The Toxicology Round is conducted by the Toxicology Service of CGH A&E.
Next Toxicology Round:
- Date: 18th Mar 2016
- Time: 10am – 12noon
- Venue: CGH ED tutorial room
- Case presentation: cases consulted over the last 3 mths
- Presentations:
Program:
1. When should activated charcoal be administered? – Paul
2. Cyanide poisoning management update – THH
3. Why we should try not to intubate a salicylate poisoned patient and what we should do when we must? – KK (recently a case of DNP poisoning was presented during the toxicology symposium and the issue was raised)
All TSS members are welcome!
The Toxicology teaching program is attached: Teaching program 2016
Thank-you for all your support. We successfully concluded the symposium with about 60 attendees.
Photo slides: Photos of Tox Symposium
Audio MP3 of the lecture: Lecture on Research and Critical care
Date: 13th Feb 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 1400hrs – 1530hrs
Venue: Lecture Room, CGH, level 1, Training Centre
Flyer: Toxicology Symposium
Organized by
Section of Toxicology, College of Emergency Medicine, Academy of Medicine Singapore & Toxicology Society, Singapore
Venue: HSA board room level 2,
Date: 4th Mar 2016 (Friday)
Time: 630pm – 8pm
Agenda:
1. Previous minutes
2. Eurotox 2017 scientific program proposal
3. APAMT 2016 … . Funding /sponsors
4. Any other matters arising.
The course is completed. Thanks for all your support!
Photos are available for viewing.HMLS Feb 2016
TSS together with SEMS will be holding a pre-SEMS congress Hazmat Medical Life Support Course
Registration:
Register with SEMS congress
(for those attending SEMS congress)
Or
Register with IMSE
Date: 25, 26 Feb 2016 (Thurs, Fri)
Venue: IMSE – at Bukit Merah
Cost $330 net
This course is the same course conducted at IMSE. Attendees will not need to take a test at the end of the course and will be awarded a certificate of attendance.
Venue: HSA board room level 2, Room 2-6
Date: 6th Nov 2015 (Friday)
Time: 6-8pm
Agenda:
1. Discussion on APAMT Singapore 2016
– Event organizer
– SEMS participation
2. Advance simulation course
3. AOB
Education program:
530-6pm: Kelvin Kuan will be presenting clinical cases for discussion
All members are welcome!
Toxicology Society Singapore is proud to host the 2016 Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology Conference in Singapore http://www.asiatox.org/
**Early bird registration EXTENDED to 15th OCT 2016**
Date: 17-20 Nov 2016
Venue: Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Theme: A toxicologist rendezvous – meeting of the disciplines
Organizing Chairpersons: Dr Chan Wui Ling and Dr Phua Dong Haur
The organizing committee would like to encourage toxicologists from all fields to participate in this congress.
5th AGM of Toxicology Society Singapore
Date: 31st July 2015 (Friday)
Venue: TTSH (exact venue TBC)
Time 6pm-8pm
Agenda:
1. Elections
2. Singapore APAMT 2016 cum visit of conference site
3. AOB
In addition Dr Loke Weng Keong will be presenting on scope of DSO from 530-6pm as part of pre-meeting education program. All are welcome!
TSS secretary
Dear Member Society Leadership,
Once again, the Society of Toxicology (SOT), AstraZeneca, and the Society of Toxicology Endowment Fund are very generously sponsoring ten travel fellowships for scientists to attend the SOT Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, USA, March 22–26, 2015. Applicants may be either junior or senior scientists, reside in countries where toxicology is underrepresented, and have an active research program or currently be active in the practice of toxicology.
For more information, criteria, and to complete the application, please visit http://iutox.org/grants.asp. Award applications must be received by October 9, 2014. Awardees will be announced in November 2014. You are urged to share this information with members of your society, colleagues in your workplace, and other interested parties. Since IUTOX is administering this awards program, candidates may direct their questions to iutoxhq@iutox.org.
We look forward to receiving your submissions and hope that you will be able to take advantage of this exciting opportunity.
Best regards,
Donna D. Breskin
Executive Director
International Union of Toxicology
IUTOX HQ
1821 Michael Faraday Drive
Reston, VA 20190
www.iutox.org
Tel: (703) 438-3103 ext. 1440
Fax: (703) 438-3113
Join us for our 9th Congress of Toxicology in Developing Countries (CTDC9)
Natal, Brazil
November 7 – 10, 2015
www.sbtox.org.br
Join us for our 14th International Congress of Toxicology (ICTXIV)
Merida, Mexico
October 2 – 6, 2016
www.ict-mexico2016.org
World No Tobacco Day – 31 May 2014
http://www.who.int/campaigns/no-tobacco-day/2014/event/en/
Raise taxes on tobacco
The global tobacco epidemic kills nearly 6 million people each year, of which more than 600 000 are non-smokers dying from breathing second-hand smoke. Unless we act, the epidemic will kill more than 8 million people every year by 2030. More than 80% of these preventable deaths will be among people living in low-and middle-income countries.
For World No Tobacco Day 2014, WHO and partners call on countries to raise taxes on tobacco.
Under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC), countries should implement tax and price policies on tobacco products as a way to reduce tobacco consumption. Research shows that higher taxes are especially effective in reducing tobacco use among lower-income groups and in preventing young people from starting to smoke. A tax increase that increases tobacco prices by 10% decreases tobacco consumption by about 4% in high-income countries and by up to 8% in most low- and middle-income countries.
The ultimate goal of World No Tobacco Day is to contribute to protecting present and future generations not only from the devastating health consequences due to tobacco, but also from the social, environmental and economic scourges of tobacco use and exposure to tobacco smoke.
TSS supports WHO initiative in promoting No Tobacco Day.
Thank-you very much for those who were able to support the event. They were excellent presentations and we had a good turn out. See you all at next years SEMS/TSS toxicology track!
Tox Track SEMS2014 Changi General Hospital Auditorium – 12 April 2014 1100-1300 hrs
www.sems2014.com
Topics and Speakers
Paediatric poisonings – when a little is too much?
Dr Gene Ong Yong Kwang, MBBS, MRCPCH (UK)
Consultant
Children’s Emergency
KK Woman’s and Children Hospital
Specialty – Paediatric Medicine
http://singem.blogspot.sg/2014/06/sems-2014-gene-ong-on-paediatric.html
Recreational Drugs – What’s Happening On Earth?Dr Chan Wui Ling, MBBS, MMed (EM Med), MRCS (Edin), FCEM
Consultant
Department of Emergency Medicine
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Specialty – Emergency Medicine
http://singem.blogspot.sg/2014/06/sems-2014-chan-wui-ling-recreational.html
Novel Recreational Substances – Things That You May See in Your Next Shift
Dr Yao Yi Ju
Division Director
Analytical Toxicology Division
Health Sciences Authority
http://singem.blogspot.sg/2014/06/sems-2014-yao-yi-ju-novel-recreational.html
Do join us and support the society and its members in their presentation.
