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To see a doctor, please call Central Appointments @ tel: 6294 4050.
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Office |
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Location |
Level 2, Children's Tower |
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Telephone |
6394 1127 |
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Fax |
6394 1114 |
Range of Services:
| Allergy |
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a. Eczema
b. Rhinoconjunctivitis
c. Conjunctivitis
d. Rhinosinusitis
e. Atopic dermatitis
f. Asthma, cough, dyspnea, and recurrent wheeze
g. Acute and chronic urticaria, including physical urticarias
h. Angioedema, including hereditary angioedema
i. Anaphylaxis
j. Food allergy and intolerance
k. Drug and vaccine allergies or intolerance
l. Insect allergy/hypersensitivity
m. Oral allergy syndrome
n. Latex allergy
o. Occupational allergy, asthma, eczema
p. Otitis
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Management of patients with multiple or complex allergies.
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Management of patients with multiple food allergies, requiring avoidance diets.
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Provision of allergen avoidance advice.
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Safe supervision of food and drug challenges.
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Assessment of patients for sublingual immunotherapy. Proper administration of immunotherapy including immunotherapy dose adjustment and management of complications. Supervision of immunotherapy protocols. Recognition and management of allergic reactions associated with immunotherapy.
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Evaluation and differentiation of non-IgE mediated hypersensitivity reactions.
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Improvement of patient compliance with pharmacotherapy regimens through personalized disease management plans.
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Knowledge of drug desensitization protocols.
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Management in the community of patients at risk of anaphylactic reactions, incorporating an understanding of integrated care pathways.
The range of services include:
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Performance and interpretation of skin prick, intradermal, patch tests, and delayed hypersensitivity tests.
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Performance of diagnostic testing for suspected drug, biologic, or vaccine allergy.
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Administration of sublingual immunotherapy
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Performance of allergen provocation tests, oral challenges for food and medication challenges.
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Performance of patch testing for contact dermatitis.
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Performance of basic lung function testing, including spirometry and bronchial provocation tests (methacholine or histamine challenges, measurement of flow-volume loops and pulse oximetry, and prebronchodilator and postbronchodilator testing).
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Knowledge of how and when to measure exhaled nitric oxide, and how and when to perform whole-body plethysmography and impulse oscillometry.
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Assessment of environmental hazards in occupational allergy and knowledge of live insect sting challenges.
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Management of exclusion diets and provocation diets.
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| Immunology |
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Our Immunology service evaluates children with:
- Evaluation, and management of the following:
a. Common variable immunoglobulin deficiency and related immunodeficiencies
b. Primary immunodeficiencies
c. Secondary immunodeficiencies
d. Complement deficiencies
e. Abnormalities of phagocytic cells
- Diagnosis, treatment, and/or referral of primary and secondary humoral and cellular immunodeficiencies. Such diseases include, but are not limited to Bruton agammaglobulinemia, severe combined immunodeficiency, thymic dysplasia, adenosine deaminase deficiency, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, ataxia telangiectasia, and various lymphocyte activation defects.
Safe and effective administration of intravenous gamma globulin.
Recognition and management or appropriate referral of hereditary and acquired complement deficiencies.
Knowledge about and treatment/referral of phagocytic cell disorders, such as Chediak-Higashi syndrome, chronic granulomatous disease, leukocyte adhesion defects, and a variety of congenital and acquired neutropenias.The range of services include:
- Knowledge of and ability to interpret measurements of immune function, including serum immunoglobulin levels, IgG subclass levels, preimmunization and postimmunization antibody titers, isohemagglutinin titers, and other ancillary tests for use in the differential diagnosis of congenital or acquired humoral immunodeficiency.
Measurement and interpretation of laboratory tests to diagnose hereditary angioedema and complement deficiencies.
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| Rheumatology |
Our rheumatology service evaluates children with limb and joint pains, and treats:
- Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
- Juvenile Lupus (SLE)
- Juvenile Dermatomyositis
- Sjogren's and other connective tissue diseases.
We work closely with these services - paediatric nephrology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, dermatology and rehabilitaion service (physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, occupational therapy and podiatry) - and aim to provide complete care for the children.
The range of services include:
- Assessment of limb / joint pains and suspected auto immune disease
- Management of auto immune disease (childhood lupus, dermatomyositis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, scleroderma vasculitis etc.)
- Intrasynovial steroid injections
- Multidisciplinary combined clinic
- Juvenile Arthritis Club, Juvenile Lupus Club
- Hydrotherapy, physiotherapy, splints, podiatry
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Dr Anne Goh Eng Neo
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Head & Senior Consultant |
MBBS, M Med (Paeds), FAMS |
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Dr Chiang Wen Chin |
Associate Consultant |
B Med Sci, MBBS, MRCPCH (UK), FAMS |
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Dr Liew Woei Kang |
Associate Consultant |
MBBS, MRCPCH (UK) |
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Dr Shek Pei-Chi, Lynette |
Visiting Consultant |
MBBS (S'pore), MRCPCH (UK) | |
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