Pre-Conference Workshops
14 August 2024, Wednesday
Workshop Title | Paediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course (PFCCS) |
Date | 14 & 15 August 2024 |
Time | 0800 – 1730 |
Venue | KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital 100 Bukit Timah Road Women’s Tower, Level 2 Simulation Centre Singapore 229899 |
Introduction | The 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 provides knowledge, guidance for decision making, and limited practice in some clinical procedures. |
Objectives | The objectives for this course are to:
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Target Participants | Doctors and nurses who are involved in the care and stabilization of critically ill children |
Participants Number | 11 |
Faculty | Prof Loh Tsee Foong, PFCCS Course Director, Senior Consultant Dr Mervin Loi V-Ter, PFCCS Course Co-Director, Consultant |
Cost per pax SGD | 1,080 (APICS delegates) SGD 950 (LMIC APICS delegates) |
15 August 2024, Thursday
Workshop Title | BASIC Transthoracic Echocardiography (BASIC-TTE)
The registration is open only to APICS 2024 conference registrants. |
Date | 15 August 2024, Thursday |
Time | 0800 – 1730 |
Venue | Level 4 EDTC block, SIMTAC, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore |
Synopsis | The aim of the course is to provide participants with a basic understanding of point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography. Our course consists of online pre-course multiple-choice questions (MCQs) and interactive lectures on site, practical skill stations and a post-course MCQs. The electronic course manual can be downloaded as an App to conventional electronic media prior to the course.
This course has been approved/ accredited by the College of Intensive Care Medicine of Australia and New Zealand (CICM). |
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Faculty | Singapore Dr LAU Yie Hui, Senior Consultant, AICPM, TTSH Dr FONG Wee Kim, Senior Consultant, AICPM, TTSH Dr XU Hui Ying, Senior Consultant, RCCM, TTSH Dr Ruth CHEN Weixian, Consultant, Cardiology, WH Dr Nicolas LIM Yao-Han, Consultant, Emergency Medicine, WH Dr TAN Joo Hor, Associate Consultant, Cardiology, TTSH Dr CHEW Si Yuan, Consultant, Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, SGH Dr CHOO Wee-Sen, Consultant, Intensive Care Medicine, NTFGH Dr TAN Rou An, Consultant, Intensive Care Medicine, NTFGH Hong Kong |
Targeted Number of Participants | 36 |
Registration Fee (after 9% GST)
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SGD 600 for non-specialist SGD 654 for specialist SGD 436 for trainees from U+LMIC (Upper and Lower-Middle-Income Countries) [Limited Seats] |
Workshop Title | Paediatric Fundamental Critical Care Support Course (PFCCS) |
Date | 14 & 15 August 2024 |
Time | 0800 – 1730 |
Venue | KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital 100 Bukit Timah Road Women’s Tower, Level 2 Simulation Centre Singapore 229899 |
Introduction | The 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 provides knowledge, guidance for decision making, and limited practice in some clinical procedures. |
Objectives | The objectives for this course are to:
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Target Participants | Doctors and nurses who are involved in the care and stabilization of critically ill children |
Participants Number | 11 |
Faculty | Prof Loh Tsee Foong, PFCCS Course Director, Senior Consultant Dr Mervin Loi V-Ter, PFCCS Course Co-Director, Consultant |
Cost per pax SGD | 1,080 (APICS delegates) SGD 950 (LMIC APICS delegates) |
Workshop Title | Chronic Ventilation Workshop |
Date | 15 August 2024, Thursday |
Time | 0900 – 1800 |
Venue | Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room TBA |
Introduction | This full – day workshop will highlight the differences between acute and chronic ventilation, the transdisciplinary coordination required to manage each unique ventilator – assisted individual, differences in practice between various international groups, ventilator weaning in specific conditions, adjunct therapies, and sleep – disordered breathing in chronic ventilation users. |
Objectives | The Chronic Ventilation Workshop, through a combination of didactic and practical sessions, aims to:
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Target Participants | All 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 Number | 30 |
Lead Faculty (Local) | Dr Valerie Ng and Dr Debra Seow |
Faculty | Dr Genevieve Tan Dr Chai Hui Zhong Dr Wee Jiayan Dr Lim Jiayan Dr Ravi Cuttilan Dr Chan Yeow Melinda Lim (ST) Cheryl Tan (PT) Speakers |
Cost Per Pax | SGD 50 Physician SGD 30 Allied Health |
16 August 2024, Friday
Workshop Title | The “Intensive” Critical Care Review Workshop |
Date | 16 August 2024, Friday |
Time | 0900 – 1800 |
Venue | Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room TBA |
