ENT ESSENTIAL SKILL COURSE
Date:
Saturday, 28 June 2025
Time:
0800 - 1300hrs
Venue:
​NUS Centre for Healthcare Simulation
National University of Singapore
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
14 Medical Drive, Centre for Translational Medicine (CeTM)
MD6 Building, Level 3
LT 36 and Learning Rooms #03-05 to #03-07
Singapore 117599​
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TARGET AUDIENCE

  • New MOPEX
  • ENT Medical Officers/Residents
  • EMD Medical Officers/Residents/Specialists 
  • Family Medicine Residents 

REGISTRATION CATEGORIES

Categories
Amount
​Lectures & Hands-on
$163.50 (incl. GST)
Lectures + Observers only
$54.50 (incl. GST)
​Lectures + Refresher (Hands-on)
​$54.50 (incl. GST)
Medical Student *(NEW)
​$54.50 (incl. GST)
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For MOPEX/MOs/Residents/Specialist
For Medical Students

MEET THE TEAM

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Course Co-director

A/Prof Charn Tze Choong

Course Co-director

Dr Jeremy Chee

Dr Chen Weiyi

PROGRAMME

Time
Sessions
0830 - 0900
LECTURES

​Introduction + General
1. FB Throat
  • History, Examination, Symptoms
  • Sample Xrays of FB/False Positives/Laryngeal Calcification
  • Pearls
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2. Tonsillitis, Quinsy
  • Anatomy and Management
  • Abx? Steroids for Quinsy?
0900 - 0930
Nose
1. Epistaxis
  • Relevant Anatomy
  • Packing Theory
  • Hemostasis Agents
  • General Management
2. Carotid Blowout
  • Management from ED to IR
​0930 - 1000
Ear
  • Emergencies - Acute Mastoiditis, Facial Nerve, Temporal Bone Fractures Sudden Hearing Loss
  • BPPV Maneuvres, Vertigo Examination
  • Hematoma
  • Perichondritis
  • Preauricular Abscess mx
​1000 - 1030
Throat

1. Airway Assessment
  • Supraglottic/Glottic/Subglottic
  • Ludwigs
  • When to use what kind of airway option? When to be concerned? Disposition
 
2. Tracheostomy
  • Brief outline of indications and procedure
  • Complications
  • Tube Care and troubleshooting
 
3. Pediatric Tracheostomy Pearls
4. NG Tube Insertion
​1030 - 1100
Break
​1100 - 1300
HANDS-ON
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​Station: Ear
  • Aural Toilet
  • Ear Examination
  • Balance & Vertigo Assessment

Station: Nose
  • Epistaxis Management
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Station: Throat
  • Tracheostomy Care
  • Cricothyroidotomy​
1300
End of course
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The ENT Essential Skills Course is generously supported by
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