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REGIONALOFFICE Raffles Hospital expands to more overseas locations Our Representative Offices will assist you with: Information and answer to queries Booking of medical appointments Travel documents & VISA application Counselling on medical procedures and more... For more information on our overseas Representative Offi ces, call our International Marketing department at 6311 1111 Indonesia PT Raffles Medika Indonesia Address: Jl. Wolter Monginsidi 3, Jakarta 12110, Indonesia Phone: 62-21-7251 656 Fax: 62-21-7204 916 Email: rhindo@cbn.net.id To serve an ever-increasing number of overseas patients from regional countries, Raffl es Hospital plans to set up new Representative Offi ces in Myanmar, Sri Lanka and India – in addition to existing markets in Indonesia, Bangladesh and more recently, Vietnam. The hospital has been appointing more Associates who will assist all potential clients with enquiries, appointments and travel arrangements. Currently, the hospital has associates in 12 countries and representation in fi ve. Explaining the rationale behind this move, Dr Saw Chit Aung, Deputy Director of International Marketing said: “The standard of living in the regional countries have improved substantially over the last few years. These foreign patients have grown affl uent, can afford quality medical care and are willing to pay for better standards of service. Their search for quality healthcare brings them to Raffl es Hospital in Singapore.” Representative offi ces and associates act as medical referral centres to help patients gain access to specialist and hospital services quickly and effi ciently. Patients can expect a high level of quality care no matter which country they are from. Bangladesh Dhaka Representative Office Address: City Heart (9th fl oor), 67 Naya Paltan, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh Phone: 9334963, 9330676, 9362624, 9353046 Fax: 880-2-8314 306 Email: rhbdesh@bdcom.net Vietnam Raffles Hospital Liaison Centre, Family Care International Clinic Address: 35 Pham Ngoc Thach St, Ward 6 District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Phone: 84-8-8222 713 Mobile: 0903 934 717 Fax: 84-8-8296 205 Email: rh_hcmc@healthsolutionsvn.com 12 Raffles HealthNews | Issue 4/2006
Managing Screen Time By Dr Rosebeth R. Marcou HEALTHTIPS Andrew’s parents are concerned. Their 9-year-old son has lost interest in everything but Runescape and the latest Nintendo DS game. Lately, he does not seem to have energy even for legos or his soccer practices. The root of the problem may lie in his bedroom. Like typical doting parents, Andrew’s parents want him to have the best of everything. So Andrew’s room is equipped with a fl at screen TV, Game Cube, PS II and laptop. But bogged down with homework in the day, Andrew can hardly fi nd any time for computer games, to squeeze in some playing time, Andrew sneaks up at 4am – plays an hour of Runescape – and then quickly goes back to bed so that his parents think he has slept through the night. While there are confl icting studies as to the mid term impacts of excessive screen time. It is clear many forms of electronic entertainment are essentially ‘passive’. Players have to add very little from their own imagination to play, and the possibilities are highly scripted. There may also be an association with the increased rates of childhood obesity. As is true for many aspects of childhood, learning to do things in moderation is achievable. Children need to understand that if they are doing their school work well, playing successfully with their peers and demonstrating other interests – then some screen time each day can be relaxing and diverting, but that their parents will not permit it as a sole pre-occupation. Know you are serving your child’s needs best; in spite of the protests you might hear at fi rst! Andrew is not alone in his problem. For many children, electronic entertainment holds an extreme and sometimes inexplicable allure. It even shapes the way they interact with others. 11- year-old boys for example, often select their friends based on gaming systems. Though not always approving of this video game addiction, parents sometimes give in, believing that there is some value to small-motor coordination of gaming activities. Unfortunately, the truth is that there is very little carryover value in these highly repetitive movements. Furthermore, the young child who is simultaneously listening to music, talking on the phone, using Messenger and doing homework is not learning to multitask so much as they are not devoting enough focused attention to any of the given tasks. A child who needs a high level of instant stimulation is vulnerable when it comes to a range of more ‘tedious’ academic tasks. So what is a parent to do? First, do not feel guilty about applying limits. The intense stimulation is not an ‘entitlement’ of childhood. Children will protest initially, but after a few weeks, they will fi nd themselves rediscovering other pleasures and interests long left aside. Help your child to develop a healthy balance with regards to ‘screen time.’ If they have electronic entertainment in their bedroom, consider removing it as a fi rst step. If the TV/gaming or computer systems are centralised they can become part of family weekend fun and you can monitor content more consistently. DR ROSEBETH R. MARCOU – M.D., F.A.A.P. Qualification and Experiences American Board Certifi ed Developmental -Behavioral Pediatrician. MIT (BS), University of Pennsylvania (MD), Stanford University Hospitals (Residency) and Boston Children’s Hospital Worked in Alaska, Texas, and Jakarta. Worked extensively with educators and schools, regularly conducting training for teachers and parents throughout Asia. Area of Specialisation Evaluates and manages patients with concerns including: Attention Defi cits, Learning Differences / Disabilities, Developmental Delays, Autism Spectrum Disorders and general behavioral issues. Identifying and enhancing children’s strengths to help meet their challenges, always mindful of neurological and medical factors. Interest Children/adolescents with incompletely understood diffi culties with learning or with challenging temperaments. Focus on describing what is unique about the child- and helping the child to understand himself or herself. Dr Marcou will begin seeing patients in the Raffl es Children’s Centre at Raffl es Hospital on 14 August 2006. Issue 4/2006 | Raffles HealthNews 13
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