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MEET THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS ON VIV (VERY IMPORTANT VIRUSES)

About 130 family physicians and Nurses from the Parkway Hospitals attended the “ Meet the Infectious Disease Specialists on VIV” at the Regent Hotel on May 12 2018. Dr Lui Hock Foong, gastroenterologist at H F Lui Digestive & Liver Clinic, started with overview of HBV. Out of the 2 billion people with past and …

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MATERNAL IMMUNISATIONS

Maternal Immunisations Pregnancy is a precious time for the whole family, especially to first time parents and to couples who have difficulty in conceiving ( IVF pregnancy or precious pregnancy ), to children looking forward to their new sibling, to grandparents and to other family members who are looking forward to a new addition to …

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MULTIPLEX PCR PANEL TESTS FOR INFECTIONS, MARCH 2018

Multiplex PCR Panel Tests for Infections, March 2018 There has been extensive growth and development of molecular tests for the diagnosis of infections. What has driven the development of these tests is that many of the disease states e.g gastroenteritis, influenza like illness, pneumonia, meningitis and encephalitis etc that patients present to their doctors may …

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OUR FIRST ‘ MEET THE INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALISTS‘ SEMINAR IN 2018

Saturday afternoon, 3rd March 2018 212 family physicians and some Nurses from the Parkway Hospitals participated at our first 2018 teaching seminar  entitled “ Vaccine Update: Strategy For Special Populations”. It was  held at the Island Ballroom, Shangri-la Hotel. Dr Lam Mun San, the first speaker, spoke on Maternal Immunisations.  She spoke about pregnancy and emphasised …

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AUGUST 2017 – ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: THE WAY FORWARD 2017 (PART II)

August 2017 – Antimicrobial Resistance: The Way Forward 2017 (Part II) In this second article, the focus will be on specific areas that the various stakeholders should undertake in the fight against AMR. Prevention And Control Antibiotic resistance is accelerated by the misuse and overuse of antibiotics, as well as by poor infection prevention and …

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AUGUST 2017- ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE: THE WAY FORWARD 2017 (PART I)

August 2017- Antimicrobial Resistance: The Way Forward 2017 (Part I) Introduction Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is the ability of a micro-organism (like bacteria, virus or parasite) to stop an antimicrobial (antibiotic, antiviral, anti-parasitic) agent from working against it. As a result, standard treatment becomes ineffective, infection persists and may spread. An antibiotic is an antimicrobial agent …

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