Thursday, 22 August 2019
12pm to 2pm (12pm-Lunch, 1pm–Talk)
Farrer Park Medical Centre, 1 Farrer Park Station Road, Connexion #16-06, TK Low Academic Specialist Centre, Singapore 217562
Diabetic kidney disease is one of the leading causes of kidney failure in Singapore and such incidences continue to rise over time. However, the standard of care for patients with diabetic kidney disease has not evolved much in the last decade.
What else can physicians offer patients with diabetic kidney disease to retard the progression of kidney damage? Join us at our CME Lunch Talk where Dr Loh Ping Tyug will share her insights on how doctors can manage this condition.
*This session is open to doctors and healthcare professionals only.
Lunch and complimentary parking will be provided. CME points will be awarded. Thank you.
Call us to register or email us at [email protected].
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Renal Physician
Kidney Life Centre, Farrer Park Medical Centre
Dr Loh Ping Tyug is a Renal Physician with keen interest in Glomerular Diseases and Diabetic Kidney Disease. Prior to private practice, Dr Loh was a Senior Consultant Nephrologist at National University Hospital (NUH) in Singapore where she was the Director of Preventive Nephrology, working closely with Family Physicians in early detection and management of kidney diseases and led the Glomerular Disease Management Clinic. She was awarded the National Clinical Excellence Team Award in 2016 in recognition for co-directing a prevention program for Diabetic Kidney Disease at primary care setting.
Dr Loh is also active in teaching with appointments as Assistant Professor in Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and External Lecturer for the Advanced Diploma in Nursing at School of Health Sciences, Nanyang Polytechnic. While at NUH, she was the Nephrology Undergraduate Director and Core Faculty for Nephrology Senior Residency Program.
Dr Loh is currently the Medical Director for Kidney Life Centre and Advance Renal Care Dialysis centers. She is also a member of Farrer Park Hospital’s Quality Assurance Committee and Medical Advisory Board for AWAK (Automated Wearable Artificial Kidney) Technologies.
Dr Loh's study in gene polymorphisms on tacrolimus dosing in Asian renal transplant recipients, won her the Singhealth Young Investigator Award in 2007. She has presented multiple abstracts at major Nephrology scientific meetings in the region and internationally.
Dr Loh graduated with MB, BCh, BAO (Hons) and won the J Seton Pringle Prize for Surgery from the Trinity College of Dublin in Ireland in 1999. She obtained postgraduate qualifications in Internal Medicine and membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in Ireland in 2002. She was awarded specialist accreditation in Renal Medicine from Singapore in 2006.
