Dr.Tan Seow Yen Changi General HospitalSingapore

Dr Tan’s clinical and professional work focuses on the interface between infectious diseases practice, infection prevention and control (IPC), healthcare epidemiology and antimicrobial stewardship. Over the past several years, she has been closely involved in hospital IPC and healthcare epidemiology leadership and operations, including multidrug-resistant organism surveillance, healthcare-associated infection prevention, outbreak preparedness and response, and the translation of evidence into practice in acute-care settings. She has also contributed to institutional initiatives addressing needlestick injury workflows, environmental and equipment hygiene, and sustainability-related challenges in IPC. At CDA, Dr Tan oversees professional training programmes in areas such as contact tracing and field epidemiology, and leads the development of training frameworks for public health officers. She also drives public education programmes, campaigns and community outreach initiatives on communicable diseases, working with multiple stakeholders to translate technical public health guidance into practical, accessible messages for diverse audiences. She works closely with disease programmes, operational divisions and subject-matter experts to ensure that both training and public education activities remain aligned with evolving policies, real-world operations and outbreak response needs, including those related to infection prevention and control practice. Dr Tan has a particular interest in behaviour change and systems design in IPC, and in how training approaches, organisational culture and clinical workflows influence compliance and patient safety outcomes in high-risk clinical environments such as high-dependency units and intensive care settings. She regularly contributes to regional and international educational activities, and speaks on topics including MDRO control, outbreak preparedness, surveillance programmes and emerging challenges faced by IPC practitioners. She is passionate about bridging professional expertise with frontline realities, and about developing sustainable training and education strategies that strengthen preparedness and resilience of the healthcare and public health workforce.