Pre-Symposium Workshops

11 – 12 August 2025, Monday – Tuesday

11 – 12 August 2025, Monday – Tuesday

Workshop TitlePractical Intermediate Echocardiography for Critical Care
Date11 – 12 August 2025
Time0900 – 1700hrs
VenueTan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
IntroductionPIE is a transthoracic Doppler echocardiography course targeting at more experienced or advanced practitioners. This course is particularly useful to:

  • Practitioners who are already performing basic level echo but would like to advance their skills and apply Doppler echo in their daily examination.
  • Practitioners who are already performing Doppler echo but want to perfect their Doppler skills or want to learn more about principles of assessments in Doppler measurements.

The course objective is to equip practitioners with the skills to properly assess cardiac function and haemodynamics in patients who are critically ill. There is a well balance of didactic lectures and hands-on practice in this course, and aims to fill the “gap” between basic and advanced critical care echo.

Course ContentThe course covers basic principles and clinical topics, with an emphasis on Doppler assessments.

Topics* may include:

Basic principles:

  • Revisiting Anatomy and Views in TTE: Probe Navigation
  • Principles of Doppler
  • Cardiac Output Measurement
  • Pulmonary Artery Pressure Estimation
  • Mean Pressure Gradient and Pressure Half-time
  • LV Filling Pressures Inference
  • Dynamic Outflow Obstructions

Clinical topics or cases:

  • Shock
  • Shortness of Breath
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Valvular Assessments for Critical Care

*Note that not all topics are offered due to time limitation. Suitable topics will be decided by the local organiser in discussion with the PIE team.

Prerequisites for PIEWhile there are no formal prerequisites, participants who have attended a basic level echo course, e.g. RACEplus, and have performed at least 30 basic level TTE studies (or are comfortable to obtain all the basic TTE views), would benefit the most from the course.
Participants Number25
FacultyDr Chew Si YuanDr Rita Ibrahim
Dr Fong Wee KimDr Sandra Hui
Dr Lau Yie HuiDr Stephen Huang
Registration DetailsClick here to register.

12 August 2025, Tuesday

12 August 2025, Tuesday

Workshop TitlePaediatric Airway Workshop, Singapore (PAWS)
Date12 August 2025
Time0815 – 1600hrs
VenueKK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) Simulation Center, Singapore
FormatShort lectures followed by hands-on sessions and simulation
IntroductionAirway management in children can be challenging and intimidating even in the hands of an experienced anesthesiologist. The Paediatric Airway Workshop is designed by a team from KKH Paediatric Anesthesiology and Children’s Intensive Care Unit to build on basic airway strategies and teach advanced airway skills that are essential to ensure safe and successful outcomes. Participants who may benefit from this workshop include emergency physicians, paediatricians, intensivists, anesthesiologists and nurses. We hope to achieve the objectives of this course via short lectures and small group discussion by our team of airway experts.
Objectives1. Recognise features of a difficult airway, both anatomically and physiologically.

2. Know how to optimise intubation safety.

3. Become familiar with the Paediatric Difficult Airway algorithm.

4. Recognise complications associated with airway interventions and be able to mitigate or respond appropriately.

5. Demonstrate the ability to secure the airway using surgical methods (FONA) when direct/videolaryngoscopy methods fail.

6. Demonstrate team leadership and teamwork in a difficult airway scenario.

Target ParticipantsPaediatricians, Emergency Physicians, Intensivists, Anestheiologists
Participants Number25
Lead Faculty (Local)Dr Josephine Tan
FacultyDr Cheryl LinDr Gene Ong
Dr Evangeline LimDr Jong Juin Yee
Cost per paxTrainees/Residents

SGD 500 – Early Bird Rate (Until 30 June 2025)
SGD 600 – On-site Rate (1 July Onwards)

Consultants

SGD 600 – Early Bird Rate (Until 30 June 2025)
SGD 700 – On-site Rate (1 July Onwards)

Registration DetailsClick here to register.

