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CGH 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting "Intergated Medicine"
Public Forum CME Programme
CGH 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting
" Integrated Medicine"


Changi General Hospital will be organising our 3rd Annual Scientific Meeting on 17 - 18 August 2001. With the theme of "Integrated Medicine", the event is a gathering to feature the research findings of clinical and paramedical professionals and promote exchange of knowledge. This programme is accredited with 6 CME points.

 
    FRIDAY 17 AUGUST 2001
  8.00 - 8.30 am Registration
  8.30 am Welcome by CEO & Opening Speech By Singhealth Group CEO
  8.50 am Address by Chairman of Medical Board & Introduction of Guest Lecturer
  9.00 am CGH Lecture "Hormones and Aging Men: Prevention or Illusion" by eminent guest speaker, Prof David Handelsman, University of Sydney
     
    MEDICAL SYMPOSIUM
  10.00 am "Giants In Geriatrics: A Big Problem" by Dr Carol Tan, Head & Consultant, Department of Geriatric Medicine
  10.30 am "What Is Not Dementia" by Dr Ng Li Ling, Senior Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine
  11.00 - 11.30 am Tea Break
  11.30 am Hyperlipdaemia In The Elderly: To Treat or Not To Treat?" by Dr Tavitharan Subaramaniam, Associate Consultant, Department of Medicine
  12.00 pm State-of-the-art Lecture "Acute Coronary Syndromes: Present Day Management" by Prof Lim Yean Leng,† Director of National Heart Centre
  1.00 - 2.00 pm Lunch
  2.00 pm "Polypharmacy: Pitfalls to Avoid" by Ms Wendy Ang, Pharmacist
     

    SURGICAL SYMPOSIUM
  2.30 pm "Joint Replacement Surgery: New Bionics for Old Joints" by David Chua, Consultant, Department of Orthopaedics
  3.00 pm "Limb Salvage or Amputation?" A Tough Choice" by Dr Cosmas Chen, Consultant, Department of Surgery
  3.30 - 3.50 pm Tea Break
  3.50 pm "Minimal Access Surgery: Maximum Benefits, Minimising Complications" by Dr Tay Khoon Hean, Consultant, Department of Surgery
     

    SATURDAY 18 AUGUST 2001
  8.00 - 8.30 am Breakfast
  8.30 am Plenary Lecture "Use, Misuse & Abuse of Androgens" by Prof David Handelsman
  9.30 - 12.00 pm Best Medical Paper Award/Best Nursing & Paramedical Paper Award/Research Paper Presentation
 
You can call Annual Scientific Meeting Committee c/o Clinical Services at
Tel: 850 2375