Reimagining Cardiac
Rehabilitation and Prevention:
Thinking Outside the Box
3 and 4
Oct 2025
Orchard Hotel
Singapore
Singapore Prevention & Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium 2025
(SPCRS 2025)
Reimagining Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention: Thinking Outside the Box
Welcome to the Singapore Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium (SPCRS) 2025.
This year’s theme challenges all of us – clinicians, researchers and healthcare leaders – to look beyond convention. “Reimagining Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention: Thinking Outside the Box” is not just a tagline. It is a call to rethink how we approach cardiovascular care in a world shaped by complexity, rapid change and growing demands.
Despite decades of medical advancement, cardiovascular disease remains the world’s leading cause of death. Traditional approaches, while foundational, are no longer sufficient on their own. New realities are shaping patient care: biological and lifestyle factors, digital tools and the increasing complexity of social and environmental influences – all of these require us to question the status quo and explore innovative models of prevention and rehabilitation.
SPCRS 2025 is designed to do just that. Over the course of the symposium, we’ll spotlight emerging strategies, from wearable technologies and virtual care models to community-based interventions and personalised medicine. Our aim is to bridge the gap between clinical insight, scientific evidence and real-world practice.
Many of the most impactful shifts in cardiac care began as ideas that challenged convention. Today, we ask: What will drive the next leap forward?
We invite you to engage, challenge and co-create. Whether you are here to share research, exchange ideas or learn from new perspectives, we hope that this symposium inspires meaningful conversations that translate into better outcomes for patients.
Thank you for being part of this ongoing journey.
Dr Violet Hoon
Chairperson, Organising Committee
SPCRS 2025
Organising Committee
Chairperson
Dr Violet Hoon
Co-Chairperson
Dr Jeanne Ong
Scientific Committee
Chairperson
Clin Asst Prof Ho Jien Sze
Co-Chairperson
Clin Asst Prof Tan Jian Jing
Symposium Programme
08:00AM – 09:00AM
On-Site Registration
Exhibition and E-Poster Viewing
09:00AM – 10:30AM/08:30AM – 10:30AM (timing dependent on workshops)
Pre-Symposium Workshops
- Workshop 1:
From East to Heart: Evidence-Based Traditional Chinese Medicine Remedies for Modern Cardiac Care
Tan Yew Chun - Workshop 2:
Broadening Horizons: Engaging Exercise Options in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Journey
Haja Mydin
Samantha Ng - Workshop 3:
Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Workshop
Prof Kathy Sietsema
Dr Laureen Wang
Dr Violet Hoon
Keith Chua - Workshop 4:
Prehabilitation Workshop
Dr Geetha Kayambu
Adj A/Prof Ramanathan K.R.
- Workshop 1: From East to Heart: Evidence-Based Traditional Chinese Medicine Remedies for Modern Cardiac Care
Tan Yew Chun - Workshop 2: Broadening Horizons: Engaging Exercise Options in the Cardiac Rehabilitation Journey
Haja Mydin
Samantha Ng - Workshop 3: Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Workshop
Prof Kathy Sietsema
Dr Laureen Wang
Dr Violet Hoon
Keith Chua - Workshop 4: Prehabilitation Workshop
Dr Geetha Kayambu
Adj A/Prof Ramanathan K.R.
10:30AM – 11:00AM
Coffee/Tea Break
Exhibition and E-Poster Viewing
11:00AM – 11:20AM
Opening Ceremony
- Welcome Address
Dr Violet Hoon, SPCRS 2025 Chairperson, Organising Committee - Speech by Guest of Honour
Dr Koh Poh Koon, Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Manpower - Opening Performance
Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF)’s Healthy Heart Support Group
11:20AM – 12:35PM
Keynote Address 1 – Strategies for Metabolic Health and Healthy Ageing
- Case Study of Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease in Asians and Asian Americans: Strategies for Assessment and Intervention
Dr Wen-Chih Wu - Obesity: Cut the Fat, Cut the Crap (The Cardiovascular System Apocalypse)
Dr Jean-Paul Kovalik - Cardiovascular Ageing
A/Prof Angela Koh - Pharmacological Therapies in Lipid Lowering in Primary Prevention
Dr Jian Jing Tan - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session
Moderator:
Asst Prof Tee Joo Yeo
Dr Boon Wah Liew
12:35PM – 01:50PM
Lunch
01:50PM – 03:05PM
Keynote Address 2 – Exercise Prescription and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing: Applications in Cardiology
Dr Kathy Sietsema - Consumer Atrial Fibrillation Screening: Evidence and Challenge
Dr Ngai-Yin Chan - Cardiac Rehab in Heart Failure
Dr Abdul Halim Raynaldo - Artificial Intelligence in Action: CVS.AI’s Approach to Addressing Heart Disease
Dr Lohendran Baskaran - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session
Moderators:
Clin A/Prof Swee Yaw Tan
Dr Luokai Wang
03:05PM – 03:35PM
Coffee/Tea Break
03:35PM – 05:05PM
Parallel Tracks
Track A
- Music Therapy for Improving Health Outcomes in Cardiovascular Patients
Stephanie Chan - Diet for Heart Longevity
A/Prof Verena Tan - Hydrotherapy for Cardiac Rehab
Shi Jia Loke - Moving with Purpose: Transition from Physical Activity to Structured Exercise
Valerie Tan - Beyond the Hospital Walls: Building the Compassionate Connection in Fostering “Caring Begins With Me” (A Patient’s Perspective and Passion in Patient Care and the Impact of Healing)
Magdalene Chia - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session
Moderator:
Gladys Wong
Track B
- Impact of Heat Stress on Human Brain Physiology and the Implications for Mental Health
Dr Xiang Ren Tan - Are Marathons and High-Intensity Interval Training Suitable for Heart Patients or Even Regular People?
