Healthcare Robotics (Theatre)

Unlocking the Power of Healthcare Robotics for Future Healthcare Delivery

The healthcare robotics market is experiencing exponential growth, driven by factors such as technological breakthroughs, rising healthcare expenditures, and a growing emphasis on patient safety. At the same time, the aging global population, coupled with the increasing burden of chronic diseases, has created an urgent need for innovative solutions to enhance healthcare delivery. Robotics offers a promising avenue to address these challenges by improving patient outcomes, increasing efficiency, and reducing costs. Healthcare Robotics 2025 will bring together Asia’s healthcare leaders, medical technology professionals and clinicians to explore the transformative potential of robotics in healthcare. This one-day session will explore the rapid evolution of this field, marked by ground-breaking advancements in technology and an expanding range of applications.

9:30 am - 10:15 am Registration

10:15 am - 10:20 am Welcome & Housekeeping Address

10:20 am - 10:50 am Revolutionising Community Aged Care: Scaling Tech for Smarter, Safer Senior Living

  • Piloting and scaling innovations like fall-prevention sensors, automated bed turners, and AI-assisted wound care to reduce manual workload and improve clinical outcomes 
  • Shaping end-of-life and rehab services, aiming to keep nursing homes as a last resort by empowering active and assistive aging models 
  • Driving measurable healing improvements and redefining frontline nursing efficiency through digital tools

10:50 am - 11:10 am Speed Networking Session

Join us in this Speed Networking Session where you will be able to meet other participants at the event! During this session, you will have the opportunity to engage with several leaders in a short amount of time and exchange business cards to take the conversation beyond the event.

11:10 am - 11:40 am Reclaiming Mobility: Robotic Exoskeletons in Neurological Rehabilitation - From Innovation to Integration

Yap Thian Yong - Senior Physiotherapist - Rehabilitation Department, St. Luke's Hospital
  • SLH's Clinical Insights on Exoskeleton Efficacy in Stroke and Spinal Cord Injury Recovery 
  • Strategies for Effective Training and Adoption of Exoskeleton Technology  
  • Addressing Long-Term Patient Adherence and Sustained Benefits with Robotic Exoskeletons  
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Yap Thian Yong

Senior Physiotherapist - Rehabilitation Department
St. Luke's Hospital

11:40 am - 12:10 pm Restoring Hope, Rebuilding Lives, Reliving Dreams: Transforming Rehabilitation Practice with Exoskeleton

Associate Professor Wee Seng Kwee, PT, PhD - Senior Principal Physiotherapist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Associate Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology

One of the current trends in neurorehabilitation is the utilization of exoskeletons to augment conventional approaches in the rehabilitation of patients with neurological disorders. This lecture aims to provide clinicians with an overview of exoskeletons for upper limb and lower limb rehabilitation to facilitate neuroplasticity; hence, promoting motor recovery in patients and enhancing their quality of life.  

  • Deepen understanding of neuroplasticity and recovery post neurological insults 
  • Potential of rehabilitation robotics to optimise patients’ outcomes 
  • A peek into the future of neurorehabilitation 
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Associate Professor Wee Seng Kwee, PT, PhD

Senior Principal Physiotherapist, Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Associate Professor, Singapore Institute of Technology

12:10 pm - 12:40 pm Networking Break & End of Healthcare Robotics Sessions

Leverage this opportunity to network with industry leaders and peers! This concludes the morning of Asia Healthcare Week with Healthcare Robotics, and we will resume the sessions with topics and discussions on Allied Health.