Introduction | The Intensive Care Unit host a variety of critical illness. A clinician working in the ICU needs to be able to recognize, understand the principles, and manage the different presentations of critical illness. The complexities have exponentially increase together with new knowledge and literature data, making the ICU environment an even faster paced arena when compared to just a few years ago. Competencies will need to be honed together with clinical reasoning skills. |
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Target Participants | Intensivists, clinician nurses, advanced practice nurses and medical doctors working in the ICU |
Participants Number | 30 |
Lead Faculty (Local) | Dr Puah Ser Hon |
Cost Per Pax | SGD 50 Physician SGD 30 Allied Health |
Workshop Title | Intensive Care Emergencies in Cardiothoracic Surgery |
Date | 16 August 2024, Friday |
Time | 0900 – 1300 |
Venue | Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room TBA |
Introduction | The focus of this workshop is on delivery of knowledge related to resuscitation of post cardiac surgery patients, the differences to standard ALS and teaching how to perform a resternotomy in a team |
Objectives | At the end of the workshop the participants will be able to;
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Target Participants | Intensivists, clinician nurses, advanced practice nurses and medical doctors working in the ICU |
Participants Number | 20 |
Lead Faculty | Dr Christian Karcher, Amy Rogers |
Cost Per Pax | SGD 50 Physician SGD 30 Allied Health |
Workshop Title | Advanced Airway Course FOR Nurses and Respiratory Therapists |
Date | 16 August 2024, Friday |
Time | 0830 – 1700 |
Venue | Ng Teng Fong General Hospital |
Introduction | This course is designed to give Critical Care Nurses and Respiratory therapists an approach to management of the upper airway. The Airway Nurse/RT has a unique role, working together with the Airway Doctor, in preparing, planning, anticipating problems and troubleshooting when they arise. The Airway Nurse is very much an equal partner in airway management.Commonly reported airway events in Critical Care include difficult and failed intubation and tracheostomy related problems. Themes associated with airway disasters include failure to identify high risk airways and failure of advanced airway skills and rescue techniques. In most airway incidents there is an element of failure in non-technical skills such as with communication and performance under stress.The focus of this course will be to develop expertise in rescue techniques and decision making in a crisis situation. Case studies will be used to illustrate situational awareness and decision making. |
Objectives | The Course will cover:
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Target Participants | The course is intended for nurses/ RT working in Critical Care Areas, ICU, Emergency Medicine and Anaesthesia |
Participants Number | 36 |
Lead Faculty (Local) | Dr Amit Kansal (NTFGH) |
Faculty | Dr John Copland (Australia) |
Cost per pax (Inclusive of 9% GST) | SGD 200 Direct / Non-NUHS Fee SGD 150 APICS 2024 Delegate / NUHS Fee SGD 100 LMIC APICS 2024 Delegate Fee |
Title | Critical Care POCUS Workshop |
Date | 16th August 2024, Friday |
Time | 1300 – 1700 |
Venue | Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room TBA |
Synopsis | The aim of the course is to introduce novices to diagnostic point-of-care ultrasound of the lungs and for lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The content closely follows the FUSIC program and serves as a starting point for those interested in embarking on the training program. |
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Programme | 13:00-13:15 introduction to POCUS, basic knobology 13:15-13:45 lung ultrasound lecture 13:45- 14:45 hands on (3 stations, round robin style) 1. Diagnostic lung US on healthy volunteers (20min) 14:45-15:00 tea break |
Faculty | Singapore Dr LAU Yie Hui, Senior Consultant, AICPM, TTSH Dr FONG Wee Kim, Senior Consultant, AICPM, TTSH Dr XU Hui Ying, Senior Consultant, RCCM, TTSH Dr Ruth CHEN Weixian, Consultant, Cardiology, WH Dr Nicolas LIM Yao-Han, Consultant, Emergency Medicine, WH Dr TAN Joo Hor, Associate Consultant, Cardiology, TTSH Dr CHEW Si Yuan, Consultant, Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, SGH Dr CHOO Wee-Sen, Consultant, Intensive Care Medicine, NTFGH Dr TAN Rou An, Consultant, Intensive Care Medicine, NTFGH |
Targeted number of participants | 32 |
Cost Per Pax | SGD 50 |
In-Conference Workshops
18 August 2024, Sunday
Workshop Title | Critical Care Nephrology |
Date | 18 August 2024, Sunday |
Time | 1100 – 1230 |
Venue | Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room TBA |
Introduction | TBA |
Objectives | TBA |
Target Participants | Intensivists Trainees managing renal replacement therapy in the ICU Critical care nurses Nephrologist |
Participants Number | 30 |
Lead Faculty (Local) | Dr Manish Kaushik, Singapore General Hospital |
Cost Per Pax | SGD 20 |
Workshop Title | Acute Dialysis for the Critically Ill |
Date | 18 August 2024, Sunday |
Time | 1300 – 1500 |
Venue | Suntec Convention Centre |
