Upcoming Medical Conferences in Singapore

8th Wong Hock Boon Paediatric Masterclass & Pre-Masterclass Workshop is organized by National University Hospital (NUH) and will be held from Aug 23 - 25, 2019 at NUHS Tower Block, Singapore. The program is designed for all family physicians, paediatricians, otolaryngologists, dentists, nurse practitioners, sleep technologists and any healthcare practitioners interested in paediatric sleep problems. Programme Highlights: This year, Wong Hock Boon professors - invited speakers of international standing - are in Paediatric Cardiology (Professor Zahid Amin, Children's Hospital of Georgia), Paediatric Pulmonology (Professor Gary Connett, Southampton Children's Hospital) and Paediatric Sleep Medicine (Professor Judith Owens, Boston Children's Hospital) respectively. They will be joined by the department's own clinicians who will be speaking in their respective fields. The event has become a key platform for local and regional healthcare professionals to connect and share updates in the field of pediatrics. A Pre-Masterclass Paediatric Sleep workshop on 23 August which will feature esteemed clinicians in the field and include content related to Sleep and Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in children. The well-received Paediatric Secrets session on Saturday morning will comprise a series of case-based interactive teaching sessions designed especially for students and residents. Each session will provide tips and approaches to diagnoses as well as instruction about common problems in each area. For the first time, we will also have a morning of insightful talks by our healthcare professionals focused on managing adolescents on key issues such as eating disorders and Internet addiction. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

General Surgery - Breast Course is organized by Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH) and will be held on Aug 24, 2019 at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

2019 DSS-NSC COC Courses in Dermal Fillers is organized by National Skin Centre (NSC), Dermatological Society of Singapore and will be held on Aug 24, 2019 at National Skin Centre, Singapore. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

6th Singapore Advanced Rhinoplasty Fresh Frozen Cadaveric Dissection Course is organized by Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Barak Conference Consultants Pte Ltd and will be held from Aug 26 - 29, 2019 at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore. Description: The course comprises of two days of lectures and panel discussions covering the entire range of surgical challenges encountered during rhinoplasty. Participants will learn useful tips on managing them safely, predictably and effectively. Structured panel discussions by our expert faculty will help delegates to consolidate their understanding of some of the common problems