13 August 2025, Wednesday

13 August 2025, Wednesday

Workshop TitleAirway Management Workshop
Date13 August 2025
Time0830 – 1300hrs
VenueCentre for Advanced Clinical and Surgical Skills (CACS), Changi General Hospital, Singapore
Course Content• Needle and Surgical Cricothyroidotomy on Porcine Tracheas
• The Challenging Airway
• Low Skill Fibreoptic Intubation
• Emergency Oxygenation Techniques (via needle cannula cricothyroidotomy)
• Lung Isolation Techniques
• VR Bronchoscopy
• Airway and Gastric Ultrasound
ProgrammeProposed stations and timing

Wet Stations

Station 1 (30mins)
Needle Cricothyroidotomy with porcine trachea and conversion to cuffed emergency cricothyrotomy (Melker Cricothyrotomy)

Station 2 (30mins)
Surgical Cricothyroidotomy with porcine trachea

Station 3 (30mins)
The Challenging Airway: Bleeding Airway

Dry Stations

Station 4 (30mins)
Low skill fibre-optic intubation with manikin

Station 5 (60mins)
(i) Oxygenation techniques via needle Cricothyroidotomy (rapid O2, makeshift oxygenation techniques)
(ii) Airway and Gastric ultrasound

Station 6 (30mins)
VR Bronchoscopy (OrSIM)

Station 7 (30 mins)
Lung Isolation (Double lumen tube and Bronchial Blocker)

*The above timings are proposed timings and are subject to change depending on whether it is a morning or afternoon session.

Participants Number35
FacultyComing soon
Cost per paxSGD 288 – Early Bird Fee (Before 31 May 2025)
SGD 388 – Regular Rate (1 June 2025 Onwards)
Registration DetailsThis workshop is available as an add-on to the Main Symposium. Click here to register.

Workshop TitleChronic Ventilation Workshop
Date13 August 2025
Time0900 – 1800hrs
VenueSingapore EXPO, Meeting Room Level 2, Peridot 205 – 206
FormatDidactic with hands-on practical sessions
IntroductionThis full-day workshop will highlight the differences between acute and chronic ventilation in paediatric and adult populations, the transdisciplinary coordination required to manage each unique Ventilator–Assisted Individual (VAI), ventilator weaning in specific conditions, adjunct therapies and the social/ethical considerations considered in VAI.
ObjectivesThe Chronic Ventilation Workshop, through a combination of didactic and practical sessions, aims to:

  • Explain the differences between acute and chronic ventilation, and multidisciplinary coordination of roles in managing a patient transitioning to chronic ventilation.
  • Elaborate on how to assess suitability for ventilator rehabilitation at the Ventilator Rehabilitation Unit (VRU), Tan Tock Seng Hospital, with nursing and allied health input.
  • Demonstrate proper early tracheostomy care, secretion clearance techniques, adjunct therapies such as cough assist, and communication techniques such as leak speech and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
  • Transitioning complex patients in paediatrics to adulthood.
  • Discuss ventilator weaning and decannulation in specific conditions including Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Guillain – Barre syndrome, and Critical Illness myopathy.
  • Financial, ethical and social considerations in paediatric ventilated patients and adult ventilated patients.
Target ParticipantsAll Doctors, Nurses, and Allied Health Therapists with a keen interest to get an in-depth look at initiation, management, and discharge planning of individuals requiring Chronic Ventilation.
Participants Number30
Lead Faculty (Local)Dr Valerie Ng and Dr Debra Seow
FacultyDr Chan YeowMs Melinda Lim
Ms Cheryl TanDr Thong Wen Yi
Dr Cristelle Chow
Cost per paxSGD 30 – Allied Health Therapists
SGD 50 – Physicians
Registration DetailsThis workshop is only available as an add-on to the Main Symposium. Click here to register.

