Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) Course

Course Description

Originally developed by Prof Charles Gomersall and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), this international course conducted by intensivists, anaesthesiologists and respiratory physicians has been adopted by ICUs in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Europe, United Kingdom and India to equip doctors starting out in ICU and doctors who care for critically ill patients with the requisite skills and knowledge. It is endorsed and promoted in Europe by the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

Click here to view BASIC course in CUHK website

Course Convenors

A/Prof CHIA Yew Woon
Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) & Senior Consultant
Department of Cardiology
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Dr LIM Jia Yan
Consultant
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine,
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

Course Instructors (38th Run – 17 - 18 August 2022)

Dr KWEK Tong Kiat
Assistant Chairman of Medical Board (Clinical Development),
Assistant Dean (Admissions) of Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and Senior Consultant,
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine

Dr WONG Yu-Lin
Director, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and Senior Consultant,
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine

Dr Beatrice LIM Chin Ling
Associate Program Director (NHG Anaesthesiology Residency Program) and Senior Consultant,
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine

Dr Vera LIM Qinyi
Program Director (NHG Anaesthesiology Residency Program) and Consultant,
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine

Dr Vicky NG Che Yee
Consultant,
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine

Dr CHAI Gin Tsen
Senior Consultant,
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Dr PUAH Ser Hon
Consultant,
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Dr TEE Kuan Sen
Consultant,
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Dr Carmen TAN Pei Sze
Consultant,
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Dr WONG Shiun Woei
Consultant,
Department of Cardiology

Target Audiences

ICU preparatory course for junior doctors and ICU nurses. Participants are expected to have read the eManual, watched the online eLecture videos and completed the online MCQ test prior to attending the course. Participant number is limited.

Course Fees (Inclusive of Goods and Services Tax)

Doctors and Nurses working in NHG and NNI: S$400
Others: S$480

Course Dates

17-18 August 2022 (Run 2)
5-6 October 2022 (Run 3)

Course Venue

Level 8, Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI)

Registration

Click here to register

How to Make Payment

Course Policy

Registration is only confirmed after course payment.

Participants are expected to have read the eManual, watched the online eLecture videos and completed the online MCQ test prior to attending the course. Successful completion of the course is dependent on completion of the pre-course MCQ test and eLecture videos, attendance at all lectures and workstations, passing the post-course MCQ test and completion of course evaluation forms.

Any cancellation must be notified to the organiser in writing. 10% administrative levy will apply to any course 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 participant number before course commencement. The organiser reserves the right to cancel the course should unforeseen circumstances necessitate it. Course organiser accepts no responsibilities for covering airfare, hotel or other costs incurred by the registrant.

Pre-and Post-Course MCQ

Please click here to do your pre- or post- course MCQ test.