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Sunday, August 15, 2021

3619. Nursing homes in Singapore

ST Aug 5 2021 B3

8 new nursing homes set up in past 5 years.

IMAGE. The number of nursing home beds rose from 13,000 to 16,000 between 2016 and 2020. Senior Minister of State for health, Dr Koh Poh Koon stressed the importance of caring for seniors in the community as far as possible, saying this includes ensuring they have an active social support group.

Ageing Singapore population. Importance of caring for seniors in the community as far as possible. This includes making sure they have an active social support network that promote emotional and physical well being. Make sure they have good health to carry on a meaningful life in their golden years.

Keep them healthy. If they do have care needs, try and localise them within the community... rather than thinking about institutionalising them in nursing homes.

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Kwong Wai Shiu Hospital opens 2nd nursing hme in Potong Pasir in 2 Oct 2022. It is one of the oldest charitable healthcare instituions here. New facility has 438 beds. Total 1,200 in 6 eldercare facilities. Other nursing home in Serangoon Road. 4 care centres offer eldercare services during the day.

usual services as a senior care centre, the new home supports up to 75 seniors daily through activities like dancing and taiji and soical work such as weekly visits to lonely seniors and running errands for them.

be an active ageing care hub welcoming seniors to drop in for social and recreational activities to keep them engaged in the community.

Potong Pasir has high number of seniors compared to national average. Many need nursing, daycare and TCM service.

specialises in dementia care, receive eniors with dementia from public hospitals.

3618. wildlife town council poisoning

ST 5 Aug 2021 B3

NParks urging town councils to stop 'toxic' wildlife control steps

The National Parks Board (NParks) is working with town councils to stop the use of poison in animal control measures. Stop the use of toxins and to adopt animal control measures and practices that are humane and safe

NParks does not use poison in the control of pest birds.

Many cases where cats, dogs and other animals consume the poisoned animal and subsequently die.

Action plan for urban wildlife management focusing on co-existence rather than removal of wildlife.

NParks works closely with stakeholders such as nature groups, academics, agencies and community on various initiatives, including developing educational resources and out-reach initiatives to advise community on how to respond to wildlife sighting and working with nature groups on matter like wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and release.

But NParks may need to remove wildlife to safeguard public safety, where needed. Work closely with the community to promote harmonious human-wildlife co-existence to transform Singapore into a City in Nature.

Public - not feeding wildlife, keeping our residential areas clean and appreciating wildlife from a safe distance.

Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Trends in investment _Temasek

A19 ST Forum 21 Jul 2021

www.temasekreview.com.sg for Temasek performance

Temasek has confidence in the long-term potential of Asia

reshaping portfolio towards longer term structural or secular trends like digitalisation, sustainable living, the future of consumption and longer lifespans.

Temasek hs chosen to lean on carbon abatemenr and other goals for planet, people and prosperity.

Monday, August 9, 2021

3616. 56th National Day. SMART PARENTING. WHO pre school guidelines

Venue. Padang, National Stadium,The Float@Marina Bay, decentralised multiple venues

Highlights of the parades include the state flag fly past, aerial manoeuvres by the RSAF and free fall jumps by the SAF parachute team known as the Red Lions

SMART PARENTING ST 9 Aug 2021 C1

2019 WHO 24-hour guidelines for pre schoolers on physical activity, sedentary behaviour ( including screen media use) and sleep. Not more than 1 hour of screen time- Sg 2.15 hours during pandemic.

WHO physical play 3 hours. Sg 2.25 hours

WHO Of 3 hours, 1 hour S b energetic play outdoors

Only 66% in 2020

WHO sleep time 10 to 13 hours. SG 10.5 hours daily

Much of society is obesogenic Behaviour tending towards obesity sedentary lifestyle and lack of exercise Omnipresent screen time, highly sedentary school n home routines and non energetic indoor play

Pandemic restrictions…more screen time, less physical activity, lots indoor time, greater access to order-in convenience food

Smart phone and tablets preschool children now

Compelling neuroscience what parents do or do not do in the first 5 years of life matter

Includes early n frequent parent n in- person engagement which are critical for language acquisition and social and emotional development

Absence of engagement …behavioural emotional and social problems, and language and learning delays

Daily behaviour of parents and children as a whole. eating playing screen time learning and parent- cold bonding Not just engaging in screen time

Saturday, July 10, 2021

3613. A 15-year-old cat cannot pee

Thur 8 Jul 2021.

A recumbent thin cat. Female spayed 15 years old.
Vomiting past 4 days after being hand fed canned food.
Fell from the bed.

Painful twitch when moderately full bladder 3" x 3" or 2 golf-ball size is palpated.

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SPAYED FEMALE Feline
19 Jun 2021 23 Jun 2021
Laboratory ID:
Age:
Breed: Received on:
E12326
15 yr
Domestic Short Hair 19 Jun 2021
LABORATORY REPORT - CYTOLOGY
Specimen received: EDTA blood
9BS00000SG Blood smear interpretation by pathologist Specimen
Total three slides received. Unstained blood smears x3 -> (s0-2) (labelled Bld Smr 19/6).

Clinical History
Chronic neutropenic and anaemia. Additional History on file.

Microscopic Examination
The erythrocyte density of the specimen appears moderately to markedly decreased. Polychromatophils are not observed. Erythrocyte morphology is otherwise unremarkable.
The leukocyte density of the specimen appears markedly decreased. Mature, segmented neutrophils are rare and are found mainly at the feathered edge of the smear. Mononcytes and small lymphocytes are similarly rare. Leukocyte morphology is unremarkable.
Platelet numbers appear markedly decreased. Platelets morphology is unremarkable.

Diagnosis
Peripheral blood, pancytopenia

Comments
Bone marrow evaluation, including core biopsy, is recommended if clinically warranted, as extramedullary causes of pancytopenia are few and uncommon. Bacterial sepsis, feline infectious peritonitis, and infection with Cytauxzoon felis may also be considered if consistent with this cats clinical presentation.

(FIV positive on test).

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ULTRASOUND REPORT

Thursday, July 1, 2021

3612. 1 Jul 2021. Briefing on video production

1. Hook

2. Angle - Point of View. A short video 2-5 min cannot cover the whole topic of diagnosis and treatment.

3. Title - e.g. The Case of the hamster that cannot stop scratching - allergies?

4. In this video 1/2, we will discuss about the food allergy trial and fungal culture.

No fungus - no change of colour ....explain. Show a slide with red colour indicating fungus.

*5. Bacterial infection - had been on antibiotics. Unlikely but possible. (Bacterial culture is costly).

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Video 2/2

In-patient treatment

Food allergy trial
Medication?

Ear drops - ear scratching by hamster
Anti-Mite drop

VIDEOS DAY 1, DAY 7, DAY 14

Not fully recovered. Owner to continue feeding restricted types of seeds. Show photo. Review in 2 weeks. Active, very much less scratching but not fully recovered..