Helping Our Students Realise Their Dreams

1. Helping Our Students Realise Their Dreams Healthcare Feb 2014 - Secondary

2. In this issue you will find

3. Singapore Public Healthcare Rehab Centre Nursing Home Polyclinic Palliative Care Screening & Prevention Patient Community Hospital Family Physician Acute Hospital 3

4. Singapore’s Public Healthcare 6 Healthcare Clusters. One Public Healthcare Family

5. Great Challenges Ahead

6. Coping with Challenges…

7. Singapore Public Healthcare is Rising and Growing

8. Yishun Community Hospital (by 2015) • Sengkang General Hospital (2018) • Ng Teng Fong • General Hospital • (by 2014) • Sengkang Community Hospital (2018) 800 beds • Jurong • Community • Hospital • (by 2015) 1,400 beds Expanding the Hardware for Our Future • Outram Community • Hospital (by 2020) 1,100 beds 250 beds • Changi General • Hospital Integrated Building • (2014) • National University • Hospital Medical • Centre (by 2013) • National Heart • Centre (by 2013)

9. Attracting Talents For Our Future

10. Attracting Talents For Our Future

11. In this issue you will find

12. Have You Heard of Allied Health Professionals? Do Allied Health Professionals work alongside doctors? What are the different Allied Health Professions? How can I become an Allied Health Professional? What are the career prospects of Allied Health Professionals?

13. Who Are Allied Health Professionals? Allied Health Professionalswork closely with members of the healthcare teams by providing a range of diagnostic, therapeutic, direct patient care and specialist roles to patients. @www.caretogobeyond.sg

14. To Help Improve Others Lives and Make a Difference

15. Examples of Allied Health Professionals

16. In this issue you will find

17. What Do You Know About Nurses? DID YOU KNOW? OUR Nurses from the school health teams screen about half a million students in the schools annually to detect common health problems and refer them to the Student Health Centre for further management • A Nurse touches the lives of many at the point of care. Nursing is a profession from the heart for the well being of the sick and infirmed. The nurse is an essential member and collaborator in the healthcare team who : • makes assessments on patients’ physical, mental and social well-being • performs medical and nursing procedures • facilitate treatment and care delivery Nurses are the pillars of support in every good health system. Doctors diagnose but nurses saves lives because they are the ones monitoring your loved ones on a daily basis

18. NURSING CAREERS & PA?

19. A Sneak Peak Into a Nurse’s Text Book

20. How can I Become a Nurse?

21. What is an Occupational Therapist? 1 TREAT Patients with injuries, illnesses or disabilities through therapeutic use everyday 2 HELP Patients develop, recover and improve the skills needed for daily living and working

22. How an Occupational Therapist Help This Patient Connect the Dots?

23. Fields of Practice for Occupational Therapists What are the fields of practice for Occupational Therapists? There are opportunities to work in areas such as (but not limiting to): Burns and Plastics Rehabilitation Cardiac Rehabilitation Driving Assessment and Rehabilitation Occupational Health and Ergonomics Oncology Rehabilitation Orthopaedics Rehabilitation Psychosocial Rehabilitation Paediatrics and Child Development

24. How can I become an Occupational Therapist? • minimum diploma qualification from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) • 3-year Diploma in Occupational Therapy course.   • Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT)offers a 1-year degree-conversion programme for NYP graduates.

25. What is Physiotherapy?

26. What Does a Physiotherapist Do? Physiotherapists treat individuals who have limited abilities to move and perform functional activities in their daily lives. Physiotherapists use treatment techniques to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability

27. Be a Young Physiotherapist and Learn More About Your Own Body

28. Time For Answers!

29. Fields of Practice for Physiotherapists • What are the fields of practice for Physiotherapists? • There are also opportunities to work in areas such as (but not limiting to): • Burns and Plastics Surgery Rehabilitation • Cardio-respiratory Physiotherapy • Chronic Pain Management • Child Developmental Assessment/Therapy • Gerontology • Care of the elderly • Neurological Rehabilitation • Head injury, stroke and neurological diseases • Orthopaedics • Paediatrics, Child Developmental Assessment/Therapy • Sports Physiotherapy

30. How can I become an Physiotherapist? • minimum diploma qualification from Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) • 3-year Diploma in Physiotherapy course. • Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT), offers a 1-year degree-conversion programme for NYP graduates.

31. Quizz Time: What are the Key Differences Between Physiotherapist and Occupational Therapist? In Summary: 1. Physiotherapy deals with the muscles and limbs of a person. It helps in recovery and enables a person to move around. Occupational therapy deals with this and much more. It is all about a person making the best of his home as well as his occupation. 2. Physiotherapy does not involve anything about the mind. However, occupational therapy has a lot to do with the mental faculties of a person. 3. Occupational therapy helps a person in improving his functional abilities. Physical therapy focuses only on his physical abilities. 4. A physiotherapist may prescribe a few medicines. However, an occupational therapist generally doesn’t.

32. What Do Medical Social Workers Do? • support patients and their families during recovery from and/or adjustment to illnesses. • Help patients cope and adjust to the impact of the illness and disability on their lifestyle, finances, employment and relationships. • help patients and their families learn how to manage life crises.

33. Fields of Practice for Medical Social Workers • What are the fields of practice for Medical Social Workers? • There are also opportunities to work in the different medical disciplines and in specialized fields: • Geriatrics / Nephrology / Oncology / Psychiatry • Trauma Work • Grief and Bereavement Counselling and Palliative care • Case Management • Individual Psychotherapy, Marital Counselling and Family Mediation and Therapy • Group Work • Community Network and Advocacy • Research and Teaching

34. How can I Become a Medical Social Worker? What Educational Qualifications do I need to practice as a Medical Social Worker in Singapore? You must complete formal tertiary education to qualify as a Medical Social Worker. Minimum Qualification BA (Majoring in Social Work ) or Bachelor Degree in Social Work Institute for training National University of Singapore (NUS) Overseas tertiary institutions Duration of Study 3-4 years for Bachelor Degree

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