Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) Course

Course Description

Originally developed by Dr Charles Gomersall and the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), this international course conducted by intensivists, anesthetists and respiratory specialists has been used by ICUs in Australia, Malaysia, Europe, UK and India to equip doctors starting out in ICU or doctors who care for the critically ill with relevant skills and knowledge. It is endorsed and promoted in Europe by the training committee of the European Society of the Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM).

For more information, please click here to view BASIC course in CUHK website.

Core Course Faculty

Dr Shirley GOH
Senior Consultant & Chief Course Convenor
Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital

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

Dr LEE Eng Kiang
Senior Consultant
Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

Dr TAN Chee Keat
Head of Department (Intensive Care Medicince) & Senior Consultant
Department of Intensive Care Medicine
Ng Teng Fong General Hospital

Course Instructors (28th Run – 25th & 26th July 2019)

• Dr CHONG Chin Ted, Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, TTSH
• Dr Mandy LIM Pei Pei, Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, TTSH
• Dr CHAN Yeow, Senior Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, TTSH
• Dr Flora YUAN Shiyi, Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, TTSH
• Dr Jensen NG Jiansheng, Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, TTSH
• Dr LEE Ruimin, Consultant, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, TTSH
• Dr Hope ANG Xian En, Senior Resident, Department of Anaesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, TTSH
• Dr CHAI Gin Tsen, Consultant, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, TTSH
• Dr PUAH Ser Hon, Consultant, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, TTSH
• Dr Violet HOON Hui Qing, A/Consultant, Department of Cardiology, TTSH
• Dr Kumaresh VENKATESAN, Senior Consultant & Director, Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, KTPH
• Dr PEH Wee Ming, A/Consultant, Department of General Medcine, Sengkang General Hospital
  

Target Audiences

ICU preparatory course for junior doctors and ICU nurses. Participants are expected to have read the textbook and have completed an on-line MCQ test prior to attending the course. Participant number limited.

Course Fees (Inclusive of Goods and Services Tax)

• NHG, NTFGH, KTPH, NNI & NUH Doctors: S$380
• Nurses: S$380
• Others: S$450

Course Dates

Year 2019: Year 2019: 25 & 26 July, 26 & 27 Sep 2019 (Thu & Fri)

Course Venue

Conference Rooms, TTSH

Registration

Email Li_LI@ttsh.com.sg with your following details.(Priority will be given to doctors going to work in TTSH ICUs.)

How to Make Payment

Course Policy

Registration is only confirmed by payment and availability of the seat. A textbook will be sent to you soon after the confirmation.

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

Any cancellation must be notified to organizer 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 or the cancellation is received after the BASIC course book has been sent out to participants.

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.

Pre- and Post- Course MCQ

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