Chapter of Hand Surgeons - 5th Annual General Meeting - Annual Report 2011

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Annual Report 2011 for the Chapter of Hand Surgeons outlines governance, board service period 2011–2012, and chapter specialty board membership. It documents the 5th Annual General Meeting held 28 April 2011, membership status as of 31 December 2011, and major educational and assessment activities including the 2011 Hand Surgery exit examination on 26 August 2011 with named examiners and MCQ support. The report also covers the Staff Registrar Scheme, collaboration events with SSHS, hand and wrist training courses, pipeline plans for 2012, and formal appreciation.

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5th Annual General Meeting

Chapter Specialty Board

Membership

2011 Exit Examination for Hand Surgery

Exam Panel and Organisation

Staff Registrar Scheme (SRS)

Combined Dinner Lecture (SSHS) and 2nd Chapter of Hand Surgeons

Courses and Workshops in 2011

1st Hand & Wrist Arthroplasty Course & Cadaveric Workshop

3rd Chapter Dinner Lecture

Hand Surgery 1st Skills Course & Cadaveric Dissection

Activities in the Pipeline (2012)

2012 Exit Examination for Hand Surgery

Hand, Wrist and Distal Radius Cadaveric Course

Appreciation

Chapter of Hand Surgeons College of Surgeons, Singapore Annual Report 2011 5TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The 5th Annual General Meeting of the Chapter of Hand Surgeons was held on Thursday, 28 April 2011 at 6.00pm at Meeting Lounge 10 Sinaran Drive, \#08-23 Novena Medical Centre @Square 2, Singapore 307506. CHAPTER SPECIALTY BOARD The following Chapter Specialty Board Members have served their office from 2011-2012: Chairman: Dr Tay Shian Chao, Vincent Vice-Chairman: Dr Yam Kean Tuck, Andrew Honorary Secretary: Dr Tan Puay Ling Immediate Past Chairman: Dr Lim Beng Hai Board Member: Dr Lee Yi Liang, Jonathan At the time of writing the Annual Report, the 2011-2012 Chapter Board had met once to conduct the business and affairs of the Chapter for year 2011. MEMBERSHIP The total membership as of 31 December 2011 under the Chapter of Hand Surgeons now stands at 20 Fellows who are all Local Fellows. 2011 EXIT EXAMINATION FOR HAND SURGERY The Chapter of Hand Surgeons co-organized the Hand Surgery exit examination that was conducted on Saturday, 26 August 2011 at the NUH, Kent Ridge Wing, Level 3, HRM Clinic. The panel of examiners consisted of: 1. Exam Conveners • Dr Tan Ter Chyan (Chapter member, College of Surgeons Singapore) 2. Chief Examiner – A/Prof Agnes Tan (Chapter of Hand Surgeons) 3. External Examiner – Prof D. A. McGrouther (United Kingdom) 4. Examiners • Prof Robert Pho • A/Prof Lim Beng Hai (Immediate Past Chairman, Chapter of Hand Surgeons) • Dr Winston Chew • Dr Yong Fok Chuan (Chapter of Hand Surgeons) 5. Observer – Dr Andrew Yam (Chapter member, College of Surgeons Singapore) The clinical examination was facilitated by Dr Sreedhavan, Dr Chee Kin Ghee, Dr Foo Tun Lin and Dr Chong Chew Wei who assisted in the exam organisation. The Chapter also organised the MCQ component. Two candidates are Dr Tan Siau Woon Jacqueline and Dr Yeo Chong Jin (all from Singapore) . Dr Tan Siau Woon Jacqueline had scored a pass in this diet of the exit examination. STAFF REGISTRAR SCHEME (SRS) With reference to the Ministry of Health’s (MOH’s) paper in early 2007 introducing the initiative of conducting a structured diploma programme with on-the-job training as previously proposed by the AMS for foreign doctors whose specialist degrees are not recognised by the Singapore Accreditation Board and whose medical schools are not recognised by the Singapore Medical Council, the Chapter had rolled out its SRS Programme in July 2008. This is a three-year programme and the first intake on November 2011 currently has one (1) trainee, Dr Ellen Lee Yutan and the supervisor for this trainee is A/Prof Aymeric Lim. Upon completion of the SRS Programme, the candidate will ultimately be awarded a Diploma in Hand Surgery conferred jointly by the AMS and the College of Surgeons, Singapore (CSS) . COMBINED SINGAPORE SOCIETY FOR HAND SURGERY (SSHS) AND THE 2ND CHAPTER OF HAND SURGEONS DINNER LECTURE The first Combined Dinner Lecture by the Chapter of Hand Surgeons and the Singapore Society for Hand Surgery (SSHS) was held on Monday, 10 January 2011 at the Peach Garden @33 . The Chapter was pleased to have invited Dr Marc Garcia-Elias from Institute Kaplan, Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Barcelona, Spain to speak on Evolution of Wrist Instability Surgery: The Long and Winding Road. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Chapter of Hand Surgeons and SSHS was signed at this event to signify a formal and closer collaboration between the two bodies. 1ST HAND & WRIST ARTHROPLASTY COURSE & CADAVERIC WORKSHOP The Chapter of Hand Surgeons together with the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand & Micro Surgery Section, Tan Tock Seng Hospital organised the 1st Hand & Wrist Arthroplasty Course & Cadaveric Workshop from 22-23 September 2011 at Tan Tock Seng Hospital. The course was well attended and was a great success. 3RD CHAPTER DINNER LECTURE The Chapter of Hand Surgeons organised i

FAQs

When and where was the 5th Annual General Meeting held?

The 5th Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday, 28 April 2011 at 6.00pm at Meeting Lounge 10, Sinaran Drive, #08-23, Novena Medical Centre @Square 2, Singapore 307506.

What was the 2011 exit examination for hand surgery and who served as examiners?

The Chapter co-organized the Hand Surgery exit examination on Saturday, 26 August 2011 at NUH, Kent Ridge Wing, Level 3, HRM Clinic. The panel included exam conveners, a chief examiner (A/Prof Agnes Tan), an external examiner (Prof D. A. McGrouther), additional examiners, and an observer, with clinical facilitation and MCQ organization supported by listed staff.

What is the Staff Registrar Scheme (SRS) and how many trainees were in the first intake?

The Chapter rolled out its SRS Programme in July 2008, a three-year programme aligned with the Ministry of Health initiative. The first intake in November 2011 had one trainee (Dr Ellen Lee Yutan) with A/Prof Aymeric Lim as supervisor.

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