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Workshop TitleCritical Care Ultrasound (CCUS) Workshop
Date13 August 2025
Time0830 – 1645hrs
VenueSingapore EXPO, Meeting Room Level 2, Peridot 201 – 202
IntroductionThis is an introductory 1-day course on Critical Care Ultrasound (CCUS) comprising modules on Lung/Diaphragm Ultrasound, Lower Extremity DVT/Arterial Point of Care Ultrasound, Abdominal / FAST Ultrasound, Venous Excess Score (VEXUS) and Focused Cardiac Ultrasound which will be taught according to the FUSIC curriculum. Participants can register for individual modules.
ObjectivesTo learn how to perform the following CCUS scans:

  1. Lung and Diaphragm Ultrasound Module (1 hour)
  2. Lower extremity DVT and arterial point of care ultrasound Module (50 mins)
  3. Abdominal Ultrasound Module comprising FAST – focused ultrasonography in trauma, renal and abdominal aorta imaging (1 hour)
  4. Venous Excess Score (VExUS) Module (55mins)
  5. Focused Cardiac Ultrasound Module (1 hour 15mins)
  6. Putting it all together – Applying CCUS in Shock, Respiratory Failure and Weaning from respiratory failure (Lecture) (30mins)
Target ParticipantsNovices with little or no prior training in CCUS. The course is open to Junior Physicians, Nursing, Allied Professionals.
Participants Number30
Lead Faculty (Local)Dr Chew Si Yuan
FacultyDr Adrian WongDr Suneel Ramesh Desai
Dr Choo Wee SenDr Sandra Hui
Dr Lau Yie HuiDr Tan Rou An
Dr Ng Lit SooMs Wang Xiqin
Dr Peh Wee Ming
Cost per paxSGD 25 per module
SGD 100 for all modules
Registration DetailsThis workshop is only available as an add-on to the Main Symposium. Click here to register.

Course Schedule

TimeAgendaDurationSpeaker
0830 – 0840Introduction to learning CCUS and FUSIC10mins
0840 – 0855Introduction to Ultrasound & Knobology (Lecture)15minsDr Chew Si Yuan
0855 – 0915Lung and Diaphragm Ultrasound (Lecture)20minsDr Chew Si Yuan
0915 – 0955Lung Ultrasound (Hands-on)

  1. First Station: Lung US (pathological case discussions via powerpoint slides will be provided to instructors) (20mins)
  2. Second Station: Diaphragm US (20mins)
40minsAll Faculty
0955 – 1000Break
1000 – 1020Lower Extremity Vascular POCUS Lecture20minsDr Tan Rou An and Dr Peh Wee Ming
1020 – 1050Lower Extremity Vascular (Hands-on)

  1. Part 1: US Lower Extremity DVT (5 point DVT POCUS) (15mins)
  2. Part 2: US Lower Extremity Arterial scan (Femoral Artery, Popliteal Artery, Dorsalis pedis) (15mins)
30minsAll Faculty
1050 – 1100Break
1100 – 1120Abdomen / FAST Ultrasound (Lecture)20minsDr Adrian Wong
1120 – 1200Abdomen / FAST Ultrasound (Hands-on)

  1. First station: FAST scan (15mins)
  2. Second station: Renal and bladder scan (15mins)
  3. Third station: Abdominal Aorta (10mins)
40minsAll Faculty
1200 – 1300Lunch Break
1300 – 1315VEXUS (Lecture)15minsDr Adrian Wong
1315 – 1355VEXUS (Hands-on)

  1. First station: IVC Subcostal (10mins)
  2. Second station: Portal Vein and Hepatic vein doppler (15 mins)
  3. Third station: Renal doppler (15mins)
40minsAll Faculty
1355 – 1400Break
1400 – 1445Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (Lecture)45minsDr  Suneel
1445 – 1600Focused Cardiac Ultrasound (Hands on)

