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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

18 Tan Tock Seng Hospital staff to be disciplined after safety lapse at dental clinic

Source Website: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/18-ttsh-staff-be-disciplined-after-safety-lapse-dental-clinic
By Cheow Sue-Ann,The New Paper, 09 January 2019 at 06:00 am


Dental instruments were found not to have completed sterilisation process before being reused.
PHOTO: Dental instruments were found not to have completed sterilisation process before being reused.
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Following an investigation into an incident last year, 18 staff from a dental clinic at Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) face disciplinary action, including financial penalties and warnings.

In November, equipment that had not gone through the final sterilisation process was used on patients at TTSH's Dental Clinic.

The investigation revealed that the staff did not adhere to the expected requirements of quality and safe care of patients.


Between 28 November and 5 December last year, up to eight dental patients at TTSH may have been treated with instruments that did not complete the final step of sterilisation.
PHOTO: Between 28 November and 5 December last year, up to eight dental patients at TTSH may have been treated with instruments that did not complete the final step of sterilisation.
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The group, which includes senior management and supervisors, will also undergo appropriate training.

The National Healthcare Group (NHG) released a statement yesterday concluding that the incident was caused by human error.

Eight packs of instruments were found not to have completed the final step of sterilisation and were used for patient treatment between Nov 28 and Dec 5.

While the NHG said the risk of infection to patients due to the error was extremely low given the completion of the earlier steps in the sterilisation process, it contacted all 575 patients who had been treated at the dental clinic during the affected period to provide support and address concerns.


Eight packs of dental instruments from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) that had not fully completed the sterilisation process may have been used for outpatient treatment at the hospital's dental clinic.

Eight packs of dental instruments from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) that had not fully completed the sterilisation process may have been used for outpatient treatment at the hospital's dental clinic.
PHOTO: Eight packs of dental instruments from Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) that had not fully completed the sterilisation process may have been used for outpatient treatment at the hospital's dental clinic.
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The investigation carried out by the NHG review committee, and included experts from other health clusters, found that on Nov 28, a staff member from the TTSH Dental Clinic failed to follow protocol and loaded packs of instruments into the autoclave machine without initiating the steam sterilisation cycle.

Another staff member then unloaded and stored the packs, not realising they had not undergone the final step of sterilisation.

The packs were also not verified for sterility before use.

The committee also found that incident reporting could be improved as a faster response could have significantly reduced the impact of the error.

After the incident came to light, elective procedures at the clinic were suspended for a safety time-out and all dental instruments were thoroughly checked and confirmed to have undergone the complete sterilisation process.

Additional control measures were also implemented to prevent a repeat incident, including strengthening the on-site sterilisation process and optimising the workflow to reduce the probability of human error.


'Human Error' Blamed for Non-Sterilised Dental Tools Scare at TTSH, 18 Staff Discipline
PHOTO: “Human Error” Blamed for Non-Sterilised Dental Tools Scare at TTSH, 18 Staff Disciplined
Explaining how “human error” was the main cause of the incident, National Health Group (NHG) said that dental instruments at the TTSH clinic are usually manually washed, put through ultrasonic machine sonication and air dried, before being steam sterilised.
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An oversight committee has been appointed by the chairman of the NHG Clinical Board to oversee the implementation of the recommendations by the review committee.

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong expressed his disappointment when the incident first came to light in December, after steps had been taken "to minimise the risk of a breach in patient safety" following an earlier incident at the National Dental Centre Singapore in 2017, when 72 packs of instruments were found not to have been sterilised completely.

Yesterday, Professor Philip Choo, group chief executive officer of NHG, said: "On behalf of NHG, we sincerely apologise for the incident.

"Patient safety will continue to be our utmost priority, and we hold our staff to the highest standards of quality and safe care of patients."


