The Singapore Society of Immunology, Allergy and Rheumatology (SSIAR, forerunner of the SSR) inaugurated the Feng Pao Hsii Lecture in July 2000 in his honour. Professor Feng (1936-2015) who served as the president of our Society from 1981 to 1993, occupies a unique position in Singapore rheumatology. He not only launched the discipline in our country, but was a model rheumatologist, a pathbreaker in research, a clinician with impeccable acumen and a broad-minded administrator. His friendly personality made him many friends in the rheumatology world and he is seen as synonymous with Singapore rheumatology.
Professor Feng established the first Department of Rheumatology in Singapore at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) in 1985. As a result of his tireless efforts in grooming the initial critical mass of trained rheumatologists, this specialty service is now available in all SIngapore government hospitals and in the private sector.
The Lecturers who hail from around the world are among the Who’s Who in Rheumatology. Our Society will endeavour to uphold this excellent tradition of inviting renowned rheumatologists to talk about a subject in their field of interest .
List of Feng Pao Hsii Lecturers
5th July 2000: “The Role of Diesel Exhaust Particles in Allergic Airway Disease” – Professor Andrew Saxon
7th September 2001: “The Cox-2 inhibitors and the quest for safer NSAIDs” – Professor Fan Peng Thim
12th October 2002: “Rheumatology in the Asia Pacific Region – Unmet Needs and Challenges” – Professor Anand Malaviya 2003: Cancelled due to SARS
13th November 2004: “Antiphospholipid Syndrome – From Systemic Disease to Infective Etiology” – Professor Yehuda Shoenfeld
16th July 2005: “Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis – Continuing Research Agenda” – Professor John Edmonds
12th August 2006: “Ankylosing Spondylitis – What basic science has taught us” – Professor David Yu
25th August 2007: “Gout – A contemporary approach to an ancient disease” – Professor Peter Jones
19th July 2008: “Antiphospholipid Syndrome – Past, Present and Future” – Professor Graham Hughes
15th August 2009: “Arthritis in Children and Adults: Genetic and Environmental Risk Factors” – Professor Alan Silman
21st August 2010: “Clinical Research in SLE: Immediate Relevance to Clinical Practice” – Professor Michelle Petri
16th July 2011: “Immune Complexity in Rheumatology-Therapeutic opportunities abound in a new decade”” – Professor Iain McInnes
13 October 2012: “Key Advances in Paediatric Rheumatology” – Professor Patricia Woo
28 September 2013: “Vasculitis and Link between Immunity and Infection” – Professor Leonard Calabrese
5 August 2014: “Early Detection and Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis and Other Connective Tissue Diseases” – Professor Christopher Denton
14 August 2015: “How to Treat Systemic Vasculitis – With a Focus on the Outcomes of Therapy for Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasm Antibody Associated Disease” – Professor Raashid Luqmani
19 September 2016: “Medical Leadership: From Science to Service” – Professor Carol Black
19 August 2017: “Recent Advances in Inflammatory Myositis” – Professor Ingrid Lundberg
18 August 2018: “New Therapeutic Strategies in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis” – Professor Edward Keystone
17 August 2019: “The Use of DMARDs, Biologicals and Other Novel Agents During Pregnancy” – Dr Monika Ostensen
19th September 2020: “COVID-19 and Rheumatology” – Prof Bernard Thong
31st July 2021: “21st Feng Pao Hsii Lecture : Rheumatology in the 21st Century; Are we any nearer to a cure in Rheumatoid Arthritis” – Prof Andrew Cope
