Vulnerabilities, Interests, Motivations and ways of Flourishing in Old Age - A Panel Discussion

*Session 1, Day 1 Panel Discussion*
The opening panel introduces some of the complex ethical issues surrounding home and community care and ageing-in-place, and invites perspectives from practitioners as well as care partners. Cases discussed by the panel include scenarios on conflicts between patient needs and family values and preferences, and the navigation of uncertainties in biomedical or person-centred care.

_Panelists_
_Mr Martin Chew_ was appointed Director (Aged Care Services) from 15 Nov 2021. He oversees the strategy, planning and development of aged care services, spanning across both home and community-based services as well as palliative care. Prior to this, Martin was Deputy Director (Adoption and Engagement), from the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO). Martin also served at the Ministry of Home Affairs in the Joint Operations Group and was a uniformed officer with the Singapore Prison Service.

_Dr Chong Poh Heng_ is Medical Director of HCA Hospice Limited and Vice Chair of the Singapore Hospice Council. His passion lies in advocating for equitable access to palliative care for all, particularly in ensuring that people with serious illness can receive quality end-of-life care in their own homes. He was the adult category winner of the Leader of Good award at the President’s Volunteerism and Philanthropy Awards ceremony in 2021.

_Dr Julian Lim_ is a family physician and has been in private practice for 28 years. He runs a solo practice in Teban Gardens, serving the residents in that community. He is actively involved in the graduate diploma, master and fellowship programmes of the College of Family Physicians Singapore. He was the past programme director of the MMed(Family Medicine) college programme. He also teaches medical students during their family medicine attachments in his clinic. Dr Lim is currently a council member with the College of Family Physicians Singapore. He also serves as a member of the Family Medicine Training Accreditation Committee as well the Family Physician Accreditation Board.

_Dr Ng Wai Chong_ is a veteran community aged-care physician with more than 20 years experience. He is recognised as a thought-leader in healthy ageing – from clinical work, policy development and implementation to care system design. He is the chair and member of various government committees including the ElderShield Review Committee, Vulnerable Adults Review Board, and Board of Visitors (Office of Public Guardian).

_Mrs Elizabeth Seah_ is an accountant by training, and was finance executive in the senior ranks of a multinational company. She left her job during the 1980s to care for her mother who was living with dementia. That experience inspired in her a deep interest in aged care issues and she is one of two main protagonists in 'Genki Kaki', a film series by The Lien Foundation depicting the spirit of health, energy and vitality in Japan's ageing society.

_Chair_