Helping Patients Journey Through Extramarital Affairs

This CME aims to help family physicians:

• Appreciate how a couple can be stressed by one's partner’s extra-marital affair.
• Learn counselling techniques such as non-judgmental questioning, empathy and solution-focused counselling.
• Identify risk factors and co-morbidities of anxiety, depression and addictive behaviour.
• Understand the indications for referral to a psychologist, psychiatrist and family therapist.

Our Speakers
 

Dr. Victor Kwok is a passionate medical doctor with over 16 years of clinical experience in psychological medicine. He has a special interest in mindfulness-based therapy and delivered resilience training programs for doctors and nurses during the pandemic.

He set up and led the psychiatry department in Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore and established its Mood and Anxiety Clinic to raise treatment standards. Prior to that, he was Director for Early Intervention in Anxiety and Depression at Singapore General Hospital. He authored various hospital guidelines and treatment protocols. He completed his clinical fellowship at Stanford Hospital (USA).

Dr. Kwok was awarded a teaching and role model award by National University of Singapore. He was adjunct assistant professors in both Lee Kong Chian Medical School and Duke-NUS Medical School. He is a compassionate doctor and has received numerous service excellence awards including the Singapore Health Quality Service Award, Gold and Star categories. He was the Medical Lead for Peer Support Network for doctors in SingHealth and a member of SingHealth’s Joy at Work Taskforce.

Dr. Kwok is a staunch advocate for patients and had participated in a national-level ministry workgroup which trains persons with psychological conditions to become healthcare workers. He believes in empowering clients, building resilient families, and actively gives talks to voluntary welfare organizations and corporations on mental resilience.
 

Dr. Paul Ang's professional qualifications are Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Singapore, Graduate Diploma in Family Medicine (GDFM), Graduate Diploma in Mental Health (GDMH), Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCSEd) and accredited family physician. His clinical interests include Ear, Nose,Throat (ENT), Mental Health and Wellness and Pediatrics.

 

Charmaine is trained in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Schema Therapy and mindfulness based interventions. She offers an integrative form of therapy on the patient's needs. Her work with adults covers a range of mental health needs, with most common being anxiety & depression. Charmaine was educated in the UK (University of York, BSc (Hons Psychology and Singapore (National University of Singapore. MPsych, Clinical. Her work experience includes working in a community mental health service for children, and with adults in a clinical setting.

Ms. Nyein Nyein professional qualifications include Bachelor of Social Sciences in Psychology (with Honours) and Masters of Clinical Psychology obtained at the National University of Singapore (NUS). Member of Psychological Society. She spent her early professional life in REACH (Response, Early Intervention and Assessment in Community mental Health) at National University Hospital (NUH) dealing with child clients. She has worked with both adult and child clients in Zenith Medical Clinic for the past seven years.