Save Your Breath, Singapore! 2010

 

Introduction

 

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality, and presents a substantial economic and social burden worldwide. Owing to its progressive nature, the early diagnosis and treatment of COPD is essential to prevent complications and exacerbations (worsening of symptoms) associated with the condition.1

 

Currently many patients do not seek medical care until symptoms have become severe, and it has been estimated that up to 50% of Americans and 75% of Europeans with COPD are undiagnosed.2,3 In its early stages, it may be difficult to diagnose COPD based on clinical evaluation alone. Hence both national and international guidelines recommend the use of spirometry for the early and definitive diagnosis of COPD. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) international consensus guidelines recommends that patients are “identified as early in the course of the disease as possible with diagnosis confirmed by spirometry.” 1

 

 

What Is The Purpose Of This Programme?

 

Save Your Breath, Singapore! 2010 aims to increase the public awareness of this condition so that COPD sufferers will seek help and achieve an earlier diagnosis of this condition. The programme runs from Sep 2009, and comprises:

 

  • A series of public talks aimed at increasing lung health and COPD awareness.
  • COPD case-finding provided by participating GPs that includes: 1) Consultation by Family Physician, 2) Physical examination and 3) Breathing test with Vitalograph COPD-6TM handheld spirometer. Kindly note that normal consultation charges apply.

 

 

How Do I Find Out More?

 

  • For general enquiries regarding Save Your Breath, Singapore! 2010:

 

  • For information related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, you may refer to our website www.copdas.com.

 

If you think you might be suffering from or are at-risk of COPD, please refer to the list of participating GPs below and consult a GP nearest to you.

 

 

List of Participating GPs

 

CENTRAL

WEST

 EAST

 NORTH

 

 

CENTRAL DISTRICTS

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6-10 Clinic & Surgery

253 Serangoon Central Drive #01-187

62837998

Alexandra Family Clinic & Surgery

Blk 57 Dawson Road #02-02 Dawson Place S142057

64797022

Associate Dispensaries

Blk 94 Lor 4 Toa Payoh #01-20 S310094

62562308

Beo Crescent Family Clinic & Surgery

Blk 40 Beo Crescent #01-02 S160040

62750062

B T Goh Family Clinic & Surgery

Blk 194 Kim Keat Ave #01-406 S310194

63544535

Bukit Timah Clinic

621-A Bukit Timah Rd S269731

64665458

Camry Medical Centre

Blk 95 Toa Payoh Lor 4 #01-66 S310095

62580553

Carrington Medical Centre

Blk 3 Queen's Rd #02-157 S260003

64763828

Chen Family Clinic

Blk 153 Serangoon North Ave 1 #01-490 S550153

62812212

Chinatown Medical Centre

Blk 531 #02-63 Upper Cross St. S050531

65360988

Clifford Dispensary Pte Ltd (Robinson)

77 Robinson Rd #06-02 Robinson 77 S068896

65350371

Clifford Dispensary Pte Ltd (Shaw House)

