Symposium 2

Asst Prof Sewa Duu Wen

Senior Consultant

Head, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit

Singapore General Hospital

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School

Senior Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine

Dr Sewa Duu Wen obtained his medical degree from the National University of Singapore in 2003. He completed his specialty training in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, as well as Intensive Care Medicine in 2012 and 2014 respectively. He is currently the Head of Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, as well as Co-Chair of ICU Committee in Outram Campus. Dr Sewa’s areas of interest include advanced respiratory care, critical care and lung transplantation. In 2013 and 2015, he was twice awarded the Health Manpower Development Programme (HMDP) Award for training in intensive care medicine and lung transplantation at University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, and then at Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK for training in chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Session:

Celebration of Collaboration, October 2022, Friday, 1000-1200hrs
Last Line Defenders– How the ICU Communities Unite Against COVID19

The pandemic has posed unprecedented healthcare system challenges and changed the way we approach critically ill patients. From taking care of patients struggling for breath, to the unwell mother with her unborn baby, ICU healthcare workers have to work collaboratively to overcome the unknown and deliver the best possible care in an unforgiving environment.

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