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Last updated 21 October 2025

ACE Value-Based Healthcare Conference 2024

22 & 23 August 2024
Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Marina Bay Sands

Centered around the theme, "Transforming Healthcare for a Sustainable Future", the ACE Value-Based Healthcare Conference 2024 focused on recognising the increasing significance of driving Appropriate and Value-Based Care in Singapore's healthcare sector, emphasising the need for widespread adoption of this culture and mindset to unleash its transformational benefits.

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Abstracts

VBHC Abstract Competition

ACE invited healthcare professionals and administrators from Singapore’s public healthcare institutions to submit abstracts for the ACE Value-Based Healthcare Conference 2024. Check out some of the submissions received!

Category 1

Overarching Abstract Competition Theme: Embracing value-based care practices that improve health outcomes and transforms healthcare delivery

Initiatives that demonstrate the positive impact of adopting clinically- and cost-effective health technologies (e.g. drugs, devices, diagnostics, interventions, or vaccines) to drive value-based care changes in healthcare delivery. Examples include prescribing behaviour to use only clinically- and cost-effective health technologies.

List of abstracts submitted

Title	Author
Moderating the increase in drug spending via data-driven practice change [PDF, 1.5 MB]	Ms Lim Siew Mei
Cost-effectiveness of Mobile Clinic Screening Services for Diabetes Retinopathy Management in Singapore [PDF, 868 KB]	Mrs Chaitra Jagdish Mallabadi
Coblation Intracapsular Tonsillectomy Outcomes in Paediatric Obstructive Sleep Disordered Breathing: A Singapore Study [PDF, 914 KB]	Dr Elaine Huang Yu Fan
Can disposable nasopharyngoscopes substitute for reusable nasopharyngoscopes in clinical care? A rapid health technology assessment [PDF, 816 KB]	Dr Tan Yin Zhien
Cost-effectiveness analysis of diabetic foot screening for ulcerations: AI-enhanced risk tailored screening vs. routine annual screening [PDF, 1.2 MB]	Dr Sun Yan
Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Treatment for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Singapore from a Health System Perspective [PDF, 996 KB]	Dr Fanwen Meng
Assessing the budget impact of adopting an advanced hybrid closed-loop insulin delivery system in people with type 1 diabetes in Singapore [PDF, 903 KB]	Dr Suresh Rama Chandran
Implementation of Healthier SG (HSG) in NHGP to enhance Patients’ Health [PDF, 1.9 MB]	Dr Lim Ziliang
Holmium Laser Enucleation of the Prostate (HoLEP) as a Value-Based Proposition in the Surgical Management of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) [PDF, 934 KB]	Dr Yeo Jia Xuan
Economic benefits of adopting the subsidised continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) for People with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) in Singapore [PDF, 880 KB]	Dr Suresh Rama Chandran
Micral-Test® strip to detect albuminuria among patients with chronic kidney disease risk factors [PDF, 1 MB]	Dr Ooi Xi Yan
Evaluation of the Impact of a Preoperative Oral Paracetamol Program [PDF, 899 KB]	Dr Claire Lim
Single position lateral lumbar interbody fusion with navigated percutaneous pedicle screw fixation: Technique modification with resultant resource usage optimisation [PDF, 727 KB]	Dr Mon Hnin Tun
Transcription Platforms: A Comparative Analysis of AI-Assisted Tools [PDF, 796 KB]	Dr Khoo Hwee Sing
Not just a sticker! Ensuring the correct application of Fentanyl patch in our patients [PDF, 981 KB]	Dr Toy Wei Quan
Cost-effectiveness analysis of population wide screening for chronic kidney disease in Singapore [PDF, 1.1 MB]	Dr Leong Qi Dong
The impact of the number of sessions on response to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) therapy in major depressive disorder (MDD): A naturalistic study in a tertiary psychiatric hospital, Singapore [PDF, 1 MB]	Ms Ye Si Jia
Green Anaesthesia: A Quality Improvement Project to Reduce Desflurane Usage in the Operating Theatre [PDF, 1.1 MB]	Dr Low Zhao Kai
Impact of the MOH Cancer Drug List on out-of-pocket expenses and financial toxicity of patients undergoing chemotherapy [PDF, 1.2 MB]	Dr Tan Rui Zhe Joel
Efficacy, feasibility and cost-effectiveness of parent coaching via telerehabilitation for autism in early childhood [PDF, 807 KB]	A/Prof Chong Shang Chee
The Value Impact of Robotic Hysterectomy in Gynecological Malignancy [PDF, 1.4 MB]	A/Prof Mahesh Choolani
Cost-effectiveness analysis of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for the treatment of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) in Singapore [PDF, 1.1 MB]	Toh Kai Yee
Appointment-based step-down care to polyclinics [PDF, 314 KB]	Dr Anbumalar Ramiah
Enabling Value-Based Care: Strategies to Improve Adoption of Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and their Outcomes [PDF, 1.1 MB]	Adj Asst Prof Chan Lai Gwen
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pharmacy Telehealth Initiatives [PDF, 826 KB]	Ms Kng Kwee Keng

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