  1. First station: PLAX view (20mins)
  2. Second station: PSAX view (20mins)
  3. Third station: Subcostal view (20mins)
  4. Fourth station: Apical 4 chamber view (20mins)
  5. Fifth station: Pathology case discussion (10mins): Pericardial Tamponade, Cardiogenic Shock, Right Heart Failure
90mins
1600 – 1630Putting it all together – Applying CCUS in Shock, Respiratory Failure and Weaning from respiratory failure (Lecture)30minsDr  Chew Si Yuan
1630 – 1645Closing Remarks, Question and Answer, Feedback15minsDr Chew Si Yuan

13 – 14 August 2025, Wednesday – Thursday

13 – 14 August 2025, Wednesday – Thursday

Workshop TitleIntensive Care Nephrology Workshop – Beyond BASIC Nephrology

Jointly developed by the BASIC collaboration (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM)

Date13 – 14 August 2025
Time0900 – 1700hrs
VenueNg Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
FormatThe 2-full day course consists of distance learning material, face-to-face lectures, and small group tutorials/skill stations.
IntroductionIntensive Care Nephrology workshop is suitable as a refresher for Intensive Care specialists and senior trainees in ICM/ Respiratory Medicine/Renal medicine.

Participants can expect to complete the course with a thorough knowledge of conditions causing AKI, strategies for prevention and detection, supportive and disease specific therapies and renal replacement strategies and troubleshooting. They will be able to then deploy this knowledge in general, acute care and critical care areas.

Objectives• Applied Renal Physiology
• Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury
• Acute Kidney Injury: Causes, Pathophysiology and Management
• Acute Kidney Injury and Sepsis
• Rhabdomyolysis
• AKI and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
• Urinary Tract Infections
• Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
• Intermittent Haemodialysis and SLEDD
• Peritoneal Dialysis
• Drug Dosing in Renal Failure
Target ParticipantsIntensive Care Specialists and Senior Trainees in ICM/ Respiratory Medicine/ Renal medicine
Participants Number30
Lead Faculty (Local)Dr Amit Kansal
FacultyDr Gordon Choi
Cost per paxSGD 400 – APICS Delegates
SGD 450 – Non-APICS Delegates
Registration DetailsThis workshop is available as an add-on to the Main Symposium. Click here to register.
Workshop TitlePaediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course (PFCCS)
Date13 – 14 August 2025
Time0800 – 1730hrs
VenueKK Women’s and Children’s Hospital (KKH) Simulation Center, Singapore
FormatLectures and Skill Stations
IntroductionThe PFCCS course is an in-depth and comprehensive programme aimed at improving paediatric care.  Using the same hands-on, high-quality approach as Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS), this programme focuses intensely on the paediatric population. PFCCS accomplishes these goals by providing a balance of didactic lectures and hands-on skill stations while building on the participant’s basic paediatric knowledge.  Those who have completed Basic Life Support (BCLS) and Advanced Paediatric Life Support (APLS) or their equivalents will benefit from PFCCS, because much of the material covers the transition from initial patient resuscitation to arrival in the intensive care unit.  Some of the unique features of the course include interactive case scenario-based lectures and skill stations specific to critically ill or injured children.

The curriculum is presented as a 2-day series of integrated lectures and didactic in-person skill stations that provide knowledge, guidance for decision making, and limited practice in some clinical procedures.

ObjectivesThe objectives for this course are to:

  • Prioritise assessment needs for the critically ill or injured infant and children.
  • Select appropriate diagnostic tests.
  • Identify and respond to significant changes in the unstable paediatric patient.
  • Recognise and initiate management of acute life-threatening conditions.
  • Determine the need for expert consultation and/or patient transfer and prepare the practitioner for completing optimal transfer.
Participants Number24
FacultyProf Loh Tsee Foong
Dr Mervin Loi V-Ter
Cost per paxAttendees from:

  • Non-Lower-Middle-Income Countries: SGD 1,080
  • Lower-Middle-Income Countries: SGD 950

Refer to World Bank Classification here

Registration DetailsClick here to register.

