Training venue : Ngee Ann Polytechnic,

535 Clementi Road, Singapore 599489

Course Synopsis:

To be successful in research, pharmacists require in-depth knowledge of research design that allows achievement of adequate power, for detection of statistically and clinically significant differences. In addition, proficiency in data collection and analysis is necessary to translate the results into valuable information for practice and/or policymaking. This course will familiarize pharmacists with the rudiments of statistical theory. It aims to sharpen the set of skills needed for collection of relevant and robust research data, critical analysis of data and effective data presentation in professional and academic settings.

At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to:

• Know how they can contribute to clinical research
• Identify research problems
• Interpret data using the most appropriate statistical method
• Evaluate the clinical significance of data obtained
• Understand how to translate research data to create an impact in current clinical practice
• Justify their contributions as a clinician scientist
• Be familiar with how and where to publish a research paper

Fees: $150 (PSS members), $280 (non-members)

Course fees covers lectures, course materials, tea/coffee breaks, lunches and opportunity to network with pharmacists in a variety of practice settings.

Venue: Ngee Ann Polytechnic (the exact location will be announced closer to the time).

Registration: To register, please email to admin@pss.org.sg with the following details:

• Name
• Designation
• Institution
• Contact numbers (office and handphone)
• Driving?  Yes or No.  If ‘Yes’, please provide vehicle number.
• Any dietary restrictions?  Yes or No.  If ‘Yes’, please state.

Payment can be made via the following methods before the start of the course:

1. By Cheque

The cheque should be made payable to “Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore” and sent to:

Pharmaceutical Society of Singapore

Alumni Medical Centre, 2nd Level

2 College Road

Singapore 169850

 2. I-Banking/ATM Transfer

Please make your payment I-Banking /ATM transfer to our DBS Current A/C 067-000464-7.  Please fax/email a copy of the transaction slip to PSS for our verification.

For any enquiries on registration, please call PSS at 62211136.

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Speakers’ Introduction

Ms. Liew Yixin

Principal Clinical Pharmacist

Department of Pharmacy

Singapore General Hospital

Ms. Liew Yixin is a principal clinical pharmacist and representative of the Infection Control Committee of the Singapore General Hospital Pharmacy. She is also an ‘Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme’ Pharmacist, as well as a pharmacy representative of the National Cardiovascular Homograft Bank and Skin Bank Unit in Singapore. Ms. Liew graduated from the National University of Singapore with a BSc in Pharmacy (Second Upper Honors) in 2006. She also obtained an MSc in Infectious Diseases at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in 2011. Ms. Liew is very actively involved in infection research and was awarded Best Oral Paper Award (Allied Health) by the SingHealth Duke-NUS Scientific Congress in 2010. She has presented research results at several local and international scientific meetings, and has co-authored six papers published in peer-reviewed medical journals. She was awarded the SingHealth Publish! Award (Medical Research), funded by the SingHealth Foundation, recognizing her outstanding research article published in the year 2012.

Ms. Liew has excellent skills in mentorship as well. She recently won the Duke-NUS Academic Medicine Education Institute (AMEI) Most Inspiring Mentor - Allied Health Professionals category in 2013.

Dr. Lim Tze Peng

Principal Pharmacist

Department of Pharmacy

Singapore General Hospital

Dr. Lim Tze Peng is a principal pharmacist with the Singapore General Hospital since his pre-registration training year in 2004. He subsequently went on to obtain his PhD from the National University of Singapore in 2013. His research interest is in infectious diseases. He aims to find more effective ways to tackle the growing problem of multi-drug resistant bacteria, which has serious adverse consequences for patients, doctors and the healthcare system as a whole. The prevalence of multi-drug resistant organisms has been growing in recent years, due to the increased and often inappropriate use of antibiotics. This has significant impact on public health worldwide, as patients are no longer responding to existing antibiotic treatment. Dr Lim’s research aims to solve this problem, through finding the right combination of antibiotics as effective treatment options for such difficult-to-treat infections, in collaboration with healthcare professionals from several hospitals in Singapore. Dr. Lim’s strong passion for research and teaching makes him an effective trainer on the effective use of statistics in re