Celebrating COFM's 60th Anniversary, as well as Centre for Molecular Epidemiology's research efforts on breast cancer since January 2003, we warmly invite you to symposium on Monday, 11 August 2008, where 14 speakers from a variety of Singapore biomedical institutions, and from Europe, will present our work and results.

The keynote lecture on "The Changing Epidemiology of Breast Cancer " will be by Prof Per Hall, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institute, Sweden.

Prof David Koh , A/Prof Wong Mee Lian (project leader) and Adj A/Prof Roy Chan (Department of STI Control (DSC)) were awarded the 2008 Wilf Howe Memorial Prize for their work on "Condom Promotion and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Brothel-based Sex Workers in Singapore" by the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, London in May 2008. The Wilf Howe Memorial Prize recognizes an outstanding innovation, initiative or intervention which has delivered a demonstrable health benefit for a defined working population. A Panel, chaired by the Registrar of the Faculty, assessed applications based on the following criteria :

(1)Successful implementation of an initiative/intervention

(2)Clearly defined working population

(3)Clear, demonstrable health benefits.

Prof David Koh was appointed Visiting Professor in Community Medicine to the Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University from 17-22 June 2008.

L-R: A/Prof Naesinee Chaiear (Department of Community Medicine) and Professor Wiroon Laupattarakasem (Dean, Faculty of Medicine) welcoming Professor David Koh as Visiting Professor to Khon Kaen University.