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Synopsis

This is part of Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) course series. It is developed with the aim to provide participants with a basic understanding of transthoracic echocardiography. Our course consists of an electronic course manual for portable medias, an online pre-course multiple-choice questions (MCQs), interactive lectures, practical skills stations, and completion of a post-course MCQs. The electronic course manual can be downloaded as an “App" to conventional electronic media prior to the course.

Course Faculty

Dr LAU Yie Hui
Senior Consultant,
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr FONG Wee Kim
Senior Consultant,
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr CHIA Yew Woon
Senior Consultant,
Department of Cardiology
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr TAN Joo Hor
Associate Consultant,
Department of Cardiology
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr Saclolo Rafael PULIDO
Senior Consultant,
Department of Emergency Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr XU Huiying
Senior Consultant,
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr Sharlene HO
Consultant,
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr Nicolas LIM
Consultant,
Department of Emergency Medicine
Woodlands Health

Dr Ruth CHEN Weixian
Consultant,
Department of Cardiology
Woodlands Health

Dr Gordon CHOI
Department of ​Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Dr Sunny YIP
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care
The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Local Course Convenor

Dr LAU Yie Hui
Senior Consultant,
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Target Audience

The course is intended for ICU, Anaesthetics and Emergency department specialists and trainees interested in point of case transthoracic echocardiography.

Topics include:

  • Indications of transthoracic echocardiography
  • Principles of Ultrasound Imaging
  • Basic Controls (Knobology)
  • Image Acquisition
  • Left Heart Assessment
  • Right Heart Assessment
  • Pericardial Disease
  • Haemodynamic Assessment
  • Artefacts

Course Fees

  • S$ 600 for non-specialist
  • S$ 654 for specialist

Course Date(s)

15th August 2024

Course Venue

SIMTAC, TTSH​

Registration and Enquiries

Limited class size. Please click here to register.​

For course details, kindly contact Yie_Hui_Lau@ttsh.com.sg. For registration and payment enquiry, please email to Kelly_Cao@ttsh.com.sg.​

How t​o make payment

1. Cheque

Payable to "Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte Ltd" with your name and contact number on the reverse side.
Mail to: Kelly Cao
Level 4, Annex 1, South Wing

Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433

2. Cash

Attn to: Kelly Cao
Level 4, Annex 1, South Wing

Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine

Tan Tock Seng Hospital

3. Internet banking payment

Please choose “Bank transfer" during registration and wait for the course coordinator to provide you the corporate bank account details to make i-banking transfer.

Note:

Overseas participants making bank transfer or telegraphic transfer will ensure all bank charges (at both sides of transaction) to be borne by payer.

Course Policy

Any cancellation must be notified to organizer in writing. 10% administrative levy will apply to any course fee refunds. A 50% partial refund will be issued if the enrolment is cancelled between 3 and 6 weeks prior to the scheduled course date. No refund will be given if a course enrolment is cancelled within 3 weeks of the scheduled course date.

Course is subject to a minimum participation before course commencement. The organizer reserves the right to cancel the course and fully refund the participants should unforeseen circumstances necessitate.























Course Venue

TTSH Level 3, Seminar Room 1&2

Course Dates

21 - 22 August 2022 

Registration

Email Kelly_Cao@ttsh.com.sg with your details (Name, Institution, Department, contact number, mailing address and email to register.

How to Make Payment

Cheque 

Cheque Payable to "Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte Ltd" with your name and contact number on the reverse side.

Mail to: Kelly Cao 
Level 4, Annex 1, South Wing 
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433

Cash  Attn to: Kelly Cao 
Level 4, Annex 1, South Wing 
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Course Policy

Any cancellation must be notified to organizer in writing. 10% administrative levy will apply to any course fee refunds. A 50% partial refund will be issued if the enrolment is cancelled between 3 and 6 weeks prior to the scheduled course date. No refund will be given if a course enrolment is cancelled within 3 weeks of the scheduled course date.

Course is subject to a minimum participation before course commencement. The organizer reserves the right to cancel the course and fully refund the participants should unforeseen circumstances necessitate.




2024/03/19
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