Pain Management Centre

Dr Tan Kian Hian MBBS, FANZCA, FFPMANZCA DIRECTOR

Members of the SingHealth Group Changi General Hospital KK Womens and Childrens Hospital Singapore General Hospital National Cancer Centre National Dental Centre National Heart Centre National Neuroscience Institute Singapore National Eye Centre SingHealth Polyclinics

Singapore General Hospital

Restructured hospital and part of SingHealth Largest hospital in Singapore 1600 beds 8000 staff 30 Specialty Services SGH accounts for about a quarter of the total acute hospital beds in the public sector and about one-fifth of acute beds nationwide.
2 Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Quick JCI Facts of SGH

SGH became first hospital in the region to include Pain as the fifth vital sign in 2004 SGH achieved Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation. SGH is the largest teaching hospital in Asia to be accorded such a recognition in 2005.

Recertified in 2011

History of SGH Pain Management Centre (PMC)

Acute and Chronic Pain Services started in 1980s. Interventional Procedures started in 1998 Proposal to set up Pain Management Centre in 2005

Virtual centre set up and KPI monitored in 2006

PMC started operations in Nov 2007
4 Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Only One-Stop Pain Centre in Singapore

Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Services Provided Within the Centre

Pain Medicine and Interventions
Spine Surgery Neurosurgery Psychiatry

Psychology
Acupuncture
6 Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Infrastructure
Outpatient Clinic
Procedure Room
-X-ray Machine -Radiofrequency Machine

Recovery Area
7 Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Types of Patients Seen

Chronic Pain -Back Pain -Neck Pain -Neuropathic (Nerve) Pain Cancer Pain

Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Procedures
Epidural Steroid Injections Neuroplasty Nucleoplasty Biaculoplasty Spinal Cord Stimulators Nerve Blocks

-Coeliac Plexus
-Stellate Ganglion
9 Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Pain Related Programs

Pain Management Programme (CBT) Pacing Programme
10 Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Scientific Workshops
Cadaver Workshops held at the experimental laboratory on interventional procedures in Pain Management.

11

Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Teaching and Training

First centre outside of Australia and New Zealand to be accredited with the Faculty of Medicine ANZCA. Medical Officer rotated on a 2 weekly program to PMC.
Collaboration with James Cook University Psychology Advanced Nursing Diploma

12

Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Fellows from All Over the World

Indonesia
Malaysia Philippines India Thailand

13

Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Educational Activities
General Practitioners CME Program
Public Forum

14

Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth

Thank you!

15

Patients. At the heart of all we do SingHealth