Duke-NUS CARE

What are some strategies to strengthen system performance, enhance patient experience, and deliver care closer to home?

In this webinar, Dr Deblina Dasgupta will highlight how hospitals can act as “leaders of place,” working with strong primary care and responsive community teams to reduce unnecessary emergency department attendances and admissions.

Attendees will gain insights into the enablers of sustainable integration, including clinical leadership, aligned incentives, and system-wide accountability. The webinar will also reflect on challenges and future directions, such as integrated neighbourhood teams.

Register for the webinar here: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/register/9317778604802/WN_RYSfnIQpSkihti4a4OqVQg

How can participatory methods shape better healthcare solutions?

This two-day workshop equips healthcare professionals, researchers, and practitioners with the tools and confidence to apply these methods in real-world settings.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to strengthen your understanding of co-design. Register your interest here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/r/pkquuaD1My

Ethnography is qualitative research's most immersive method, inviting researchers into the everyday worlds of participants to observe, participate, and uncover the hidden practices and contexts that shape how people live.

Join us in this 2-day in-person workshop where you will move beyond theory and learn by doing — from interactive lectures to real ethnographic fieldwork in a community setting.

Register your interest via this link: https://forms.office.com/r/d4ayZfPb9q

CARE is now accepting internship applications for Summer 2026!

We are offering three exciting opportunities under these projects:

1. THE SIGNS Study - A nationally-representative longitudinal study of older Singaporeans
2. SAFE-TECH and TARGET - Early detection of fall risks and prevention
3. Social Media & Content Creation
4. FRAILTY - Implementation of a Simple Segmentation Tool (SST) in representative medical wards

For more information on CARE's internships and the application process, please visit: https://www.duke-nus.edu.sg/care/opportunities/internship/internship-positions-2026

How does frailty transform the way we think about ageing?

Join us in this webinar where Dr Benjamin Seligman from UCLA provides an overview of frailty and explores its significance for health and care in older adults.

Register for the webinar here: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/register/4717708866111/WN_v8eU2Cn6Q0eA1RVFRgxkMQ

Health and well-being are shaped across the life course.

Join us in this webinar which introduces WHO's framework's intent and ideas, invites participants to provide feedback, and encourages continued engagement as WHO and partners refine and advance future work.

Register for the webinar here: https://nus-sg.zoom.us/webinar/register/1117659357850/WN_Fhn_qfioQNe07UMvA8XY7w

Principal research scientist Dr Ad Maulod from the Centre for Ageing Research & Education at Duke-NUS said it is crucial to avoid seeing seniors as monolithic.

One cannot assume all seniors would respond to the same thing, he emphasised.

Read the full CNA article here: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/today/ground-up/eldercare-silver-economy-seniors-youths-ageing-businesss-services-entrepreneurs-5465301

The new Age Well Neighbourhoods initiative supports ageing-in-place by providing more services to seniors in their existing homes, including home fixes, housekeeping, laundry, meal deliveries and AACs built nearby. Toa Payoh, where nearly a quarter of residents are aged 65 and above, will be the first town to benefit from this initiative.

In this commentary, Jeremy Lim-Soh, Senior Research Fellow and Rahul Malhotra, Executive Director of CARE share their insights on the new initiative and outline four ideas for an age-friendly Singapore.

Read the full commentary here: https://www.duke-nus.edu.sg/newshub/commentaries/commentary--age-well-neighbourhoods-to-plug-gap-in-senior-services--but-what-s-next

Rapid population ageing demands new thinking. Are you ready to explore new horizons?

Join us at the Singapore Conference on Ageing and Health 2026 on 2-3 February 2026, as we examine how to build communities where all can age well.

Featured topics: Caregiving and long-term care, preventive health, cognition, frailty and intrinsic capacity, social connectedness, inclusion and engagement, age-friendly environments, social and tech-based innovations and more.

This is your opportunity to engage with cutting-edge research, understand key challenges, and contribute to solutions that matter.

🎓 Special rates available for Duke-NUS, NUS, SingHealth staff and all students!
📅 Save the date: February 2-3, 2026
🔗 Register now: https://www.duke-nus.edu.sg/care/events/SCAH2026

Registration deadline for presenters: 21 November 2025
Registration deadline for attendees: 15 January 2026

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