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Dr Sinead Wang Zhen

Dr Sinead Wang Zhen

MBBS, GDGM, MMed FM, GDMH, GDFPDerm, FCFPS, MCI

Senior Consultant

Specialty/Department: Family Medicine

Clinical Appointments

  • Senior Consultant, SHP-Outram

Academic Appointments

  • Senior Family Physician, SHP-Outram

Profile

Dr Sinead Wang is the team lead for the Community Geriatrics workgroup within Singhealth Polyclinics (SHP). She is also an adjunct instructor  for the Duke-NUS Family Medicine Programme.

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Education

  • Masters of Clinical Investigation 2017
  • Fellowship of the College of Family Physicians 2014
  • Graduate Diploma in Mental Health 2013
  • Graduate Diploma in Family Practice Dermatology 2013
  • Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) 2011
  • Graduate Diploma in Geriatric Medicine 2011
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery 2007
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

  • Service Chief @ SHP, SingHealth Duke Memory and Cognitive Disorder Centre (Nov 2020 onwards)
  • Team lead, SHP Community Geriatrics workgroup (Jan 2015 onwards)
  • Clinic Director, Outram Polyclinic (Sep 2017 to Jul 2019)
  • Deputy Clinic Director, Marine Parade Polyclinic (Apr 2014 to Aug 2017)
  • Chief Resident, SingHealth Family Medicine Program (Sep 2014 to Aug 2016)
  • Core faculty, SingHealth Family Medicine Residency Program (Jul 2014 to Aug 2017)
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Awards

  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver) 2019
  • College Teachers’ Award (College of Family Medicine) 2018
  • Residency in SingHealth Excels (RISE) award: Outstanding faculty 2016
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Gold) 2016
  • Residency in SingHealth Excels (RISE) award: Outstanding faculty 2015
  • Eastern Health Alliance Caring Award (Silver) 2013
  • Singapore Health Quality Service Award (Silver) 2013
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Research Interests

  • ​Memory and Cognition
  • Ischemic heart disease
  • Diabetes Mellitus

Publications

  • Easily Missed? Recognizing Acute Coronary Syndrome.
    RE Harskamp, AC Fanaroff, ZS Wang, HR Sawe, EJ Weber. BMJ 2022;377:e069591
  • Assessing the Impact of Educational methods on Influenza vaccine Uptake and Patient Knowledge and Attitudes: a Randomized Controlled Trial.
    Hu PL, Koh YL, Tay SH, Chan XB, Goh SM, Wang ZS. SMJ. 2021;1-17
  • Predicting Coronary Artery Disease in Primary Care: Development and Validation of a Diagnostic Risk Score for Major Ethnic Groups in Southeast Asia.
    Wang ZS, Yap J, Koh YL, Chia SY, Nivedita N, Ang TW, Goh SC, Lee CS, Tan LL, Ooi CW, Seow M, Yeo KK, Chua SJ, Tan NC. J Gen Intern Med 2021;36:1514-1524
  • Effect of myocardial viability assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance on survival in patients with severe left ventricular dysfunction.
    Yap J, Lim FY, Gao F, Wang ZS, Low SCS, Le TT, Tan RS. Circulation Reports 2020;6:306-313
  • Cultural adaptation of a patient decision-aidfor insulin therapy.
    NC Tan, Koong AYL, Phoon IKY, Wang ZS, M Paulpandi, YK Lee, J Furler, J Car, CJ Ng.
    BMJ Open 2020 Mar;10:e033791. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2019-033791. PMID: 32152165.
  • Experience with a Community-based Multidisciplinary Memory Clinic: A Primary Care Perspective.
    Wang ZS, Tan GC, Wang XF, De Roza JG, Lim LL, Kandiah N. Ann Acad Med Singapore.2017 Aug;46(8):321-323. PubMed PMID: 28920133.
  • Effectiveness of external topical medications in the treatment of keloid scars: a review.
    Wang ZS, Yap J. Hong Kong* J Dermatol Venereol. 2016; 24: 120-128.
    * Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (SAR)
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Research Trials

  • Effectiveness of an outpatient exercise programme to reduce falls in the community-dwelling frail and pre-frail elderly in Singapore
  • Knowledge and attitudes associated with the uptake of influenza vaccination in the Singapore elderly population
  • Diabetes and Health Outcomes study: a retrospective cohort study of type 2 diabetics in the primary care
  • Setting up a Community-based Inter-professional Memory clinic: a report of our experience in Singapore
  • Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) examination: Assessing its Revelance and Values in Enriching Learning (MARVEL)- A primary care physician's perspective, 
  • An International Survey on Hypoglycaemia among Insulin-treated Patients with Diabetes
  • Longitudinal follow-up of cardiac patients using the clinical and administrative databases
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