APPSPGHAN 2022

James Huang

Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist , National University Health System Singapore

Singapore

Dr James Huang graduated with honours from National University Singapore in 2007 as the medical school class valedictorian and was awarded the Dean's List award for all 5 professional examinations. He was awarded the GlaxoSmithKline book prize, Tan Choon Kim book prize, Medical Class of 1975 Gold Medal in Pathology, Margaret Lee Ming Yee Memorial Medal and Albert Lim Liat Juay Silver Medal for being the top student in Microbiology and Immunology, Neuroscience and Pathology respectively. He was also awarded the Dean's Most Outstanding House Officer award for Housemanship Year 2007-2008. He was appointed membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (United Kingdom) and subsequently completed his advanced specialist training in Paediatrics. He is the first paediatrician in Singapore to receive formal double accreditation in Paediatric Medicine and Paediatric Gastroenterology, fulfilling clinical training and endoscopy accreditation criterion aligned with the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition. He has also been awarded the Masters in Clinical Investigation coursework and currently is the principal investigator leading the study of the Microbiome and Metabolomics in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. He was also awarded the NUHS Academic Medicine Development Award to complete an Advanced Paediatric Gastrointestinal Fellowship in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto Canada.

Dr James Huang is a Consultant in the Division of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation in National University Hospital. His main clinical interest is in Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease and is the clinical lead for diagnostic and therapeutic Paediatric Endoscopy in the department. He is one of the pioneer members for the Asian Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease network and has successfully inaugurated the use of a centralised registry to pool disease and therapeutic data across major paediatric gastroenterology centres in Asia. He is active in undergraduate and postgraduate education, and conducts regular educational lectures in Paediatric Gastroenterology for general paediatricians and medical students/nursing staff.

Imaging studies in IBD

Gastro Symposium: Paediatric IBD 1

13 October 2022 (1600-1730) @ Sipadan Hall 1

In the diagnosis and management of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease, the appropriate use and interpretation of imaging studies complements the role of laboratory indices, gastrointestinal endoscopy and histopathology. I will discuss the utility and evolution of imaging modalities in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease through several interactive case-based scenarios from the perspective of a paediatric gastroenterologist.

Office Paediatrics in GI Disorders

Meet the expert session (Day 2)

14 October 2022 (0730-0820) @ Sipadan Hall 1

Gastrointestinal complaints in the paediatric population account for a substantial proportion of consultation visits to both the general practitioner and subspecialist paediatrician alike. I will discuss the approaches one can take to common gastrointestinal complaints in a busy office ambulatory setting, through several case scenarios. Screening for red flags and alarm symptoms is paramount in ascertaining which child would need prompt tertiary evaluation, and which child can be safely managed in the ambulatory setting without the need for excessive specialised investigations.

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