acuity, high-volume center. Besides core medical and nursing
knowledge and skills of neurocritical care, important aspects
in soft skills such as communication with family and relatives,
breaking bad news, resident teaching, ICU management and
leadership are shared with the observers. These initiatives
are sponsored by Singapore-based nonprofit philanthropic
organizations (such as Temasek Foundation International
and Lee Foundation) that fund and support programs that
aim to build capabilities in communities in Asia. Designed
and implemented with TTSH as the program partner, these
collaborations advance neurocritical care in the region.
Education
The NICU is heavily involved in training and education, receiving
anaesthesiology and critical care specialist trainees from hospitals
across the country. These trainees undergo structured teaching
programs and also benefit greatly from the high
volume and varied case mix.
This year, trainers from the NICU conducted the
inaugural Emergency Neurological Life Support
(ENLS) course in the country. The response was
overwhelming, reflecting an unmet need for a
comprehensive training workshop addressing basic
neurocritical care. It involved 31 participants from
various backgrounds and levels of training. Several
international faculty including Dr. Gene Sung, past
president of the Neurocritical Care Society, were
on hand to share their vast experience with the
participants.
To complement the ENLS program, the
course incorporated other elements central to
neurocritical care, namely neuromonitoring,
EVD management, neurological determination
of death and neuroradiology. It also included
a NeuroSimulation Workshop, where the
participants had the opportunity to put what
they learnt into practice in a realistic but safe
environment.
Participants and trainers at the first ENLS in Singapore during
the NeuroSimulation workshop at the Simulation Lab of TTSH.
International colleagues from the ASEAN region on short observerships in the NICU
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