Asst Prof Tee Joo Yeo - Another Perspective: Traditional Chinese Medicine for Heart Health – Heart Attack and Stroke Treatment
Yew Chun Tan - Health Coaching
Susan Tan - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session
Moderator:
Dr Siang Chew Chai
Qamaruzaman Syed Gani
End of Day 1 Symposium
08:00AM – 08:45AM
On-Site Registration
Exhibition and E-Poster Viewing
08:45AM – 09:30AM
Oral Presentation and Judging
09:30AM – 09:45AM
Opening Ceremony
- Speech by Guest of Honour
Dr Choo Pei Ling - National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS) Caring Hearts Support Group Performance
09:00AM – 10:15AM
Keynote Address 3 – Psychosocial, Habit, Cognitive Behaviour and Social Media
- Effectiveness of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programmes Versus Standard Care on Medication Adherence
Prof Robyn A. Clark - Physical and Psychosocial Outcomes of Patients Undergoing Traditional Cardiac Rehab and Intensive Cardiac Rehab
Dr Su-Yin Yang - Mental Health and Cognitive Challenges in Cardiovascular Care
Asst Prof Su Ren Wong - If Time Were a Currency, How Would You Spend It? Exploring Differences in People with Chronic Disease and Those Without
A/Prof Emily Ortega - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session
Moderators:
Dr Violet Hoon
Dr Paul Lim
10:15AM – 10:45AM
Coffee/Tea Break
Exhibition and E-Poster Viewing
10:45AM – 12:00NN
Keynote Address 4 – Digital and Artificial Intelligence: The Future of Prevention
(Integrating Digital and Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac Rehab)
- A New Era in Cardiac Rehabilitation Delivery: Gaps and Strategies
Dr Wen-Chih Wu - Increasing ACCESS to Heart Care for the Most Underserviced Populations
Prof Robyn A. Clark - Wearables for Heart Rate and Electrocardiogram Monitoring During Exercise and at Rest: The Ultimate Comparison
Dr Colin Yeo - Can We Use the Digital World to Tackle Insulin Resistance?
Prof Roger Foo - Acute Myocardial Infarction – Allied Health-Oriented, Patient-Centred, and Digitally Enabled Care (AMI–HOPE)
A/Prof Mark Chan Yan Yee - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session
Moderator:
Prof Wenru Wang
Prof Huay Cheem Tan
12:00NN – 01:00PM
Debate
Weight Loss: The Epic Showdown
Moderator:
Dr Pinakin V Parekh
- Team 1 (Diet and Exercise):
Dr Wen-Chih Wu
Asst Prof Tee Joo Yeo - Team 2 (Pro-Medication):
Dr Ngai-Yin Chan
Dr Jean-Paul Kovalik - Team 3 (Artificial Intelligence):
Prof Roger Foo
Prof Robyn A. Clark
01:00PM – 01:10PM
Award Presentation and Closing
09:30 AM – 11:00AM
Public Forum
- Skip the Queue, Not the Care: Pharmacists, Telehealth and You
Daniel Fletcher - Effect of Heat Exposure and Health: How to Manage Heat Exposure
A/Prof Jason Lee - Lite-ing Up Your Sodium-Heavy Foods
Wei Chek For - Panel Discussion/Q&A Session
Moderator:
A/Prof Doreen Tan
Asst Prof Sungwon Yoon
11:00AM – 11:30AM
Coffee/Tea Break
Supporting Organisations
