Cases & Publications.

Care coordination during and beyond the coronavirus: Learning together and faster to strengthen health systems Internationally sharing experiences and lessons in the strengthening of health systems and the rapid reorganising of service delivery into new health ecosystems to respond to COVID19 may also accelerate the coordination of service delivery for people beyond the pandemic. Please […]

ABSTRACT Objectives: The capability and capacity of the primary and community care (PCC) sector for dementia in Singapore may be enhanced through better integration. Through a partnership involving a tertiary hospital and PCC providers, an integrated dementia care network (CARITAS: comprehensive, accessible, responsive, individualised, transdisciplinary, accountable and seamless) was implemented. The study evaluated the process […]

ABSTRACT BioPsychoSocial health promotion is increasingly emphasized for Successful Ageing. Few programs are known to target BioPsychoSocial health of older adults and their community. The Community for Successful Ageing: Community Development program (ComSA CD) was developed in Singapore for this purpose. This study assessed program effects on BioPsychoSocial health and civic engagement behaviours of participants. […]

The book, titled ‘Integrating the Organization of Health Services, Worker Wellbeing and Quality of Care’ introduces the concept of ‘healthy healthcare’ and posits that this new concept is necessary in light of a shortage of healthcare staff in the near future. Healthy healthcare implies that healthcare systems are designed, managed and financed in balance with […]

As part of the international consortium of the AutoCRAT (Automated Cellular Robot-Assisted Technologies, grant no. 874671) project, Panaxea is evaluating the cost-effectiveness of an innovative robot-assisted platform to manufacture stem cells that can be used to treat osteoarthritis (OA) and possibly, in the future, also other diseases. Osteoarthritis is a disease affecting millions of people […]

ABSTRACT Understanding older adults perceptions of health and adaptation processes to ageing can allow for more culturally aligned services and better targeted care. The aim of this exploratory qualitative study was to examine older adults perceptions of physical, psychological and social health and further understand the processes of adaptation and self-management of these health perceptions. […]