Prof. Tim Xu Tianma
Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), Singapore

Biography:

Dr. Tim Xu is an esteemed Occupational Therapy Associate Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) and holds a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Sydney, Australia. He has over 24 years of experience working with older adults and the stroke population in Singapore and Australia. Dr. Xu is a pioneer faculty member in developing the 4-year occupational therapy degree program at SIT. He is an active researcher in aged care and community stroke rehabilitation, with a focus on fall prevention and frailty management. His “Say No To Frailty” program has been listed in the National Frailty Strategy Policy Report published by the Singapore Ministry of Health and is currently being implemented in many Active Aging Centres in Singapore. Dr. Xu is also involved in several professional roles, including serving as an SIT Institutional Review Board member, an editorial board member in several scientific journals, a Community Rehabilitation Transformation Workgroup member at the Singapore Ministry of Health, Singapore Gerontological Society Council Member and an expert member of the Building Construction Authority, Singapore.