350 Orchard Rd #15-03 Shaw House S238868

67374341

Drs Singh & Partners Raffles City Medical Ctr

252 North Bridge Rd #02-16 S179103

63388883

Drs Trythall Hoy Davies Clinic Pte Ltd

360 Orchard Rd International Building 04-056 S238869

67376633

Drs. Fernandez & Partners

9 Penang Rd #07-06 Park Mall S238459

63380686

Everton Clinic

7 Everton Park #01-17 S080007

62207872

Family Health Clinic and Surgery Pte Ltd

Blk 2 Balestier Road Balestier Hill Shopping centre #01-651

62542440

Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery

Blk 181 Serangoon North Ave 2 #01-95 S560151

62889557

Healthpoint Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd

Blk 48 Tanglin Halt Road #01-337 S142048

64740408

Health Partnership Medical Centre

Blk 109 Bukit Purmei Rd #01-145 S090109

62782860

Huang Surgery Pte Ltd

491 River Valley Rd #01-04 S248371

68382348

Island Medical Clinic

55 Newton Rd #02-07 Revenue House S307987

62550900

Japan Clinic & Surgery

Blk 803 French Road #01-55 S200802

62984517

Kao & Tan Family Medical Centre & Surgery Pte Ltd

Blk 18 Jalan Membina #02-03 S164018

62727880

King George's Medical

Blk 803 King George's Avenue #01-144 S200803

62939883

L&H Polyclinic & Surgery

Blk 59 Lengkok Bahru #01-543 S160059

64744544

Linkmedical @ Shenton

6 Shenton Way DBS Tower 2 #21-10 S068809

62279918

Lum Clinic & Surgery

109 Bukit Purmei Rd #01-149 S090109

62784827

Makewell Family Clinic & Surgery

70 Lor 4 Toa Payoh #01-351 S310070

62534235

Manhatten Medical Centre

151 Chin Swee Rd #01-10/11/12 Manhatten House S169876

67322332

Meden Clinic & Surgery

Blk 59 Lengkok Bahru #01-553 S150059

64761734

Medical Centre @ Commonwealth

Blk 88 Tanglin Halt Rd #01-03 S141088

64756116

Mediview Clinic & Surgery

Blk 150 Lor 1 Toa Payoh #01-999 S310150

62532351

My Family Clinic (Tanglin Halt)

Blk 46-2 Commonwealth Dr #01-372 S140462

64738920

My Family Clinic (Toa Payoh Central)

Blk 79DToa Payoh Central #01-53 S314079

62380301

My Health Partners Medical Clinic

273 Holland Ave #02-01 Holland Village S278992

64699116

Ong's Clinic

175 Bencoolen St. #01-44 Burlington Square S189619

63371814

Ridgewood Medical Clinic

Unit G4, 5 Ridgewood Close, Ridgewood Condominium S276696

64691666

Robertson Medical Practice

11 Unity Street #02-07 Robertson Walk S237995

62387810

Rochor Centre Clinic

#02-534 Rochor Centre S181004

62928327

SG Clinic Family Practice

84 Serangoon Garden Way S555989

63821988

Shalom Clinic & Surgery

Blk 123 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #01-104 (Alexandra Village) S150123

62780270

Shenton Medical Group

1000 Toa Payoh #07-00 Annex Block S318994

63192020

Shenton Medical Group

10 Anson Rd #36-01 International Plaza S079903

62202911

Shifa Clinic & Surgery

Blk 668 Chander Rd #01-20 S210668

62957667

Singapura Clinic

27 Bencoolen Street, #01-27 S189620

63361181

Soong Clinic & Surgery

Blk 162 Mei Ling St #01-353 S140162

64755930

Steven Ang Aesthetic & Family Clinic Pte Ltd

Blk 75D Redhill Rd #01-112 S154075

64767333

Sugino Family Clinic

391B Ngee Ann City Tower B #11-01 S238874

62351110

Tanglin Medical Clinic

19 Tanglin Rd #06-10/11 Tanglin Shopping Centre S247909

67343831

Tan-Teoh Clinic & Surgery

Blk 101 Towner Road #01-212, 216 S322101

62992292

Tek Dispensary

Blk 4 Lor 7 Toa Payoh #01-115 S310004

62512256

Teoh Clinic Family Practice

Blk 42 Lorong 6 Toa Payoh #01-142

62555188

Textile Centre Clinic

200 Jalan Sultan #03-29 S199018

62982400

The Balmoral Clinic

271 Bukit Timah Rd #02-12 S259708

67322033

The Medical Centre Clinic Hong Leong

16 Raffles Quay Hong Leong Building S048551

62207585

The Ming Clinic

Orchard Boulevard Camden Medical Centre #04-01/02

62358166

The Riverside Clinic

Robertson Walk #02-06 11 Unity Street

67378897

Thomas Clinic & Surgery

Blk 61 Telok Blangah Heights #01-97 S100061

62704354

Toa Payoh Clinic

Blk 51 Lor 6 Toa Payoh #01-72 S310051

62513259

Union Medical Clinic & Surgery

Blk 152 Serangoon North Ave 1 #01-330 S550152

62823357

Valley Medical Centre

240 River Valley Rd S238297

68360577

Wilmer Clinic Pte Ltd

50 Armenian St. Wilmer Place #01-01 S179938

63383888

Winsome Medical & Dental Center

Blk 81 Whampoa Dr #01-915 S320081

62544568

Winstedt Clinic

51 Upper Weld Rd S207408

62922975

Yap Medical Clinic

Blk 85 Lor 4 Toa Payoh #01-316 S316085

62523586

 

WEST DISTRICTS

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BL Medical Associates

21 Science Park Rd #02-07 The Aquarius

67782010

Bukit Batok Medical Clinic

Blk 207 Bukit Batok St.21 #01-114 S650207

65603311

C.M.C. Wong Binjai Clinic

23, Binjai Park, S589828

64693737

Cashew Medical & Surgery Clinic Pte Ltd

Blk 445 Fajar Rd #02-522 Fajar Shopping Centre S670445

67634255

Citilife Family Clinic

Blk 215 Jurong East St.21 #01-539

65662281

Clearspring Clinic

Blk 524A Jelapang Rd #02-02A S671524

64688195

Clifford Dispensary (Jurong)