Course Schedule – Day 1

Time SlotSessionDuration
0800 – 0815Introduction15mins
0815 – 0900Assessment of Critically Ill Child45mins
0900 – 0915Break15mins
0915 – 1000Mechanical Ventilation45mins
1000 – 1045Management of Shock45mins
1045 – 1245Skill Station – Ventilation120mins
Skill Station – Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction
1245 – 1330Lunch Break for participants45mins
1330 – 1415Transport of Critically Ill Child45mins
1415 – 1500Fluids & Electrolytes45mins
1500 – 1515Break45mins
1515 – 1715Skill Station – Radiology / Invasive Devices120mins
Skill Station – Transport
1715 – 1730(Assumed: Closing / Debrief / End of Day Wrap-up)15mins

Course Schedule – Day 2

Time SlotSessionDuration
0815 – 0900Pediatric Neurologic Emergencies45mins
0900 – 0915Break15mins
0915 – 1000Sedation, Analgesia, Neuromuscular Blockade45mins
1000 – 1045Traumatic Injuries in Children45mins
1045 – 1245Skill Station – Sedation120mins
Skill Station – Trauma
1245 – 1330Lunch Break for participants45mins
1330 – 1530Skill Station – Simulation Session120mins
Integration – Infant / Child
1530 – 1630Post-Test & Online Evaluation60mins
1630 – 1645Break15mins
1645 – 1700Recap & Summary15mins
1700 – 1730Post Test Review / On-Site Course Evaluation / End of Day 230mins

14 August 2025, Thursday

14 August 2025, Thursday

Workshop TitleBASIC Transthoracic Echocardiography Workshop
Date14 August 2025
Time0800 – 1730hrs
VenueTan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
IntroductionThis workshop accredited by The College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM) consists of online pre-course Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) and interactive lectures on-site, practical skill stations and post-course MCQs. The electronic course manual can be downloaded as an App to conventional electronic media prior to the workshop.
ObjectivesThe aim of the workshop is to provide participants with a basic understanding of critical care echocardiography.

Topics include:

1. Indications of Transthoracic Echocardiography
2. Principles of Ultrasound Imaging
3. Basic Controls (Knobology)
4. Image Acquisition
5. Left Heart Assessment
6. Right Heart Assessment
7. Pericardial Disease
8. Haemodynamic Assessment
9. Artefacts

