Local Fellowship in Severe Asthma

Local Fellowship in Severe Asthma

Division: Medicine

Department: Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Training Objectives/Goals

• Systematic and multidisciplinary approach to Difficult-to-treat asthma
• Diagnosis and phenotyping of Severe Asthma 
• Management of Severe Asthma (including appropriate use of   Biologics, Bronchial Thermoplasty and other add-on therapies)
• Counselling of patients with Asthma and Severe Asthma (including biologics counselling)
• Transitional care (from childhood to adulthood, from hospital to community)
• Diagnosis and management of overlap airway diseases with severe asthma

Training Duration 

6 to 12 months

Number of Fellowship Offered Per Year

1 - 2

Admission Criteria

• Possess valid practicing license, full registration with the Singapore Medical Council
• Registered under the Register of Specialists with Specialist Accreditation Board (SAB) in Respiratory Medicine or Internal Medicine