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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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 – 8.20am | Symposium 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 – 8.45am | Overview 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 – 9.10am | The "Challenging" Behaviour - Who is Being Challenged? | Ms Siti Khadijah Binte Yahya Assistant Nurse Clinician, Changi General Hospital |
| 9.15am – 9.35am | Plan Activities for Our Patients Living with Dementia | Ms Tan Ding Qin Esther Occupational Therapist, Singapore General Hospital |
| 9.35am – 9.50am | Live Q&A | |
| 9.50am – 10.00am | Break | |
| Session 2 | New Model of Care for Our Dementia Patients? | Session Chair: Ms Tee Yong Ming Nurse Educator, SingHealth Community Hospitals |
| 10.05am – 10.25am | Role of Person Centred Care (PCC) in a Hospital Setting | Ms Anna Liza Pada Bantilan Nurse Clinician, Changi General Hospital |
| 10.30am – 10.50am | Communicating with the Patient Living with Dementia | Ms Eveline Silva Principal Psychologist, National Neuroscience Institute |
| 10.55am – 11.10am | Live 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 – 11.35am | Can We Prevent Hospital Associated Complications for Our Patients Living with Dementia? | Ms Usanee Chotphoksap Nurse Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse), Singapore General Hospital |
| 11.40am – 12.00pm | Optimising Nutrition for Geriatric Patients with Dementia | Ms Er Pei Ling Joycelyn Senior Dietitian (Clinical), Singapore General Hospital |
| 12.05pm – 12.25pm | Optimise Our Patients’ Function to Prevent Functional Decline | Ms Charmaine Lim Physiotherapist, Singapore General Hospital |
| 12.30pm – 12.45pm | Live Q&A | |
| End of Day 1 | ||
Day 2 Programme - 21 January 2022, Friday, 8.30am to 1.25pm
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 08.30am – 08.40am | Welcome Address | |
| Session 1 | Fall and Dementia - Common Association | Session Chair: Ms Chua Chiou Hann Nurse Clinician, SingHealth Community Hospitals |
| 08.45am – 09.05am | Risk Factors for Falls Among the Patients Living with Dementia | Ms Lee Hui Min Julian Nurse Clinician (Speciality Care), Singapore General Hospital |
| 09.10am – 09.30am | Measures to Reduce Falls in the Hospital Setting | Ms Foo Wee Ching Nurse Clinician (Speciality Care), Singapore General Hospital |
| 09.35am – 09.55am | Osteoporosis Care for Patients with Dementia | Ms Huang Xiaofeng Senior Staff Nurse (Speciality Nursing), Singapore General Hospital |
| 10.00am – 10.15am | Live Q&A | |
| 10.15am – 10.30am | Break | |
| Session 2 | Diapers For All? | Session Chair: Ms Daanaa Rafiqa Binte Mohamed Isa Staff Nurse, Changi General Hospital |
| 10.35am – 10.55am | Dementia and Urinary Incontinence | Adj A/Prof Lim Si Ching Director of Education, SDDC & Senior Consultant Department of Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital |
| 11.00am – 11.20am | Management of Continence Issues in the Hospital Setting- Diapers and Catheters for All? | Ms Zhou Lin Fang Senior Nurse Manager, Changi General Hospital |
| 11.25am – 11.45am | Managing 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 – 12.30pm | Supporting Caregivers of Patients Living with Dementia | Ms Li Fuyin Senior Nurse Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse), Changi General Hospital |
| 12.35pm – 12.55pm | Caring for Our Patients Living with Advanced Dementia | Ms Esther Vanessa Chua Nurse Clinician (Advanced Practice Nurse), National Neuroscience Institute |
| 1.00pm – 1.15pm | Live Q&A | |
| 1.20pm – 1.25pm | Closing | |
| End of Day 2 | ||
Meeting will be conducted online via Zoom Webinar.