After the incident came to light, elective procedures at the clinic were suspended for a safety time-out and all dental instruments were thoroughly checked and confirmed to have undergone the complete sterilisation process.
PHOTO: After the incident came to light, elective procedures at the clinic were suspended for a safety time-out and all dental instruments were thoroughly checked and confirmed to have undergone the complete sterilisation process.
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Professor Philip Choo, group chief executive officer of NHG, said: 'On behalf of NHG, we sincerely apologise for the incident.'
PHOTO: Professor Philip Choo, group chief executive officer of NHG, said: "On behalf of NHG, we sincerely apologise for the incident. Patient safety will continue to be our utmost priority, and we hold our staff to the highest standards of quality and safe care of patients."
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By Cheow Sue-Ann,The New Paper, 09 January 2019 at 06:00 am
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Reference
[1] Cheow Sue-Ann,The New Paper, 18 Tan Tock Seng Hospital staff to be disciplined after safety lapse at dental clinic, posted on 09 January 2019 at 06:00 am, https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/18-ttsh-staff-be-disciplined-after-safety-lapse-dental-clinic


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Saturday, October 27, 2018

Biannual flu jabs may be better for seniors: Study

Source Website: https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/biannual-flu-jabs-may-be-better-seniors-study
By Felicia Choo, The New Paper, 26 October 2018 at 06:00 am


Elderly Singaporeans may be better protected against the flu and respiratory illness if they get an influenza or flu jab twice a year, instead of once, a local study has found.
PHOTO: Elderly Singaporeans may be better protected against the flu and respiratory illness if they get an influenza or flu jab twice a year, instead of once, a local study has found.
With second vaccination, more participants became better protected against three influenza strains
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Researchers found that with a second vaccination after six months, the proportion of participants with antibody levels high enough to protect against the three influenza strains in the vaccine increased by a fifth, from 56.8 per cent to 80.4 per cent.

The May 2016 to November 2017 study by the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) and Tan Tock Seng Hospital won Gold in the Singapore Young Investigator Award (Clinical Research) category at the Singapore Health and Biomedical Congress yesterday.

The award was part of the Congress' Scientific Competition, which recognises research studies that have improved patient care and overall population health.

Dr Barnaby Young, the lead researcher and a consultant of infectious diseases at NCID, said the findings could help determine how often someone living in Singapore should get a flu jab. In Singapore's tropical climate, influenza causes infections year-round with outbreak timings that are difficult to predict, whereas in temperate climates, they occur only during winter, he added.


Researchers found that with a second vaccination after six months, the proportion of participants with antibody levels high enough to protect against the three influenza strains in the vaccine increased by a fifth, from 56.8 per cent to 80.4 per cent.
PHOTO: Researchers found that with a second vaccination after six months, the proportion of participants with antibody levels high enough to protect against the three influenza strains in the vaccine increased by a fifth, from 56.8 per cent to 80.4 per cent.
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The study involved 200 participants aged 65 and up.

At the Congress, organised by the National Healthcare Group (NHG), two agreements were signed to further develop healthcare research and innovation.

NHG and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a Joint Programme for Clinician Scientist Development. It is aimed at fostering clinician scientists and funding their research.


At the Congress, organised by the National Healthcare Group (NHG), two agreements were signed to further develop healthcare research and innovation.
PHOTO: At the Congress, organised by the National Healthcare Group (NHG), two agreements were signed to further develop healthcare research and innovation.
NHG and Nanyang Technological University (NTU) signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a Joint Programme for Clinician Scientist Development. It is aimed at fostering clinician scientists and funding their research.
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INTERNSHIPS
Separately, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) was signed to encourage polytechnic and Institute of Technical Education (ITE) students to take up internships for serious games, or electronic games used for purposes beyond entertainment.

The MOA was signed by NHG, NTU, the five polytechnics - Nanyang, Ngee Ann, Republic, Temasek and Singapore polytechnics - and ITE.


The MOA was signed by NHG, NTU, the five polytechnics - Nanyang, Ngee Ann, Republic, Temasek and Singapore polytechnics - and ITE.
PHOTO: The MOA was signed by NHG, NTU, the five polytechnics - Nanyang, Ngee Ann, Republic, Temasek and Singapore polytechnics - and ITE.
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The Alive-Poly-ITE Student Internship Programme will pair healthcare experts with students who have a background in games design or storytelling, graphics design and IT to develop serious game prototypes.

