Upper Limb Plain Film Radiography for Occupational Therapists

Hwei Lan currently teaches undergraduate students in the BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme. Her clinical interests are in upper limb rehabilitation and low vision rehabilitation. She has more than 15 years of experience educating occupational therapy students about hand and upper limb rehabilitation. She has always enjoyed working with clients to enable them to participate in life again when hand injuries affect their daily activities, in both public and private clinical settings. Hwei Lan is also involved in teaching the application of social therapeutic horticulture as a meaningful occupation in community rehabilitation settings.

Outside of work, Hwei Lan volunteers with Guide Dogs Singapore, where she interacts with people with vision impairment and gain an understanding of the service gaps in the field of low vision rehabilitation.

Her research interests are in how assistive technology (specifically smartphones and apps) promotes independence and quality of life for people with vision impairment; as well as how to promote leisure participation by co-designing and co-developing resources with people with vision impairment. She is also currently involved in research exploring the impact of caregiving for children and youths with disabilities and how community programmes can be enhanced to meet the needs of caregivers.

Joanne started her career as a diagnostic radiographer after obtaining the Diploma in Diagnostic Radiography with Merit from Nanyang Polytechnic in 1996. She has 16 years of clinical experience in multiple imaging modalities as an AHPC-certified diagnostic radiographer in the private hospitals and public healthcare institutions of Singapore. In between her clinical positions, Joanne has been involved as an educator for undergraduate and post-graduate courses in Nanyang Polytechnic and Singapore Institute of Technology for 11 years. Her keen interest in clinical education has motivated Joanne to be dedicated to learner’s success with an approachable personality, earning her the Teaching and Achievement Learning Award in 2016 from Nanyang Polytechnic.

As a supporter for continuous professional development and lifelong learning, Joanne acquires her post-graduate knowledge via part-time studies. For instance, she graduated with the Advanced Diploma in Sonography in 2012 from Nanyang Polytechnic, achieved the Masters in Health Sciences (Medical Radiation Sciences) in 2015 from The University of Sydney and attended a module on Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for Radiographers in 2022 at City, University of London.

Joanne is currently the Modality Section Leader for General Radiography and Mammography at Woodlands Health, Department of Radiology.

Dr Sharon Wong completed her Ph.D. in 2011 at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine-NUS.  She is a full time clinician at the Division of Radiation Oncology, NCCS and an Associate Professor at Singapore Institute of Technology (Health and Social Sciences Cluster).  She has been involved in education, research and clinical work related to cancer for over 15 years. Sharon is currently the Vice-Chair for Postgraduate Education of SingHealth, College of Allied Health and the Co-Chair for Allied Health Professional Residency program.  She is also the Program Director for SingHealth Medical Dosimetry Residency Program. Sharon serves in various roles and committee in the Ministry of Health (MOH) to develop training and educational frameworks for health care professionals.

Sharon is a strong advocate for continuing education and life long learning.  She participated heavily in the evolution of radiation therapy education including the developing of the first  BSc(Hons) program in Radiation therapy at SIT, the Advanced Practice RT Program and AHP Residency Program at SingHealth.   Sharon is a passionate and active academic with strong national and international links in the field of radiation therapy. Dr Sharon Wong is also extensively involved in clinical research work and is on the editorial board of  the Technical innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology and reviewer for many leading radiation oncology and imaging journals.  Deeply passionate about both medical education and teaching, Sharon is also clinical faculty with the European Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO).