Programme 





























Conference Programme    


Day 1
17 Sept (Wed)
0830 hrsParticipants to arrive and be seated by 8.45am
0900 hrsJoint Opening Ceremony
Guest-of-Honour : Mr S Iswaran, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry
0935 hrsRefreshment and Poster Session
1000 hrs Keynote Lecture : Globalization and OSH: Challenges and Achievements
Prof Jorma Rantanen, President, International Commission on Occupational Health, ICOH
1045 hrs Keynote Lecture : Beyond Deaths and Injuries: The ILO's role in promoting safe and healthy jobs
Dr Sameera Maziad Al-Tuwaijri, Director of the International Program on Safety and Health at Work and the Environment, International Labour Organization (ILO)
1130 hrsPresentation by Young Investigators Award Nominees
Asst Prof Koji Wada / Asst Prof Judy Sng
1230 hrs Lunch and Poster Session
1400 hrs Keynote Lecture : Occupational Health in Singapore
Dr Ho Sweet Far, Director, OSH Specialist Department, Workplace Safety and Health Division, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore
1430 hrs Plenary Session : Development in OH - Middle East
Dr Aw Tar Ching, Chair of the Department of Community Medicine, United Arab Emirates University
1500 hrs Refreshment and Poster Session
1530 - 1700 hrs
SYMPOSIUM ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES / TRAVEL MEDICINE 
1530 - 1700 hrs
FREE PAPER SESSION
1700 hrs
End of Day 1

Day 2
18 Sept (Thur)
0900 hrsKeynote Lecture : Asbestos and Dust-related Diseases in the Asia Pacific Region
Prof Ken Takahashi, Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, Acting Director of the WHO Collaborating Center for Occupational Health at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health (UOEH), Kitakyushu. Japan
0945 hrs Keynote Lecture : New Developments on Genetics / Epidemiology in OH Practice
Prof Leon Guo, Professor and Director, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
1030 hrs Refreshment and Poster Session
1100 - 1230 hrs
CONCURRENT SYMPOSIUM ON HEALTHCARE WORKERS & NEW DEVELOPMENTS   
1100 - 1230 hrs
FREE PAPER SESSION
1330 hrs
Lunch and Poster Session
1400 hrs
Keynote Leture : Endocrine Disruptors - Challenges for Asia Pacific and the World
Prof Tang Naijun, Professor and Director, Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Tianjin Medical University
1430 hrs
Occupational Health and Corporate Social Responsibility: A Shell Perspective
Dr Lee Tzu Yang, Chairman, Shell Companies in Singapore
1500 hrs
Refreshment and Poster Session
1530 - 1700 hrs
SYMPOSIUM ON OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSING 
1530 - 1700 hrs
FREE PAPER SESSION
1700 hrs
End of Day 2
1900 hrs
Conference Banquet

Day 3
19 Sept (Fri)
0900 hrs Keynote Lecture : Prevention in a Globalized World. Results of Recent Prevention Strategies in Europe.
Dr Walter Eichendorf, Deputy Director General, German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV) and Vice-President of the Research Section
of the International Social Security Association (ISSA)
0945 hrsRefreshment and Poster Session
1015 - 1245 hrs
SYMPOSIUM ON WORKERS' COMPENSATION
1245 hrsLunch and Poster Session
1345 hrsKeynote Lecture: Design Global, Deliver Local - Designing and Implementing OH Programmes Worldwide
Dr Clarion Johnson, Global Medical Director of Medicine, Occupational Health-Department, Exxon Mobil Corporation, USA
1415 hrsRefreshment and Poster Session
1430 - 1630 hrs
SYMPOSIUM ON CHALLENGES OF OH IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
1430 - 1630 hrs
FREE PAPER SESSION
1630 hrsAward Presentation and Closure by President
1700 hrs
End of Conference


Actual programme may vary slightly.

 



             


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