Blk 176 Boon Lay Drive #01-350

62651783

Complete Healthcare International

45 Rochester Park S139249

67762288

Dover Clinic & Surgery

Blk 35 Dover Road #01-179 S130035

67757410

Drs Koo Fok & Associates (Pioneer)

31 Jurong West St.63 Pioneer MRT Station #02-04 S648310

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Drs. Koo, Fok & Associates Pte Ltd

Blk 4 Kian Teck Ave #02-01 S628909

62613629

EJ Tan Clinic & Surgery

Blk 104 Jurong East St. 13 #01-100 S600104

65606600

E. L. Chin Family Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd

Blk 445 Clementi Ave 3 #01-173 S120445

67775182

Excelsior Clinic & Surgery

Blk 283 Bt Batok East Ave 3 #01-261 S650283

65673822

The Edinburgh Clinic

Blk 306 Choa Chu Kang Ave 4 #01-685 S680306

67634500

Frontier Medical Associates Pte Ltd

Blk 528 Bukit Batok St.51 #01-64 S650528

65665773

Healthmark - Pioneer Mall

638 Jurong West St 61 #02-08 Pioneer Mall S640638

68613100

Health Partners Family Clinic

1 Bt Batok Central Link #01-37 S658713

68989031

Healthway Medical Group

Blk 445 Fajar Rd #02-534 Fajar Shopping Centre S670445

67690600

Healthway – West Coast

Blk 727 Clementi West Street 2 #01-258 S120727

67745901

Lee Clinic

Blk 325 Clementi Ave 5 #01-139 S120325

67784608

Mission (Bukit Batok) Medical Clinic

Blk 395A Bukit Batok West Ave 5 #03-02 S651395

65150760

Neighbourhood Clinic

Blk 260 Bangkit Road #01-13 S670260

67636515

Phoenix Clinic & Surgery

Blk 150 Jalan Teck Whye #01-43 S680150

67675345

Rainbow Clinic & Surgery

Blk 225 Choa Chu Kang Central #01-199 S680225

65670118

Shenton Family Medical Clinic (Bukit Gombak)

Blk 372 Bukit Batok St.31 #01-378 S650372

65619852

TC Family Clinic Pte Ltd

Blk 526 Jurong West St 52 #01-325 S640526

65666687

Temasek Medical Centre

Blk 413 Bukit Batok West Ave 4 #01-214 S650413

65656556

Teo Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd

Blk 352 Clementi Ave 2 #01-111 S120352

67760216

Toh Guan Family Clinic

Blk 267A Toh Guan Road #01-02 S600134

65666966

Trinity Medical Clinic

Blk 19A Dover Crescent #01-01 S131019

67788868

Wee Medical Clinic

Blk 378 Clementi Ave 5 #01-342 S120378

67776758

Zam Family Clinic

Blk 516 Choa Chu Kang St.51 S680516

67690302

 

EAST DISTRICTS

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Advance Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd

Blk 301 Ubi Ave 1 #01-269 S400301

67421156

Alliance Clinic & Surgery

Blk 652 Jalan Tenaga #01-50 S410652

68469585

Bedok Clinic & Surgery

Blk 17 Bedok South Rd #01-565 S460017

62410943

C & K Family Clinic Pte Ltd

108 Upper East Coast Rd S455297

62429588

Cambridge Clinic

Blk 250 Tampines St.21 #01-510

67818282

Caritas Clinic

Blk 304 Ubi Ave 1 #01-127 S400304

67489284

Central Clinic & Surgery (Pasir Ris)

