Prof Fatimah Abdul Lateef

About

Professor Fatimah Lateef is Senior Consultant, Emergency Department, Singapore General Hospital.

Education and Training

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• MBBS 1990 (Singapore)
  
• FRCS 1996 (Accident and Emergency Medicine and Surgery), (Edin)
  
• Fellowship in Emergency Cardiac Care and Emergency Medical Services, 1999, University of Cincinnati/ Medical College of Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
  
• Fellow, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (Emergency Medicine)
  

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

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• Senior Consultant, Emergency Medicine
  
• Associate Professor, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, NUS
  
• Adjunct Associate Professor, Dukes-NUS Graduate Medical School
  
• Director, Undergraduate Training and Education in Emergency Medicine
  
• Director, Clinical Service
  
• Director , Quality and Safety
  
• Vice Chairman, ACP, Emergency Medicine
  
• Assistant  Director, Institute of Medical Simulation and EducationSenior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic
  
• Member of Parliament, Singapore
  
• Advanced Specialist Paramedic Training, Civil Defence Academy
  
• Member , National Taskforce, Emergency Cardiac Care and Prehospital Care
  
• International Advisory Panel, Maxhealthcare Institute of Medical Education, New Delhi, India
  
• International Governance and Advisory Board Member, Queensland Tropical Health Alliance
  
  
  

Awards

• Best Reviewer Award. Singapore Medical Journal 2012 March
  
• The Singapore Health Quality Service Award 2011: Gold Award
  
• Annals, Academy of Medicine, Gold Reviewer Award, June 2011
  
• Singapore Medical Journal Reviewer Recognition Award, June 2011
  
• Singapore Medical Journal Reviewer Recognition Award 2010 Critical talent Retention Award, Singhealth 
• NUS Luminary 2009
  
• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, NUS, 2008
  
• Singapore Medical Journal Recognition Award for Review with Distinction, 2007-8
  
• Woman for Peace Award, Sokka Gakkai International, 2007
  
• The Outstanding Young Person of the World Award by Junior Chamber International. Nov 2006
  
• National Healthcare Humanity Award 2005/ Singhealth Good Mentor Award 2005
  

Publications

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• Lateef F. Embedding Medical Students in the Emergency Dept: The teachable moments. Education in Medicine Journal 2013; 5(2): 78-82
  
• Lateef F. Use of Social Media In Medicine: A Double Edged Sword?. Education in Medicine Journal 2013: 5 (3): 86-92
  
• Lateef F. Pothiawala S. Simulation training in Emergency medicine (STEM): an integral component of residency curriculum. Hong Kong* Journal of emergency medicine 2012; 19(1):41-5
  * Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China (SAR)
  • Lateef F. E Learning to supplement and synergise practice-based learning in the Emergency Department. Journal of Acute Diseases, 2012; 82-4.
    
  • Lateef F. E learning to supplement and synergise practice-based learning in the Emergency Department. Journal of Acute Diseases 2012: 82-4
    
  • Lateef F. Ethical issues in Disasters. Prehospital Disaster med 2011; 26(40: 1-4
    
  • Lateef F. Healthcare Professional Education: 10 important things to focus on in the next decade. South east Asian journal of medical education, 2011; 5(1): 10-7
    
  • Lateef F. The practice of telemedicine: Medico-legal and ethical issues. Ethics and Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics. 2011; 27(1): 17-24
    
  • Lateef F. Simulation based learning: Just like the real thing. Journal of Emergency medicine, Trauma and Shock 2010: Oct-Dec: 348-52
    
  • Lateef F. What’s new? Use of simulation and ultrasound in acute care. Journal of Emergency medicine, Trauma and Shock. 2008; Jan-June: 3-5
    
  • Lateef F. Look, Listen and feel: a new twist in teaching and learning communications. South east Asian journal of medical Education 2008; 292); 2-4
    
  • Lateef F. Ethics in the Emergency Department. Ethics and Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics; 2008: 24(2): 87-96
    
  • Lateef F. Reflective learning and Andragogy. SGH Proceedings. Medical Education. 2005: 14(3): 220-6