PAEDIATRIC AIRWAY COURSE
20 to 21 August 2010
Course Directors:
A/Prof Henry KK Tan
A/Prof Abhilash Balakrishnan
Venue and Time:
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SingHealth Experimental Medicine Centre
Block 9, Level 3, Singapore General Hospital
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Auditorium, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
Teaching Faculty:
Overseas
Professor Martin Bailey (UK)
Dr Benjamin Cable (USA)
Dr Antonio H Chua (Philippines)
Dr Hsu Wei-Chung (Taiwan)
A/Prof Goh Bee See (Malaysia)
Professor Zhang Yamei (China)
Local
A/Prof Henry KK Tan
A/Prof Abhilash Balakrishnan
Dr Loh Woei Shyang
Dr Serene Lim
Dr Anne Goh
Summary of the course:
This is a two-day workshop, which covers common and important aspects of paediatric airway
disease that are relevant to surgical as well as medical disciplines like paediatric medicine,
emergency medicine and anaesthesia.
For the surgical disciplines like otolaryngology and paediatric surgery, a special emphasis on
various aspects of paediatric bronchoscopic procedure and technique will be demonstrated.
This will be further augmented with hands-on bronchoscopic techniques on rabbits and
live surgery on paediatric patients.
Hands-on Bronchoscopy Programme: (in Singapore General Hospital)
Time: 0900- 1700 hour
There will be instruction on types of bronchoscopic instruments, how to use them, various
bronchoscopic techniques for management of various diseases including airway foreign body
removal using the rabbit as a paediatric patient.
Note- maximum 20 participants
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20 to 21 August 2010
Hands-on Paediatric Endoscopy Workshop
Date: 20 August 2010
SingHealth Experimental Medicine Centre, Singapore General Hospital,
Singapore
Time (Hour)
0850 - 0900
0900 - 0945
945-1030
Opening Address: Samuel Yeak (President, ENT Society)
Laryngomalacia: Chairman- Martin Bailey
clinical features- Abhilash Balakrishnan (8 min)
management- Benjamin Cable (8 min)
Cases- Martin Bailey
Subglottic hemangioma: Chairman- Benjamin Cable
Clinical features- Antonio Chua (8 min)
Management- Henry Tan (8 min)
Cases- Benjamin Cable
1030-1045
Tea
1045-1120
1120-1130
1130-1155
1155-1200
Laryngeal papillomatosis: Chairman- Henry Tan
Clinical features- Goh Bee See (8 min)
Management- Abhilash Balakrishnan (8 min)
Cases- Henry Tan
Flexible Bronchoscopy: Antonio Chua
Rigid Endoscopy demonstration on instruments: Martin Bailey
Briefing of Workshop on rabbits: Henry Tan
1200-1300
Lunch
1300-1700
Diagnostic Laryngoscopy, Telescopic Bronchoscopy
Diagnostic Laryngoscopy, Rigid Bronchoscopy
Therapeutic Laryngoscopy and rigid Bronchoscopy
Flexible Bronchoscopy
Please be reminded that the workshop is not in the same venue (Singapore General Hospital) as
the lectures & live surgeries (KK Women & Children’s Hospital).
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20 to 21 August 2010
Date: 21 August 2010 (KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital)
Time (Hour)
Topics
0800 – 0805
Opening and welcome address
President of Singapore ENT Society, Singapore (Introduction: Henry Tan)
0805 – 0840
Evaluation of stridor in infants and children
Martin Bailey (Chairman: Henry Tan)
0840 – 0900
Principles of anaesthesia for airway endoscopy
Serene Lim (Chairman: Abhilash Balakrishnan)
0900 – 0930
Congenital laryngeal anomalies
Benjamin Cable (Chairman: Abhilash Balakrishnan)
0930 – 1000
Subglottis stenosis, congenital and acquired
Martin Bailey (Chairman: Abhilash Balakrishnan)
1000 – 1010
Q&A
1010 – 1030
Morning Tea
1030 – 1050
Vocal cord paralysis, unilateral and bilateral
Martin Bailey (Chairman: Henry Tan)
1150 – 1120
Prolonged intubation trauma of the larynx
Martin Bailey (Chairman: Henry Tan)
1120 – 1140
Choanal Atresia
Abhilash Balakrishnan (Chairman: Antonio Chua)
1140 – 1200
EXIT procedure for neonatal airway rescue
Hsu Wei Chung (Chairman: Antonio Chua)
1200 – 1220
Foreign bodies in the airway
Henry Tan (Chairman: Antonio Chua)
1220 – 1240
Q&A
1240 – 1400
Lunch
1400 – 1700
Live Surgery (4 or 5 cases) Moderator: Benjamin Cable,
Abhilash Balakrishnan, Henry Tan
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Laryngomalacia
Vocal fold paralysis
Glottic pathology
Vascular lesions of the aerodigestive tract
Subglottic stenosis
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20 to 21 August 2010
REGISTRATION FORM (Please type or write in print):
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ENT specialists S$1000 ($300 for lecture & live surgeries only)
Residents S$500 ($150 lectures and live surgeries only)
GP S$75 for lecture and live surgeries
Note: Residents should include a letter of status from Head of Department.
Name:
I enclose a cheque / bank
draft/ money order payable
to “KK Women’s and Children’s
Hospital Pte. Ltd.” for the amount
of:
Address:
Tel:
______________________.
Fax:
_______________________
E-mail:
(signature & date)
Clinic/Hospital:
Please send registration form and fees
(Singapore currency only) to:
A/Prof Henry Tan
Department of Otolaryngology
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital Pte. Ltd.
100 Bukit Timah, Singapore 229899
Tel: (65) 6394 1676
Fax: (65) 6295 6339
E-mail: Henry.Tan.KK@kkh.com.sg
Recommended Hotel Accommodation in the vicinity:
Participants should liaise directly with the relevant hotel
contact person for reservations.
Hotel Royal Ltd
36 Newton Road Singapore 307964
Tel: (65) 6253 4411
Fax: (65) 6253 8668
Tel: (65) 6350 0121 (Mr Chris Bin - Sales Manager)
Royal Plaza On Scotts
25 Scotts Road Singapore 228 220
Tel: (65) 6589 7818
Fax: (65) 6737 9420
Ms Wennis Lim - Sales Co-ordinator
Traders Hotel
1A Cuscaden Rd #04-00 Singapore 249716
Tel : (65) 6738 2222 / 6831 4303
Fax : (65) 6831 4330
Ms Amy Lai – Senior Sales Manager
Ms Elisa McCall – Sales Coordinator
Room Rate
Distance
$185++ Nett (Single / Twin)
Breakfast included.
Taxi
$250++ (Single / Twin)
Taxi
$370++ (Single / Twin)
Taxi
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