Profile
Dr Soo Wern Fern is a Consultant and Family Physician at SingHealth Polyclinics. She manages both adult and paediatric patients with chronic and acute medical conditions in the community.
She has an interest in medical informatics and is the Chairperson of SingHealth Polyclinic Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Committee.
She is also a Physician Faculty Member of Family Medicine Residency Program and Preceptor for Duke-NUS Medical School.
Education
- FCFP - 2011
- MCFP - 2008
- Graduate Diploma in Family Practice Dermatology - 2006
- MMed (Family Medicine) - 2005
- MBBS, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine - 1998
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Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships
- Member, MOHH Clinical Medical Informatics Group – 2016 to Present
- Examiner, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (YLLSOM) Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (GDFM)
- Tutor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine ( YLLSOM) undergraduate course - 2005 to Present
- Member, MOHH National Electronic Summary Care Records Taskforce – 2010 to 2013
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Awards
- Eastern Health Alliance Caring Award - 2013
- Silver Award - Singapore Health Quality Service Award - 2012
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Publications
- The Influence of caregivers’ knowledge and understanding of asthma aetiology on domicillary management of children with asthma. Soo WF, Tan NC. Singapore Med J Mar 2014; 55(30): 132-136
- Effects of a WAAP on Caregivers’ Management of Children with Asthma: A Cross- Sectional Questionnaire Survey. Tan NC, Chen ZJ, Soo WF, Ngoh ASH, Tai BC. Prim Care Respir J Jun 2013; 22(2) : 188-194
- A Qualitative study of Parental Use of the WAAP for their children in Primary Care in Singapore. Tan NC, Soo WF, Ngoh ASH. Journal of Asthma & Allergy Educators Aug 2011; 2(4): 185-188
- 2012
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Research Trials
- The Effectiveness of Strength and Balance Training in Patients with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) on Quality of Life (QoL) and Functional Status – 2015 - Co-Investigator
- Paediatric Asthma Care and Education (PEACE) study – 2008 to 2010 - Co-Investigator
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