Third Spacing

In this episode, we talk to Dr Rayner Tan, a postdoctoral fellow at Project China, in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and a visiting research fellow at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS and at the National Centre for Infectious Diseases, about his public health research in HIV, and marginalised populations at large in Singapore, and how his sociology background influences...

In this episode, we talk to  Dr Hsu Li Yang, Vice Dean of Global Health and Programme Leader in the Antimicrobial Resistance Programme at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, and infectious diseases physician,  about how he came to contribute to comics for public engagement such as The Antibiotic Tales with cartoonist Sonny Liew, and medical historical books he’s written, Tuberculosis:...

In this episode, we talk to Youmin, a nature and forest therapy guide, yoga nidra facilitator and founder of Xiu Nature Connections, a nature-led health and wellbeing service and consultancy. She shares with us her discovery of forest therapy, its benefits, and how she is bringing forest bathing to Singaporeans.

In this episode, we talk to Dr Satyam Tripathi, director of Union Yoga and an Ayurvedic trained physician specialising in Yoga & Rehabilitation about the principles of Ayurvedic Medicine, and steps to broaden its reach.

In this episode, we speak to Dr Alexandra Seidenstein, a researcher, medical student and yoga practitioner. She shares with us the benefits of yoga and mindfulness, and how we can potentially incorporate it into medical treatment.

In this episode, we talk to Prof Angie Chew, founder of Brahm Centre and Singaporean of the year 2019. She created a mark in the mental health landscape in Singapore. Here, she breaks down the term mindfulness and uncovers the benefits of meditation.

In this episode, writer Linda Collins continues sharing about how we should care for the grieving, the importance of our mental health systems in Singapore, as well as in New Zealand, and why suicide prevention involves every single person - even the ones suffering. CONTENT WARNING: Today’s episode deals heavily with the topics of suicide and grief.

In this two-part episode, we talk to Linda Collins, copy editor at the Straits Times, and writer of works such as Loss Adjustment, and Sign Language and the Death of Reason, which details the passing of her daughter, Victoria McLeod, by suicide in 2014. In this part, we have a frank conversation on her motivations and ruminations from writing Loss Adjustment, how she deals with the passing of a lo...

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Jeremy Lim, Associate Professor and Director of the Global Health Institute at the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, on how the Singapore healthcare system works. Dr. Lim argues that a better understanding of health economics and the underlying political philosophies is the key to making fundamental changes to the healthcare system.

In this episode, we talk to Associate Professor Khoo Hoon Eng is the Associate Dean of Faculty for academic affairs at the Yale-NUS college, and the former vice dean of education in Yong Loo Lin school of Medicine. She shares her personal journey across disciplines, and across places, her own personal education background in liberal arts, and her professional experience starting and building liber...

In this episode, we speak to Dr Joanne Yoong, senior economist and director at the Centre for Economic and Social Research, University of Southern California. We discuss the concept of integrated care and its incorporation into Singapore’s healthcare system, define economic terms in healthcare, and highlight why an understanding of healthcare financing is advantageous to medical students.

In this episode, we talk to Dr Angela Tan, who is a palliative care physician, life coach, and intimacy coach. We discuss what her work entails, the limitations of mainstream medicine when tackling sexual health, and how we can all work towards improving the sexual health environment.

In this episode, we talk to Professor Paul Tambyah, President of the International Society of infectious Disease and Senior Consultant of Infectious Disease at National University Hospital, as he shares his take on the role doctors play as advocates, how medical students can begin to advocate for their patients, and his personal journey in activism starting from his youth.

In this episode, we talk to June Chua, founder of The T Project, the first and only social service for the transgender community in Singapore providing counselling, shelter, and a community centre. She shares the challenges and barriers the transgender community face when seeking gender affirming care, and how we can create a more inclusive healthcare environment for all.

In this episode, Prof Wong Mee Lian, Associate Professor at the Saw Swee Hock School of public health, shares her experience working to decrease the incidence of sexually transmitted infections among sex workers. Emphasising the importance of empathy when communicating with her target community, Prof Wong demonstrates how to effectively gather qualitative and quantitative information to help impro...

In this episode, we interview Prof. Gerald Koh, Head and Clinical Director of the MOH Healthcare Transformation (Future Primary Care), and founder of T-Rehab, on how technology is being used in health policy and healthcare delivery, its impact on the doctor-patient relationship, and his personal journey from community hospital doctor to a PhD in public health, and his current role.

In this episode, we collaborate with Oasis@Outram and HCA Hospice Care to speak to one of the terminally ill patients at Oasis, as she reflects on her life and shares with us her stories and her wisdom. 

In this two-part episode, we commemorate the life of Prof. Cynthia Goh who passed away due to pancreatic cancer on Feb 13th 2022. Prof. Cynthia was an emeritus consultant in the Division of Supportive & Palliative Care in NCCS. She was one of the pioneers of hospice care in Singapore and was the founding president of HCA Hospice Care. She also chaired the Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care N...

In this two-part episode, we commemorate the life of Prof. Cynthia Goh who passed away due to pancreatic cancer on Feb 13th 2022. In the previous part, Prof. Cynthia talked about what palliative care entails, and shared about her journey of establishing hospice care in Singapore. In this part, Prof. Cynthia discusses some of the most important issues in palliative care, including patient dignity,...

In this episode, we interview Dr Denise Dillon, Associate Professor in Psychology at James Cook University, in a special collaboration with The Weird and Wild. Prof Dillon sheds light on eco-anxiety and how it could affect us in the near future. She also explains to us why we are resistant to act on climate change while discussing the importance of our environment in healing.

In this episode, we interview Pats Oliva from Health Care Without Harm to learn more about the organisation’s goal and how they are working to reduce the healthcare industry’s adverse impact on climate. We explore a few projects Health Care Without Harm has spearheaded, and discuss how communities and individuals can play a part in reducing healthcare's role in climate change.

In this episode, in a special collaboration with Qi Yun from The Weird and Wild, we interview Victoria Haldane from Planetary Health Alliance who is also the co-president and cofounder of Emerging Leaders for Environmental Sustainability in Healthcare (ELESH). Planetary Health Alliance is an organisation that seeks to stimulate conversations about planetary and human health. We talk about the impo...

Professor Warwick Anderson, professor of History at University of Sydney, talks about planetary health and how colonialism shapes the practice and system of medicine. He shared with us about his recent projects on planetary health, how human health is intimately interrelated with the health of our planet, and why medical professionals are perfect advocates for climate change.

Associate Professor Jason Lee, Deputy Director of the Human Potential Translational Research Programme at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, shares his perspectives on tackling heat stress. In this episode, he emphasizes the important concepts in heat stress and clarifies some common misunderstandings about heat stress.

In this episode, Associate Professor Jason Lee continues his previous conversion regarding heat stress. He shares about Project HeatSafe, a collaborative research project geared towards mitigating the impacts of rising temperatures in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, he compellingly shares his ideas on how collective individual and medical practitioner efforts could make a change in heat stress related...