Participants Number36
Lead Faculty (Local)Coming soon
FacultyComing soon
Registration DetailsClick here to register.
Workshop TitleICU Mastery: Integrating New Insights into Intensive Care Practice
Date14 August 2025
Time0900 – 1800hrs
VenueSingapore EXPO, Meeting Room Level 2, Peridot 205 – 206
FormatThis advanced review course will combine didactic lectures, case-based discussions, and interactive simulations to ensure active learning and practical application of critical care concepts.
IntroductionThe ever-evolving field of Critical Care Medicine requires continuous updates and refinement of clinical skills. This full-day ICU Review Course has been meticulously designed to bridge the knowledge gap, prepare fellows for certification exams, and enhance day-to-day ICU management capabilities. We will explore key topics in mechanical ventilation, trauma management, hemodynamic, neurocritical care, sepsis management, and critical care organisation, among others, through a combination of expert-led lectures, case discussions, and interactive simulations.
ObjectivesCourse Objectives:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  1. Master Key Ventilatory Strategies:
    • Optimise mechanical ventilation in patients with unique characteristics.
    • Identify and manage ventilator-associated complications and troubleshoot common issues, including patient ventilator asynchronies.
  2. Enhance Trauma Management Skills:
    • Develop a systematic approach to managing trauma-induced shock and head injuries.
    • Achieve a better understand on management of trauma related coagulopathy.
  3. Refine Hemodynamic Monitoring and Management:
    • Implement advanced techniques for hemodynamic monitoring, including the use of pulmonary artery catheters, echo-guided therapy, and dynamic parameters.
    • Optimise the use of mechanical circulatory devices in shock and managing common complications with these devices.
  4. Strengthen Neurocritical Care Knowledge:
    • Provide evidence-based management of patients with acute neurological emergencies (e.g., ischemic stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, and traumatic brain injury).
    • Understand advanced monitoring techniques in neurocritical care.
  5. Master Sepsis Management:
    • Apply the latest guidelines and best practices for sepsis bundle implementation, including antimicrobial stewardship.
  6. Critically Appraise ICU Organisation and Workflow:
    • Optimise ICU team management, including communication and leadership.
    • Develop protocols for efficient ICU rounds and patient flow
Target Participants
  • Critical Care Fellows seeking certification or advancement in intensive care medicine
  • Senior Residents in Anesthesiology, Respiratory Medicine, Cardiology, Emergency Medicine, Surgery and Internal Medicine
  • Advanced Practitioner Nurses or Critical Care Nurses looking for advanced insights into complex care scenarios
Participants Number30
Lead Faculty (Local)Dr Sewa Duu Wen
Cost per paxSGD 50 – Allied Health
SGD 100 – Physicians
Registration DetailsThis workshop is only available as an add-on to the Main Symposium. Click here to register.
Workshop TitleMastering Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV): Interdisciplinary Strategies for Weaning and Hospital-to-Community Transition
Date14 August 2025
Time0800 – 1800hrs
VenueSingapore EXPO, Meeting Room Level 2, Peridot 201 – 202
FormatWorkshop (Didactic lectures and skills stations)
IntroductionThis workshop is designed for intensive care professionals focused on Ventilator Weaning, Respiratory Muscle Assessment and the Management of Chronic Respiratory Failure. As ICU patients increasingly present with complex respiratory needs, optimising both acute and long-term ventilation strategies is critical to improving patient outcomes and facilitating the transition from hospital-to-home.

Through four key themes – Acute Ventilation, Chronic Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV), Respiratory Management of Neuromuscular Diseases, and the Interdisciplinary Approach to Chronic Respiratory Failure – participants will explore evidence-based strategies for assessing and managing Respiratory Muscle Weakness and utilising Chronic NIV in supporting patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure post-ICU, reducing hospital readmissions, and enhancing quality of life.

Hands-on skills stations will provide practical training in respiratory muscle evaluation, advanced airway clearance techniques, NIV and mouthpiece ventilation setup, titration and troubleshooting. This interactive and interdisciplinary learning experience will equip participants with the essential knowledge and skills to optimise patient care beyond the ICU.

ObjectivesBy the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

1. Profile the Difficult-to-Wean patient in the ICU
2. Optimise Ventilator Weaning Strategies
3. Utilise Non-Invasive Ventilatory Strategies to liberate patients from Invasive Mechanical Ventilation and Tracheostomy
4. Evaluate and manage Respiratory Muscle Weakness
5. Implement an interdisciplinary approach to Chronic Respiratory Failure
Target ParticipantsHealthcare Professionals including Physicians, Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and Physiotherapists, who are dedicated to advancing their expertise in ventilator weaning and non-invasive ventilation.
Participants Number20 – 30
Lead Faculty (Local)Dr Chai Hui Zhong
FacultyDr Chan YeowDr Ong Eng Koon
Ms Faridah Hanim Binte ShamsuddinDr Ong Thun How
Dr Genevieve TanDr Soh Rui Ya
Dr Guadalupe Cara ViegelmannMs Song Pei Rong
Ms Huang Ching-FengDr Tan Yi Hua
Dr Jocelyn Lim Yi XiuMs Tieh Suat Kee
Ms Julienne Marie Lazaro CabelDr Timothy Toh
Dr Leow Leong ChaiMr Vimal Palanichamy
Dr Ng Lit SooMs Winnie Chong
Ms Nur Izzianie Bte KamaruddinDr Yong Ming Hui
Ms Nurul Aini Binte BariMs Zeng Yanyin
Cost per paxSGD 20 – Students
SGD 30 – Allied Health
SGD 50 – Physicians
Registration DetailsThis workshop is only available as an add-on to the Main Symposium. Click here to register.

