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DESCRIPTION

Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-borne infection globally and it is estimated to infect up to 390 million persons annually. It mainly affects countries in the tropical and subtropical regions. There are 4 distinct serotypes of the Dengue Virus and it is transmitted by the female Aedes mosquito. Traditional control of dengue has been focused on vector control and newer approaches have included Wolbachia. Attempts at a dengue vaccine have been difficult because of the complex immune responses including antibody dependent enhancement (ADE) and the need to ensure equal protection against all 4 serotypes. The first licensed dengue vaccines had limitations that led to considerable controversy. A new live attenuated dengue virus vaccine, using DENV 2 as the backbone, was recently approved for use in Europe and has been submitted to HSA for registration.

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OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this seminar, the participant should have achieved the following objectives:

  1. Get an update on the global and local epidemiology of dengue virus infection
  2. Be updated on the recent developments in the clinical management of dengue infection
  3. Gain an insight on the latest research in dengue immunity
  4. Be familiar with the latest developments in dengue virus vaccination
Earn 2 CME points (Family Medicine) by attending this seminar.
CME points will only be awarded for FULL session attended (SG only).

REGISTRATION

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SEMINAR
PROGRAMME
1400 - 1405 hrs Opening Address
Dr Wong Sin Yew
1405 – 1430 hrs Global and Local Epidemiology of Dengue Infection
Asst Prof Borame L Dickens
1430 – 1440 hrs Q & A for Asst Prof Borame L Dickens
1440 – 1505 hrs Clinical Management of Dengue Infection
Dr Lam Mun San
1505 – 1515 hrs Q & A for Dr Lam Mun San
1515 – 1540 hrs Update on Dengue Vaccines
Dr Wong Sin Yew
1540 – 1550 hrs Q & A for Dr Wong Sin Yew
1550 – 1615 hrs Re-thinking Dengue Immunity
Prof Ooi Eng Eong
1615 – 1630 hrs Q & A for Prof Ooi Eng Eong
1630 hrs End of Seminar
PROFILE
OF SPEAKERS

Dr Wong Sin Yew

MBBS (S’pore), MMed (Int Med) (S’pore), FAMS (Infectious Diseases)
Infectious Disease Physician, Infectious Disease Specialists Group


Dr Wong is an infectious disease physician and has been in private practice for more than 20 years. Dr Wong helps to manage the Infectious Disease Specialists Group. He was previously Head, Department of Infectious Diseases at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Clinical Director, Communicable Disease Centre, the predecessor of the National Centre of Infectious Diseases.

He looks after inpatients at Gleneagles Hospital, Mt Elizabeth Orchard Hospital, Mt Elizabeth Novena Hospital and Farrer Park Hospital. He sees outpatients at our group’s clinics, and his clinic at Gleneagles Medical Centre was the first specialist clinic in private practice to receive JCI accreditation in 2013.

Dr Wong is actively involved in furthering medical education and continues to serve as a Visiting Consultant at Singapore General Hospital and Sengkang General Hospital. The ‘Meet the Infectious Disease Specialists’ seminars was started in 2011 and are focused on providing up to date topics on diagnosis, treatment and prevention in infectious diseases to family physicians.

Asst Prof Borame Sue Lee Dickens

PhD Imperial College (London), MSc Imperial College (London), BSc University College (London)
Asst Prof, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health


Borame L Dickens is an Assistant Professor at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore. Her research interests include the geospatial modelling of disease, exploring spread and burdens through exploring the interplay of the environment and people. She primarily explores population health through the use of individual based modelling and statistics, often extending her work towards the assessment of interventions with mathematical modelling. For dengue, she has been involved in the Wolbachia Project and works alongside the Environmental Health Institute in understanding drivers of outbreaks, control strategies and future burden scenarios.

Dr Lam Mun San

MBBS (S’pore), MRCP (UK), MMed (Int Med) (S’pore), FAMS (Infectious Diseases)
Infectious Disease Physician, Infectious Disease Specialists Group


Dr Lam is an infectious disease physician in private practice and has an interest in immunisation and vaccine preventable diseases. Dr Lam is a founding partner of the Infectious Disease Specialists Group.

She was Head, Travellers’ Health & Vaccination Clinic at Tan Tock Seng Hospital before she left for private practice in 2000. She looks after inpatients at Mt Alvernia Hospital, Mt Elizabeth Orchard, Mt Elizabeth Novena and Farrer Park Hospitals and sees outpatients at the group’s clinics, namely located at Mt Elizabeth Orchard and Farrer Park Medical Centre.

Prof Ooi Eng Eong

BMBS, PhD, FRCPath
Professor, Programme in Emerging Infectious Diseases, Duke-NUS Medical School
Professor, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
Co-Director, Viral Research and Experimental Medicine Centre, SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre


Ooi Eng Eong trained in medicine at the University of Nottingham and completed his PhD studies on molecular epidemiology at the National University of Singapore. His research interest includes dengue pathogenesis and host response to virus infection and vaccination. His laboratory integrates clinical studies with basic virology and immunology to gain deeper understanding of dengue pathogenesis. He received the Clinician-Scientist (Senior Investigator) Awards in 2010, 2014 and 2019, and was recently awarded the Singapore Translational Research Award, all by the National Medical Research Council of Singapore. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Science Translational Medicine and an Editorial Board member of PLoS Biology.