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Associate Professor

Edward Poon

Associate Professor
PhD, Monash University, Australia
Cluster:
Health and Social Sciences
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Biography

Experienced Associate Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Acting, Clinical Research, Medical Education, Nursing Education, and Palliative Care. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) focused in Palliative Care from Monash University.

SIT Appointments

  • Associate Professor
    – Present

Education

  • PhD
    Monash University , Australia
  • MSc Palliative Care
    King’s College London , United Kingdom
  • Bachelor of Health Science
    University of Sydney , Australia
  • Advanced Diploma inf Nursing (Neuroscience)
    Nangyang Polytechnic , Singapore
  • Certificate in Infection Control
    University of Hon gKong , Hong Kong SAR China

Achievements

  • President Nurses Award
    –
  • Health Care Humanity Award
    –

Professional Certification

  • Singapore Nursing Board
    Singapore

Professional Memberships

  • Singapore Nurses Association
    – Present
  • Palliative Care Nurses Chapter
    –
  • Member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing(Singapore)
    –

Corporate Experience

  • Chief Nurse , Ang Mo Kio-Thye Hu Kwan Hospital
    –
  • Director Nursing, Dover Park Hospice
    –
  • Assistant Administrator, Lions Home for the Elder
    –
  • Infection Control Officer- St Andrew's Community Hospital
    –

Research Interests

  • Palliative Care
  • Education
  • Qualitative Research & Innovation
  • Management

Journal Papers

  • Lim S.C & Poon .W.H.(2016). Restraint Use in the management f the elderly with dementia in hospital. Internal Medicine Research; 1(2): 1-4

  • Diana Chan,H,K & Poon,WH.(2015). To explore the factors affecting the patient’s choice of treatment for osteoporosis in a community hospital in Singapore.  Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis (ISO15), May 19-22,2015 in Washington, DC

  • Poon, WH (2000) Palliative Nursing in Singapore, Singapore Nursing Journal. 27(4) 5-6 

  • Athi, L,M & Poon,WH(2000)Infection control in long term care facility,

    Singapore Nursing Journal. 27(1) 16-17

Books

  • 2012- Living well with Heart Failure Self Management Program- Participant’s Workbook. ISBN:978-981-07-3654-5

  • Living well with Heart Failure Self Management Program- Facilitator Workbook. ISBN:978-981-07-3655-2

  • The Experience of Music Therapy in the Hospice. Publisher VDM Verlag DR Muller. ISBN 10: 3-639-16524-1/

Teaching Modules

Nursing, BSc (Hons)

  • NUR2002 - Leadership and Change Management
  • NUR1005 - Critical Analysis of Evidence and Clinical Applications
  • NUR1011 - Intermediate and Long Term Care
  • NUR2801 - Honours Thesis
  • NUR1002 - Qualitative Research Methods

Past

  • older people
  • palliative care
  • qualitative research