Society of Intensive Care Medicine
The Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SICM) is the representative body for Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) professionals in Singapore.
History[edit]
Before 1970, Intensive care units (ICUs) did not exist in Singapore. In the 1970s, parts of public hospital wards were crudely designated as ICUs.[1] During the 1980s, dedicated physical spaces, with the necessary equipment and trained nursing staff, were developed to treat critically ill patients.[2]
Singapore was a founding member of the Western Pacific Association of Critical Care Medicine (WPACCM) – now known as the Asia Pacific Association of Critical Care Medicine (APACCM) – and hosted the Inaugural Congress of the Association in 1981 and the 11th edition in 2000.[2] SICM was officially formed in 1995, with the late Dr Ng Kim Swee as her founding President. The elected President and the Executive Committee are unpaid volunteers and each term is for 2 years.[3]
Education[edit]
SICM submitted a position paper on "A formalized accreditation and training system for adult intensive care medicine" to the Ministry of Health, Singapore in 2002.[4] This led to the formation of the Sub-specialty Training Committee in ICM in 2007[5] and ICM was recognised as a sub-specialty with the Specialists Accreditation Board in 2012.[6]
SICM SymPOsium[edit]
The inaugural biennial SICM Symposium (SISPO) was held on 23 April 2016 for adult and paediatric intensivists and ICM trainees. It comprised "Year-In-Review" lectures on ICM key topics such as haemodynamics, ventilation, nutrition, nephrology, and neurocritical care, as well as several workshops.
SG-ANZICS Intensive Care Forum[edit]
SICM partnered with the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) to organise the biennial SG-ANZICS Intensive Care Forum in 2011.[7]
Research[edit]
SICM's official journal is Critical Care and Shock.[8]
SICM set up its multicentre research arm known as the National Investigators for Clinical Epidemiology and Research (SICM-NICER) in 2008.[9] It collaborates with the Asian Critical Care Clinical Trials Group and published several papers on ICM from an Asian perspective.[10][11][12][13][14]
SICM collaborated with the Ministry of Health, Singapore to set up the Singapore National ICU Repository (NICUR) to advance future research.[15]
References[edit]
- ^ Tan, SH (1982). "The development of critical care medicine in Singapore". Ann Acad Med Singapore. 11 (3): 389–391. PMID 7137918.
- ^ a b Ng KS; Tai DYH (2001). "Evolution of intensive care medicine in Singapore". Ann Acad Med Singapore. 30 (3): 213–215. PMID 11455730.
- ^ "Society of Intensive Care Medicine (Singapore)". Intensive Care News (2): 1–2. 1996.
- ^ Tai DYH (2002). "Report by SICM (Singapore) representative to WPACCM".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "State of health: report of the Director of Medical Services 2003–2012" (PDF). Ministry of Health Singapore. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Announcement: intensive care medicine (ICM)". Singapore Medical Council. Archived from the original on 26 November 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "4th SG-ANZICS Intensive Care Forum 2017". SGANZICS. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "Critical Care and Shock". Critical Care and Shock. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ "SICM National Investigators for Clinical Epidemiology and Research". SICM (Singapore). Retrieved 24 December 2016.
- ^ Phua J, Ho BC, Tee A, Chan KP, Johan A, Loo S, So CR, Chia N, Tan AY, Tham HM, Chan YH, Koh Y (2012). "The impact of clinical protocols in the management of severe sepsis: a prospective cohort study". Anaesth Intensive Care. 40 (4): 663–674. doi:10.1177/0310057X1204000413. PMID 22813495. S2CID 26022049.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Koh J, Tee A, Phoo JWH, Phua GC, Leong KW, Chia N, Goh SK, Tan J, Ho B, Tan CK, Maclaren G, Phua J (2010). "A national point-prevalence survey of the practice of sedation, analgesia, neuromuscular blockade and delirium assessment in adult intensive care units in Singapore". Crit Care & Shock. 13: 122–131.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Phua J, Joynt GM, Nishimura M, Deng Y, Myatra SN, Chan YH, Binh NG, Tan CC, Faruq MO, Arabi YM, Wahjuprajitno B, Liu SF, Hashemian SM, Kashif W, Staworn D, Palo JE, Koh Y, Investigators AS, Asian Critical Care Clinical Trials Group (2016). "Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in low-middle-income versus high-income Asian countries and regions". Intensive Care Med. 42 (7): 1118–1127. doi:10.1007/s00134-016-4347-y. PMID 27071388. S2CID 23945685.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Phua J, Koh Y, Du B, Tang YQ, Divatia JV, Tan CC, Gomersall CD, Faruq MO, Shrestha BR, Gia Binh N, Arabi YM, Salahuddin N, Wahyuprajitno B, Tu ML, Wahab AY, Hameed AA, Nishimura M, Procyshyn M, Chan YH, Group MS (2011). "Management of severe sepsis in patients admitted to Asian intensive care units: prospective cohort study". BMJ. 342: d3245. doi:10.1136/bmj.d3245. PMC 3113333. PMID 21669950.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Phua J, Joynt GM, Nishimura M, Deng Y, Myatra SN, Chan YH, Binh NG, Tan CC, Faruq MO, Arabi YM, Wahjuprajitno B, Liu SF, Hashemian SM, Kashif W, Staworn D, Palo JE, Koh Y, Investigators AS, the Asian Critical Care Clinical Trials Group (2015). "Withholding and withdrawal of life-sustaining treatments in intensive care units in Asia". JAMA Intern Med. 175 (3): 363–371. doi:10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.7386. PMID 25581712.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Intensive care unit data across hospitals to be standardised with new registry". Channel NewsAsia. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2016.