breakfast Symposium 1
Breakfast and Poster Viewing
Lunch Break
Lunch Symposium 2
Advancing Equitable Access: A Shared Commitment
Crash Course: Market Access 101
Speaker
Mr Xiaojun Wang
Value Access and Policy Lead (Oncology)
Amgen
The Challenge of Cost and Cancer Lists
Speaker
TBC
Panel Discussion: Bridging the Bedside and the Boardroom: Aligning Price, Policy, and Protection to Eliminate Patient Access Gaps
Moderator
Ms. Jasmine Kaur
Panelists
TBC
Tea Break
Plenary Lecture – Cultivating the Heart of Pharmacy
Day One Leadership: Building Resilient and Thriving Team
Panel discussion: How to implement PDLS Framework at your workplace
Panelists
Jonathan Seah Chief Pharmacist, CGH
Wee Xue Ting iRx Clinical Pharmacy
Elaine Poon Siew Yan Academy Director, BigCaring Pharmacy, Malaysia
Audrey Clarissa Managing Director, Imedco, Indonesia
Cocktail Reception
07:30
Registration
Breakfast Symposium 2
Breakfast and Poster Viewing
Lunch Break
Lunch Symposium 3
SPC Oral Presentations
Tea Break
Pharmacy Tech Symposium
Advancing Pharmacy Technician Practice: National Initiatives and Future Directions in Singapor
Speaker
Mr Chiam Song Chin
From Malaysia to Singapore: A Pharmacy Technician’s Cross-Border Journey and Practice Evolution
Speaker
Mohamad Amirul Hakimi
Beyond the Counter: Leadership, Advocacy, and Impact Across the Ecosystem
Speaker
Nurhaziqah Binte Mahmud
PT Presentation and award
PSS AGM
Cocktail Reception
Masterclass 1: Clinical Reasoning Approach to Internal Medicine Pharmacotherapy
Masterclass 2: Tackling Substandard and Falsified Medicines in Pharmacy Practice
Masterclass 3: From Evidence to Impact: An Introduction to Health Technology Assessment
Masterclass 4: Nudge, Motivate, Act: From Lifestyle Prescription to Action for Pharmacy Practice
Site Visit 1: Lions Befrienders Active Agening Centre
As slots are limited, priority for Masterclasses and Site Visits will be given to overseas delegates.
07:30
Registration
Breakfast and Poster Viewing
Opening Address by Guest of Honour
Opening Ceremony and PSS Awards Ceremony
Keynote Lecture
Reframing Healthcare Decisions in a Changing World
Mr. Nick Sharp-Paul
Chief Operating Officer
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha)
Lunch Break
Lunch Symposium 1
Navigating Pharmacotherapeutic Advances: Clinical Considerations and Beyond
Explore the evolving landscape of pharmacotherapy and the complexities of translating therapeutic advances into clinical practice. This session will examine pharmacoequity, therapeutic decision-making in the ICU, and the emerging role of anti-amyloid therapies in Alzheimer’s disease. Through diverse clinical perspectives, discover how pharmacists can navigate evidence, access, and patient-centred considerations in optimising treatment outcomes.
Advancing Pharmacoequity:
Lessons from Paxlovid and Abiraterone Acetate
Professor Eric Chan Chun Yong
Senior Principal Clinical Pharmacist
National University Hospital (NUH)
Treat, Trial or Terminate?
Navigating Therapeutic Crossroads in the ICU
Speaker
Dr. Simeon Tang
Senior Principal Clinical Pharmacist
National University Hospital (NUH)
Tea Break
Plenary Lecture – Cultivating the Heart of Pharmacy
Beyond Antibiotics: New Frontiers in Infection Prevention and Phage Therapy
Explore emerging strategies to combat infectious diseases beyond conventional antibiotics. This session will examine the role of environmental factors and flushing practices in pathogen transmission, alongside the potential of bacteriophage therapy as an alternative antimicrobial strategy. Together, these perspectives highlight innovative approaches to infection control and the evolving therapeutic landscape in an era of antimicrobial resistance.
