APICS 2024 Abstract Awards
The Top APICS Abstracts will be selected for in-person oral presentation during the main conference.
The following awards** will be handed out at this year’s APICS.
The Eugene Goh Awards
Oral Abstract Best Presentation SGD300
Oral Abstract Presentation 1st Runner Up SGD200
Oral Abstract Presentation 2nd Runner Up SGD200
Best Paediatrics Abstract Presentation SGD200
Best Art/Music/Poems SGD100 (x2)
Best Abstract (Allied Health) SGD100
Best Abstract (Trainees) SGD100
Best Abstract (Students) SGD100
*A prize-giving ceremony will be held at the end of the main conference.
**For award recipients who cannot be present in-person to receive the cash prize, the total awarded cash sum amount will be less any administrative, banking, and overseas conversion fees incurred.
The Eugene Goh Award
The Eugene Goh Award is awarded to the top abstract at APICS. The Eugene Goh Award was founded and sponsored by Dr Eugene Goh’s friends and colleagues since 2017.
Dr Goh graduated from the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Medicine (Class of 1997). He qualified as an anesthesiologist and further completed sub-specialty training in intensive care medicine at Mayo Clinic, United States of America. He was deeply committed to improving care of patients in the National University Hospital of Singapore where he served as Director of the Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
Dr Goh was an affable person, and well known for his extensive knowledge, strategic thinking, technical skills, and willingness to help others. He was in the top 1% of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and consistently received the highest praise by his patients, supervisors, and peers. He lived life to the fullest – he was a sportsman, loved traveling, motorsport, and gastronomy. He passed away on 8 September 2012.
In memory of his passion for intensive care medicine, the Eugene Goh Award for best abstract was set up to stimulate research and advancement in this field.