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Senior Professional Officer

Gabriel Wu-Xin
Kwek

Master of Arts in Digital Media Management, Hyper Island / Teesside University, United Kingdom
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SIT Appointments

  • Team Lead (Business, Social & Health Sciences)
  • Member – SIT 2034 Workgroup
  • Member - SIT Institutional Review Board & POD Apllied Research Committee
  • Co-Chairperson – Health and Social Science Cluster Clinical Placement Education Committee

Education

  • Master of Arts in Digital Media Management
    Hyper Island / Teesside University , United Kingdom
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Occupational Therapy
    Glasgow Caledonian University , United Kingdom

Achievements

  • “Most Innovative” Award: “Enhancing Active Ageing Centre’s capabilities to support seniors with medication management as a community through Persona Creation & Resource Building” – Submitted at Central Health Action & Learning Kampung
  • McAllister Prize for Best Undergraduate Occupational Therapy Research Project: Occupational Therapy Pre-Discharge Home Assessment Visits in Geriatric Care: Thinking out of the “Safety” Box for Quality of Life
  • Special Mention for Best Oral/Most Innovation Presentation @ National Occupational Therapy Conference: Pre-Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Multiple Amputee in Singapore: A Case Report

Professional Certification

  • Executive Certificate in Home Modification Program

Professional Memberships

  • Registered Occupational Therapist, Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC)
  • Member, World Federation of Occupational Therapists
  • Member, American Occupational Therapy Association
  • Member, Singapore Association of Occupational Therapists (SAOT)

Industry Experience

  • Singapore Institute of Technology
  • Community Health Team (TTSH / Central Health)
  • AWWA Community Integration Service & National Council of Social Services (NCSS Sun Ray Scheme)
  • TTSH Rehabilitation Centre
  • External Work Engagement: Consultant Principal Occupational Therapist (AWWA)

Technical Skills

  • Occupational Therapy & Community Integration/Health Services Across Lifespan
  • Tertiary Specialized & Community-Based Rehabilitation
  • Participation-Focused Interventions & Programme Development

Research Interests

  • Participation-Focused Interventions
  • Asset-Based Community Development
  • Vocational Rehabilitation
  • Transition Support
  • Service Design + Evaluation

Current Projects

  • “Development and IniƟal Validation of Mobile-Based Bill Payment Task for the Executive Function Performance Test - Singapore Version” – Innovation Capability Development Grant & TTSH Pitch-for-Fund Programme
    – Present
  • Evaluation of Quality and Implementation of Entrustable Professional Activities as a Novel Assessment Framework with Competency Assessment Tools in SIT’s Undergraduate Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Clinical Practice Education [Co-PI]
    – Present
  • Mentoring Meaningful Learning Experiences [Research Seminar 2023-25]: Collaboration with Elon University, Carleton University, Kennesaw State University and University of California, Santa Barbara
    – Present
  • “Meaningful Destinations: An exploratory cross-sectional study of lifespace mobility and associated person-environmental interaction factors for community dwelling adults with mobility challenges”
    – Present
  • “Exploring experiences of Assistive Technology adoption for People with Disabilities” [Co-PI]: Hons. Thesis Collaboration with SG Enable, pending submission for Asia Pacific Occupational Therapy Conference 2024
    – Present

Past Projects

  • MOTIVATE: Multi-mOdal Training program to promote physical activity After sTrokE [Co-PI]: SIT Ignition Grant with ActiveSG, Republic Polytechnic, SGH, and Singapore NaƟonal Stroke Association
    –

Teaching Modules

Occupational Therapy, BSc (Hons)

  • OTY1202 - Occupational Therapy Process and Skills
  • OTY1301 - Clinical Practice Education 1
  • OTY1304 - Neuroscience for Occupational Therapists
  • OTY2909 - Clinical Practice Education 2
  • OTY4901 - Clinical Practice Education 4
  • OTY2103 - Daily Living Skills
  • OTY2202 - Work and Productivity
  • OTY2201 - Professional Development and Handling Skills

Occupational Therapy, BSc

  • OTY3908 - Clinical Practice Education 3a
  • OTY3908 - Clinical Practice Education 3a
  • OTY3918 - Healthcare Design Thinking
  • OTY3909 - Clinical Practice Education 3b
  • OTY3909 - Clinical Practice Education 3b

Past

  • HSC1006 - Health Systems – Singapore’s Perspectives
  • HSC1009 - Health Systems – Singapore’s Perspectives
  • OTY1008 - Leisure and Community Participation
  • OTY1101 - Occupational Therapy Theory and Study of Occupation
  • OTY1102 - Occupational Therapy Process and Skills
  • OTY2002 - Daily Living Skills
  • OTY2006 - Work and Productivity
  • OTY2009 - Professional Development and Handling Skills

Conferences

  • “Enhancing Active Ageing Centre’s capabilities to support seniors with medication management as a community through Persona Creation & Resource Building” – Submitted at Central Health Action & Learning Kampung

  • Skills, strategies & opportunities to promote participation in physical activity & sports: Perspectives from OT: Joint Presentation with TTSH Rehabilitation Centre @ Inclusive Sports Conference 2021

  • Reinventing Organisations: The Role of Occupational Therapists in Supporting Innovation through Creative Use of Self: Presentation @ National Occupational Therapy Conference 2015

  • Pre-Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Multiple Amputee in Singapore: A Case Report - Presentation @ National Occupational Therapy Conference 2013

  • Occupational Therapy Pre-Discharge Home Assessment Visits in Geriatric Care: Thinking out of the “Safety” Box for Quality of Life: Presentation @ National Occupational Therapy Conference 2012