A multidisciplinary team examines a patient's data, which can reveal how much an individual’s body is ageing, to develop tailored health plans.
SINGAPORE: A clinic that aims to increase the healthy years of Singaporeans has opened its doors at Alexandra Hospital.
“A multidisciplinary team consisting of not just physicians, but also exercise physiologists, dietitians, health coaches and researchers will get together to come up with a specific and individualised health care plan for each patient,” said Dr Grace Chiang, a longevity clinician at the clinic. “We all know that the ageing process starts very early from the age of 20 or 25. We see that we deteriorate in terms of function and how we look,” said Prof Andrea B. Maier, director of the National University Health System’s Centre for Healthy Longevity.
Currently, the gap for Singaporeans is at around 10 to 11 years, which means a decade of living in ill health, said Prof Mak. “ is significant because when we are at a public hospital. When an individual comes in for these investigations and tests, we might find a disease or a comorbidity. We will be able to discuss with fellow specialists in the same hospital, so it is all under one roof,” said Dr Chiang.
“Trying to obtain funding to bring down the cost is going to be a challenge. We are going to work with our advocacy partners and our stakeholders ,” said Dr Laureen Wong, director of the clinic.
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