Development Partner, Healthcare & Biomedical

• Sep 2022 - Present

Hospital Pharmacist (PH02)

• May 2021 - Aug 2022

Medication Safety Committee Member- Timely reporting, investigation and review of medication errors and near-miss incidents- Promotion of medication safety best practices through organising regular sectional briefings and updates on Pharmacy chat group- Identification of potential risk elements and implementation of risk mitigation activities to reduce medication error incidentsMedication Locker Service (from Nov 2019)- Developed and implemented a new contactless self-service locker workflow for prescription refills (limited to prescriptions from campus staff members).Project was awarded:- Allied Health Innovation Practice 2021, Fight against COVID-19 Award (Jan 2021)- Innovation & Quality Circles (IQC) Quality Improvement STAR Award, (Nov 2021)Retail Product Evaluation Workgroup- Participate in evaluation of retail care items, including enteral feeds and wound care products for inclusion into Retail Product formulary.- Liaise with HCPs, product reps & purchasers to provide relevant updates to existing products e.g. nutritional content changes- Screen requests for product inclusions/deletions to MSW for suitability of MediFund coverage.- Consolidate & maintain retail product knowledge database for Enteral Nutrition and Wound Care products.- Designed dynamic web applications using GlideApp, to provide information on Enteral Nutrition and Wound Care Products available in SGH Retail Pharmacy. Awarded Allied Health Innovation Challenge 2022, Ignite To Transform Award (Feb 2022).Project Tracker Alpha- Designed a mobile application for Pharmacy staff to record bin topups and returns using Google AppSheet.- Implemented a new return recording workflow involving the use of Tracker Alpha, which significantly reduced return/topup errors as well as downstream errors.- Awarded Allied Health Innovation Challenge 2022, Ignite To Transform Award (Feb 2022) Show less

Hospital Pharmacist (PH01)

• Jan 2019 - Apr 2021

Fundamental Jobscope- Clinical review of prescriptions from hospital outpatient care settings and external institutions to ensure safe, effective and appropriate use of medications. - Identification of medication-related problems through medication reconciliation, assessment of laboratory findings and patient interview - Liaise with prescribers, caregivers and other healthcare professionals to resolve medication-related problems.- Provision of medication counselling services to ensure patients understand their medications correctly.- Handling of drug enquiries from HCPs and general public- Actively contribute to regular clinical group sessions as part of in-house Continuous Education programme.- Support of Medication Delivery Services & Discharge Pharmacy duties during weekends & public holidays- Supervision of pre-registration pharmacists’ work.Floor Manager Role (from Mar 2020)- Manage allocation of Pharmacy resources to ensure smooth and efficient flow of pharmacy operations at SGH Retail Pharmacy- Liaise with Specialist Outpatient Clinics and other Pharmacy sections as needed to coordinate clinical care for patients- Handling of public enquiries and feedback Show less

Sponsorship Subcommittee Member, 20th Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy

• Jul 2018 - Jul 2021

Pre-Registration Pharmacist

• Jun 2018 - Dec 2018

Received Pre-Registration Training on Pharmacy Practice in Ambulatory Care and Acute Care settings Received Pre-Registration Training on Pharmacy Practice in Ambulatory Care and Acute Care settings

President

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

As president, under the direction of 'NUSPA, Our Community', I had:- Improved efficiency, cross-engagement and transparency in how projects are planned, through the institution of a one stop digital platform 'Project Planning and Knowledge Board' to coordinate planning and ensure knowledge transfer.- Improved welfare and cohesion for and within members of NUSPA, through refurbishment of the Clubroom and frequent team building activities.- Built stronger ties with external parties and partners, through stronger collaboration efforts and proactive engagement efforts. Show less

Vice President (Projects)

• Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

- Sets the Association’s key direction for the work year as part of the Presidential Cell.- Leads a team of 5 project directors and their subcommittees to organise and managethe Association’s portfolio of academic forums, Ministerial dialogues and youthengagement events: ASEAN Forum 2017, Policy Debate Series 2017, Social PoliciesForum 2017, Political Dialogue Series 2017 and PAYM Forum 2017.- Liaises with programme partners for collaboration on key events.