Flushing and the Spread of Pathogens: Infection Control in the Environment
Speaker
Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu
Bacteriophage Therapy: Rethinking Antimicrobial Strategies in the Era of Resistance
Speaker
Dr Andrea Kwa
Cocktail Reception
07:30
Registration
Breakfast Symposium 1
Breakfast and Poster Viewing
Lunch Break
Lunch Symposium 1
Advancing Equitable Access: A Shared Commitment
Crash Course: Market Access 101
Speaker
Mr Xiaojun Wang
Value Access and Policy Lead (Oncology)
Amgen
The Challenge of Cost and Cancer Lists
Speaker
TBC
Panel Discussion: Bridging the Bedside and the Boardroom: Aligning Price, Policy, and Protection to Eliminate Patient Access Gaps
Moderator
Ms. Jasmine Kaur
Speaker
TBC
Tea Break
Plenary Lecture – Cultivating the Heart of Pharmacy
Day One Leadership: Building Resilient and Thriving Team
Panel discussion: How to implement PDLS Framework at your workplace
Panelists
Jonathan Seah
Chief Pharmacist, CGH
Wee Xue Ting
iRx Clinical Pharmacy
Elaine Poon Siew Yan
Academy Director, BigCaring Pharmacy, Malaysia
Audrey Clarissa
AManaging Director, Imedco, Indonesia
Cocktail Reception
07:30
Registration
Breakfast Symposium 2
Breakfast and Poster Viewing
Lunch Break
Lunch Symposium 3
SPC Oral Presentations
Tea Break
Pharmacy Tech Symposium
Advancing Pharmacy Technician Practice: National Initiatives and Future Directions in Singapore
Speaker
Mr Chiam Song Chin
From Malaysia to Singapore: A Pharmacy Technician’s Cross-Border Journey and Practice Evolution
Speaker
Mohamad Amirul Hakimi
Beyond the Counter: Leadership, Advocacy, and Impact Across the Ecosystem
Speaker
Nurhaziqah Binte Mahmud
PSS AGM (By invitation Only)
Cocktail Reception
Every hospital pharmacy leader knows the feeling: clinical, operational and workforce decisions requiring immediate attention, competing for prioritisation amid constant pressure.
At Singapore Pharmacy Congress 2027, Nick Sharp-Paul, Chief Operating Officer of Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha), makes the case that reframing strategic challenges isn’t something we can — or should — do alone. It’s a discipline a profession builds collectively and deliberately.
Nick will draw on the past 18 months of Australian hospital pharmacy as a live case study in structured foresight, examining decisions related to workforce redesign, advanced therapeutics access and supply disruption — where collective reframing worked, and where it didn’t.
Central to the session is Pharmacy Forecast Australia, AdPha’s national foresight initiative, which demonstrates how a profession can systematically gather and synthesise expert insight at scale, while shedding light on AdPha’s programs, platforms and services that align with SPC 2027’s three tracks: practice development, workforce advancement and wellbeing.
Mr Nick Sharp-Paul
Chief Operating Officer
Advanced Pharmacy Australia (AdPha)
Mr Nick Sharp – Paul, based in Australia, leads AdPha’s Member Projects, Member Experience and Publications teams. He oversees the operational functions supporting Australia’s peak body for hospital pharmacy, a community of more than 5,800 pharmacists and technicians navigating rapid change under constant pressure.
Over the past 18 months, Nick has helped steer AdPha through a series of high-stakes reframes: an ongoing national workforce crisis that has seen three – quarters of hospitals cut pharmacy services, met with an evidence – based case for a dedicated national workforce plan; the milestone of 3,000 practitioners completing or progressing an ANZCAP recognition portfolio, formalising standardised career pathways across Australia and New Zealand; and the rollout of Australia’s first Competency Standards Framework for Pharmacy Technicians, reshaping scope of practice at scale.
He also leads Pharmacy Forecast Australia, AdPha’s national foresight initiative that systematically gathers and synthesises expert opinion to help the profession anticipate rather than merely react to the decisions reshaping clinical, operational and workforce practice.
Across specialty practice, flagship clinical publications, academic journals and awards, Nick’s remit spans the practical infrastructure AdPha uses to confront pressures across the medicines and health products value chain, and to build durable models for practice development, workforce advancement and wellbeing – the same three pillars anchoring SPC 2027.
Day 1, 27 Feb, 1100 – 1200hrs
Location: Grand Ballroom Level 4
Keynote Lecture
Reframing Healthcare Decisions in a Changing World
Ms Audrey Clarissa
Pharmacist
Imedco Djaja/Indonesian Pharmacists Association (IAI)
Ms Audrey Clarissa is an Indonesian industrial pharmacist, pharmaceutical entrepreneur, and regional pharmacy leader with extensive experience in pharmaceutical innovation, healthcare access, and professional leadership across Indonesia and the Asia-Pacific region.