Blk 446 Pasir Ris Drive 6 #01-122 S510466

65822640

Changi Clinic

Blk 848 Sims Ave #01-734 S400848

67428865

Chuah Clinic & Surgery

113 Aljunied Ave 2 #01-49 S380113

67452104

East Coast Family Clinic

121 Meyer Rd #01-05 The Makena S437932

64404556

Elim Family Clinic & Surgery

221 East Coast Rd S428918

64400460

Excel Family Clinic

Blk 21 Hougang St 51 #01-06 Hougang Green Shopping Mall S538719

63865278

Eunos Clinic

Blk 8 Eunos Crescent #01-2667 S400008

67453722

Family Healthcare Clinic & Surgery

Blk 523 Hougang Ave 6 #01-119 S530523

63871120

F K Lim Family Clinic

Blk 267 Tampines St.21 #01-43 S520267

67860201

Frontier Medical Associates

Blk 982 Buangkok Crescent #01-03 S530982

63152913

Frontier Medical Group

Blk 305 Ubi Avenue 1 #02-183 S400305

64532571

Goh Medical Clinic

 Blk 136 #01-164 Potong Pasir Ave 3 S350136

62827886

Heal Joo Chiat Clinic

48 Joo Chiat Place S427772

63462313

Health Partners

23 Upper East Coast Road

64432996

Healthmark Medical Clinic

Blk 639 Punggol Dr #01-06 S820639

68756696

Healthway Compassvale Clinic

Blk 267 Compassvale Link #01-04 S540267

63438770

Healthway (Tampines)

