Dr Fok Wai Yee Rose

MBBS, GDMH, GDFM, MMed (Family Med), FCFP(S)

Associate Consultant

Specialty: Family Medicine

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Breast Cancer , Cancer Genetics, Gynaecological Cancers.

Clinical Appointments

Associate Consultant Division of Medical Oncology National Cancer Centre Singapore

Profile

Dr. Rose Fok is a family physician who practices at National Cancer Centre Singapore, caring for Breast & Gynae Cancer Survivors and high-risk surveillance for mutation positive patients. She also practices at Sing-Health Polyclinics (SHP), caring for patients with complex primary care conditions.

Dr Fok has a deep interest in health services research, especially in the areas of community cancer survivor-ship, transitional care and innovative integrated care delivery models. She is involved in various studies in oncology and family medicine, both in the capacity of principal and co-investigator. She is a keen educator and is a faculty and ethics lead at the College of Family Physicians Singapore, Master of Medicine (Family Medicine) programme.

Education

Fellow, College of Family Physicians (Singapore)
Master of Medicine (Family Medicine)
Grad Dip Family Medicine
Grad Dip Mental Health
MBBS, NUS

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Member, Steering Committee of SPRINT (Singapore PRImary Care Cancer NeTwork) – 2020 till present
Member, Asia-Pacific Primary Care Cancer Research Network – 2020 till present
Member, Preventive & early detection sub-committee, National Advisory Committee on cancer – 2019 till present
Council Member, College of Family Physician Singapore – 2019 till present
Member, National-GP IT Workgroup for GP Connect EMR – 2014 to 2016

Awards

Research Interests

Cancer survivorship and high-risk surveillance
Mental health
Health services research
Care transition and care delivery models

Publications

Fok WY, et al, Chan A, Tan NC. Roles and recommendations from primary care physicians towards managing low-risk breast cancer survivors in a shared-care model with specialists in Singapore—a qualitative study. Family Practice. 2020 Feb 7.
Fok WY, FF Vasanwala, Low SG: Understanding and navigating mental health resources in the com-munity through a case study. The Singapore Family Physician Vol 46(6) September 2020:34-39
Fok WY, Kiley Loh: Cancer Survivorship – more than just surviving cancer The Singapore Family Physician Vol 46(2) Mar 2020:42-45 https://www.nccs.com.sg/news/medical-news/cancer-survivorship
Fok WY, Low SG, FF Vasanwala: A new lease of life – living with disability and renal dialysis. The Singapore Family Physician Vol 45(6) July-September 2019:25-29
Fok WY, Low SG, FF Vasanwala: Hospital-to-Home: a model for transition of care. The Singapore Family Physician Vol 45(3) April-June 2019:31-35 • Chan A, et al, Fok WY. Practitioners’ perspectives on community‐based breast cancer survivorship care in Singapore: A focus group study. Health & social care in the community. 2018 May;26(3):404-11.
Chan A, et al, Fok WY, Loh KW. Perceptions and barriers of survivorship care in Asia: perceptions from Asian breast cancer survivors. Journal of global oncology. 2017 Apr;3(2):98-104.

Research Trials

Impact of a Breast cAncer Survivorship Inter-professional Community care model (BASIC): A Ran-domized Controlled Trial
Development and pilot testing of a decision aid for breast cancer survivors considering shared-care survivorship follow-up model
Following Up on the Follow Up—Looking into Breast cancer patients and their carers’ views on follow-up care
Exploring perceptions of primary care physicians towards optimising statin therapy in patients with hyperlipidaemia in the very high risk group
Perceptions of primary care physicians regarding public health preparedness clinic scheme for Covid-19 in Singapore
Understanding the educational and infrastructure needs of primary care physicians’ towards clinical genomic testing
Supportive and survivorship care program for cancer patients: a cluster randomized controlled pilot study among breast and gynaecological cancer patients
Pharmacogenetics and its influence on Tamoxifen Pharmacokinetics and Clinical Outcome in Asian Breast Cancer Patients