Advanced Clinical Exercise Physiotherapy for Metabolic, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary and Oncologic Diseases

Hui Zhen is a Deputy Head of Rehabilitation at the Singapore Cancer Society. She is a physiotherapist and lymphedema practitioner trained with more than 12 years of dedicated experience in rehabilitating a variety of patients including oncology, neurological, orthopedic, amputees, vestibular, geriatric, and cardiopulmonary.

Besides running clinics, she provides mentorship to other allied health professionals identifying the best approaches for the management of different conditions.

Currently, she leads the rehabilitation team in developing evidence-based oncology rehabilitation programmes that are safe and applicable across the cancer care continuum. She hopes that various ongoing pilot studies conducted in the Singapore Cancer Society Rehabilitation Centre will be able to contribute to the basis of future recommendations for rehabilitation practice in Singapore.

Kian Chong is a Senior Principal Physiotherapist with 20 years of working experience at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. He is passionate about primary and secondary prevention of chronic disease management.

He completed his Masters in Preventive Cardiology and had overseas observations at Joslin Diabetes Centre (Boston, MA, USA) and Leicester Diabetes Centre (Leicester, UK). He is experienced in running cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, diabetes exercise classes, and weight management classes.

Beyond the hospital, he is active in population health initiatives in the community. He looks forward to sharing more in Basic Principles for Exercise Assessment, Prescription & Interpretation for Aerobic & Strength Training.

Xue Ling is a physiotherapist at the National Heart Centre Singapore. She holds a Master's Degree in Advanced Physiotherapy: Cardiorespiratory from the University College of London.

With about 15 years of experience, Xue Ling has developed expertise in providing physiotherapy treatments in patients with cardiac conditions and post-cardiothoracic surgery, as well as being able to provide a high level of physiotherapy care for more complex and specialised patients (e.g. Heart & Lung transplants, Mechanical Circulatory Support).

Xue Ling also has experience in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation involving exercise prescription and training, reviewing and progressing patients’ exercise programmes, and counselling patients in the management of their health conditions.

Her special interest includes Heart Failure, and she's currently working with a committee group in NHCS, looking to provide palliative care for end-stage cardiac failure patients in the acute and community settings.

Serene is currently a Principal physiotherapist at NUH, with a special interest in cardiac rehabilitation. She obtained her Master of Science in Exercise in Nutrition Science from the University of Chester and is a ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Specialist.

Serene has been spearheading and overseeing the running of the Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme at NUH. She also acts as a preceptor to junior physiotherapists and students for cardiac rehabilitation in the acute care setting.

The Cardiac Rehabilitation Programme at NUH is known for its strong multidisciplinary teamwork and has received numerous positive feedback over the years from cardiac rehabilitation receivers, international and local medical teams, and counterparts.

Vivien is a certified physiotherapist with a strong focus on chronic disease management, currently serving as a Senior Physiotherapist at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital since 2012.

Vivien obtained an MSc in Cardiovascular and Respiratory Healthcare from Imperial College London, where Vivien was honoured on the Dean’s List. Vivien currently leads the Weight Management Programme at Ng Teng Fong General Hospital. She co-managed cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation outpatient programmes.

She facilitates community health initiatives such as the Chronic Disease Self-management and Wise and Well programmes. Vivien has extensive clinical experience in General Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, and Preventative Medicine.

Rethinam Ganesan is a Senior Physiotherapist in the Internal Medicine team at Tan Tock Seng Hospital for the past 10 years.

In 2022, he completed his MSc in Advanced Physiotherapy: Cardiopulmonary, and has a keen interest in population health and the prevention and management of chronic diseases.

He is involved in several workgroups at the hospital and institutional level to advance care in obesity and diabetes management.