Blk 710 Tampines Street 71 #01-134 S520710

62609081

Hong Whye Clinic

Blk 412 Bedok North Ave 2 #01-144 S460412

64445355

Hougang Green Family Clinic & Surgery

Hougang Green Shopping Mall 21 Hougang St.51 #02-18

63850630

Joyhealth Medical Clinic & Surgery

Blk 825 Tampines St.81 #01-50 S520825

67811868

K.L. Tay Clinic & Surgery

Blk 632 Bedok Reservoir Rd #01-822 S470632

64481630

Kai Clinic

223 East Coast Rd S428920

64471465

Ko Family Clinic

Blk 18 Upper Boon Keng Rd #01-1133 S380018

68421403

Kong Kian Clinic

187 Upper Paya Lebar Rd S534869

62887101

Lee Clinic

3 St. George's Rd S326023

62922128

Lee & Tan Family Clinic and Surgery

Blk 72 Circuit Rd #01-03 S370072

67456877

Lifecare Medical Centre

Blk 36 Circuit Rd #01-416 S370036

67461533

Lily Aw Pasir Ris Family Clinic & Surgery

Blk 446 Pasir Ris Drive 6 #01-116 S510446

65822122

Lim Clinic

295 Changi Rd S419773

67426335

Lim Clinic & Surgery

Blk 20 Chai Chee Rd #01-420 S461020

62412211

Little Cross Family Clinic Pte Ltd

Blk 929 Tampines St.91 #01-445 S520929

65440040

Meridian Medical Centre

327 Hougang Ave 5 #01-162 S530327

62825205

Meridian Polyclinic & Surgery

Blk 136 Bedok North Ave 3 #01-102 S460136

64442555

Mission Medical Clinic

780 Upper Serangoon Rd #01-01 Choon Kim House S534649

62892100

Mutual Healthcare Medical Clinic

Blk 205A Compassvale Lane #01-53 S541205

65473593

Mutual Healthcare Medical Clinic

Blk 319B Anchorvale Drive #01-92 S542319

64893833

My Doctor's Place Pte Ltd

Blk 218 Bedok North St.1 #01-41

64449687

Neighbourhood Medical Ctr

Blk 683 Hougang Avenue 8 #01-901 S530683

63868689

Neo Medical Centre

Blk 120 Potong Pasir Ave 1 #01-818 S350120

62854210

Neoh & Ong Medical Clinic

Blk 2A Eunos Crescent #01-2447 S401002

67423322

New Town Clinic

Blk 59 New Upper Changi Road #01-1224 S461059

64431784

Northeast (Simei) Medical Centre Pte Ltd

30 Simet St.3 Simet MRT Station #02-01 S529888

67838638

Northeast (Tampines) Medical Centre Pte Ltd

20 Tampines Central 1 #01-25 Tampines MRT Station S529538

67838638

NTUC Medicare Family Clinic

11 Riverview Crescent #02-16 S545082

64897495

Ong Clinic

Blk 107 Tampines St.11 #01-347 S521107

67891328

Oxford Medical Centre

Blk 735 Pasir Ris St. 72 #02-330 S510735

65851496

Phoon Clinic & Surgery

632 Bedok Reservoir Rd #01-828 S470632

64452119

PK Ang Clinic and Surgery

Blk 106 Hougang Ave 1 #01-1225 S530106

62843022

S. Lee Clinic

Blk 644 Hougang Ave 8 #01-265 S530644

63861632

S. T. Medical Centre

Blk 95 Aljunied Cres #01-521 S380095

67458119

S.T. Medical Clinic

Blk 531 Bedok North St.3 #01-694

64440159

Simon Road Family Clinic

9 Simon Rd S545895

62673755

Sims Drive Medical Clinic

Blk 53 Sims Place #01-174 S360053

67411607

Spring Medical Clinic

Blk 39 Jalan Tiga #01-03 S390039

62477077

Stewards Clinic

4A Loyang Lane #01-01 S508923

65460978

Tai Seng Clinic

137 Upper Paya Lebar Rd S534844

62882434

Tein Clinic & Surgery

124 Hougang Ave 1 #01-1434 S530124

62828504

Temasek Clinic & Surgery

Blk 73 Bedok South Ave 3 #01-460 S460073

64436113

United Medical Practitioners

Blk 139 Tampines St 11 #01-16 S521139

67812281

Viva Medical Clinic

Blk 450A Tampines St.42 #01-356 S521450

67848060

We Care Clinic & Surgery

Blk 442 Pasir Ris Drive 6 #01-26 S510442

65821223

Y T Lim Clinic

Blk 201B Tampines St.21 #01-1067 S522201

67825977

Yang and Yap Clinic

Blk 537 Bedok North St.3 #01-571 S460537

64412481

Yao Medical Clinic

Blk 419 Tampines St.41 #01-96 S520419

67830232

 

NORTH DISTRICTS

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8-11 Clinic & Surgery

Blk 924 #01-338 Yishun Central 1 S760924

67590310

Agape Clinic

222 Bishan St.23 #B1-169

64548535

Ang Mo Kio Medical Centre

157 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 #01-558 S560157

64570273

Aspen Clinic Pte Ltd

Blk 283 Bishan St.22 #01-185 S570283

64553829

Chen & Low Family Doctors

548 Woodlands Drive 44 #02-22 S730548

68934217

Cheng Clinic

Blk 447 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-1677 S560447

64542482

Drs Chua Chow & Partners

Blk 529 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-2323 S560529

64562275

Family Medicare Clinic and Surgery

Blk 721 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 #01-2815 S560721

64566582

First Medical Clinic & Surgery

Blk 167 Woodlands St.11 #01-11 S730167

63680111

Grace Clinic

Blk 607 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 #01-1295 S560607

64584280

Greenlife Clinic & Surgery

807 Yishun Ring Road S760807

67552238

Greenlife Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd

Sembawang MRT Station 11 Canberra Rd #02-01 S759775

67562676

Healthway AMK Clinic

Blk 721 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 #01-2801 S560721

64554629

Healthway Med Group

30 Sembawang Dr #03-06 SunPlaza S757713

65551445

Kong Clinic & Surgery

Blk 293 Yishun St 22 #01-223 S760293

67521401

Lee Medical Associates Pte Ltd

Blk 899C Woodlands Dr 50 #01-296 S732899

63663631

Lifeline Bishan Medical Clinic

Blk 501 Bishan St 11 #01-376 S570501

62598969

MHC Family Clinic

Blk 452 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 #01-1789 S60452

65534050

Millennium Medical Group

Blk 849 Woodlands St.82 #01-215 S730849

63680386

My Family Clinic (Woodlands)

768 Woodlands Ave 6 #02-07 Woodlands Mart S730768

68840658

My Family Doctor

330 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 #01-1803 S560330

65530100

Neighbourhood Medical Centre

Blk 683 Hougang Ave 8 #01-901 S530683

63868689

Ong Medical Clinic

Blk 316B Ang Mo Kio St.31 #01-10 S563316

64523586

Peace Family Clinic (WL832)

Blk 832 Woodlands St.83 #01-71 S730832

63634357

Premier Clinic & Surgery Pte Ltd

Blk 631 Ang Mo Kio Ave 4 #01-936 S560631

64562082

Raffles Medical Group (AMK)

Blk 722 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8 #01-2825 S560722

64532288

SFMC (Yishun)

Blk 160 Yishun St.11 #01-200 S760160

68516233

Tan Medical Clinic

Blk 339 Ang Mo Kio Ave 1 #01-1583 S560339

64564230

Tan-Teoh Clinic & Surgery

Blk 302 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 #01-1846 S560302

64520818

The Family Medical Centre

Blk 411 Yishun Ring Rd #01-1827 S760411

62574522

United Health Family Clinic & Surgery

Blk 627 Yishun St. 61 #01-63 S760827

62571182

Victoria Medical House

Blk 888 Woodlands Drive 50 #02-739

63647551

Woodlands Family Clinic

Blk 305 Woodlands St.31 #01-85 S730305

63654770

 

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