As a champion for continuous learning and skills upgrading in the community healthcare sector, Home Nursing Foundation is proud to present our Continuing Professional Education (CPE) webinar series. Through webinar sessions with expert guest speakers from renowned institutions, we hope to provide ongoing learning opportunities for healthcare professionals to maintain and improve their skills, knowledge and competencies.

Upcoming Webinar:

Common Skin Disorders in Our Senior Folks*

16 November 2024, 2pm – 3pm

In this webinar, hear from Dr Koh Hong Yi, a consultant dermatologist as he discusses the topic of “Common Skin Disorders in Our Senior Folks“. Dr Koh will cover some of the common skin disorders in our older population, and share tips on how to take care of our skin.

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*Pending CME approval

Past Webinars:

Updates on Palliative Care for Frail Elders for Home-Visiting Doctors

Topics Discussed:

• Principles of Geriatric Palliative Care, Prognostication and Management of Common Symptoms 
• Palliative Care for Advance Cardiac and Renal Diseases

• Palliative Care for Advance Respiratory Diseases, Including Severe COVID-19

• Critical Communication in Palliative Care and Managing Ethical Dilemmas

Functional Rehabilitation for Frail Elders in the Community

Topics Discussed:

• Rehabilitation of the Stroke Survivor in the Community
• Lower Limb Amputation Rehabilitation and Prevention of Complications*
• Hospital-Associated Deconditioning*
• Traumatic Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation in the Community*

Updates on Dementia for Community Aged-care Physicians

Topics Discussed:

• Case Finding, Diagnosis and Staging*
• Care and Management*

Updates on Osteoporosis, Falls and Fracture Prevention for Community Aged Care Physicians

Topic Discussed:

• Osteoporosis, Falls and Fracture Prevention

Updates on Wound Management for Community Aged-Care Physicians

Topics Discussed:

• Principles of Wound Management
• Common Wounds in The Community

Updates on Neuropsychiatry for Community Aged-Care Physicians

Topics Discussed:

• Non-motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury – The Role of the GP

Updates on Social Prescribing for Community Aged-Care Physicians

Topic Discussed:

• Social Prescribing

Updates on Polypharmacy for Community Aged-Care Physicians

Topic Discussed:

• Tackling Polypharmacy in the Community

An Introduction to InterRAI for the Aged-Care Physicians

Topics Discussed:

• Why the Use of Standardised Assessment Tools / Introduction to InterRAI and its Value as a Standardised Care Assessment
• Making Sense of InterRAI Assessment
• Case Studies: Using InterRAI Assessment for Care Planning

Updates on Chronic Kidney Disease for the Community Aged-Care Physicians

Topic Discussed:

• Managing Elders with Chronic Kidney Disease*

Updates on Respiratory Medicine for the Community Aged-Care Physicians

Topic Discussed:

• Navigating Fake News in Asthma*

Updates on Nutrition for Frail Elders – Safe Enteral Feeding & Eatwise SG Framework

Topics Discussed:

• Indications, Limitations and Conversations about Tube Feeding in Frail Elders/ SG Safe Enteral Feeding & Eatwise Framework

Common Skin Disorders in Our Senior Folks

Topics Discussed:

• Common Skin Disorders in Our Senior Folks

*Kindly note that the recordings of these sessions are unavailable. 

For any enquiries on the CPE webinars, please email hnf.edu@hnf.org.sg.