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Occupational Medicine

Office : Bowyer Block A Level 2
Tel : 6326 6502/ 6326 6353
Fax : 6326 6092

Details of Services

Occupational Medicine provides specialist care to patients in the area of occupational medicine. In addition, the team of specialists also provides consultancy services to companies and partners in industry in the areas of occupational medicine practice, in worksite health risk assessment and planning of preventive strategies to avoid the occurrence of occupational diseases within its workforce. The in-house Occupational Health Clinic provides a comprehensive occupational health service for its staff. The various sub-specialty services include:

Occupational Medicine Clinic
• Provide specific employment examinations for workers exposed to hazards or hazardous conditions at work
• Provide work-related injury and illness treatment
• Conduct all exams required by Workplace Safety & Health Act (WSHA) and OSHA

Ergonomics Clinic
• Medical evaluation to identify specific groups of patients who would benefit from ergonomic manipulation to improve their work status.
• Evaluation for vestibular training for those with fall tendencies or with non specific giddiness
• Exercise testing and fitness to exercise evaluation where appropriate exercising will benefit and improve the ability to cope with their work and living environment

Work-related Musculoskeletal disorders Clinic
• Manage patients with work related musculo-skeletal injuries
• Provide advice on workplace modifications and worksite evaluation

Advisory Services
• Compliance issues
• Biological and environmental monitoring of work processes
• Workplace policy
• Emergency Planning
• Training of first aiders and planning for emergency resuscitation, evacuation and decontamination at the work place

Other Services
• Workplace risk assessment
• On-site Industry based Occupational Medicine practice
• Ergonomics Worksite Consulting Services
• Industrial Hearing Conservation programs
• Industrial Toxicology Services and Environmental assessment

 

Staff MembersSub-Specialty
Senior Consultant
Dr. Fong Yuke Tien
MBBS, MSc (OM), FAMS, M.Ed (HDP), MBA
Occupational Toxicology, Ergonomics, Health Services Review, Workplace Risk Assessment
Visiting Consultant
Prof David Koh
MBBS Sing., MSc NUS, PhD Birm., FFOM London., FFOM Ire., FFPH YK., FAMS
Prof Lee Hin-Peng
MSc (PH) MBBS Sing., FFPHM (UK)
A/Prof Lim Meng Kin
MBBS (Sing), DAvMed (UK), MSc (OM), MPH (Havard), FRCP (Edin), FFOM

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