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Assoc Prof Tay Laura

MBBS (Singapore), MRCP (UK), MMed (Internal Medicine), MCI (Singapore)

Head ＆ Senior Consultant

Sengkang General Hospital

Specialty: Geriatric Medicine

Clinical Appointments

Head ＆ Senior Consultant SingHealth Duke-NUS Centre of Memory and Cognitive Disorders
Head ＆ Senior Consultant Geriatric Medicine Sengkang General Hospital
Senior Consultant Department of General Medicine Sengkang General Hospital

Profile

Education

MBBS, National University of Singapore
MMed, Internal Medicine, National University of Singapore
MRCP(UK)
MCI, National University of Singapore

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Awards

Clinician Investigator Award (Bronze) Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress, 2015
Young Investigator Award (Gold) Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress, 2014
National Research Foundation - Ministry of Health Healthcare Research Scholarship for Masters of Clinical Investigation (NUS), 2011 - 2013

Research Interests

Publications

Association of nutrition and immune-endocrine dysfunction with muscle mass and performance in cognitively impaired older adults. L Tay, BP Leung, S Wee et al. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 2018; 75: 20-27.
Impact of frailty and residual subsyndromal delirium on 1-year functional recovery: A prospective cohort study. Chew J, Lim WS, Chong MS, Ding YY, Tay L. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2017: 17(12): 2472-2478.
Frailty and Risk of Adverse Outcomes in Hospitalized Older Adults: A Comparison of Different Frailty Measures. Chong E, Ho E, Baldevarona J, Chan M, Wu L, Tay L. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2017; 18(7): 638e7-638e11.
Delirium Superimposed on Dementia: Phenomenological Differences between Patients with and without Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia in a Specialized Delirium Unit. Ang J, Chong MS, Tay L. International Psychogeriatrics 2016; 5:1-11.
A Combined Cognitive Stimulation and Physical Exercise Programme (MINDVital) in Early Dementia: Differential Effects on Single - and Dual-Task Gait Performance. Tay L, Lim WS, Chan M, et al. Gerontology 2016 Feb 26.
The Independent Role of Inflammation in Physical Frailty Among Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease. Tay L, Lim WS, Chan M, Ye RJ, Chong MS. J Nutr Health Aging 2016; 20(3): 208-99.
Gender-specific Differences in Risk Factors for Sarcopenia among Community-dwelling Older Adults. Tay L, Ding YY, Leung BP, Ismail NH, Yeo A, Yew S, Tay KS, Tan CH, Chong MS. AGE 2015; 37: 121.
The Case for Stage-Specific Frailty Interventions Spanning Cognitive Community Aging to Cognitive Impairment. Chong MS, Tay L, Ismail NH, Tan CH, Yew S, Yeo A, Ye RJ, Leung B, Ding YY. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2015; 16(11): 1003.
Outcomes of a multimodal cognitive and physical rehabilitation program for persons with mild dementia and their caregivers: a goal-oriented approach. Chew J, Chong MS, Tay L. Clinical Interventions in Aging 2015; 10: 1687-94.
Impact of the DSM-V criteria on Neurocognitive Diagnostic Classifications in a Memory Clinic. Tay L, Lim WS, Chan M, Ali N, Mahanum S, Chew P, Lim J, Chong MS. Am J Geriatr Psy 2015.
Differential perceptions of Quality of Life (QoL) in community-dwelling persons with mild-to-moderate dementia: Patients who over- and under-rate their QoL relative to their caregivers' assessment. Tay L, Chua KC, Chan M, Lim WS, Ang YY, Koh E, Chong MS. International Psychogeriatrics 2014; 26(8): 1273-1282.
Functional improvement in hospitalized older adults is independent of dementia diagnosis: Experience of a specialized delirium management unit. Tay L, Chan M, Chong MS. Journal of Hospital Medicine 2013.

Research Trials

Tags: Geriatric Medicine