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Executive Committee (2025-2027)
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From left to right: Japheth Uy, Joanna Phone Ko, Faheem Ahmed Khan, Lim Xin Ling, Chua Wei Ling, Augustine Tee |
Chair – A/Prof Augustine Tee
Vice Chair – Dr Faheem Ahmed Khan
Honorary General Secretary – Ms Joanna Phone Ko
Exco Member – Dr Chua Wei Ling
Exco Member – Ms Lim Xin Ling
Co-opted Member – Dr Japheth Carlos Tan Uy
SICM - RAPID RESPONSE SYSTEMS CHAPTER (RRS)
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (2023 – 2025)
Chair – A/Prof Augustine Tee
Vice Chair – Dr Faheem Ahmed Khan
Honorary General Secretary – Dr Chua Wei Ling
Exco Member – Ms Joanna Phone Ko
Exco Member – Ms Lim Xin Ling
APICS 2025 – ASIA PACIFIC INTENSIVE CARE SYMPOSIUM, 15 – 17 August 2025
Moderators: A/Prof Augustine Tee, Ms Joanna Phone Ko
Speakers:
A/Prof Ashwin Subramaniam (Dandenong and Frankston Hospitals, Australia): Frailty in Focus: How Vulnerability Influences RRS Outcomes and Critical Care Planning
Ms Leong Shiaw Yi (Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore): Automated Vital Signs Monitoring and Alert Messaging
Dr Rahul Costa-Pinto (Austin Health, Australia): In Hospital Cardiac Arrest: Road to Zero?
Ms Carmel Taylor (Austin Health, Australia): Training MET Nurses: The Australian Experience
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- 2023
- 2022
- 2021
- 2020
APICS 2024 – ASIA PACIFIC INTENSIVE CARE SYMPOSIUM, 17 – 19 August 2024
Session Chairs : Dr Chua Wei Ling, A/Prof Augustine Tee
Speakers:
A/Prof Daryl Jones (Austin Health, Australia): In Hospital Sepsis and RRS
Ms Rosidah Idris & Ms Rebecca Lim (Nursing, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore): Wearables with Autoactivation to Action: Effortlessly Effective
Prof Gee Young Suh (South Korea): Development of Rapid Response Systems in South Korea
ISRRS x SICM Webinar
ISRRS x SICM Webinar, 23 March 2024.
The Chapter of Rapid Response Systems from the Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SICM) Singapore, together with ISRRS organised a 2-hour webinar on 23 March 2024 themed “Rapid Response Systems in the Asia Pacific Region”. This was the first time ISRRS had collaborated with SICM after the establishment of mutual affiliated society statuses last year. Hosted by Chapter Chair A/Prof Augustine Tee, 5 talks were featured. Dr Chua Wei Ling from the National University of Singapore started the session with a run through of Rapid Response Systems in Asian Hospitals. This was followed by Dr Takaki Naito from St Marianna University of Medicine, Japan, who spoke about The Current State of RRS at a Major Crossroads – Where Do We Go from Here? Dr Judit Orosz from The Alfred Hospital, Australia, then presented about Changing the Hospital Landscape via the Medical Emergency Team. Wrapping up the webinar were 2 talks about Rapid Response Systems in China. Dr Du Lan Fang from Peking University Third Hospital and finally, speaking in Mandarin Chinese, with simultaneous zoom translation to English, was Prof Lu Chuan Zhu from Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital. Together with SICM president Dr Chia Yew Woon as moderator, the webinar ended with a rigorous live question & answer session.
APICS 2023 – Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium, 18 – 20 August 2023.
Chapter of Rapid Response Systems continued its annual participation in this scientific conference by helming session 24 on Sunday 20 August 2023. Chairs: A/Prof Augustine Tee and Dr Jolin Wong.
Dr Daryl Jones (Austin Hospital, Australia): “The Rapid Response System – More than just the team”.
Dr Alex Psirides (Wellington Hospital, New Zealand): “The National Programme for Patient Deterioration in Aotearoa New Zealand”.
Dr Faheem Ahmed Khan (Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore): “Automated Technology and Rapid Response: Is it the Way Forward?”.
APICS 2022 – Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium, 20 – 22 August 2022.
This year the symposium returned to a live meeting. Session 24 on Sunday 21 August 2022 was dedicated to Rapid Response Systems. The theme centered around nursing in Rapid Response Systems. Chair: A/Prof Augustine Tee.
Dr Fenella Gill (Perth Children’s Hospital, Australia): “Family Involvement in recognising clinical deterioration in their child and communicating concerns to health professionals”.
Ms Joanna Phone Ko (Singapore General Hospital, Singapore): “The multi-tiered training and development of an RRT Nurse – the SGH experience”.
Dr Chua Wei Ling (Alice Lee School of Nursing, NUS, Singapore): “General ward nurses’ attitudes towards recognising, escalating and managing deteriorating patients”.
APICS 2021 – Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium, 17 – 19 July 2021
The congress continued as a digital experience. Symposium 10 on 18 July 2021 dedicated to RRS, brought together 3 other speakers from around the world. There were 256 live views recorded during the session. Chair: A/Prof Augustine Tee.
Dr Daryl Jones (Austin Hospital, Australia): “RRS to save – Real Requirements for a Successful RRS”.
Dr Alex Psirides (Wellington Hospital, New Zealand): “RRS to comfort – Restoring Rest for the Soul”.
Prof Alison Fox-Robichaud (McMaster University, Canada): “RRS to teach – Re-educating Residents Safely”.
A/Prof Augustine Tee(Changi General Hospital, Singapore): “RRS to collaborate – Rapid Rescue in Singapore”.
APICS 2020 – Asia Pacific Intensive Care Symposium, 24 – 25 Oct 2020.
The COVID-19 pandemic saw the congress converted to its 1st virtual symposium. Following on from iSRRS2019, the Chapter of RRS helmed a track on 24 Oct 2020 themed “The evolution of rapid response in the face of COVID-19”. Chair: A/Prof Augustine Tee.
Prof Hong Sang Bum (Asan Medical Center, South Korea): “Decreasing collateral damage from COVID-19”.
Dr Roshni Gokhale (Changi General Hospital, Singapore): “Resuscitation simulation training in full PPE and isolation rooms”.
Dr Toh Han (Woodlands Health, Singapore): “Triage and monitoring in Singapore's COVID-19 isolation facilities”.
Ms Clarice Wee (Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, Singapore): “How do we ensure deteriorating patients are attended to timely while ensuring the safety of our critical care teams?”.