PTY6203 Musculoskeletal Diagnostic Imaging

Audrey is an academic and researcher with 15+ years of teaching experience at the undergraduate level and was granted patent for two inventions in Singapore. She was awarded the MINDEF Defence Training Award Scholarship (Overseas) for her undergraduate degree at King’s College, London. Audrey obtained her Masters in Sports Physiotherapy from the University of South Australia in 2002 and completed her PhD from the University of Melbourne in 2023.  Her current research interests include healthcare ethics, use of technology in higher education training, professional development, musculoskeletal and preventive health.

Shawn Soh Leng Hsien is a Assistant Professor within the Health and Social Sciences (HSS) Cluster and is heavily involved in academia, research, and professional practice. He has over twenty years of physiotherapy experience and is dedicated to advancing ortho-geriatric practices. He also serves as the Course Leader for this CET programme.

Here's a summary of his notable roles, contributions, and achievements:

Academic and Education Roles: Shawn serves as a Senior Lecturer within the Health and Social Sciences Cluster, where he teaches various subjects related to physiotherapy, including musculoskeletal physiotherapy, manual therapy, exercise rehabilitation, and geriatric physiotherapy. He is also the Year 2 Physiotherapy Coordinator. Shawn engages with undergraduate and postgraduate students, sharing his expertise in physiotherapy and related topics. He earned his Master's in Manipulative Physiotherapy from the University of Queensland (Australia) and a PhD from Queen Margaret University (UK).

Editorial Positions: Shawn is actively involved in scholarly publications. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Frailty, Sarcopenia, and Falls. Additionally, he acts as a co-editor for a special topic titled "Insights into Falls Efficacy and Fear of Falling" under the Frontiers in Aging and Psychology journal. He is an invited peer-reviewer for over ten international journals and continues to do his best to help advance topic-relevant practices.

Research Contributions: Shawn has made significant contributions to physiotherapy research. He developed the Balance Recovery Confidence Scale, the world's first measurement instrument for assessing balance recovery confidence in older adults. This scale aims to gauge perceived reactive balance recovery abilities, providing a deeper understanding of the concept of fall efficacy.  Together with Dr Audrey Lim and physiotherapy academic colleagues, he started Singapore's first physiotherapy standardised patient program at Nanyang Polytechnic. He was also the physiotherapy lead for a multicentre project headed by A/P Liaw Sok Ying to develop Singapore's first virtual reality simulation programme to promote interprofessional learning among healthcare students.

Ongoing Research Interests: Shawn's research interests focus on providing evidence on the psychometric properties of fall efficacy-related measurement instruments and the effectiveness of related interventions. He has led or co-led completed projects totalling over a million dollars, indicating the significance and scale of his research endeavours.

Professional Practice: Shawn holds the position of Visiting Associate Academician at Singhealth. He is a lifetime member of the Singapore Physiotherapy Association and currently chairs the SPA Community SIG (Singapore). He is deeply involved in the Asian Falls network, connecting researchers and clinical experts to advance fall practice. He is also the Founder of Falls Efficacy.com.

Dr Cheryl Lian is an Associate Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology and a Past President of the Society of Medical Physicists (Singapore).  Having previously served as a medical radiation physicist in public and private healthcare settings, her current applied research projects focus on medical radiation dosimetry, imaging AI and digital innovations in healthcare and medical technology.  As an educator, she is also interested to improve medical radiation science instruction by way of technology-enhanced personalised learning.

Jia Hui holds a Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Radiographic Studies from the London South Bank University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Higher Education (Healthcare) from NTU/NIE. With over 11 years of clinical experience, he served as a Senior Radiographer at Changi General Hospital, where he was A&E operational in-charge, spearheaded the Radiographer Abnormalities Detection Scheme (RADS), and was a lead trainer for MRI and x-ray image interpretation. He later joined Philips as a Senior MRI Applications Specialist and is currently the MRI Modality Manager, bringing his clinical expertise and experience into the diagnostic imaging industry.