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SDDC Nursing Scientific Meeting 2022 (Virtual)

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Overview

Calling all nurses!

Join us at the inaugural SingHealth Duke-NUS Memory & Cognitive Disorder Centre (SDDC) Nursing Scientific Meeting to better understand how dementia affects patients and ways to improve their care. Challenging behaviour, communication difficulties and incontinence are some of the many dementia-related issues that will be covered during the two-day meeting.

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Event Details

Date & Time

20 - 21 Jan 2022, 10:30 am to 03:55 pm

Audience

Healthcare Professionals,Community Partners

Language

English

Cost

Free

Programme

Click here to download the programme e-booklet.​

Day 1 Programme - 20 January 2022, Thursday, 8am to 12.45pm

Time Topic Speaker
8.00am – 8.10am

Welcome address

 

Dr Simon Ting

Head, SDDC and Head of Neurological Services and Senior Consultant, National Neuroscience Institute@CGH         

8.10am – 8.20amSymposium introduction

Adj A/Prof Lim Si Ching

Organising Chairperson, SDDC Memory & Cognitive Disorder Nursing Scientific Meeting 2022

Director of Education, SDDC & Senior Consultant Department of Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital

Session 1 Dementia Care In The Hospital Setting

Session Chair:

Mr Sahnan Bin Rahim

Nurse Clinician, Changi General Hospital

8.25am – 8.45amOverview of the Clinical Signs and Symptoms of Dementia

Adj A/Prof Lim Si Ching

Director of Education, SDDC & Senior Consultant Department of Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital

8.50am – 9.10amThe "Challenging" Behaviour - Who is Being Challenged?

Ms Siti Khadijah Binte Yahya

Assistant Nurse Clinician, Changi General Hospital

9.15am – 9.35amPlan Activities for Our Patients Living with Dementia

Ms Tan Ding Qin Esther

Occupational Therapist, Singapore General Hospital

9.35am – 9.50amLive Q&A
9.50am – 10.00amBreak
Session 2 New Model of Care for Our Dementia Patients?

Session Chair:

Ms Tee Yong Ming

Nurse Educator, SingHealth Community Hospitals

10.05am – 10.25amRole of Person Centred Care (PCC) in a Hospital Setting

Ms Anna Liza Pada Bantilan

Nurse Clinician, Changi General Hospital

10.30am – 10.50amCommunicating with the Patient Living with Dementia

Ms Eveline Silva

Principal Psychologist, National Neuroscience Institute

10.55am – 11.10amLive Q&A
Session 3 Hospital Stay And The Patients Living With Dementia - Can We Do Better?

Session Chair:

Ms Wang Hwee Yi Stella

Nurse Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse), Singapore General Hospital

11.15am – 11.35amCan We Prevent Hospital Associated Complications for Our Patients Living with Dementia?

Ms Usanee Chotphoksap

Nurse Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse), Singapore General Hospital

11.40am – 12.00pmOptimising Nutrition for Geriatric Patients with Dementia

Ms Er Pei Ling Joycelyn

Senior Dietitian (Clinical), Singapore General Hospital

12.05pm – 12.25pmOptimise Our Patients’ Function to Prevent Functional Decline

Ms Charmaine Lim

Physiotherapist, Singapore General Hospital

12.30pm – 12.45pmLive Q&A 
End of Day 1

 

Day 2 Programme - 21 January 2022, Friday, 8.30am to 1.25pm

Time Topic Speaker
08.30am – 08.40amWelcome Address
Session 1 Fall and Dementia - Common Association

Session Chair:

Ms Chua Chiou Hann

Nurse Clinician, SingHealth Community Hospitals

08.45am – 09.05amRisk Factors for Falls Among the Patients Living with Dementia

Ms Lee Hui Min Julian

Nurse Clinician (Speciality Care), Singapore General Hospital

09.10am – 09.30amMeasures to Reduce Falls in the Hospital Setting

Ms Foo Wee Ching

Nurse Clinician (Speciality Care), Singapore General Hospital

09.35am – 09.55amOsteoporosis Care for Patients with Dementia

Ms Huang Xiaofeng

Senior Staff Nurse (Speciality Nursing), Singapore General Hospital

10.00am – 10.15amLive Q&A 
10.15am – 10.30amBreak 
Session 2 Diapers For All?

Session Chair:

Ms Daanaa Rafiqa Binte Mohamed Isa

Staff Nurse, Changi General Hospital

10.35am – 10.55amDementia and Urinary Incontinence

Adj A/Prof Lim Si Ching

Director of Education, SDDC & Senior Consultant Department of Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital

11.00am – 11.20amManagement of Continence Issues in the Hospital Setting- Diapers and Catheters for All?

Ms Zhou Lin Fang

Senior Nurse Manager, Changi General Hospital

11.25am – 11.45amManaging Medication Compliance Among Our Patients Living with Dementia

Ms Nyu Mei Mei

Senior Staff Nurse, National Neuroscience Institute

11.50am – 12.05pm Live Q&A
Session 3 Taking Care Of Our Caregivers

Session Chair:

Ms Gan Peiying

Nurse Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse), Sengkang General Hospital

12.10pm – 12.30pmSupporting Caregivers of Patients Living with Dementia

Ms Li Fuyin

Senior Nurse Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse),

Changi General Hospital

12.35pm – 12.55pmCaring for Our Patients Living with Advanced Dementia

Ms Esther Vanessa Chua

Nurse Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse), National Neuroscience Institute

1.00pm – 1.15pmLive Q&A 
1.20pm – 1.25pmClosing 
End of Day 2

Venue

Meeting will be conducted online via Zoom Webinar.

Fees & Payments

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Current Session
20 - 21 Jan 2022
Scientific Meetings SDDC Nursing Scientific Meeting 2022 (Virtual)
Free 10:30 am to 03:55 pm