6th Sleep Apnea Surgery Course

In Conjunction with Singapore Sleep Conference

3 - 5 August 2018 ( Friday - Sunday)

Introduction

This is a course designed for ENT specialists and Doctors/Residents in training who have an interest in the medical and surgical management of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA).

It aims to give participants a balanced, up-to-date and comprehensive view of the management of Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea.

The course spans three days and consists of a series of core lectures on the basics of OSA, with lectures on non-surgical and surgical techniques with hands-on fresh-frozen cadaveric dissections.  Participants will receive first-hand guidance from our panel of internationally renowned sleep apnea surgeons and local faculty with a wealth of experience in the surgical and medical treatment of patients with OSA.

The highlights of the course  - this is the only Sleep Apnea Surgery Course in Asia that provides the opportunity for participants to acquire hands-on learning on skeletal craniofacial surgical techniques for OSA. For those interested in innovative technology, for the first time, we will be demonstrating transoral robotic surgery using the Flex Robotic System for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, which is a highly maneuverable system that allows surgeons to access anatomically difficult parts of the upper airway, via a single access site with high definition visualization of surgical site.

This course is held in conjunction with the Singapore Sleep Conference.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the participants will be able to:

1. Assess and evaluate patients with snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

2. Understand and formulate a rational non-surgical and surgical approach to patients with snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea

3. Properly counsel patients on short and long-term risks, benefits, success and cure of different approaches and techniques

4. Understand the role of basic and advanced surgical techniques (nasal, palatal and hypopharyngeal surgeries) in the treatment of snoring and  Obstructive Sleep Apnea

5. Properly select and perform safely the basic and advance sleep surgical techniques

6. Manage patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnoea perioperatively

7. Understand controversies in the surgical treatment of snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Course Directors

​	Dr. Toh Song Tar Senior Consultant Sleep Apnea Surgery Service Department of Otolaryngology Director, SGH Sleep Centre Singapore General Hospital Head, Singhealth Duke-NUS Sleep Centre View Profile	​		Dr. Shaun Loh Associate Consultant Department of Otolaryngology Singapore General Hospital
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	Dr. Phua Chu Qin Associate Consultant ENT Service SengKang General Hospital	​	​	​
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Foreign Faculty

​	​Assoc. Prof Clemens Heiser Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Somnology Head of Sleep Laboratory Klinikum rechts der Isar Technische Universität München Munich, Germany View Profile	​	​	​Prof Nico De Vries ENT Specialist OLVG West,Hospital Amsterdam, The Netherlands View Profile
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​	​Dr. Vikas K. Agrawal Director Specialty ENT Hospital Mumbai, India View Profile	​	​	​Dr. Umamaheswar Duvvuri Assistant Professor Department of Otolaryngology University of Pittsburgh View Profile
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​	​Dr. Clement Lin Assistant Professor Sleep Centre Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Taoyuan, Taiwan View Profile	​	​	​Dr. Srinivas Kishore Ent Specialist Star Hospitals Hyderabad, India View Profile
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​	​Assoc. Prof Shintaro Ciba Director, Ota Memorial Sleep Center Associate Professor Department of Otorhinolaryngology Jikei University School of Medicine	​	​	​Dr. Wang Po-Fang Attending Surgeon Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery Department, Trauma Division and Craniofacial center Taoyuan, Taiwan
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​	​Dr. Edmund Chan Director of A.P.R.S. Aesthetic Plastic Reconstructive Surgery Clinical Assistant Professor (honorary), Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Fellow, Chang Gung University, in Craniofacial Surgery Trainer, Plastic Surgery Board, The College of Surgeons of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine View Profile	​	​	​
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Local Faculty

​	​Dr. Hsu Pon Poh Chief & Senior Consultant, Assistant Chairman, Med Otorhinolaryngology Changi General Hospital	​	​	​Dr. Mark Hon Wah, Ignatius Visiting Consultant Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (ENT), National University Hospital Clinical Lecturer Department of Otolaryngology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore Ascent Ear Nose Throat Specialist Group View Profile
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​	Dr. Chong Khai Beng Consultant Department of Otorhinolaryngology Tan Tock Seng Hospital	​		Dr. Alvin Tan Kah Leong Principal Staff Registrar Deputy Director of Integrated Sleep Service Co-Director CGH Sleep Laboratory
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	Dr. Mok Kan Hwei Paul Senior Consultant and Medical Director My ENT Specialist Clinic Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital View Profile	​	​	Dr. Terry Tan Soon Heng Consultant Otolaryngology Head and Neck Service Khoo Teck Puat Hospital View Profile
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	Dr. Han Hong Juan Consultant Department of Otolaryngology Singapore General Hospital View Profile	​	​	Adj Asst Prof Soon Sue Rene Consultant Ear Nose & Throat, Head & Neck Surgery Ng Teng Fong General Hospital View Profile
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	Dr. Goh Yau Hong Consultant ENT Surgeon Ear Nose Throat, Head & Neck Surgery Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre View Profile	​	​	Dr. William Lim Tian Wei Associate Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery National Dental Centre Singapore View Profile
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​	​Dr. Crystal Cheong Associate Consultant Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (ENT) National University Hospital View Profile	​	​	​Dr. Lau Hung Tuan Associate Consultant Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Khoo Teck Puat Hospital View Profile
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