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Brenda Lim, Head of Nursing
Caption: Director, A/Prof Tan Suat Hoon (Centre, in purple) and Head of Nursing, Ms Brenda Lim (Centre, in light blue) with Nurses from DNC-SNA and community health volunteers from TPWB.
Caption: TPWB community health volunteers receiving hands-on training on basic skin and wound care, taught by DNC-SNA Nurses.
A basic skin and wound care training program was held on 26 February 2017 for a group of 24 community health volunteers at the National Skin Centre. The training program was organised by the Dermatology Nurses Chapter under the Singapore Nurses Association (DNC-SNA) in collaboration with Toa Payoh West - Balestier (TPWB) Citizens’ Consultative Committee. Supported by the National Skin Centre Health Endowment Fund, the year-long program aims to equip community health volunteers with basic skills and knowledge in skin and wound care in order to promote skin health to the residents in their constituencies.
A total of five lectures were delivered, comprising of interactive question and answer sessions, multiple choice questionnaires and video trainings. Hands-on practical sessions on basic wound dressing and topical application methods were also conducted by the nurses from DNC-SNA. During the workshop, program facilitators Ms Brenda Lim and Mr Edmund Lee stressed the importance of one’s commitment in the volunteer program in reaching out to the target beneficiaries. The workshop ended on a high note with the volunteers eager to share their new found knowledge with their fellow residents.
“It was really heartening to see the enthusiasm of these volunteers and the passion of the dermatology nurses from SNA-DNC. We are pleased to see that our NSC Health Endowment Fund has been put to good use to build a greater community to improve skin health of residents in Singapore.” said Associate Professor Tan Suat Hoon, director of National Skin Centre.