Advanced Clinical Exercise Testing and Prescription

Hui Zhen is a physiotherapist and lymphedema practitioner with over 14 years of rehabilitation experience. She has a strong interest in geriatric and oncology rehabilitation. Prior to joining her current organisation, she served as Deputy Head of Cancer Rehabilitation Services at the Singapore Cancer Society, where she contributed to the development of community-based cancer rehabilitation programmes, clinical pathways and research initiatives.

Her experience also extends overseas, where she led the development of cancer rehabilitation and longevity programmes in China, adapting care models to different healthcare contexts. She recently completed her Master of Cancer Sciences at the University of Melbourne and hopes to continue advancing rehabilitation care models for older adults, including those living with cancer.

Rahizan Zainuldin is an Associate Professor with the Health and Social Sciences (HSS) cluster and a physiotherapist by training. Together with a small group of faculty members, he co-designed the Clinical Practice Education (CPE) structure and curriculum for the undergraduate allied health programs, including clinical supervision for students. He was also the physiotherapy CPE Lead and designed competency assessments and operations for the physiotherapy CPE. He led the HSS CPE as Chair from 2020-2023.

Rahizan is a keen advocate for Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs), a novel assessment to support entrustment decisions for learners/trainees to perform clinical tasks. He has undergone EPA assessment training internationally and is a trained designer and assessor of EPAs. He is a member of the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) Curriculum Review Standing Committee to review the development and implementation of EPAs in each undergraduate allied health CPE. He has implemented physiotherapy EPAs from 2021 and trained hundreds of clinicians in their role as clinical educators assessing physiotherapy students using EPAs at CPE. In his work on EPAs, Rahizan has published three peer-reviewed articles and presented at the OTTAWA conference, an established network for healthcare professions education and assessment.

A/Prof Shamala Thilarajah trained as a physiotherapist specialising in neurological rehabilitation in Sydney and London before returning home to Singapore in 2012.

A/Prof Thilarajah has worked across acute to community sectors over 19 years of clinical experience and is currently a Senior Principal Physiotherapist at the Singapore General Hospital. At present, A/Prof Thilarajah leads several stroke improvement projects at an institutional and cluster level. She also holds a part-time position with the MOH Chief Allied Health Officer’s Office as one of the leads for the Community Rehabilitation Transformation Workgroup as well as at the Singapore Institute of Technology.

In 2020, A/Prof Thilarajah was one of the 2 Singaporeans who were selected as a World Stroke Organisation Future Leader. She is a passionate advocate for people with stroke and other disabilities and believes in equal access to social participation for people with disabilities. She is the current elected President of the Singapore National Stroke Association.

Swee Sin is a senior physiotherapist with 14 years of clinical experience. Prior to transitioning to community-based care, she developed extensive expertise in both acute inpatient services and outpatient rehabilitation, providing comprehensive care across the continuum of recovery.

She specialised in the assessment and rehabilitation of patients following cardiac and thoracic surgeries, heart and lung transplantation, and cardiac rhythm device implantation at the National Heart Centre Singapore. She also has extensive experience managing adult and geriatric populations with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), heart failure (HF), pulmonary hypertension, and other complex cardiovascular conditions requiring advanced mechanical circulatory support, such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).

In addition to her clinical practice, Swee Sin has actively contributed to multidisciplinary quality improvement initiatives, including zero-harm programmes and cardiac community palliative and supportive care, reflecting her commitment to improving patient outcomes across the continuum of care.