Dear friends & colleagues

In a blink of the eye, we are celebrating Singapore’s 60^th year of nation building and the 52^nd year of Singapore Cardiac Society’s (SCS) inception. As the outgoing President of the society, I am extremely proud of our achievements and contributions to the advancement and advocacy of our field over the last year.

The 28^th Asean Federation Congress of Cardiology (AFCC) 2024 was held on 8 to 10 November. The overwhelming participation from both our local faculty and overseas delegates made the entire event truly memorable for many years to come. If you have missed the event, do follow our SCS Facebook and you will see all the exciting snippets on our social platform.

This year, we celebrate our 36^th Annual Scientific Meeting with ACC Asia 2025. The program is enriched with well-known experts in the specialty. It will certainly be a conference to remember as we welcome our friends from ACC and Asia to Singapore. There will be ample opportunities to interact, renew friendships and foster collaboration with one another to embark on a mission to pursue excellence in cardiovascular care in our respective regions. Special thanks to Drs Yew Min Sen and Sim Hui Wen for organizing this year’s conjoint event and ensuring that the entire planning, logistics and program run smoothly.

Finally, as I sign off as your outcoming President of SCS 2023-2025, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to the SCS Council, Trustees and Finance Committee for the unwavering support which made the running of the society, an exciting and challenging, but rewarding experience. I also like to express my sincere appreciation to the 3 Public Healthcare Clusters and the Private Cardiology Sector. Such inclusiveness and widespread representation bode well for society at the present as well as the future.  Collectively, we, as SCS, have achieved much, but let us aim to be more involved regionally and internationally.

SCS will undoubtedly see a next generation of leaders in the coming years. Therefore, let us all continue to give our society’s leadership and secretariat our utmost unwavering support as we embark on the journey to transform cardiovascular care for all.