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CME Programme

National Heart Centre organises CME programme regularly for the primary care physicians. Each CME session will focus mainly on heart disease and NHC doctors will speak on topics that are relevant and practical for their clinical practice. The CME programme aims to update the primary care physicians on the latest cardiac management to enable them to handle the various heart issues in the outpatient setting with confidence.

Please see our calendar of events for the latest CME Programme.

NHC Heart Care Symposium - Cardiovascular Risk Factor Modification
26 July 2008, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Speakers' Notes (for downloading)

Management of Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Addiction by Dr Peter Ting (Lecture-Smoking Cessation)
Current Concepts in The Management of Hyperlipidaemia by Dr Paul Chiam (Lecture-Management of Hyperlipidemia - Current Concepts)
Additional Notes on Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity by Dr Daniel Chong (Lecture-Additional Notes in Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity)

NHC GP Heart Care Symposium - The Heart Truth - Cardiovascular Disease in Women
27 October 2007, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Speakers' Notes (for downloading)

2007 Update: Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Women by Dr Ding Zee Pin (Lecture-Women's Heart 2007)

Acute Coronary Syndrome in Women - Why Do Women Fare Worse? by Dr Lim Soo Teik (Lecture-ACS Women Fare Worse )
Hormone Replacement Therapy - Still a Role in Women? by Dr Yu Su Ling (Lecture-HRT Still a Role)
Pregnancy in Heart Disease by Dr Tan Ju Le (Lecture-Heart Disease in Women)
Case Presentation (Case Presentation)

NHC GP Heart Care Symposium - Advances in the Diagnosis of Heart Disease - The Role of Cardiac CT & Other Tests
24 March 2007, M Hotel
Speakers' Notes (for downloading)

Advances in the Detection of Heart Disease: The Role of Cardiac CT by Dr Terrance Chua
(Lecture-Role of Cardiac CT)

How is the CT Angiogram Performed & What the Patient Goes Through by Dr John Huang, SGH
(Lecture-How CT is performed)

NHC GP Heart Care Symposium - Valvular Heart Disease
7 October 2006, Holiday Inn Atrium
Speakers' Notes (for downloading)

Mitral Valve Prolapse - Who is at risk of complications by Dr See Chai Keat
(Lecture-Mitral Valve Prolapse)
It's Marfan...It's not Marfan by Dr Tan Ju Le
(Lecture-Marfan)
Aortic Sclerosis: New ideas on an old disease - Need follow-up?
by Dr Chuang Hsuan Hung (Lecture-Aortic Sclerosis)
Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis by Dr Kang Mei Ling, SGH
(Lecture-Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis)

NHC GP Heart Care Symposium - Advances in Management of Atherosclerosis
14 January 2006, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Speakers' Notes (for downloading)

General Concepts of Atherosclerosis & Risk Factors by Dr Lee Chung Yin
(Lecture-LeeCY)
Clinical Examination & Investigations in Atherosclerosis by Dr Felix Keng
(Lecture-FK)
Medical Management of Atherosclerosis by Dr K Gunasegaran (Lecture-Guna)
Interventional Treatment of Atherosclerosis (Lecture-AW)

NHC GP Heart Care Symposium - Heart Failure
15 October 2005, Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel
Speakers' Notes (for downloading)

From Risk Factors to Heart Failure - the Cardiovascular Continuum by Dr Terrance Chua (HF-RiskFactors)
Medical Therapy for Heart Failure - State of the Art by Dr Bernard Kwok (MedicalTherapy)
Surgery for Heart Failure by Dr Tan Yong Seng (Surgery)
Counselling the Cardiovascular Patient by Dr Clarice Hong, Raffles Hospital (Counselling)
Case studies by Dr Ching Chi Keong (Case studies)

NHC GP Heart Care Symposium - Chest Pain
9 April 2005, Carlton Hotel
Speakers' Notes (for downloading)

Latest diagnostic tests for coronary artery disease: When & how to use them by Dr Felix Keng (IHD Evaluation)
Advances in management of ischaemic heart disease: An update for the GP by Dr Philip Wong (VP)
Tips on following up the IHD patient. How to keep the patient alive and symptom-free by Dr Terrance Chua (Follow-up IHD)
The role of calcium scoring and CT angiogram in evaluation of IHD by Dr Kevin Chen (Calcium Scoring, Interpretation-Calcium scores)

General Practitioner Empowerment Programme (GPEP)

The GPEP is a SingHealth initiative aims to facilitate development of strong professional relationships between SingHealth hospitals and General Practitioners and primary care physicians. The features of the programme include the SingHealth Affiliated GP scheme, direct ward referrals and fast track specialist outpatient appointments.

For more information, please click GPEP .

Besides these two programmes, National Heart Centre will also be organising regular CME courses which we hope will contribute towards the professional enrichment of our GP and primary care physicians.