Short courses for healthcare professionals

The Department conducted two short courses in the past two months to upskill healthcare professionals.

Striving for pharmacists to be immunisers

The Department is a licensed partner of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to conduct the Pharmacy-based Immunization Delivery Certificate Training Program in Singapore. The 4th course run was held on 24th March and we are proud that 17 pharmacists had completed the course successfully. The participants were made up of pharmacists from community and healthcare institutions.

As part of the programme, participants had to complete 12 hours of home study followed by a full day live seminar where they were assessed on their injection techniques at the end and take an online final assessment afterwards. The contents covered aims to educate, prepare and direct pharmacists to provide immunisation services to patients as well as logistical and legal concerns regarding the service in Singapore.    

Catch the pharmacists in action below:

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We are heartened that the course helped these pharmacists build up confidence in administering vaccines in the future and we certainly look forward to see more vaccination service offered by pharmacists.

More course information is available on this page.

“I enjoyed the programme. Kudos to Dr Leroy for making the course interesting, digestible and relevant.”

Managing cardiometabolic diseases as a whole

In understanding that cardiometabolic diseases rarely exist in isolation, the Department introduced the inaugural Cardiometabolic, Renal & dIabetes Optimisation Unified Services (C-RIOUS) Workshop this year. This is a revamp of the Foundation of Clinical Diabetes Management Programme which was conducted in the past. While it is also delivered by a team of clinicians, this all-in-one workshop offers a new component of clinical shadowing rotations. It seeks to provide a broad understanding of cardiometabolic diseases collectively and provide practical tips for management.

It was an intimate session with 10 budding pharmacists over the 3-day course held on 17-19 April. It comprises 2-day workshop with endocrinologist, nephrologist, dietitian, physiotherapist, ophthalmologist, podiatrist, and cardiology specialist pharmacist and 1-day clinical shadowing with nephrologists, dietitian, podiatrist and transplant pharmacists.

View snippets of the action-packed workshop below:

Group photo with Dr Ester Yeoh (Senior Consultant, Admiralty Medical Centre) and Dr Leroy Koh (NUS Pharmacy faculty)
Group photo with Dr Ester Yeoh (Senior Consultant, Admiralty Medical Centre) and Dr Leroy Koh (NUS Pharmacy faculty)
Dr Yew Tong Wei (Senior Consultant, National University Hospital) shared his thoughts on the importance of managing cardiometabolic diseases in totality
Dr Yew Tong Wei (Senior Consultant, National University Hospital) shared his thoughts on the importance of managing cardiometabolic diseases in totality
Dr Maheshwar Bakthavatsalu (Principal Staff Physician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital) presenting on the “Effects of Uncontrolled Cardiometabolic Conditions on the Eye”
Dr Maheshwar Bakthavatsalu (Principal Staff Physician, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital) presenting on the “Effects of Uncontrolled Cardiometabolic Conditions on the Eye”
Testing dietary management knowledge over a simple game with Ms Debbie Thong (Senior Dietitian, Changi General Hospital)
Testing dietary management knowledge over a simple game with Ms Debbie Thong (Senior Dietitian, Changi General Hospital)
A/Prof Doreen Tan (NUS Pharmacy faculty and cardiology specialist pharmacist) interacting with the participants
A/Prof Doreen Tan (NUS Pharmacy faculty and cardiology specialist pharmacist) interacting with the participants
Demonstration of doppler signal evaluation by Ms Chelsea Law (Senior Principal Podiatrist, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital)
Demonstration of doppler signal evaluation by Ms Chelsea Law (Senior Principal Podiatrist, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital)
A/Prof Jimmy Teo (Senior Consultant, National University Hospital) gave a sharing on Chronic Kidney Disease
A/Prof Jimmy Teo (Senior Consultant, National University Hospital) gave a sharing on Chronic Kidney Disease
Participants tried out some fitness test with Mr Jazimin Haron (Senior Physiotherapist, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital)
Participants tried out some fitness test with Mr Jazimin Haron (Senior Physiotherapist, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital)
Q&A session with Dr Amanda Lim (Consultant, National University Hospital) and Dr Chin Run Ting (Associate Consultant, National University Hospital)
Q&A session with Dr Amanda Lim (Consultant, National University Hospital) and Dr Chin Run Ting (Associate Consultant, National University Hospital)
Participants learning about diabetes management from Dr Khoo Chin Meng (Head & Senior Consultant, National University Hospital)
Participants learning about diabetes management from Dr Khoo Chin Meng (Head & Senior Consultant, National University Hospital)
“Love the workshop as it gives me opportunity to see how other professions e.g. podiatrist , ophthalmologist, dietician work together to manage diabetes. Thank you!”

A big thank you to all the healthcare professionals for your partnership for the workshop.

If you are interested to find out more about the course, please visit this page.

Article by Ms Ng Shi Ying (NUS Pharmacy Staff) and Dr Leroy Koh (NUS Pharmacy faculty)

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