Alastair Chan

Experience

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  NUS Public Health Interest Group

  Jan 2020 - Aug 2020

  Programmes Executive - Public Health Challenge 2020

  - Coordinated with the Programmes department to design a programme flow and proposal for a 3 day webinar.- Liased with professionals and experts in the fields of public health and psychology to collaborate for the webinar as mentors, judges and guest speakers.- Hosted and facilitated 3 days of webinars on the Zoom chat platform, assisted with resolving unforeseen technical difficulties that arose during the event and facilitation of breakout rooms.

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  Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health

  May 2020 - Jul 2020

  Public Health Translational Team (PHTT) Research Intern

  - Conducted literature reviews and policy analysis of domestic and foreign dental care systems towards the development of a model of dental care for geriatric and special needs patients.- My research encompassed the health and dental systems of many countries including Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden.

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  NUS Public Health Society

  Jan 2021 - Sept 2021

  - Oversaw planning and execution of projects and initiatives under the Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI) wing to promote healthy lifestyle practices within the NUS community.- Bridged the communication and coordination between PHIG and its project committees.- Oversaw the organisation and outreach of SPECTRUM, a student-led mental health initiative that aims to improve the mental health climate of the NUS student community through encouraging greater discourse on mental health amongst NUS students. Show less

  • Special Projects Director

    Oct 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Outreach Coordinator - Project Spectrum

    Sept 2020 - Sept 2021

  • Special Projects Director - Public Health Challenge 2021 Organising Committee

    Jan 2021 - Jun 2021
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  NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

  Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

  Executive

  - Oversaw the administrative matters of the Age Well Everyday (AWE) Programme, a community dementia prevention programme.- Collaborated with AWE’s community partners to organise the training of AWE volunteers, programme development and events for the community.- Oversaw the administrative affairs for a research project to understand the impact of health messages on handphones in preventingdementia in the Malay community.

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  DxD Hub - Diagnostics Development Hub

  Jan 2022 - now

  - Secretariat for the ASEAN Diagnostics Initiative, Singapore office.- Responsible for outreach efforts to regional stakeholders to promote diagnostics in ASEAN including facilitating platforms for bring together regional stakeholders to drive collaboration on diagnostic solutions by ASEAN for ASEAN- Organised the Accelerating Diagnostics Access in ASEAN (ADAA) Regional Consultation, a round table discussion involving representatives from medical innovators, public health experts and researchers from ASEAN Member States.- Liaised with collaborators and key leaders in ASEAN to deliver diagnostics products into the region.- Coordinated and hosted conferences involving international delegations: 1) Pandemic Preparedness and Health Systems Resilience Track at the 7th World One Health Congress (Nov 2022) 2) PREPARE READI workshop (May 2023) Show less - Serving as Secretariat for the ASEAN Diagnostics Initiative (ASEAN DxI). - Coordinated the Diagnostics Immersion Programme (DxIP), a 1-week immersive learning programme for pre-university students to gain exposure and insight into the MedTech industry.- Curated and executed the programme for the Pandemic Preparedness and Health Systems Resilience track of the Temasek Foundation Pinnacle Series, held at the 7th World One Health Congress in November 2022. Also coordinated ASEAN DxI Meetings that took place parallel to the event. Show less

  • Manager, Outreach & Talent Development @ A*STAR, Diagnostics Development Hub

    Aug 2024 - now

  • Secretariat, ASEAN Diagnostics Initiative

    Jan 2022 - now

  • Assistant Manager, Outreach & Talent Development

    Apr 2023 - Aug 2024

  • Outreach & Talent Development Associate

    Jan 2022 - Apr 2023