Senior Consultant Cardiac Department National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS)

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1 Please click here to unsubscribe. Specialist In Focus Dr CHAI Ping MBBS, MMed, MRCP, FAMS Senior Consultant Cardiac Department National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS) Director of Clinical Services, Cardiac Department, NUHCS Dr Chai graduated from the National University of Singapore in He underwent advanced specialty training at the National University Hospital and was accredited as specialist in cardiology in Singapore in Following accreditation, he undertook training fellowship in cardiovascular magnetic resonance at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom. He is currently a Senior Consultant at the Cardiac Department, National University Heart Centre, Singapore, where he is also the Director of Clinical Services. He is the immediate past programme director of the National Healthcare Group s Heart Failure Disease Management Programme. Dr Chai s interests lie in heart failure and non-invasive cardiovascular imaging including cardiovascular magnetic resonance, cardiac computed tomography and echocardiography. He also has special interests in clinical practice improvement and patient safety. Besides his clinical responsibilities and research activities, he is also passionate about teaching and mentoring medical undergraduates, postgraduate trainees and advanced practice nurses.

2 NUH MRT at NUH's door step! Coming to NUH will be even more convenient when the Circle Line Kent Ridge Station opens on 8 Oct Commuters can transit at the Buona Vista MRT Interchange and alight two stops after at the Kent Ridge Station, right at the door step of the NUH s Main Building! The NUH Shuttle Bus Service between Dover Station and NUH will cease on 1 Nov 2011.

3 Newspaper articles about the Circle Line: - 联合早报,Page 4, 2 August 我报, Page B1, 2 August The Straits Times, Home B1, 3 August 2011

4 NUH Doctors Win National Medical Excellence Award 2011 Five of our doctors are among the nine winners of this year's National Medical Excellence Award presented by the Ministry of Health. Prof Lee Tat Leang (Senior Consultant, Anaesthesia) received the National Outstanding Clinician Mentor Award for his distinguished and outstanding contributions as a mentor, teacher and clinician in the development of the field of anaesthesialogy in Singapore. Three doctors from NUHCS - A/Prof Tan Huay Cheem (Chair & Senior Consultant), A/Prof Ronald Lee (Senior Consultant) and Dr Edgar Tay (Consultant), as well as A/Prof Shirley Ooi (Senior Consultant, EMD), were honoured with the National Clinical Excellence Team Award for their outstanding contributions in effective clinical knowledge translation and in the reduction of door-to-balloon (D2B) time for patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention in Singapore.

5 Latest Upcoming Events GP CME NUH in 2011 Every year, as part of NUH s commitment to provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) for the private practitioners community in Singapore, our hospital organises a series of GP symposiums which are held fortnightly. Organised jointly by the GP Liaison Centre (GPLC) and the Medical Affairs (MA) Department, the various departmental specialists will present different topics in their own area of specialty in these symposiums. Following are the GP CME NUH for September - October 2011 *: Date GP CME Symposium Course Topic 10 Sep O&G GP Forum 17 Sep Complex Regional Pain Syndrome A 360 o C Perspective 01 Oct A Practical Step-Ladder Approach to Managing Pain: What Do Your Patients Go Through? 08 Oct Ischemic Heart Disease 15 Oct The Outpatient Management of Osteoarthritis in the Knee Please note that the above CMEs will all be held at the NUHS Tower Block Auditorium : NUHS Tower Block Level 1, 1E Kent Ridge Road Singapore Click here for a directional guide. For online registration, please visit We will provide updates again as the event commencement dates draw closer. Alternatively, kindly contact GP Liaison / 2535 for confirmation before attending

6 Contact Us The GP Liaison Centre, as a central coordinating point between GPs and NUH, aims to facilitate rapport and collaboration between primary care physicians in private practice and NUH. If you have any questions, enquiries, or feedback with regards to our hospital and our services, please feel free to contact: Ms Esther Lim GP Liaison Centre (GPLC) Tel: Alternatively, you may wish to drop us an at gp@nuhs.edu.sg