Issue 15

26 May 2023

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Our Stories.

CE's Townhall - May 2023

Hear from our CE and senior leaders on the significance of well-being and support for staff at JHC!

A Breath for Life

An experiential learning workshop for healthcare practitioners on how to manage a patient's difficult airways.

What does 'Kindness' mean to you?

Five of our Friends of JHC Volunteers, as well as our Staff Volunteers shared what kindness means to them.

Special

Look out for the rollout of special happenings all year round!

M365:
Chat Etiquette on Teams

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Touching Hearts,
Touching Lives.

Staff who inspire, with kindness and compassion

Behind The Mask: Our Healthcare Story

Clin A/Prof Gerald Chua, Chairman, Medical Board, NTFGH, stated that administrative staff volunteered to work alongside the healthcare team to care for foreign workers during the dormitory operations.

• CNA (12 May 2023)

甲减患者终身服药会伤身吗？

(Is taking long-term medication for hypothyroidism harmful to the body?)

Dr Chan Soo Ling, Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, NTFGH, shared that higher doses of levothyroxine are required for thyroid cancer patients as suppressive therapy. This may increase the risk of osteoporosis, especially in menopausal women. Therefore, thyroid cancer patients should exercise more, get moderate sun exposure, and consume more calcium-rich foods.

• Lianhe Zaobao, zbNOW, Page 3 (9 May 2023)

脂质周转率

(Lipid Turnover)

Dr Chan Soo Ling, Consultant, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, NTFGH, explained whether triglycerides are related to lipid turnover rate, the ways to combat the problem of decreased lipid turnover, as well as how to prevent rebound after weight loss.

• 963 HAO FM (10 May 2023)

Number of people receiving community palliative care in Singapore up 30% since 2017

The number of people receiving community palliative care has increased by 30% in the past five years, with approximately 8,800 terminally ill individuals receiving such care in 2022. MP Ng Ling Ling suggested that in line with the Healthier SG initiative, programmes like NTFGH’s IAmGoingHome, can be centralised across public and private hospitals and hospices, including family doctors.

• The Straits Times, Page A16 (10 May 2023)

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