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Dr Quek Bin Huey

Specialist Accreditation in Neonatology (Spore), MRCS (Edinburgh), Specialist Accreditation in Paediatrics Medicine (Spore), Master of Medicine (Paediatrics Medicine) (Spore), MRCP (UK), MBBS (Spore)

Senior Consultant

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Specialty: Neonatology

Sub-specialties: Neonatal Resuscitation, Simulation Based Learning, Neonatal Ventilation, Chronic Lung Disease, Borderline Viability, Follow-up of Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants

Conditions Treated by this Doctor:
Chronic Lung Disease, Congenital Malformations in Newborns, Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, Neonatal Hypoglycemia, Neonatal Jaundice, Neonatal Sepsis, Newborn Resuscitation, Nutrition of the Newborn, Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), Premature Infants and Newborns Needing Intensive Care, Problems Related to Premature Birth, Pulmonary Hypertension, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, The Well Baby, Theraupeutic Hypothermia, Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn.

Clinical Appointments

Senior Consultant Neonatology KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Head ＆ Senior Consultant Neonatal Intensive Care Unit KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Profile

Dr Quek Bin Huey is actively involved in teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students in management of neonatal issues and neonatal care. She is a Clinical Teacher in the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS. She has also been appointed Adjunct Assistant Professor Duke Graduate Medical School and is the coordinator of Neonatal Programme for Paediatric Clerkship with Duke-GMS. In 2009, Dr Quek was appointed Associate Programme Director for Paediatrics, ACGMEi. Dr Quek is also actively involved in teaching and training nurses involved in critical care nursing, neonatology and those undergoing training in midwifery.

She is involved in the training of doctors and nurses in the Department of Neonatology and Obstetrics and Gynaecology in newborn resuscitation and is also an instructor for the Acute Resuscitation in Children (ARC) course.

Dr Quek’s sub-specialty interests include Neonatal Resuscitation, Simulation based learning, Neonatal Ventilation, Chronic Lung Disease, Borderline viability and follow-up of Very-Low-Birth-Weight infants.

Other areas of interest include Quality Assurance and Patient Safety and she is responsible for quality assurance audits in the department. She has also recently been appointed Chairman of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) focus workgroup in KKH. Apart from this, she is the co-coordinator of the Vermont Oxford Network Database (VON) where she has been involved in maintaining the database since 2006.

In addition, Dr Quek is the Honorary Treasurer in the Singapore Paediatric Society since 2008. Previously, she was the Honorary Secretary from 2006 - 2008.

Education

Specialist Accreditation in Neonatology (Singapore) 2011
MRCS (Edinburgh) 2004
Specialist Accreditation in Paediatrics Medicine (Singapore) 2003
Master of Medicine (Paediatrics Medicine) (Singapore) 1999
MRCP (UK) 1999
MBBS National University of Singapore 1998

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Adj Asst Prof, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
Adj Asst Prof, DUKE-NUS Medical School, Singapore
Clinical Teacher, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Singapore
Head, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), KK Women's and Children's Hospital 2017 – Present
Senior Consultant, Department of Neonatology, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital 2007 – Present
Member, EMR / CLMM Committee 2009 – Present
Member, Perinatal Simulation Training Centre Committee 2009 – Present
Neonatal Coordinator for DRG Committee 2009 – Present
ACGME Associate Programme Director for Paediatrics, SingHealth 2009 – Present
Honorary Treasurer, Singapore Paediatric Society 2008 – Present

Awards

Service from the Heart Award, 2016
Outstanding Faculty Award, 2014
Simulation in Pediatric Residency Education, Research and Patient Safety, HMDP Award, 2012
Passionate Educator Award, 2012
Singapore Health Quality Service, Sliver Award, 2011 to 2012
Best Resident Teacher ACGME Paediatrics 2011
Service from the Heart Award, 2011
Singapore Health Quality Service Award, Sliver Award, 2010
EXSA Gold Award 2006
EXSA Sliver Award 2005
Best Clinical Quality Poster on 'Early Discharge of G6PD deficient babies’, 2006

Research Interests

Publications

The Simulation Centre – Expansion and Upgrading of the Paediatric Simulation Training Centre to incorporate Neonatal, Obstetric, Perinatal and Communication Skills Training, SingHealth Foundation Grant 2008
Strategies for Prevention of Chronic Lung Disease Perinatology, Journal of Perinatology & Neonatal Care. April 2007
Unusual Cause of Cyanosis in 2 Young Infants, Paediatrics, Child & Adolescent Health Vol 47 (1) Nov 2007
Chapter 11 - Neonatology, The Baby Bear Book – A Practical Guide on Paediatrics 2008/2010
Oral Presentation on ‘Impact on Chronic Lung Disease on Neonatal Morbidities and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in ELBWs at 2 years of age at Annual Paediatric Congress 2006
Co-Author Poster Presentation on ‘Early Discharge of G6PD Deficient Babies at KKH’, Annual Scientific Meeting 2006 (Best Clinical Quality Poster)
2 Year Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Randomized Trial of Prolonged Low dose versus Conventional dose Indomethacin for treating Patent Ductus Arteriosus in VLBW infants – Retrospective Study (completed and presented as poster and abstract at the Society of Paediatric Research (SPR) 2004