As the Founder and Managing Director of PT Imedco Djaja, Audrey has led the development and introduction of pharmaceutical products addressing unmet healthcare needs in Indonesia. Her leadership encompasses product development, regulatory strategy, manufacturing, and stakeholder engagement, demonstrating the pharmacist’s unique role at the intersection of science, industry, and public health. During the COVID-19 pandemic, she played a pivotal role in facilitating access to critical therapies, including high-dose Vitamin D and hydroxychloroquine, amid significant demand and supply challenges.
Audrey currently serves as Vice Secretary General of the Indonesian Pharmacists Association (IAI) and as an Expert Panel Member for Indonesia’s Industrialization Roadmap Project, contributing her pharmaceutical and industry expertise to national development initiatives.
Earlier in her career, Audrey served as President of the International Pharmaceutical Students’ Federation (IPSF), representing more than 70,000 pharmaceutical students globally and engaging with WHO, UNESCO, and UN ECOSOC. She later served as President of the Asian Young Pharmacists Group (AYPG) from 2018-2021, strengthening pharmacy collaboration across Asia-Pacific and supporting initiatives reaching pharmacists in 32 countries.
Her career reflects how pharmacists can connect pharmaceutical innovation, industry leadership, professional development, and public health to create meaningful impact beyond borders.
Mr Tay Shun Ern
Pharmacist
Guardian Health & Beauty
Mr Tay Shun Ern is a dedicated community pharmacist with a decade of cross border experience, including 8 years in Malaysia and 2 years in Singapore. Currently practicing with Guardian Health & Beauty, he is passionate in empowering patients to take charge of chronic health conditions at the primary care level.
Ms Kng Kwee Keng
Principal Pharmacist (Clinical)
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Ms Kng Kwee Keng serves as the Community Health Pharmacist Lead at Population Health Campus and holds the position of Principal Pharmacist (Clinical) at Tan Tock Seng Hospital.
She earned her Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) with Honours from the National University of Singapore and furthered her clinical expertise with a Master of Science in Clinical Pharmacy from Queen’s University of Belfast (UK). Her commitment to advancing pharmaceutical care is demonstrated through her board certification as an ambulatory care pharmacist (USA) and her qualification as a collaborative prescribing practitioner. As unit head overseeing pharmacy clinical team-based services, Kwee Keng has special interest in community health initiatives, smoking cessation programmes, anticoagulation management, chronic disease management, and telehealth services.
As the Community Health Pharmacist Lead, Kwee Keng has shaped the scope of community care pharmacy practice and pioneered collaborative medication review services with GPs in clinic settings.
Mr Reuben Ong
Vice President
Business Unit Healthcare, Singapore
DKSH Singapore Pte Ltd
Mr Reuben Ong holds an MBA in Business Management and Marketing from Rutgers Business School, The State University of New Jersey, United States, where he graduated as Valedictorian. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree with Honours in Mechanical Engineering from the National University of Singapore (NUS).
He is currently the Vice President, Business Unit Healthcare, Singapore. He also serves on the Board of Directors of SAPI and is the Chairperson of its Supply Chain Committee.
Reuben first joined DKSH as General Manager where he led the Healthcare Alliance Team in Singapore and produced notable achievements during his tenure.
Prior to DKSH, Reuben held various positions at Takeda Pharmaceuticals where he became the Country Head for Singapore and led multiple commercial activities, and drove strategic growth.
With footprints all across the healthcare industry, Reuben brings with him more than seventeen years of healthcare experience where he took on several leadership positions including operations, product management, and commercial excellence.
Ms Poon Siew Yan, Elaine
Academy Director
Big Caring Group
As a passionate advocate for the growth and transformation of community pharmacists, Ms Elaine Poon specialize in empowering professionals to step beyond traditional roles and embrace their full potential as healthcare leaders. With a strong foundation in pharmacy practice and a deep commitment to mentoring, she help pharmacists shift perspectives, build confidence, and cultivate the leadership skills needed to thrive in today’s evolving healthcare landscape.