Course Schedule

TimeTitleLearning ObjectivesSpeakerDuration
0800 – 0805Introduction and WelcomeDr Chai Hui Zhong5mins
0805 – 0820Plenary Lecture: History of Home Ventilation in SingaporeDr Chan Yeow15mins
0820 – 0945 Theme 1: Acute Ventilation 85mins
0820 – 0840Nuts and Bolts of Non-Invasive Ventilation in Acute Respiratory Failure
  1. Indications and contraindications of NIV in Acute Respiratory Failure
  2. Initial settings and titration
  3. Monitoring of the patient on Acute NIV
  4. Defining failure of NIV and when to intubate
Dr Genevieve Tan20mins
0840 – 0900Winning at Weaning: Strategies for Difficult-to-Wean Patients
  1. Profiling the Difficult-to-Wean patient
  2. Ventilatory and Weaning Strategies
Dr Timothy Toh20mins
0900 – 0915Assessing and enhancing Respiratory Muscle Function in the ICU
  1. Respiratory Muscle Assessment in the ICU
  2. Respiratory Muscle Training – patient selection, monitoring and results
  3. Monitoring and results
Mr Vimal Palanichamy15mins
0915 – 0930Weaning the UnweanableCase DiscussionsDr Chai Hui Zhong15mins
0930 – 0945Theme 1: Q&AAll speakers15mins
0945 – 1000Break15mins
1000 – 1200Theme 2: Chronic Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)160mins
1000 – 1015Indications for Chronic NIV: Identifying Candidates and Optimising Treatment
  1. Indications for Chronic NIV
  2. Initial settings for Chronic NIV
 Dr Soh Rui Ya15mins
1015 – 1030Decoding the Ventilator Download
  1. Interpreting the ventilator download
  2. Case discussions
Dr Leow Leong Chai15mins
1030 – 1045Non-Invasive monitoring on NIV: Role of transcutaneous CO2
  1. Indications for TcCO2 monitoring
  2. Practical aspects
  3. Case discussions
Ms Faridah Hanim Binte Shamsuddin15mins
1045 – 1105Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony in NIV
  1. Classification, semiology and mechanisms
  2. Diagnosing Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony
  3. Management strategies
Dr Ong Thun How20mins
1105 – 1125The role of NIV in Complex Respiratory-Sleep Disorders
  1. Evaluation of the patient with Complex Respiratory-Sleep Disorders
  2. NIV initiation and settings titration
Dr Soh Rui Ya20mins
1125 – 1145NIV in Paediatric Respiratory Failure
  1. Overview of Chronic Respiratory Failure in Paediatrics
  2. Indications for Chronic NIV
  3. NIV initiation and settings titration
  4. Transition to adult care
Dr Tan Yi Hua20mins
1145 – 1200Theme 2: Q&AAll speakers15mins
1200 – 1245Lunch45mins
1245 – 1415Theme 3: Respiratory Management of Neuromuscular Diseases 90mins
1245 – 1300Overview of Neuromuscular Diseases
  1. Overview of Neuromuscular Diseases including drug therapies
Dr Yong Ming Hui15mins
1300 – 1315Update on Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  1. Update on Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy and Spinal Muscular Atrophy including drug therapies
Dr Jocelyn Lim Yi Xiu15mins
1315 – 1335Airway Management of the patient with Neuromuscular Diseases
  1. Respiratory Muscle Evaluation in intubated and non-intubated patients
  2. Cough Augmentation and Lung Volume Recruitment Strategies
  3. Desaturation protocols
Ms Nurul Aini Binte Bari20mins
1335 – 1350Introduction to Mouthpiece Ventilation
  1. Identify suitable patient and disease profiles
  2. Initiation and titration of mouthpiece ventilation
Ms Huang Ching-Feng15mins
1350 – 1400Avoiding Intubation and Tracheostomy: Pipe Dream or Reality?
  1. Case discussions
Dr Ng Lit Soo10mins
1400 – 1415Theme 3: Q&AAll speakers15mins
1415 – 1430Break15mins
1430 – 1545Theme 4: Interdisciplinary Management of Chronic Respiratory Failure 90mins
1430 – 1440The role of the Occupational Therapist in NIV Management
  1. Identify patients who will benefit from Occupational Therapist referral and assessment
  2. Home modifications and equipment
Ms Tieh Suat Kee10mins
1440 – 1450Assessment of speech and swallowing in patients with Chronic Ventilation
  1. Swallowing assessment in patients with Chronic NIV
  2. Communication strategies
  3. Use of Mouthpiece Ventilation to augment speech and swallowing
Ms Winnie Chong10mins
1450 – 1505Rehabilitation of the patient with Chronic Respiratory Failure: Is there a role?
  1. Assessing rehabilitation potential
  2. Rehabilitation strategies
  3. Maintaining function
Mr Vimal Palanichamy