The congress, which is being held at Max Atria at the Singapore Expo and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Clinical Sciences Building in Novena, runs until tomorrow.

About 1,800 medical professionals are expected to attend. Discussions are focused on population health, preventive medicine, as well as primary and community care.


The congress, which is being held at Max Atria at the Singapore Expo and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Clinical Sciences Building in Novena, runs until tomorrow.
PHOTO: The congress, which is being held at Max Atria at the Singapore Expo and the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine Clinical Sciences Building in Novena, runs until tomorrow.
About 1,800 medical professionals are expected to attend. Discussions are focused on population health, preventive medicine, as well as primary and community care.
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By Felicia Choo, The New Paper, 26 October 2018 at 06:00 am
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[1] Felicia Choo, The New Paper, Biannual flu jabs may be better for seniors: Study, posted on 26 October 2018 at 06:00 am, https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/biannual-flu-jabs-may-be-better-seniors-study


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Sunday, January 22, 2017

Step into it - Brisk-walk your way to better fitness this new year

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Life wise, No. 67, January-February 2017, Page 30, Workout
By Li Yuling in consultation with Mr. Ray Loh senior exercise physiologist / Sports Medicine and Surgery Clinic / Tan Tock Seng Hospital


Taking 10,000 steps is equivalent to about 8 kilometers or 1.5 hours of brisk-walk, and expends about 500 calories.
PHOTO: Taking 10,000 steps is equivalent to about 8 kilometers or 1.5 hours of brisk-walk, and expends about 500 calories.
To lose weight, it is recommended that a person burns 800 calories a day.
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YOU HAVE MADE a resolution to keep fit — just like what you did the year before. For a better chance at keeping it though, consider a sport or exercise activity that does not require expensive equipment or fees. Brisk walking, for example, is free and can be done anywhere, anytime, by any reasonably healthy individual.

“Brisk walking is a lower-impact physical activity that is easy, convenient and effective in improving health,” says Mr Ray Loh, Senior Exercise Physiologist with Tan Tock Seng Hospital. “The American Heart Association (AHA) believes that the more a person walks each week, the more it benefits individual health.”


Brisk walking is a lower-impact physical activity that is easy, convenient and effective in improving health.
PHOTO: Brisk walking is a lower-impact physical activity that is easy, convenient and effective in improving health. The American Heart Association (AHA) believes that the more a person walks each week, the more it benefits individual health.
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A six-year longitudinal US study that compared runners and walkers showed that with the right amount of calories burnt, a moderate-intensity brisk walk could offer a similar risk reduction in high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes and coronary heart disease.

To get people walking, the Health Promotion Board (HPB) launched the second National Step Challenge last October. It is giving away step trackers to motivate participants to walk more. Introduced in 2015, the campaign encourages Singaporeans to take 10,000 steps daily, a guideline similarly advocated by international health bodies like the AHA, National Heart Foundation of Australia, and the World Health Organization.


National Steps Challenge - Healthy 365
PHOTO: National Steps Challenge - Healthy 365
Health Promotion Board (HPB) launched the second National Step Challenge last October. The campaign encourages Singaporeans to take 10,000 steps daily. As a form of reward participants can redeem NTUC vouchers when the different tiers of points are reached. The 1st tier reward ($5 NTUC voucher) requires 600 points and takes a minimum of 10 days to complete. The maximum points per day is 60 which requires the completion of 10,000 steps.
Healthy 365 app can be downloaded from the Google Play
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Brisk Walk or Run?
Whether brisk walking or running is a better form of exercise depends on your health, fitness level and exercise goal.

Mr Loh explains that brisk walking is a moderate-intensity exercise that trains lower limb muscles, and requires more muscular strength than walking at a normal pace.

Brisk walking continuously for 10 minutes or longer can boost muscle endurance and improve cardiorespiratory fitness (your body’s ability to supply oxygen and energy to the muscles). It is also proven to help reduce risk of certain diseases.

