Level 1: Health Associate Course Structure

Number of Sessions: 7
Venue: Online / 1doc Bistro Heartbeat@Bedok

Upon completion, you will be awarded with title of Health Associate.

Course Outline:

Session 1 - Orientation

Time: 9:30am - 12:30pm
Location: 1doc Bistro Heartbeat@Bedok
Trainer: Dr Eugene Loke

  • Introduction to Singapore’s healthcare system & iAPPS Health Group

  • Introduction to basic person-centered communication skills

Session 2

Week 2
Location: Online
Facilitator: Dr Lam Wai Khin

  • Concepts of Motivational Interviewing and 1doc’s HEAL with HOPE Health Optimisation Programme

Session 3

Week 2
Location: Online
Facilitator: Dr Eugene Loke

Diabetes

  • What is diabetes?

  • Risk factors

  • Diabetes symptoms

  • Types of diabetes: Pre-diabetes, Type 1, Type 2

  • Gestational Diabetes

  • Diabetes tests

  • Medications for diabetes

  • Insulin

  • Monitoring for diabetes

Hypertension

  • What is Hypertension?

  • Grades of hypertension

  • How to take BP

  • Risk factors

  • Complications

Session 4

Week 3
Location: Online
Facilitator: Dr Eugene Loke

Hyperlipidemia (High Lipids)

  • What is Hyperlipid?

  • Risk factors

  • Complications

  • Investigations: Labs, CTA, U/S carotid, CIMT, etc

  • Treatment

Session 5

Week 3
Location: Online
Facilitator: Dr Eugene Loke

  • Acute Condition Follow up like fever and abdominal pain, etc

Session 6

Week 4
Location: Online
Facilitator: Dr Lim Su Lin

  • Diet Coaching

  • Introduction to nBuddy

Session 7 - Workshop

Time: 9am - 1pm
Location: 1doc Bistro Heartbeat@Bedok

  • Health Coaching Role Play and Fitness Exercise Workshop

  • Career Opportunity Talk

  • Graduation