Ms Tieh Suat Kee

15mins
1505 – 1525Multidisciplinary care of the Paediatric patient with Chronic Respiratory Failure
  1. Ventilatory strategies in Paediatric patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure
  2. Management of NIV and tracheostomy in Paediatric patients
  3. Transition from hospital-to-home
Dr Guadalupe Cara Viegelmann

Ms Zeng Yanyin

20mins
1525 – 1545End of Life Care
  1. Role of Supportive Care in patients with Chronic Respiratory Failure
  2. Home and community support services
  3. Withdrawal of ventilatory support
Dr Ong Eng Koon20mins
1545 – 1600Theme 4: Q&AAll speakers15mins
1600 – 1800Practical Skills Stations

2 carousels of 4 stations each

Station 1: Mask fitting (Acute and Chronic)

Station 2: Ventilators download interpretation and case discussion

Station 3: Mouthpiece Ventilation

Station 4: Pulmonary function testing in Neuromuscular Disorders

Station 1: Students and Respiratory Therapists, KKH Home Care Nurses

Station 2: Dr Ong Thun How and Dr Chai Hui Zhong

Station 3: Respiratory Therapists, Dr Timothy Toh and Dr Leow Leong Chai

Station 4:  Physiotherapists

120mins

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Lowenstein Medical

The willingness to provide service, a pronounced customer proximity, and innovative strength in the development of new medical technologies are the decisive factors that have made Lowenstein Medical a leading medical technology company.

Lowenstein Medical is considered a pioneer and market leader for medical products in the hospital, homecare, and diagnostic sectors. Innovative technology, ergonomic design, and creative user interfaces characterize high-end systems and enable optimal support for the user in every situation. The success of “Made in Germany” products is based on excellent ideas, many years of experience, foresight, and innovation.

Since Reinhard Lowenstein joined the company in 1986, their core competence has been in the field of neonatology. Today’s core competencies were developed from our expertise and knowledge of neonatology.

In the Hospital division, Lowenstein Medical offers ventilation solutions specifically for newborns, anesthesia equipment, and intensive care ventilators for adults as well as children.

In addition, the Homecare division was developed, which equips patients with supplies who require medical aids in their home environment.

These aids are mainly used for the treatment of lung diseases or sleep-related respiratory disorders.

The third and final division is Diagnostics, which aims to develop and market innovative products for the diagnosis of sleep-related breathing disorders.

Lowenstein Medical is there for you, from the initial diagnosis to hospitalisation to surgery or, homecare. Our focus is on service – in all areas.

You can find more information about the company and its products at: www.loewensteinmedical.com

Philips

Philips is a health technology company focused on improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation – from healthy living and prevention to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Applying advanced technologies and deep clinical and consumer insights, Philips partners with customers to deliver integrated solutions that help provide improved patient experience, better health outcomes, improved staff experience, and lower cost of care.

For more information, please visit Philips Acute Care Management

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