17 August 2023, Thursday – Pre-Conference

Workshop Title APICS ECMO Course
Date 17-18 Aug 2023, Thursday and Friday
Time 0900-1300hrs and 1400-1700hrs
Venue National University Hospital
Introduction This 2 day highly acclaimed ECMO course is currently one of the courses endorsed by the Extracorporeal Life Support Organisation (ELSO) in Asia. It develops skills participants in the management of patients on ECMO, and teaches how to troubleshoot common problems with a simulated learning experience. Learning is further enhanced by smaller group simulation sessions to allow for hands-on education and active instructions on both basic and advanced topics such as circuit checks, equipment components, alarms, pressure monitoring, and emergency trouble-shooting procedures. Faculty and simulation educators will facilitate discussions on team training, clinical critical thinking, and decision making. Participants who attend the course will be assessed before and after the course and will receive ELSO endorsed Course certificate as well as the Red Book.
Objectives
  • Describe key indications and contraindications for ECMO
  • Identify ECMO circuit components and prime a circuit
  • Learn about common ecmo emergencies
  • Troubleshoot problems on ECMO using high fidelity simulation
  • Basic cannulation techniques would be taught  on cannulation simulators during the hands of sessions
Target Participants Doctors, nurses, perfusionists and respiratory therapists involved in the care of ECMO patients
Participants Number 20
Lead Faculty (Local) Dr Ramanathan K, National University Hospital Singapore
Dr. Graeme MacLaren, National University Hospital, Singapore
Faculty Ms Nancy
Mr Si Guim Goh
Ms Pauline Oh
Course Fees Physicians:
890 SGD (Early Bird) / 1,090 SGD (Late Registration)Non-Physicians (Nurses/Perfusionists/Physiotherapists):
690 SGD (Early Bird) / 840 SGD (Late Registration)

Workshop Title POCUS Workshop
Date 17 Aug 2023, Thursday
Time 0900-1300hrs
1400-1800hrs
Venue Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room 331
Introduction Point-of-Care Ultrasound Skills Workshop covers both basic and advanced principles and practice of ultrasound in a wide range of settings. Participants will get to practice on live models, learning in a small group and hands on formats, with instant feedback on their techniques by our experienced international faculty.
Objectives At the end of the workshop, participants will have had exposure on how to perform POCUS on various organ systems and discussion on clinical applications
Target Participants
  • Trainees and junior doctors hoping to be exposed to a wide range of POCUS applications.
  • Senior doctors hoping to refresh their knowledge.
  • Allied health, nurse participants, respiratory therapists with interest in using POCUS to expand their bedside clinical assessment.
Faculty
  • Dr. Lau Yie Hui, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
  • Dr. Fong Wee Kim, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
  • Dr. Choo Wee-Sen, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore
  • Dr. Xu Hui Ying, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
  • Dr. Nicolas Lim, Woodlands Health, Singapore
  • Dr. Suneel Ramesh Desai, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
  • Dr. Chew Si Yuan, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
  • Dr. Sandra Hui, Changi General Hospital, Singapore
  • Dr. Wong Shiun Woei, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
  • Dr. Omar Al-Qudsi, Duke University Hospital, United States
Cost per pax SGD 100 Physician
SGD 50 Trainee / Allied Health

Workshop Title APICS Trainee Review Course
Date 17 Aug 2023, Thursday
Time 0900-1300hrs
1400-1800hrs
Venue Suntec Convention Center, Level 3, Room 332
Introduction APICS Trainee Review course  is a workshop designed specially with trainees in mind. Using interactive case based discussion led by experienced experts, participants will learn the art and science of various core topics in intensive care medicine. Exam techniques to help trainee clear the hurdle of their exit exam will also be shared during the course.
Target Participants All intensivists-in-training, planning to or preparing for exams, physicians considering a career path in intensive care medicine.
Cost per pax SGD 50 Physician
SGD 30 Allied Health
Time Program Faculty
0830 – 1000 Ventilator Waveforms Jason Phua
1000 – 1015 Tea Break
1015 – 1145 EEG Interpretation Christopher Chua/Rahul
1145 – 1300 Lunch Break
1300 – 1430 Toxicology and Complicated ABGs Suresh Pillai
1430 – 1600 Difficult ECG Session Teo Hooi Khee
1600 – 1615 Tea Break
1615 – 1745 Hemodynamic Waveforms Chia Yew Woon
1745 – 1800 Closing Summary of Learning Concepts Andrew Li

Workshop Title ICU Specific Communication Skills Training
The ICU Specific Communication Skills Training Workshop has been cancelled. We apologise for this change and all registrants will be notified.
Date 17 Aug 2023, Thursday
Time 1400-1800hrs
Venue Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room 334
Introduction The ability to communicate well with professional colleagues, patients, and their relatives is a fundamental clinical skill in intensive care medicine and central to good medical practice.

