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Programme

2026/07/31

Evidence-First Early Cancer Detection in Primary Care
(with Multi-Cancer Early Detection under the microscope)

Asia-Pacific Primary Care Cancer Research Symposium 2026

Saturday, 29th August 2026 | NUHS Tower Block T06-01

Time	Programme
0900 - 0910	Opening Speech Prof Doris Young Visiting Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
0910 - 0930	Talk: Cancer Detection in Singapore: burden, approaches, and the evidence gap for primary care + Q&A A/Prof Sarah Bailey Visiting Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
0930 - 1010	Workshop: Trouble in the Chocolate Factory diagnostic workshop A/Prof Sarah Bailey Visiting Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
1010 - 1030	Tea Break
1030 - 1100	Talk: How well do MCED tests perform? Consolidating international evidence + Q&A A/Prof Julia Steinberg Team Lead, Genomics and Precision Health, Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney and Cancer Council NSW
1100 - 1140	Breakout Discussion: Pros and Cons of MCED testing Facilitators: Adj A/Prof Samuel Ow Senior Consultant, Dept of Haematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS) A/Prof Jo-Anne Associate Professor, Primary Care and Family Medicine, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, NTU and NHG Polyclinics Dr Alicia Ong Associate Consultant, Family Physician, National University Polyclinics Dr Soon Yu Yang Consultant, Dept of Radiation Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)
1140 - 1200	Talk: Reshaping Cancer Screening? The Launch of MCED Tests in the Hong Kong + Q&A Prof Martin C.S. Wong Professor, JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Via Zoom
1200 - 1220	Talk: Using public values to address ethical issues in MCED + Q&A Assistant Professor G. Owen Schaefer Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS)
1220 - 1250	Panel Discussion: MCED tests – where do we go from here? Prof Jon Emery Professor of Family Medicine, Nanyang Technology University (NTU) A/Prof Sarah Bailey Visiting Professor, Dept of Family Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) A/Prof Julia Steinberg Team Lead, Genomics and Precision Health, Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney and Cancer Council NSW Assistant Professor G. Owen Schaefer Centre for Biomedical Ethics, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS) Patient Advocate Moderator: Adj A/Prof Chee Cheng Ean Executive Director, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)
1250 - 1300	Closing speech Adj A/Prof Chee Cheng Ean Executive Director, National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS)