Bryan David

Allied Health Professions Council certified physiotherapist with 6 years of working experience at Changi General Hospital (CGH), with a special interest and expertise in management of shoulder pathologies. Currently serving as team leader of the outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy clinic at CGH, specializing in management conditions involving the peripherals and spine in both non-operative and post-operative domains, ranging from the acute to chronic pathologies. Also experienced in managing chronic pain, vestibulopathies, geriatrics and cardiorespiratory conditions. Former team physiotherapist for Singapore's national swimming, rowing, canoeing and kayaking teams. DMA foundational clinical pilates (Unit A) certified.

1. Musculoskeletal (MSK) – peripheral / limbs, spine, chronic pain, accident and emergency (A&E), clinical triage

2. Vestibular rehabilitation

3. Geriatrics rehabilitation

4. Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy

5. DMA foundational clinical pilates (Unit A)

6. Sports coverage

1. CGH best educator award 2022 – “The Prodigy”

• Award presented by CGH to recognize junior educators in CGH who display commendable teaching practices and committment in educating the next generation of healthcare professionals. The award also recognizes the educator's willingness to share their experience and knowledge with fellow colleagues unconditionally.

2. Physiotherapist for Singapore National Swimming Team (2021-2023):

• Coverage / Service provided for team’s weekly trainings in 2022-2023
• Singapore National Swimming Championships (SNSC) 23-26 Jun 2022
• 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 18 Jun - 3 Jul 2022
• Singapore National Age Group Swimming Championships (SNAG): 16-20 Mar 2022
• Singapore Swimming Association Swim Series 2022 (22-23 Jan 2022)
• National Swimming Championships (SNSC) 25-28 Nov 2021

3. Physiotherapist for Singapore National Canoeing Team for Sea Games 2022

4. Physiotherapist for Singapore National Kayak Team for Sea Games 2022

5. Physiotherapist for Singapore National Rowing Team for Sea Games 2022

6. CGH beaming star award Jul 2023

• Award presented by CGH to staff who received the highest number of written-in compliments from patients for each month

7. CGH beaming star award Jan 2024

• Award presented by CGH to staff who received the highest number of written-in compliments from patients for each month

8. Singapore health quality service (HERO) award 2021

• Award presented by SingHealth to staff who received the highest number of written-in compliments from patients per year

9. Singapore health quality service (HERO) award 2023

• Award presented by SingHealth to staff who received the highest number of written-in compliments from patients per year

10. COVID-19 resilience medal

• Award presented by Singapore government to recognize the contributions of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

1. Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Postgraduate Allied Health Institute (PGAHI) cervical course (Jan 2021)

2. Clinical educator training workshop conducted by SIT (2021)

3. CGH Just Learning Culture Course (6 Oct 2022)

4. Academic Medicine Education Institute (AMEI) Essentials in Clinical Education Course (1 Apr and 19 Jul 2022)

5. Evidence-based practice in the assessment and management of sacroiliac joint dysfunction by A/Prof Jeni Saunders (19 May 2023)

6. The shoulder and upper quadrant - advanced practical approach by Dr Mary Magarey (Jun 2023)

7. CGH vestibular rehabilitation training workshops 2023

8. AMEI Educator Mentorship Program with A/Prof Raymond Goy (May 2023 - May 2024)

9. AMEI Engage Facilitation 101 (May 2023)

10. CGH Performance Management workshop (Apr 2023)

11. National University of Singapore (NUS) Effective Clinical Supervision Skills (17-18 Sep 2024)

12. DMA Foundational Clinical Pilates – Unit A (28-30 May 2024)

13. Basic Cardiac Life Support and Automated External Defibrillator certification (Jul 2024 - Jul 2026)

1. Team leader in Outpatients Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy (OPS) department in CGH 2022-2024­­

• Daily operations of CGH OPS clinic
• Management of team of 6-8 staff
• Clinical evaluation / supervision / mentorship
• Performance management and evaluation
• Staff development
• Collaboration with clinical leads and Allied Health Department Head to develop new services and program