encountered during analysis, planning and execution of rhinoplasty. The delegates will learn techniques to restore both the form and function of the nose. The next two days will be devoted to surgical dissection on highest quality fresh frozen cadaveric specimens to provide extensive hands-on training in a wide range of surgical techniques used in rhinoplasty. The surgical skills laboratory segment of the course will be limited to 13 Dissectors and 13 Assistants to allow for intimate supervision by experienced faculty. A unique feature of our course is 1:1 Dissector to Cadaveric specimen ratio. State of the art surgical instruments will be made available to the delegates. Programme: • Day 1 and 2 - Lectures and Panel Discussions  ○  Contemporary Concept of Facial and Nasal Aesthetics  ○  Surgical Anatomy of the Nose  ○  Rhinoplasty: Preoperative Assessment  ○  Perioperative Care of Rhinoplasty Patients  ○  The Chin in Rhinoplasty  ○  Cartilage Grafting in Rhinoplasty  ○  Alloplastic Nasal Implants: When and Why?  ○  Primary Rhinoplasty: Technical Pearls  ○  Osteotomy: Principles, Techniques, Avoiding Complications  ○  Nasal Hump Reduction  ○  Management of Saddle Nose  ○  Management of Crooked Nose  ○  Middle Vault in Rhinoplasty  ○  Management of Broad Nose  ○  Tripod Principle for Nasal Tip Surgery  ○  Suturing Techniques for Tip Modification  ○  The Over Projected Tip: Analysis and Management  ○  The Under Projected Tip: Analysis and Management  ○  Customizing Rhinoplasty According to Skin Thickness  ○  The Ptotic Tip  ○  Over Rotated Tip  ○  The Boxy Tip  ○  Saddle Nose  ○  Tension Nose  ○  Managing Altered Alar Columellar Relationship  ○  Alar Base Refinement  ○  Short Nose: A Surgical Challenge  ○  The Oriental Nose: Special Considerations  ○  Rhinoplasty in Indian Patients  ○  Rhinoplasty in Middle Eastern Patients  ○  Complexities of Revision Rhinoplasty  ○  Dorsal And Caudal Septal Deviation  ○  Panel Discussion: Challenges in Tip Refinement  ○  Panel Discussion: Secondary Rhinoplasty: Challenges and Pitfalls • Day 3 and 4 - Fresh Frozen Cadaveric Dissection  ○  Conchal and Rib Cartilage Harvest  ○  Delivery Approach  ○  Delivery Approach  ○  Silicone Nasal Implant  ○  Silicone Chin Implant  ○  External Approach: Raising the Skin and So Tissue Envelope  ○  Dorsal Approach to Septum and Septal Cartilage Harvest  ○  Component Hump Resection and Septal Cartilage Harvest  ○  Spreader Flaps and Spreader/Extended Spreader Grafts  ○  Septal Extension Graft and Columellar Strut  ○  Suture Techniques for Tip Refinement  ○  Cartilage Grafts to the Nasal Tip  ○  Lateral Crural Strut, Butterfly, Baton, Articulated Rim and Rim Grafts  ○  Lateral Crural Flip Over Graft  ○  Dorsal Augmentation with Rib Graft/Diced Cartilage Fascia Graft  ○  Medial Oblique, Intermediate, Lateral and Transverse Osteotomies  ○  Silicone Chin Implant  ○  Dorsal Augmentation with Diced Cartilage