Her mission is to guide pharmacists through personal and professional development journeys-unlocking new opportunities, increasing their impact within the community, and reigniting purpose in their careers. Whether through one-on-one coaching, group workshops, or leadership training, she is here to support, challenge, and inspire those ready to lead with clarity and compassion.Let’s transform pharmacy -starting with the people who make it matter.
Ms Elaine POON is currently the Academy Director, Big Caring Academy Sdn Bhd. She was recently appointed to be a Council Member of Malaysia Pharmacy Society (MPS) 2025-2027. She is also one of the Board Members of Lembaga Farmasi Malaysia, January 2026-2029. Besides, she is also a Licensed NLP Trainer & Coach as well as ICF Professional Coach.
Ms Nurhaziqah Binte Mahmud
Senior Pharmacy Technician
Guardian Health & Beauty
Ms Nurhaziqah is a Senior Pharmacy Technician with extensive experience in pharmacy operations, workforce development, quality improvement, and professional leadership. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Pharmaceutical Science) in 2017 and is the recipient of the retail Excellent Service Award (EXSA) and Excellent Pharmacy Technician Award, recognising her commitment to patient care and service excellence in pharmacy practice.
Passionate about advancing the pharmacy technician profession, Nurhazigah serves as a Head Trainer and mentor for pharmacy technician trainees and contributed to quality improvement as an Internal Auditor. She also represents Guardian as the Pharmacy Technician Lead in the Pharmacy Technician Lead-Chief Pharmacist (PTL-CP) network, collaborating with Chief Pharmacists and pharmacy technician leaders across Singapore to share best practices, strengthen professional frameworks, and drive initiatives that enhance the competencies and professional development of pharmacy technicians.
Beyond her workplace, Nurhaziqah is an active member of the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS) Scientific Committee, Head of Sponsorship for the Pharmacy Technician Community of Practice (PT COP), and Singapore’s representative to the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Pharmacy Technician Advisory Committee (PTAC), contributing to national and international efforts to advance the profession.
Committed to developing future healthcare professionals, Nurhazigah volunteers as a career speaker, serves as a mentor under Mentoring SG at Temasek Polytechnic, and was a judge for the Temasek Polytechnic Hackathon (2024-2025). She also supports environmental sustainability through kayaking clean-up initiatives to remove litter from Singapore’s waterways.
Through leadership, education, advocacy, and community service, Nurhaziqah is dedicated to empowering the pharmacy workforce and advancing patient-centred care both nationally and internationally.
Dr Vivianne Shih
Specialist Pharmacist
National Cancer Centre Singapore
Dr Vivianne Shih is the Immediate Past President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore (PSS), as well as Chair of the SingHealth Duke-NUS Centre for Global Pharmacy and a Specialist Pharmacist at the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS). She holds both a Doctor of Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Science (Pharmacy) Honours degree from the National University of Singapore, and is US Board Certified in Pharmacotherapy and Oncology.
As Clinical Service Lead for the Pharmacy Department at NCCS, Dr Shih has been instrumental in establishing clinical oncology pharmacy services. Her contributions have been recognised with several accolades, including the SingHealth Allied Health Professional Clinical Champion Award in 2021, and the PSS Professor Lucy Wan Outstanding Pharmacist of the Year award in 2025.
Dr Shih is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School and serves as Residency Programme Director for the National Pharmacy Residency Programme R2 (Oncology). In 2024, she received the National Pharmacy Residency Programme Outstanding Faculty Award. She is also actively involved in the training of Registrars and Medical Officers from the Division of Medical Oncology at NCCS, and in 2025 was presented with the Residency in SingHealth Excels (RISE)-Partners in Education Award.
Dr Kalisvar Marimuthu
Clinical Director
Department of Infection Prevention and Control
Tan Tock Seng Hospital and National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
Adjunct Assistant Professor Kalisvar Marimuthu is a Senior Consultant in Infectious Diseases and Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), Singapore. He is Chair of the National Infection Prevention and Control Committee (NIPC) and Deputy Clinical Director of TTSH’s Department of Infection Prevention and Control (DIPC). He also serves as a Senior Consultant for IPC with Singapore’s Ministry of Health and the Communicable Diseases Agency. He is Co-Chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) guideline development group on IPC for respiratory pathogens of pandemic potential. His primary research interests focus on the transmission dynamics of emerging infectious diseases and multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs), as well as de-implementation and sustainability in IPC.