Governance
Secretariat
The Society for Continence (Singapore) was formed and registered as a legal independent entity on 6 December 1991. Prof Peter HC Lim, Urologist, Head of the Department of Urology of a government restructured hospital set up the secretarial under his leadership. The Society for Continence (Singapore) is an open Society, meaning that the membership is opened to health care professionals and the general public. With generous donations from philanthropists, the Society was able to purchase the necessary office equipment and started its operation in January 1992.
Executive Committee
Executive Committee members are elected by members at the Annual General Meeting. They comprise of urologists, colorectal/paediatric surgeons, geriatricians, gynaecologists, nurses, family physicians and doctors form Rehabilitative Medicine of various government, private and restructured hospitals of Singapore as well as several representatives from patients/sufferers who are members of the Society. The Executive Committee will determine all activities and implementation of policies.
Subcommittees
The Editor is responsible for the Editorial Board of the newsletter. Various subcommittee chairmen are responsible for the formation of the respective subcommittees and activities. All subcommittee chairmen are subject to the Executive Committee.