11 Days of Facial Plastic Surgery is organized by Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Barak Conference Consultants Pte Ltd and will be held from Aug 26 - Sep 01, 2019 at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore. 5th Singapore Facial Rejuvenation Surgery Fresh Frozen Cadaveric Dissection Course (Aug 26 - 28, 2019) Programme: • Day 1 - Lectures  ○  Contemporary Concepts of Facial Beauty  ○  Surgical Anatomy: Forehead and Brow  ○  Surgical Anatomy: Eye and Periorbital Area  ○  Anatomy of Midface, SMAS, Lower Face and Neck  ○  From Youth to Old Age: What Changes with Facial Aging?  ○  Anatomical Considerations in Face Lifting  ○  Rhytidectomy: Lifting the Lower Face and Neck  ○  Volume Restoration in Facial Rejuvenation  ○  Botox in Facial Rejuvenation  ○  Open Techniques for Brow Lift  ○  Endoscopic Brow Lift  ○  Midface Lifting  ○  MACS Lift  ○  SMAS Plication, Imbrication  ○  Deep Plane Face Lift  ○  Facelift: Surgical Tips, Limitations and Complications  ○  Management of the Aging and Heavy Neck  ○  Upper Lid Blepharoplasty  ○  Asian Blepharoplasty  ○  Lower Lid Blepharoplasty  ○  Complications of Blepharoplasty and Their Prevention  ○  Epicanthoplasty  ○  Ptosis Surgery  ○  Aesthetic Pinnaplasty • Day 2 and 3 - Fresh Frozen Cadaveric Dissection  ○  Suture Double Eyelid Creation  ○  Short Scar Double Eyelid Creation  ○  Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty  ○  Fat Preservation Transconjunctival Lower Blepharoplasty  ○  Fat Excision Subciliary Approach Lower Blepharoplasty  ○  Endoscopic Brow and Midface Lift (If instruments are available)  ○  Temporal Lift, Direct Brow Lift  ○  Trichophytic Brow Lift  ○  MACS Lift  ○  SMAS Plication, Imbrication, Deep Plane Facelift  ○  Platysmaplasty  ○  Pinnaplasty  ○  Genioplasty  ○  Malar Augmentation with Silicone Implant 6th Singapore Advanced Rhinoplasty Fresh Frozen Cadaveric Dissection Course (Aug 30 - Sep 01, 2019) Programme: • Day 1 and 2 - Lectures and Panel Discussions  ○  Contemporary Concept of Facial and Nasal Aesthetics  ○  Surgical Anatomy of the Nose  ○  Rhinoplasty: Preoperative Assessment  ○  Perioperative Care of Rhinoplasty Patients  ○  The Chin in Rhinoplasty  ○  Cartilage Grafting in Rhinoplasty  ○  Alloplastic Nasal Implants: When and Why?  ○  Primary Rhinoplasty: Technical Pearls  ○  Osteotomy: Principles, Techniques, Avoiding Complications  ○  Nasal Hump Reduction  ○  Management of Saddle Nose  ○  Management of Crooked Nose  ○  Middle Vault in Rhinoplasty  ○  Management of Broad Nose  ○  Tripod Principle for Nasal Tip Surgery  ○  Suturing Techniques for Tip Modification  ○  The Over Projected Tip: Analysis and Management  ○  The Under Projected Tip: Analysis and Management  ○  Customizing Rhinoplasty According to Skin Thickness  ○  The Ptotic Tip  ○  Over Rotated Tip  ○  The Boxy Tip  ○  Saddle Nose  ○  Tension Nose  ○  Managing Altered Alar Columellar Relationship  ○  Alar Base Refinement  ○  Short Nose: A Surgical Challenge  ○  The Oriental Nose: Special Considerations  ○  Rhinoplasty in Indian Patients  ○  Rhinoplasty in Middle Eastern Patients  ○  Complexities of Revision Rhinoplasty  ○  Dorsal And Caudal Septal Deviation  ○  Panel Discussion: Challenges in Tip Refinement  ○  Panel Discussion: Secondary Rhinoplasty: Challenges and Pitfalls • Day 3 and 4 - Fresh Frozen Cadaveric Dissection  ○  Conchal and Rib Cartilage Harvest  ○  Delivery Approach  ○  Delivery Approach  ○  Silicone Nasal Implant  ○  Silicone Chin Implant  ○  External Approach: Raising the Skin and So Tissue Envelope  ○  Dorsal Approach to Septum and Septal Cartilage Harvest  ○  Component Hump Resection and Septal Cartilage Harvest  ○  Spreader Flaps and Spreader/Extended Spreader Grafts  ○  Septal Extension Graft and Columellar Strut  ○  Suture Techniques for Tip Refinement  ○  Cartilage Grafts to the Nasal Tip  ○  Lateral Crural Strut, Butterfly, Baton, Articulated Rim and Rim Grafts  ○  Lateral Crural Flip Over Graft  ○  Dorsal Augmentation with Rib Graft/Diced Cartilage Fascia Graft  ○  Medial Oblique, Intermediate, Lateral and Transverse Osteotomies  ○  Silicone Chin Implant  ○  Dorsal Augmentation with Diced Cartilage Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

