Inaugural Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Symposium (8 to 10 March 2019)

Forum for Healthcare Professionals

Programme

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8 March 2019 (Friday)

8.00am	Registration
8.30am	Welcome Address
8.45am	Normal Sleep and Circadian Physiology in Children Dr Sadasivam Suresh
9.15am	The Snoring Child: Evaluation and Management Assoc Prof Teoh Oon Hoe
9.45am	OSA Management: ENT Surgical Options Beyond Adenotonsillectomy Dr Chan Ching Yee
10.05am	OSA Management: Dental / Maxillofacial Surgical Options Dr Yow Mimi
10.25am	Questions and Answers
10.40am	Tea break
11.00am	Polysomnography: Staging and Scoring Dr Biju Thomas
11.30am	Oximetry and Polysomnography: Interpretation Dr Mahesh Babu Ramamurthy
12.00pm	Parasomnias and Behavioural Sleep Problems in Children Dr Petrina Wong
12.30pm	Lunch
1.30pm	The Sleepy Child: Assessment and Management (Include Narcolepsy, RLS, PLMD) Dr Sadasivam Suresh
2.05pm	Sleep Related Hypoventilation Dr Arun Pugalenthi
2.40pm	Tea break
3.00pm	Hands-on Sessions: Polysomnography Hook Up, Staging and Scoring. (Include Demonstration of Pulse Oximeters and Polysomnography Devices) Dr Suresh Sadasivam, Assoc Prof Teoh Oon Hoe, Dr Biju Thomas, Dr Arun Pugalenthi, Dr Petrina Wong and KKH Paediatric Sleep Technologists
5.00pm	End of Programme

9 March 2019 (Saturday)

8.00am	Registration
8.45am	Welcome Address
9.00am	Child with Chronic Cough: Evaluation and Management Assoc Prof Anne Goh
9.30am	The Wheezing Child: Evaluation and Management Dr Arun Pugalenthi
10.00am	‘Difficult’ Asthma: Evaluation and Management Dr Colin Wallis
10.30am	Tea break
11.00am	Lung Function Tests (Spirometry, FeNO, DLCO, Plethysmography) Dr Mahesh Babu Ramamurthy
11.30am	Challenge Tests and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Assoc Prof Teoh Oon Hoe
12.00pm	Paediatric Chest Imaging Adj Assoc Prof Marielle Valerie Fortier
12.30pm	Lunch
1.20pm	Child with Chronic Wet Cough: Bronchiectasis Dr Sadasivam Suresh
1.50pm	Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Dr Biju Thomas
2.20pm	Cystic Fibrosis: Recent Advances Dr Colin Wallis
2.50pm	Questions and Answers
3.10pm	Tea Break
3.30pm	Immunology for the Pulmonologist Dr Liew Woei Kang
4.00pm	Respiratory Infections in Immunocompromised Children Assoc Prof Chong Chia Yin
4.30pm	Hands-on Sessions: Spirometry, FeNO, Skin Prick Tests, Inhaler Devices and Nebulizers. (Include Demonstration of Pulse Oximeters, NioxMINO, Common Inhaler Devices, Common Nebulizers and Environmental and Food Allergen Panels for Skin Prick Testing.) Assoc Prof Teoh Oon Hoe, Prof Anne Goh, Dr Biju Thomas, Dr Arun Pugalenthi, Dr Petrina Wong, Dr Tan Yi Hua, KKH Paediatric Respiratory Technologists and Asthma Specialist Nurses
5.30pm	End of Programme

10 March 2019 (Sunday)

8.00am	Registration
8.45am	Welcome Address
9.00am	Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (ChILD) Dr Sadasivam Suresh
9.30am	Chronic Neonatal Lung Disease Dr Mahesh Babu Ramamurthy
10.00am	Pulmonary Hypertension in Children: Evaluation and Management Dr Sreekanthan Sundaraghavan
10.30am	Tea break
10.50am	Aspiration Related Lung Disease: Evaluation and Management Dr Michael Lim
11.05am	Assessment of Swallowing Function: Role of Speech and Language Therapist, Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) Ms Goh Siew Li
11.20am	Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) Dr Annette Ang
11.35am	Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Assessment and Management Dr Christina Ong
11.50am	Questions and Answers
12.00pm	Airway Malacia: Evaluation and Management Dr Colin Wallis
12.30pm	Lunch
1.20pm	Allergy for the Pulmonologist Assoc Prof Anne Goh
1.50pm	Complicated Pneumonias: Assessment and Management Dr Teoh Oon Hoe
2.20pm	Congenital Cystic Pulmonary Airway Malformations Dr Colin Wallis
2.50pm	Tea Break
3.10pm	Respiratory Problems in Children with Neuromuscular Disorders Dr Petrina Wong
3.40pm	Technology Dependent Children Dr Sadasivam Suresh
4.15pm	Hands-on Sessions: Home Ventilators, Interfaces, Tracheostomy, Cough Assist Devices and other Chest Physiotherapy Adjuncts. (Include Demonstration Of Home Ventilators, Interfaces (Masks), Tracheostomy Tubes, Cough Assist Devices and Commonly Used Chest Physiotherapy Adjunct Devices.) Assoc Prof Teoh Oon Hoe, Assoc Prof Anne Goh, Dr Biju Thomas, Dr Arun Pugalenthi, Dr Petrina Wong, Dr Tan Yi Hua, KKH Paediatric Respiratory Technologists, Home Care Nurses, Respiratory Physiotherapists and Respiratory Therapists.
5.15pm	End of Programme