Dr Alvin Lum Wai Mun

Dr Alvin Lum started the IMH Mental Health-General Practitioner Partnership Programme and is the Deputy Director of the programme. It aims to right-site stable patients with mental illness to the primary care setting, within a community of trained GPs who are psychologically-minded and effectively manage these patients in the community. He is also the Deputy Head of Medical Services at IMH. Since 2012, Dr Lum is part of the teaching faculty and Lecturer of the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health. Dr Lum is also an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of FM, Yong Loo Ling School of Medicine.
Dr Lum has over 20 years of experience in primary care and was a Family Physician and GP in private practice. Dr Lum also has a strong interest in research, involved with the Early Psychosis Intervention Programme, which led to a scholarship when he was appointed a Visiting Research Fellow at the Research Department at IMH.

Track Title: Management of Patient with Mental Health Condition in the Community
Date: 17 July 2025, Thursday
Time: 1.40 PM
Breakout Session: Track 3 – Inclusive Workplace & Community