Singapore Electroconvulsive Therapy & Neurostimulation Course 2018
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About
Who is this course for?
This course is for doctors and psychiatrists who administer electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Learning Objectives
To be familiar with indications for ECT, different ECT modalities, patient preparation and practical aspects of administering ECT.
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Programme
8:00 am – 8:45 am | Registration | |
8:45 am – 9:00 am | Introduction to ECT | DR MOK YEE MING Chief Department of Mood and Anxiety Institute of Mental Health |
9:00 am – 9:20 am | Mechanism of Action of ECT | DR POON SHI HUI Consultant, Department of Psychiatry Singapore General Hospital |
9:20 am – 9:30 am | Indication for ECT | |
9:30 am – 10:30 am | Pre-ECT Psychiatric / Medical / Anaesthesia Preparation | DR TOR PHERN CHERN Consultant / Head, General Psychiatry / Neurostimulation Services Institute of Mental Health |
10:30 am – 10:45 am | Morning Tea Break | |
10:45 am – 11:45 am | Rational ECT Prescription | PROF COLLEEN LOO Professor, School of Psychiatry University of NSW, St George Hospital, South, Eastern Sydney Local Health District |
11:45 am – 12:30 nn | How to Read EEG | DR JOHNSON FAM Assistant Professor Dept of Psychological Medicine Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine National University of Singapore |
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm | Lunch Break | |
1:15 pm – 1:45 pm | Maintaining Improvement After ECT | DR CHAN HERNG NIENG Senior Consultant Department of Psychiatry Singapore General Hospital |
1:45 pm – 2:00 pm | Consent and Ethics in ECT | DR TAN SHENG NENG Director Consultation Liaison / Psychiatry Service Assistant / Director Integrated Sleep Service Consultant, Department of Psychological Medicine Changi General Hospital |
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | MCQ Exam | |
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm | Afternoon Tea Break | |
2:45 pm – 5:00 pm | Practical Session for ECT Administration
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Sponsors
Organiser
College of Psychiatrists
Academy of Medicine, Singapore
81 Kim Keat Road #11-00 & #12-00
NKF Centre, Singapore 328836
Tel: +65 6593 7800 Fax: + 65 6593 7880
Email: psys@ams.edu.sg
Website: www.ams.edu.sg
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