Objectives | This 1-hour interactive session will focus on principles of acute dialysis in the critically ill. The discussion will include timing of dialysis initiation, dialysis modality, prescription, and dialysis in specific clinical scenarios. |
Target Participants | ICM Trainees, Junior Intensivists, Advance Practicing Nurses in ICU, Senior Residents |
Participants Number | 30 |
Lead Faculty (Local) | Dr Manish Kaushik |
Workshop Title | Epicardial Pacing and Pacemaker Troubleshooting |
Date | 18 August 2024, Sunday |
Time | 1530 – 1700 |
Venue | Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room TBA |
Introduction | Epicardial pacing post cardiac surgery is an important factor in maintaining adequate haemodynamics in the post operative period. Troubleshooting common pacing problems effectively requires knowledge of all pacing issues which could potentially be encountered and the actions required to maintain patient safety. Participants will have tactile experience with epicardial pacing box manipulation whilst connected to a simulator. |
Objectives | The focus of this mini workshop is on the delivery of knowledge related to common epicardial pacing issues encountered in post operative Cardiothoracic patients. On completion of this workshop participants will be able to – Discuss and understand Pacing box safety – Discuss common pacing problems and how they can affect patient safety and stability – Identify these problems on a patient monitor – Correctly manipulate a pacing box to resume safe pacing |
Target Participants | Critical Care Doctors Critical Care Nurses Respiratory Therapists |
Participants Number | 20 |
Lead Faculty | TBA |
Cost Per Pax | SGD 20 |
Post Conference Workshops
20 August 2024, Tuesday
Workshop Title | Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) |
Date | 20 August 2024, Tuesday |
Time | 0800 – 1730 |
Venue | Theatrette, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore |
Introduction | Emergency Neurological Life Support (ENLS) aims to improve patient care and outcomes during the critical first hours following neurological emergencies. ENLS promotes a collaborative, multi-disciplinary approach using a consistent set of protocols, practical checklists, decision points, and suggested communication to use during patient management. This course covers 14 protocols developed by Neurocritical Care Society. |
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Target Participants | All doctors, nurses, EMTs, pharmacists and allied health staff who manage patients during acute neurological and neurosurgical emergencies. |
Lead Faculty (Local) | Tan Tock Seng Hospital Dr WONG Yu-Lin, Senior Consultant and Intensivist Dr CHONG Shang Yee, Senior Consultant Dr CHEW Mei Fang, Consultant and Intensivist LIU Qingna, Nurse Clinician, Neuro ICU National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) |
Course Fee & Registration
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SGD 350 Residents and MOS SGD 400 Nurses and Allied Health SGD 600 Specialists as registered with SMC or equivalent professional bodyThe registration can only be confirmed upon payment. |
Workshop Title | Advanced Airway Course for Critical Care |
Date | 20 & 21 August 2024, Tuesday & Wednesday |
Time | 0830 – 1700 |
Venue | Ng Teng Fong General Hospital |
Format | Lectures and Hands-on sessions with breakout |
Introduction | A 2-day Advanced Airway Course suitable for senior trainees in Intensive Care & Respiratory Medicine / Anaesthesia / Emergency Department and as a refresher for intensivists, anesthetists, and emergency physicians, consisting of a combination of lectures, small group tutorials, case-based discussion and skills stations. |
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The Course will cover:
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Target Participants | Senior trainees and Consultants in Intensive Care & Respiratory Medicine / Anaesthesia / Emergency Department |
Participants Number | 24 |
Lead Faculty (Local) | Dr Amit Kansal |
Faculty | Dr Christian Karcher (Australia) |
Cost per pax | SGD 350 Early Bird Rate SGD 400 Regular Rate |
21 August 2024, Wednesday
Workshop Title | Advanced Airway Course for Critical Care |
Date | 20 & 21 August 2024, Tuesday & Wednesday |
Time | 0830 – 1700 |
Venue | Ng Teng Fong General Hospital |
Format | Lectures and Hands-on sessions with breakout |
Introduction | A 2-day Advanced Airway Course suitable for senior trainees in Intensive Care & Respiratory Medicine / Anaesthesia / Emergency Department and as a refresher for intensivists, anesthetists, and emergency physicians, consisting of a combination of lectures, small group tutorials, case-based discussion and skills stations. |
Objectives |
The Course will cover:
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Target Participants | Senior trainees and Consultants in Intensive Care & Respiratory Medicine / Anaesthesia / Emergency Department |
Participants Number | 24 |
Lead Faculty (Local) | Dr Amit Kansal |
Faculty | Dr Christian Karcher (Australia) |
Cost per pax | SGD 350 Early Bird Rate SGD 400 Regular Rate |