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:

An Introduction to InterRAI for the Aged-Care Physicians*

Session 1: 20 April 2024, 2pm – 3pm

In this webinar, hear from Dr Ng Wai Chong, Head of Clinical Development at Home Nursing Foundation and Ms Faezah Shaikh Kadir, Senior Assistant Director at the Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) as they discuss the topics of “Why the Use of Standardized Assessment Tools” and “Introduction to interRAI and its Value as a Standardised Care Assessment” respectively. 

This is the first of a three-part webinar-series by the Home Nursing Foundation to introduce interRAI Assessments to community aged care physicians and other health care workers.

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Session 2: 4 May 2024, 2pm – 3pm

In this webinar, hear from Dr Ng Wai Chong, Head of Clinical Development at Home Nursing Foundation as he shares more on the topic of “Making Sense of InterRAI Assessment“. 

This is the second of a three-part webinar-series by the Home Nursing Foundation to introduce interRAI Assessments to community aged care physicians and other health care workers.

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Session 3: 8 June 2024, 2pm – 3pm

In this webinar, hear from Dr Ng Wai Chong, Head of Clinical Development at Home Nursing Foundation as he discusses the topic of “Case Studies: Using InterRAI Assessment for Care Planning“. 

This is the last of a three-part webinar-series by the Home Nursing Foundation to introduce interRAI Assessments to community aged care physicians and other health care workers.

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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

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

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