Programme

(updated 12 Dec 2007)

 

Pre-Conference Workshops      Day One      Day Two

 

 
 

 

Conference Day Two ( 8 March 2008 )

 

 
 

 

0800

Registration

 

 
 

0815

Toxicology Symposium

Chair: Dr Gregory Cham

 

1) Toxicology – Singapore’s Experience

Dr R Ponampalam

 

2) Antidotes in Resuscitation

Dr Tan Hock Heng

 

3) Updates in Pesticides Poisoning

A/Prof Suresh Pillai

 

0815

Medical Education Symposium

Chair: A/Prof Peter Manning

 

1) Emergency Department Strategies for Teaching Any Time (E.D. S.T.A.T)

Dr Glen Bandiera

 

2) Appraisal of the ED teacher

A/Prof Shirley Ooi

 

3) Evaluation of residents’ performance

Dr Glen Bandiera

 

 
 

 

Break

 

 
 

1000

Nursing/Paramedic Symposium

Chair: Mr Raymond Fun

 

1) Aeromedical Evacuation

Dr Philip Barault, ISOS

 

2) Emergency Nurses perception on

Avian Flu

Ms Carol Soh

 

3) Journal Presentations

 

1000

Medical Free

Paper I

 

Judges:

Prof Jerris Hedges

Dr Mohan Tiru

A/Prof Eillyne Seow

 

 

1000

Medical Free

Paper 2

 

Judges:

Dr Gregory Cham

A/Prof Shirley Ooi

Dr Lee Shu Woan

 

 
 

 

Lunch

 

 
 

1300

Critical Care Medicine Symposium:

Chair: Dr Camlyn Tan

 

1) Early Goal Directed Therapy: Putting Things in Perspective

Dr Gerald Chua

 

2) Updates on Aspects of Sepsis Management

Dr Vijo Poulose

 

3) Use of vasopressors and inotropes: A quick refresher guide for the busy ED physician

Dr Camilla Wong

 

1300

Academic EM Symposium

Chair: Dr Peng Li Lee

 

1) What does it take to become an Academic Emergency Physician?

Prof Jerris Hedges

 

2) Is the Mentor, Education Supervisor & Counsellor one & the same?

A/Prof Tham Kum Ying

 

3) Forum Discussion on “Academic Emergency Medicine as a career”

Local faculty (Prof V Anantharaman,

A/Prof Shirley Ooi, A/Prof Tham Kum

Ying,  Dr Goh Siang Hiong)

 

 
 

 

Break

 

 
 

1500

Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Symposium

Chair: Dr Malcolm Mahadevan

 

1) Update on pathophysiology of ADHF

Dr Chai Ping

 

2) Relevance & Role of biochemical

markers in ADHF

A/Prof Lim Swee Han

 

3) Management of ADHF in EDTU

Dr Sim Tiong Beng

 

 

1500

Communications Skills Symposium

Chair: Dr Perry Travers

 

1) Crisis communication skills;

breaking bad news & sentinel events

Dr Angelina Chan

 

2) Crisis Communication skills :

handling the media

Dr Fatimah Lateef

 

3) Conflict Management in the ED:

dealing with difficult

patients / relatives / colleagues

Mr Loong Seng Onn

 

 
 

1615

Top Ten Articles of 2007

Dr Mohan Tiru & Dr Ng Kee Chong

 

 
 

1645

Prize Presentation & Lucky Draw 2

 

 
   

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