However, high-intensity activities such as running do have additional advantages. “These include strength building, as well as further improving bone density and cardiovascular fitness,” says Mr Loh.


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PHOTO: High-intensity activities such as running have additional advantages. These include strength building,  further improving bone density and cardiovascular fitness. Brisk walking takes more time to burn the same number of calories as that of running.
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Brisk walking takes more time to burn the same number of calories as that of running. So if you are exercising to lose weight, running produces faster results.

Getting Started
Current physical activity guidelines by HPB and the American College of Sports Medicine recommend that individuals do 30 minutes of moderate-intensity cardio exercises, such as brisk walking and swimming, at least five times a week.

Mr Loh recommends that beginners start brisk walking for 10 minutes per session, and progress slowly to develop a comfortable pace and intensity.


Game Your Way To 10,000 Steps A Day
PHOTO: Game Your Way To 10,000 Steps A Day
Studies have shown the health benefits of clocking 10,000 steps daily. However, if walking around the track is not your idea of a fun physical activity, fear not! There is a myriad of physical activities that contribute to your step count without you even realising it. From playing Kinect for Xbox games to the latest Pokemon Go!, the trick is to inject fun to your daily physical activities. Choose your preferred motivation to make exercise more meaningful and fun!
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The 30 minutes can be split into a few shorter sessions — in the morning (from home to the train station), during lunchtime (from office to hawker centre), and after work (from train station to home). “Engaging in short bouts of physical activity throughout the day is actually better than sitting all day and then doing one hour of exercise in the evening,” says Mr Loh.

If the purpose of your exercise is to fight diabetes, obesity or heart diseases, double the exercise time to 300 minutes a week.

Where to Walk
Beginners should start walking on flat ground, and gradually progress to trails or other terrain. “Hilly and uneven terrain can add more stress to the legs, and will require stronger limbs,” Mr Loh cautions.


Beginners should start walking on flat ground, and gradually progress to trails or other terrain.
PHOTO: Beginners should start walking on flat ground, and gradually progress to trails or other terrain. Hilly and uneven terrain can add more stress to the legs, and will require stronger limbs.
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Treadmills are an alternative you can consider. Most treadmills come with a shock-absorbing mechanism, which is ideal for individuals with weaker legs, and those prone to injury.

You may also find it easier to concentrate on your walking form when exercising on a treadmill. However, research has revealed that people tend to walk slower on treadmills than outdoors. “Moving at the same speed on the treadmill as you do outdoors can actually feel more challenging for some,” says Mr Loh.

Stay Safe
A moderate-intensity activity increases your heart rate by 50 to 60 per cent than when you are at rest. But as long as you are healthy and medically fit, brisk walking is suitable for you.

If you have not exercised for some time, it is likely that your body has detrained (become weaker). Without adequate strength, walking too fast or for too long may increase the risk of overuse injuries (damage to a bone, muscle, ligament or tendon due to repetitive stress without allowing time for the body to heal) — even in healthy individuals.


Stay Safe
PHOTO: Stay Safe
If you have not exercised for some time, it is likely that your body has detrained (become weaker). Without adequate strength, walking too fast or for too long may increase the risk of overuse injuries.
A walk in the park will likely be the most enjoyable part of your day. However, make sure to do so with a clear mind and with your eyes open. In addition to avoiding a fall, open eyes will allow you to take in the beauty of nature's wonders: flowers, and trees, birds, and wildlife.
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Remember to warm up and cool down. Dynamic stretching exercises, such as ankle bounce, half-squat and walking lunge, are recommended for warm-ups. Static stretching exercises, such as calf stretch and groin stretch, should be done post-walk.

Hydrate regularly, especially if the weather is hot, or if you walk for more than an hour.


Cool down after brisk-walking.
PHOTO: Cool down after brisk-walking. Hydrate regularly, especially if the weather is hot, or if you walk for more than an hour.
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By Li Yuling in consultation with Mr. Ray Loh senior exercise physiologist / Sports Medicine and Surgery Clinic / Tan Tock Seng Hospital



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