2. Shoulder service lead physiotherapist for CGH:

• Development of training program for junior staff in management of shoulder pathologies
• Collaboration with shoulder surgeons to develop post-operation rehabilitation protocol
• Development and implementation of shoulder clinical audit for physiotherapy department
• Liaison between shoulder surgeons and physiotherapy department
• Consultant for junior staff in physiotherapy department for management of shoulder-related conditions
• Bi-monthly shoulder-related journal article summary sharing with team to keep up-to-date with latest research

3. CGH OPS Lower Limb Exercise Class service lead 2019-2020

• Managed a team of 4 physiotherapists
• Ensured smooth operation of Lower Limb Exercise Class
• Led quality improvement project to improve the work process of the Lower Limb Exercise Class - achieved the Bronze Award at the CGH Quality Improvement Festival in 2020

4. CGH Physiotherapy Day 2019 organizing committee

• Served as head of the Logistics as well as Sponsorship team for CGH Physiotherapy Day 2019 organizing committee
• Garnered support from external vendors to provide financial support to the event Garnered support from fellow colleagues to volunteer to set up and execute booth activities on the event date as part of our efforts to engage and educate the members of the public

1. Clinical mentor for junior physiotherapists in CGH OPS:

• Sheik A B S A (Apr-Oct 2024)
• Lou H Y (Oct 2023 – Apr 2024)
• Mohamad H B M N (Apr-Oct 2023)
• Marissa M (Feb-Apr 2023)
• Asei N (Oct 2022 – Apr 2023)
• Lim C Y (Oct 2022 – Apr 2023)
• Ang L Y (Apr-Oct 2022)
• Marcus L (Feb-Apr 2022)
• Elleze T (Oct 2021 – Feb 2022)
• Claire N (Apr-Oct 2021)

2. Clinical educator / assessor for physiotherapy interns from Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) doing clinical attachments at CGH:

• May-Jun 2024
• Jun-Aug 2023
• Jul-Aug 2022
• Jul-Aug 2021

3. Clinical education team for CGH OPS:

• Track 1A shoulder workshop (theory and practical)
• Track 1A shoulder review
• Track 1B upper limb workshop (theory and practical)
• Track 2 upper limb post-operation care (theory and practical)
• Track 2 journal club – evidence for neck-specific strengthening exercises in management of chronic non-specific neck pain
• Track 2 journal club – structure vs function
• Track 2 hip workshop – theory and practical
• Track 2-3 advanced lumbar module case presentation
• Track 3 shoulder workshop (theory and practical)
• Track 3 complex case workshop
• Combined outpatients – Kinetic Link Training (Level One)
• Combined outpatients – major games coverage
• Quality rounds presentations – two presentations per year in 2018-2022
• Ergonomics talk to CGH laboratory department in Jul 2024

4. CGH OPS MSK Therapy Support Associate (TSA) training program head

• TSA – newly developed role by CGH to allow staff currently working as CGH Therapy Assistants to up skill and expand their job scope in order to have better career progression and salary
• I head the training program for the OPS domain, and lead a team of 3 physiotherapists to develop the training materials and conduct the evaluations for the TSA applicants, providing our recommendations to CGH management in the applicants' suitability for the new role

1. Lower limb exercise class quality improvement project 2020 – bronze award

• Initiated changes to the work processes of the Lower Limb Exercise Class service resulting in 1) improvement in competency and confidence of the conducting physiotherapists and 2) improvement in patient satisfaction towards the service
• This was put forward as a quality improvement project for the CGH Quality Improvement Festival in 2020 and attained the bronze medal

2. Kaizen projects:

• Developed video resource for shoulder manual handling (assessments and interventions) for Changi General Hospital outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy department in 2021
• “Please turn over” tab for EQ5D questionnaire – this tab helped address the previous problem of patients being unaware to complete the reverse side of the questionnaire, which resulted in missing important information and additional time taken out from the physiotherapy consultation just to complete it (2023)
• Step-by-step guide for junior on how they can access and complete their performance appraisal documents (2023)

3. Development of new work process between shoulder surgeons, appointment booking team and outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapists in Changi General Hospital resulting in patients being able to have their post-operative reviews with their surgeons and physiotherapists on the same day for their convenience (reduced number of hospital visits)