13th International Congress of the Asian Society Against Dementia & 6th Singapore International Neurocognitive Symposium is organized by National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) and will be held on Aug 28, 2019 at Shangri-La Hotel Singapore, Singapore. Description: The theme of the combined international congress and symposium is "Early Diagnosis and Timely Intervention of Neurocognitive Disorders". In line with this theme, there will be a pre-conference on 28 August focusing on cognitive assessment and practical biomarker application in dementia. Thereafter, the combined international congress and symposium will take place over two and a half days, where there will be sharing of the latest developments, clinical applications and management in the field of neurocognitive disorders. Participants can expect in-depth sessions on clinical aspects of dementia, biomarkers for pre-dementia, young onset dementia, vascular cognitive impairment as well as prevention and treatment of dementia. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

OPTIONS X for the Control of Influenza is organized by International Society for Influenza and other Respiratory Virus Diseases (ISIRV) and will be held from Aug 28 - Sep 01, 2019 at Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore. Who Should Attend: Options X is the premier conference designed for leading virologists, infectious diseases, pulmonary/critical care specialist and other clinicians, scientists, public health and epidemiology researchers and specialists, health care policy makers and government and non-government agency staff.  Target Audience: • Clinicians • Concerned business leaders • Epidemiologists • Government officials • Health education specialists • Healthcare policy makers • Medical and scientific media • Physicians • Public health specialists • Researchers • Scientists • Vaccine experts Objectives: • Provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art scientific information for all disciplines involved in influenza prevention, control, and treatment, including seasonal and pandemic planning. • Promote genuine international and multidisciplinary collaboration supporting the full spectrum of influenza research, from basic science to the development of new vaccines and antiviral agents, to epidemiology and control programs. • Provide a collegial atmosphere where scientists working in both public health and agricultural/veterinary agencies may exchange information to develop collaborative approaches to the control and prevention of pandemic influenza. • Maximize the opportunities for informal discussions and exchange of ideas between representatives of government agencies, academia, and industry. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

5th Singapore Facial Rejuvenation Surgery Fresh Frozen Cadaveric Dissection Course is organized by Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Barak Conference Consultants Pte Ltd and will be held from Aug 30 - Sep 01, 2019 at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore. Description: The course comprises of one day of lectures and 2 days of dissection on high quality fresh frozen cadaveric specimens. The course will provide extensive hands-on training in a wide range of surgical techniques used to rejuvenate the aging face and enhance facial beauty. Practical tips by our expert faculty will help delegates to enhance their skills in pre-operative assessment, planning, surgical techniques and post-operative care of the aesthetic patients. The laboratory portion of the course will be limited to 26 Dissectors to allow for close supervision by our experienced faculty. Participants in the previous courses have greatly appreciated the ample time available for dissection. All surgical instruments and implants will be made available to the delegates. Programme: • Day 1 - Lectures  ○  Contemporary Concepts of Facial Beauty  ○  Surgical Anatomy: Forehead and Brow  ○  Surgical Anatomy: Eye and Periorbital Area  ○  Anatomy of Midface, SMAS, Lower Face and Neck  ○  From Youth to Old Age: What Changes with Facial Aging?  ○  Anatomical Considerations in Face Lifting  ○  Rhytidectomy: Lifting the Lower Face and Neck  ○  Volume Restoration in Facial Rejuvenation  ○  Botox in Facial Rejuvenation  ○  Open Techniques for Brow Lift  ○  Endoscopic Brow Lift  ○  Midface Lifting  ○  MACS Lift  ○  SMAS Plication, Imbrication  ○  Deep Plane Face Lift  ○  Facelift: Surgical Tips, Limitations and Complications  ○  Management of the Aging and Heavy Neck  ○  Upper Lid Blepharoplasty  ○  Asian Blepharoplasty  ○  Lower Lid Blepharoplasty  ○  Complications of Blepharoplasty and Their Prevention  ○  Epicanthoplasty  ○  Ptosis Surgery  ○  Aesthetic Pinnaplasty • Day 2 and 3 - Fresh Frozen Cadaveric Dissection  ○  Suture Double Eyelid Creation  ○  Short Scar Double Eyelid Creation  ○  Upper Eyelid Blepharoplasty  ○  Fat Preservation Transconjunctival Lower Blepharoplasty  ○  Fat Excision Subciliary Approach Lower Blepharoplasty  ○  Endoscopic Brow and Midface Lift (If instruments are available)  ○  Temporal Lift, Direct Brow Lift  ○  Trichophytic Brow Lift  ○  MACS Lift  ○  SMAS Plication, Imbrication, Deep Plane Facelift  ○  Platysmaplasty  ○  Pinnaplasty  ○  Genioplasty  ○  Malar Augmentation with Silicone Implant

2019 DSS-NSC COC Courses in Laser Hair Removal is organized by National Skin Centre (NSC), Dermatological Society of Singapore (DSS) and will be held on Aug 31, 2019 at National Skin Centre, Singapore. Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.

Level 1 Certificate Course in Aesthetic Medicine is organized by American Academy of Aesthetic Medicine (AAAM), CBB Medical Training Pte Ltd and will be held from Sep 01 - 03, 2019 at Singapore.  Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.