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

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8 March 2019
9 March 2019
10 March 2019

Day 1 | 8 March 2019 (Friday): Paediatric Sleep Medicine Symposium

8.45am	Normal Sleep and Circadian Physiology in Children Dr Sadasivam Suresh Consultant, Senior Staff Specialist Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
9.15am	The Snoring Child: Evaluation and Management Assoc Prof Teoh Oon Hoe Head and Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
9.45am	OSA Management: ENT Surgical Options Beyond Adenotonsillectomy Dr Chan Ching Yee Associate Consultant Department of Otolaryngology KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
10.05am	OSA Management: Dental / Maxillofacial Surgical Options Dr Yow Mimi, Head and Senior Consultant Cleft and Craniofacial Deformity Programme National Dental Centre, Singapore
11.00am	Polysomnography: Staging and Scoring Dr Biju Thomas Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
11.30am	Oximetry and Polysomnography: Interpretation Dr Mahesh Babu Ramamurthy Head and Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine National University Hospital, Singapore
12.00pm	Parasomnias and Behavioural Sleep Problems in Children Dr Petrina Wong Visiting Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
1.30pm	The Sleepy Child: Assessment and Management (Include Narcolepsy, RLS, PLMD) Dr Sadasivam Suresh Consultant, Senior Staff Specialist Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
2.05pm	Sleep Related Hypoventilation Dr Arun Pugalenthi Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore

Day 2 | 9 March 2019 (Saturday): Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Symposium

9.00am	Child with Chronic Cough: Evaluation and Management Assoc Prof Anne Goh Head, Paediatric Allergy Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory & Allergy Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
9.30am	The Wheezing Child: Evaluation and Management Dr Arun Pugalenthi Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
10.00am	‘Difficult’ Asthma: Evaluation and Management Dr Colin Wallis Division Lead and Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
11.00am	Lung Function Tests (Spirometry, FeNO, DLCO, Plethysmography) Dr Mahesh Babu Ramamurthy Head and Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine National University Hospital, Singapore
11.30am	Challenge Tests and Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Assoc Prof Teoh Oon Hoe Head and Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
12.00pm	Paediatric Chest Imaging Adj Assoc Prof Marielle Valerie Fortier Head and Senior Consultant Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
1.20pm	Child with Chronic Wet Cough: Bronchiectasis Dr Sadasivam Suresh Consultant, Senior Staff Specialist Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
1.50pm	Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Dr Biju Thomas Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
2.20pm	Cystic Fibrosis: Recent Advances Dr Colin Wallis Division Lead and Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
3.30pm	Immunology for the Pulmonologist Dr Liew Woei Kang Visiting Consultant Paediatric Immunology KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
4.00pm	Respiratory Infections in Immunocompromised Children Assoc Prof Chong Chia Yin Senior Consultant Paediatric Infectious Disease KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore

Day 3 | 10 March 2019 (Sunday): Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Symposium

9.00am	Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (ChILD) Dr Sadasivam Suresh Consultant, Senior Staff Specialist Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
9.30am	Chronic Neonatal Lung Disease Dr Mahesh Babu Ramamurthy Head and Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine National University Hospital, Singapore
10.00am	Pulmonary Hypertension in Children: Evaluation and Management Dr Sreekanthan Sundaraghavan Consultant Paediatric Cardiology KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
10.50am	Aspiration Related Lung Disease: Evaluation and Management Dr Biju Thomas Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
11.05am	Assessment of Swallowing Function: Role of Speech and Language Therapist, Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study (VFSS) Ms Goh Siew Li Head, Speech and Language Therapy Service Principal Speech Therapist KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
11.20am	Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) Dr Annette Ang Senior Consultant Department of Otolaryngology KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
11.35am	Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Assessment and Management Dr Christina Ong Visiting Consultant Gastroenterology Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
12.00pm	Allergy for the Pulmonologist Assoc Prof Anne Goh Head, Paediatric Allergy Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory & Allergy Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
1.20pm	Airway Malacia: Evaluation and Management Dr Colin Wallis Division lead and Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
1.50pm	Congenital Cystic Pulmonary Airway Malformations Dr Colin Wallis Division Lead and Consultant Paediatric Respiratory Medicine Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
2.20pm	Complicated Pneumonias: Assessment and Management Dr Teoh Oon Hoe Head and Senior Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
3.10pm	Respiratory Problems in Children with Neuromuscular Disorders Dr Petrina Wong Visiting Consultant Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Service KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
3.40pm	Technology Dependent Children Dr Sadasivam Suresh Consultant, Senior Staff Specialist Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital, Brisbane, Australia