This 2-day workshop aims to equip health professionals working in primary health care settings with advanced assessment knowledge and skills so that they can identify the common conditions and serious illnesses that children, young people and adults present with. A comprehensive assessment of physical, mental and socio-cultural factors will be discussed within the context of taking responsibility for the full episode of care, including referral to specialists and social services. The most common medications used in primary care will also be discussed.
Patient – health provider communication for older adults with long term conditions is the basis of effective collaboration that leads to improved health and social outcomes. The international ‘Chronic Care Model’ and other international frameworks will be introduced to assist participants to locate their primary health care practice within the broader health system. This workshop will highlight the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Sustainable Development Goals. Participants will gain an awareness of health inequity and develop confidence, independence and accountability leading to a higher level of professional practice.Healthcare professionals working in primary health care / emergency departments.
A Certificate of Participation will be issued to participants who:
Time | Topic |
8:30am | Welcome and Registration |
9:00am | Introduction and Context |
9:15am | Pre-test Probabilities and Differential Diagnoses |
10:00am | HEENT (Head, Ears, Eyes, Nose and Throat) Assessment |
10:30am | Tea Break |
11:00am | Cardio-respiratory assessment |
11:45am | Abdominal Assessment |
12:30pm | Lunch |
1:30pm | Musculo-skeletal Assessment |
2:15pm | Neurological Assessment |
3:00pm | Tea Break |
3:30pm | Common Laboratory Tests; Antibiotics and Analgesics |
4:30pm | 10 Common Medicines Used in Primary Care |
5:30pm | End of Day 1 |
Time | Topic |
8:30am | Welcome |
9:00am | UN Convention on the Rights of the Child & Sustainable Development Goals |
10:30am | Tea Break |
11:00am | Identifying the "Sick Child" |
11:30am | Advanced Assessment Frameworks |
12:30pm | Lunch |
1:30pm | The Chronic Care Model and Other International Frameworks |
2:15pm | Patient-provider Communication to Improve Outcomes in Older Adults |
3:00pm | Tea Break |
3:30pm | Mental Health Interventions |
4:30pm | Oral Assessment: 10 Common Medicines Used in Primary Care |
5:30pm | End of Day 2 |
Category |
Full Fee | After SF Funding | After SF Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy |
Singapore Citizen (Below 40) / Singapore PR |
$577.80 | Not Eligible | |
Singapore Citizen (40 & above) | $217.80 | ||
Non-Singaporeans | $1,926 | Not Eligible | Not Eligible |
Note:
Terms & Conditions for SkillsFuture Course Funding
In order to be eligible for the 70% training grant awarded by SkillsFuture, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhanced Subsidy
To be eligible for the 90% enhanced subsidy awarded, applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) must:
SIT reserves the right to collect the balance of the programme fees (i.e. the potential grant amount) directly from the applicants (and/or their sponsoring organisations where applicable) should the above requirements not be fulfilled.
SIT reserves the right to make changes to published course information, including dates, times, venues, fees and instructors without prior notice.
Venue | SIT@Dover, 10 Dover Drive S138683 |
Time | 08:30 AM to 05:30 PM |
Date |
12 Mar 2020 (Thu) to 13 Mar 2020 (Fri) |