KKH MCHRI Scientific Meeting 2026 - AI and Big Data in Maternal and Child Health

Name: KKH MCHRI Scientific Meeting 2026 - AI and Big Data in Maternal and Child Health
Start: 2026-10-03T08:30:00.000+08:00
End: 2026-10-03T16:00:00.000+08:00
Location: KKH Auditorium (Training Centre), Women's Tower, Level 1

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Overview

This inaugural scientific meeting brings together clinicians, researchers and healthcare professionals to exchange knowledge and explore innovations that advance care in maternal and child health. The theme of the 2026 meeting, “AI & Big Data in Maternal and Child Health”, will feature discussions across key domains, including Life Course and Cohort Studies, Cellular, Molecular and Translational Medicine, Mental Health and Psychosocial Well-being, with a focus on how artificial intelligence and digital technologies are transforming research, clinical practice and population health.

Event Details

Date & Time

03 Oct 2026, 08:30 am to 04:00 pm

Venue

KKH Auditorium (Training Centre), Women's Tower, Level 1

Audience

Healthcare Professionals

Language

English

Cost

Free

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Time	Programme
08:00 AM	Registration
08:30 AM	Welcome address Associate Professor Chan Yoke Hwee Chief Executive Officer KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
08:35 AM	Opening remarks Professor Jerry Chan Director SingHealth-Duke-NUS Maternal and Child Health Research Institute, Singapore
08:40 AM	Plenary 1 Plenary Session 1 Chairperson: Professor Jerry Chan The future of humanity: Socrates, AI, and maternal & child health Emeritus Professor Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellors (Research) The University of New South Wales, Australia How can using a wearable device improve my health Professor Michael Chee Director Centre for Sleep and Cognition Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore, Singapore
09:40 AM	Tea break
10:00 AM	Breakout Session 1: Data Science and Innovation Breakout Session 1 Chairperson: Associate Professor Chong Shu-Ling Ethical and responsible AI in healthcare Associate Professor Liu Nan Director Duke-NUS AI + Medical Sciences Initiative (DAISI), Singapore AI-Assisted interpretation of continuous intrapartum fetal heart rate monitoring: Applications and clinical advances Dr Zhao Yingchi Assistant to the Director R&D Platform Amcare Healthcare Group (a ByteDance company), Singapore Deep Learning and Hight-throughput Science for Nanomedicine Design Dr Alvin Chan Assistant Professor College of Computing and Data Science Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Molecular Phenotypes and Responses During Human Pregnancy Dr Shen Xiaotao Assistant Professor Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
10:55 AM	Breakout Session 2: Population Health, Prevention and Wellbeing Breakout Session 2 Chairperson: Professor Sng Ban Leong Healthy Early Life Moments in Singapore (HELMS) – Improving preconception health for the population Dr Ku Chee Wai Consultant Department of Reproductive Medicine KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore Making pregnancy safer through the use of an AI-assisted system for antenatal risk assessment: Development, validation and implementation Dr Sarah Li Consultant Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology National University Hospital, Singapore Maternal mental health and pain: From discovery to recovery Professor Sng Ban Leong Deputy Head and Senior Consultant Department of Women's Anaesthesia KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore Adverse childhood experiences: From prevalence and impact to intervention Associate Professor Mythily Subramaniam Assistant Chairman Medical Board (Research) Institute of Mental Health, NHG Health, Singapore
11:45 AM	Lunch
12:45 PM	Plenary 2 Plenary Session 2 Chairperson: Professor Fabian Yap The Singapore national life-course research database: Unleashing the power of real-world data Distinguished Principal Scientist, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, SingaporePrincipal Research Scientist, Department of Neonatology, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore Professor, Neonatal Medicine, Imperial College London Preconception opportunities to improve maternity outcomes & child health Professor Keith Godfrey Professor, Epidemiology and Human Development University of Southampton, United Kingdom
01:45 PM	Tea break
02:00 PM	Breakout Session 3: Cellular, Molecular and Immunological Sciences Breakout Session 3 Chairperson: Emeritus Professor Nicholas Fisk Increasing the precision of precision medicine: Insights from Australia's ZERO Childhood Cancer Program Professor Mark Cowley Deputy Director (Enabling Platforms and Collaboration) Children’s Cancer Institute, Singapore Maternal influences on neonatal allergies Associate Professor Ashley Lauren St. John Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore Charting the fetal immune system Professor Florent Ginhoux Assistant Professor Singapore Immunology Network ASTAR, Singapore The endometrium in recurrent implantation failure: Single-cell insights into local endometrial injury* Dr Fan Yiping Senior Research Fellow KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
02:55 PM	Breakout Session 4: Life Course and Cohort Studies Breakout Session 4 Chairperson: Dr Quah Phaik Ling Biological processes underlying accelerated aging Professor Johan Gunnar Eriksson Professor and Program Director Human Potential Translational Research Programme National University of Singapore, Singapore From cohort studies to precision prevention: A life course journey Associate Professor Loy See Ling Principal Investigator Department of Reproductive Medicine KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore Children’s AI usage and anxiety: Findings from Singapore longitudinal early development study Professor Wei-Jun Jean Yeung Director (Social Sciences) Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), ASTAR, Singapore Dr Xuejiao Chen Senior Scientist Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), ASTAR, Singapore Integrating multimodal longitudinal clinical and multi-omics data: The PIIPS preterm cohort Dr Yeo Kee Thai Senior Consultant & Clinician Scientist Department of Neonatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
04:00 PM	End of Programme