In this 3hr course, participants will have the opportunity to participate in or observe a range of challenging communication situations encountered in the ICU. Didactic presentations and role play activities facilitated  by experienced experts will be used to impart various communication strategies which can be used in these scenarios.
Cost per pax SGD 50 Physician
SGD 30 Allied Health

Workshop Title In situ Simulation in the ICU – Nuts and Bolts
Date 17 Aug 2023, Thursday
Time 0900-1300hrs
Venue Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room 335-336
Introduction In Situ Stimulation Learning in the ICU has increasingly replaced facility based training for interprofessional teams. It can be used to improve team performance in the workplace, identify and mitigate threats to patient safety and allow ICU to improve protocols, systems and infrastructure.

This interactive workshop led by experienced international faculty will cover topics that includes key components on preparation, scenario creation, safety concerns, potential barriers and effective debriefing.
Objectives
  • Understand the basic concepts of in situ simulation in the ICU
  • Formulate and develop effective lesson plans & case scenarios
  • Practice different debriefing techniques to facilitate learning
Target Participants Faculty who are interested in using simulation methodologies to enhance their curriculum.

  • Doctors
  • Nurses
  • Allied health providers
  • Healthcare Educators
Cost per pax SGD 50 Physician
SGD 30 Allied Health
Lead Faculty (Local) Dr Koh Meng Kwang Jansen, Changi General Hospital
Faculty
Mashithah Mansor
Leylane Anselmo
Corina Heng
Wang Xiqin
Rafael Leanda
Sharilyn Plunkett
Kong Siew Yee
Dr Roshni Gokhale

18 August 2023, Friday – Pre-Conference

Workshop Title Top Tips for a Successful Research Journey
Date 18 Aug 2023, Friday
Venue Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room 332
Introduction Conducting research in critically ill patient populations is challenging.
This workshop will provide an opportunity for participants with a strong interest in ICU research to learn from established experts in this field. The course will cover various research methodologies required to critically appraise and to conduct clinical research in this field.
Objectives To educate and inspire clinician-researchers, using examples from ICU research
Target Participants Clinician-Researchers at any level
Participants Number 20
Cost per pax SGD 50 Physician

SGD 30 Allied Health
Lead Faculty (Local) Dr See Kay Chong, National University Hospital
Moderator Dr Yie Hui Lau
Faculty Dr Sewa Duu Wen
Dr Simon Finfer
Dr Naomi Hammond
Dr Ed Litton
Dr Jason Phua
Time (Duration) Topic Faculty
0830 – 0900 Registration –
0900 – 0910 Introduction Dr See Kay Choong
0910 – 0930 Top Tips for Study Design Dr Ed Litton
0930 – 0950 Top Tips for Operationalizing Studies Dr Naomi Hammond
0950 – 1020 Discussion Dr Lau Yie Hui
1020 – 1100 Networking Break All Faculty
1100 – 1120 Top Tips for Getting Grants Dr Sewa Duu Wen
1120 – 1140 Top Tips for Writing and Publishing Dr Jason Phua
1140 – 1200 Top Tips for a Successful Research Career Dr Simon Finfer
1200 – 1230 Discussion Dr Lau Yie Hui
1230 – 1240 Closing Dr See Kay Choong

Workshop Title Intensive Care Emergencies in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (ICECATS)
Date 18 Aug 2023, Friday
Time 0900-1300hrs
Venue Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room 334
Introduction The focus on the course is on the delivery of knowledge related to resuscitation of post-cardiac surgery patients, the differences to standard ALS and teaching of performing an emergency resternotomy in a team.
Objectives At the end of the course, the participants will be able to:

  • Understand normal and abnormal progression of patients following cardiac surgery
  • Understand and discuss the differences between resuscitation of cardiothoracic and non-cardiothoracic patients
  • Correctly use the emergency resternotomy equipment
  • Perform a resternotomy on a manikin in a team including internal cardiac massage and defibrillation
Target Participants Doctors and nurses in Cardiothoracic Intensive Care
Cost per pax SGD 50 Physician
SGD 30 Allied Health