Creative Director (Print)

• Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

As the Creative Director (Print), leveraging on my experience with design, I was involved in the following:1. Design of publicity collaterals for the club and its projects, including Facebook banners, posters, and event logos, as when required by the Project Directors.2. Provide effective feedback and advice on miscellaneous design-related matters pertaining to the club’s marketing collaterals.3. Enforcement of a consistent and professional corporate identity for the club through reviewing club publications and other visual materials. Show less

Project Director (ASEAN Forum)

• Oct 2014 - Sep 2015

The ASEAN Forum aims to bring awareness about ASEAN’s role in policymaking and regional stability. As the Project Director, I led a team of 6 subcommittee members to plan, organise and execute NUSPA ASEAN Forum 2015. The event was attended by 120 attendees comprising of undergraduates, graduate students and staff from NUS, NTU S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, and the recently renamed Yusof Ishak Institute of South East Asian Studies.- Conceptualised key themes, ideas and topics for the Forum, and served as liaison toacademics from NUS and external academic institutions.- Led a subcommittee of 6 colleagues, to plan and execute the forum.- The F orum, themed ‘Understanding Islam: An ASEAN Perspective’ culminated in asuccessful event on 10th Sept 2015 with a total turnout of 100 participants. Show less

Chairperson, 39th NUSSU Council

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

Council Member, 38th NUSSU Council

• Oct 2016 - Sep 2017

Represents the Students’ Political Association in matters that affect the student body ofNUS.

Vice-Chair (Data Management & Outreach), 1st Student Steering Committee

• Jan 2017 - Dec 2017

CHAMP is a 3-year-old community health visitation programme, targeted at residents at-risk of complications and disease progression from poor management of health conditions, with a total volunteer pool of 50+ Pharmacy students and pharmacists. - Established a new student steering committee in January 2017 to assume management responsibilities in view of upcoming expansions. - Sets the direction for the inaugural CHAMP Steering Committee as part of the leadership, to develop new protocols and frameworks for the day-to-day running of the programme. - Leads the Data Management Committee which regulates client data collection, management and use for research purposes, and the Outreach Committee which sources for sponsorships, collaborations and funding, and runs outreach events. Show less

Regulatory Affairs Intern, Asia Pacific Region

• Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

Publicity & Design Director, NUS Pharmacy 110th Anniversary Dinner Committee

• Nov 2014 - Nov 2015

- Formulated key theme and conception of Dinner with the team. - Managed social media profiles and publicity campaign to promote the Dinner. - Designed and produced the Dinner’s publicity collaterals (logo, tickets, programme booklets), door-gifts and backdrop. - Themed ‘Breaking Ice, Blazing Trails’, the Dinner was attended by 350 participants from industry, faculty and student cohorts. - Formulated key theme and conception of Dinner with the team. - Managed social media profiles and publicity campaign to promote the Dinner. - Designed and produced the Dinner’s publicity collaterals (logo, tickets, programme booklets), door-gifts and backdrop. - Themed ‘Breaking Ice, Blazing Trails’, the Dinner was attended by 350 participants from industry, faculty and student cohorts.

Publicity & Design Director

• Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

As the Publicity & Design Director, I engaged in design efforts of publicity collaterals targeted at raising awareness for our beneficiary, as well as for our fundraising campaigns. Such efforts include a short film produced to drive up enthusiasm and motivate the incoming student intake for Flag Day 2015. (See video below). Additionally I was also involved in the design of our fundraising items. These efforts culminated in a highly successful fundraising effort that managed to achieve participation from the majority of the student cohort; such that a second run of production of our fundraiser T-shirt was popularly requested and had to be carried out. Show less

Platoon Administrator and Military Policeman (NS)

• Mar 2012 - Mar 2014

As the Platoon Administrator for the Deserter Platoon, I was instrumental in the construction of an digital database using MS Excel-based programming for the filing and automated categorisation of wanted personnel records undertaken by the Platoon. Apart from being programmed to categorise wanted personnel into different levels of priority, based on pre-defined criteria and KPIs, the database also provided a system to store information gained from operations. This improved accountability and efficiency of the Platoon's operations while provided easy access to crucial information to Deserter Ops team members. For my efforts I was awarded Best Soldier of the Month for the month of Nov 2013. Show less