A/Prof Wong Moh Sim is Head and Senior Consultant Chemical Pathologist at the Department of Laboratory Medicine at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital. She also holds a concurrent administrative position as Deputy Chairman (Clinical Quality and Manpower Development), Medical Board, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital and Yishun Health.

A/Prof Wong graduated from the University of Leicester in UK and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists (UK) in Chemical Pathology and the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. She also holds a Master of Health Science (Management) degree from the University of Sydney, Australia. She currently serves on various committees, including the Singapore Association of Clinical Biochemists (SACB), Health Sciences Authority External Quality Assessment Programme in Clinical Chemistry and the Ministry of Health National Quality Council. Her clinical interest is diabetes mellitus and she runs clinic sessions at the Diabetes Centre.

Presentation Synopsis
Two Sides Of The Same Coin – ERM & Clinical Quality Innovation
Risk management is defined as ‘the systematic application of management policies, procedures and practices to the tasks of analysing, evaluating, controlling and monitoring risk’ (ISO).  Healthcare organisations have a responsibility to ensure the health and safety of their patients.  Assessment of clinical risk enables organisations to identify hazards involving clinical processes that are directly or indirectly related to the patient. This will allow them to make an informed decision on the mitigating measures required to minimise risk, thereby enhancing patient care.