Workshop Title Chronic Home Ventilation Workshop
Date 18 Aug 2023, Friday
Time 0900-1300hrs
Venue Suntec Convention Centre, Level 3, Room 335-336
Introduction This workshop will cover the physiology and pathophysiology of respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation tips applied to the complex patient; advanced tracheostomy care- breathing / speaking / eating with a trach; airway clearance; setting up a patient for long term ventilation; emergency drills.
Target Participants Clinicians, trainees, allied health and researchers in critical care
Cost per pax SGD 50 Physician
SGD 30 Allied Health
Lead Faculty (Local) TTSH: Dr Chan Yeow, Senior Consultant, Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Med, and Director, HVRSS (Home Ventilation and Respiratory Support Service)
WH (Woodlands Health): Dr Debra Seow, Consultant, Respiratory Medicine and Intensive Care Medicine
Faculty TTSH:
Dr Valerie Ng, Consultant, Rehabilitation Medicine
Dr Lim Jiayan, Consultant, Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Med
Dr Wee Jiayan, Consultant, Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Med
Sr Sun Tao, Advanced Practice Nurse, HVRSS
Sr Lydia Soon, Nurse Clinician, HVRSS
Ms Cheryl Tan Koh Kuan, Senior Physiotherapist, AH – Rehab
Ms Lim Wei Jing Melinda, Principal Speech Therapist, AH – Speech Therapy
Ms Tan Xuet Ying, Principal Speech Therapist, AH – Speech Therapy
Ms Leong Jingwen, Medical Social Worker, AH – Care and Counselling

NUHS:
Dr Thong Wen Yi, Senior Consultant, Paediatrics
Dr Tan Mei Yun Genevieve, Associate Consultant, Department of Medicine
Sr Elaine Hor, Advanced Practice Nurse, Paediatrics

KKH:
Dr Cristelle Chow Chu – Tian, Senior Consultant, Paediatrics, and Director of Children’s Complex and Home Care Services, KKH
Sr Maryani Bte Abdul Wahab, Nurse Clinician, Paediatric Home Care team, KKH

CGH:
Dr Ng Xiang Long Louis, Senior Consultant, Anaesthesia and Surgical Intensive Care, and Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Dr Sandra Hui, Consultant, Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Sr Zhao Liping, Tracheostomy Care Nurse
Ms Marife Peralta Rico, Respiratory Therapist

WH:
Dr. Ivan Gerald Lee, Head, Respiratory Care Services
Mr Balachandran Jayachandran, Principal Physiotherapist, Allied Health Services
Sr Luo Wei, Nurse Clinician, Intensive Care
Time Topic Speaker(s)
9.00 am – 9.15 am Pathophysiology of Chronic Respiratory Failure and Introduction to TTSH HVRSS Dr Chan Yeow
9.15 am – 9.30 am Importance of Early Tracheostomy Care, Forms of Chronic Ventilation and Role of the TTSH Ventilator Rehab Unit (VRU) in the ICU Weaning Process Dr Louis Ng
Dr Valerie Ng
Session 1 (Practical Stations)
Timing Station Faculty
9.30 am – 10.30 am
(20mins per session)		 Paediatric and Adult Tracheostomy Anatomy and Types of Tracheostomy Tubes Dr Loius Ng
Dr Chan Yeow
Sr Maryani
Sr Elaine Hor
Early Tracheostomy Care, Including Nursing Management Dr Sandra Hui
Dr Valerie Ng
Sr Sun Tao
Sr Luo Wei
Oxygenation and Humidification in Tracheostomy and Tracheostomy Ventilation Dr Lim Jiayan
Dr Wee Jiayan
Sr Lydia Soon
Sr Zhao Liping
10.30 am – 10.45 am Refreshments
Session 2 (Practical Stations)
Timing Station Faculty
10.45 am – 12.15 am
(20mins per session)		 Leak Speech and Speaking Valves. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) – Hi‐Tech and Low‐Tech Principal ST Ms Melinda Lim
Principal ST Ms Tan Xuet Ying
  Cough Assist Therapy in the ICU and Home Senior PT Ms Cheryl Tan
Principal PT Mr Balachandran
  Home Bilevel Devices and Home Mechanical Ventilators (Paediatric and Adult): Indications, Uses, Differences, Optimising Settings, Troubleshooting Paediatric:
Dr Thong Wen Yi
Dr Cristelle Chow

Adult:
Principal RT Dr. Ivan Gerald Lee
Dr Genevieve Tan
Dr Debra Seow
Ms Marife Rico Peralta
Time Topic Speaker(s)
12.15 pm – 12.30 pm Social and Financial Considerations in Chronic Ventilation (Adult and Paediatric) Ms Leong Jingwen
Dr Cristelle Chow
12.30 pm – 12.45 pm
(Adult)

12.45 pm – 1 pm
(Paediatric)

 Interactive Zoom Session with Patient/Caregiver on Tracheostomy Ventilation in the Home setting (Basic setup of Equipment at Home and Leak Speech in Adults) HVRSS Patient and Caregiver

KKH Patient and Caregiver
1 pm – 1.15 pm Through the Eyes of an ICU Survivor: Journey of Hope with Ventilator Rehabilitation Dr Valerie Ng

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