Announcements

The SRMS MSK US Course 2023 will be held on 14th October 2023 at The Academia, SGH (full-day). The course is being revamped as a 3-yearly syllabus intended for synchronisation with the Rehabilitation Medicine Senior Residency programmes, to encourage uptake of ultrasonography among younger specialists, and allow participants to be exposed to a breadth of… Read More »Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course 2023

SRMS organised an event to welcome new SRs and newly minted rehabilitation physicians! Welcome and congratulations! To view more pictures from this event and the rest of the year, click here

One of our colleagues, Dr Moses Koh, was involved in the rehabilitation of a local stroke survivor who subsequently wrote a book about his journey and experiences. Dr Koh also featured in a panel discussion at the National Library alongside 2 of our therapist friends (ST Evelyn Khoo and PT Shamala Thilarajah) to discuss their… Read More »Influence: How does a stroke survivor feel and tackle life after a stroke?

Dear colleagues and friends, Welcome to the Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (Singapore)’s (SRMS) official website! SRMS was inaugurated in 2006 with Dr Peter Lim as the founding President. Dr Lim has served SRMS with distinction until his relocation to the United States in 2021. I have since taken over as the second President, with big… Read More »President’s Message – April 2022

Dear Friends and Colleagues, We are pleased to inform that the 7th Singapore Rehabilitation Conference will be held in the second half of 2022. This is the only general rehabilitation conference held in Singapore. Past editions of the conference have been well received by rehabilitation communities in Singapore and beyond. The past two years have been… Read More »Notice of SRC 2022

Centre for Healthcare Simulation, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine is proud to partner with AIU Singapore to bring you a unique, evidence based, Point of Care Ultrasound Credentialing Programme. Our upcoming Ultrasound courses aim to equip doctors with specific skills in the area of Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS), which is a powerful tool for diagnosis and… Read More »Point of Care Ultrasound Credentialing Programme – Ultrasound Level 1 (Acquisition) Courses

Co-organised by the Chapter of Rehabilitation Physicians and Society of Rehabilitation Medicine (Singapore), the 1st Chapter of Rehabilitation Medicine Combined Grand Round was held on Friday, 20th November 2020 from 12noon to 2pm. We were honoured to have Dr Benedict Tan as the invited speaker, who delivered a talk on An Overview of ESWT (Extracorporeal Shock… Read More »1st Chapter of Rehabilitation Medicine Combined Grand Round

Details correct as at 16th July 2022 Conferences that are recognised by the Chapter of Rehabilitation Physicians, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (AMS) as core activities/programmes will be eligible for CME points. The list may be found here. *Best viewed in landscape mode on mobile devices Name & Organiser Details Website Last held Physiatry ’22: AAP 2022… Read More »International conferences in 2022

Details correct as at 4th April 2021 Conferences that are recognised by the Chapter of Rehabilitation Physicians, Academy of Medicine, Singapore (AMS) as core activities/programmes will be eligible for CME points. The list may be found here. Name & Organiser Details Website Last held International Neurotrauma Symposium 2021 (postponed from 2020)International Neurotrauma Society 7/2/21 –… Read More »International conferences in 2021

<Archived> This post is no longer being updated ISPRM 2020 (concluded) Please note that the deadline for abstract submission was on 19 Sept 2019. View announcement here Website link here AOCPRM 2020 (concluded) Please note that the deadline for abstract submission was on 14 Dec 2019 (previously 22 Oct 2019). View announcement here Postponement notice… Read More »International conferences in 2020

The ultrasound course for rehabilitation physicians was held on 17 Aug 2019 at The Academia, Singapore General Hospital. The handouts from the event are attached: Ultrasound shoulder anatomy and approach to musculocutaneous and suprascapular nerves handouts Ultrasound of the arm and elbow handouts Ultrasound localisation of the forearm muscles handouts

The spasticity course for family physicians was held on 14 Jan 2017 at The Academia, Singapore General Hospital. 24 participants from various community hospitals and healthcare groups attended the above event. The handouts from the event are attached: Basic Spasticity Presentation handouts Advanced treatment of spasticity handouts Spasticity and PT handouts Spasticity orthosis and splints handout

KONG Keng He, YAP Giok Mei, Samantha, LOH Yong JooDepartment of Rehabilitation Medicine, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore A handy companion  to common topics in Rehabilitation Medicine, including stroke,spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury,lower limb amputation, spasticity, cardio pulmonary and geriatric rehabilitation. Also included are chapters on management of medical emergencies and complications in rehabilitation, rehabilitation… Read More »Handbook of Rehabilitation Medicine