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Nuclear medicine is a fast growing and dynamic specialty. In recent years with the advent and wide-spread use of PET, PET-CT, SPECT-CT and newer applications in radionuclide therapy, there has been a need for continuous appraisal and updating of nuclear medicine professionals on various aspects of the changing trends in the specialty. Although nuclear medicine is being practiced in most countries of the world, due to heterogeneous growth of the specialty there has been significant differences in the quality of practice between countries. For better comprehension and uniform standards of application in day to day clinical practice, nuclear medicine physicians from both developed and developing countries of the world need to interact in order to update their knowledge and gain wider exposure through more intensive theoretical and practical training in the field of nuclear medicine. Singapore in general and Singapore General Hospital in particular have excellent infrastructure in nuclear medicine with state of the art equipment, expertise and infrastructure for teaching and training. As a part of its global outreach philosophy, the Singapore General Hospital in collaboration with WFNMB, WRPTC and ARCCNM will be organizing a “One Week Update in Nuclear Medicine” every year with a view to enhance awareness about the current trends in nuclear medicine among the nuclear medicine physicians from around the world in general and from the developing countries in particular.

The SGH-Nuclear Medicine Update-2008, which was held at SGH, Singapore from 5-9 March 2008 was attended by 91 participants from 29 countries. The First Update was a great success. We expect to have more number of participants representing a much wider global population at the second SGH-Nuclear Medicine Update scheduled to be held at SGH from 4-8 March, 2009.

Registration is “FREE” for participants from Developing Countries. The organizing Committee will make all efforts to cover the local accommodation of several deserving participants from the developing countries.
Besides plenary lectures from world-renowned experts in the field of nuclear medicine, there will also be scientific sessions for presentations of proffered paper. The Proffered Paper Sessions will be co-sponsored by WFNMB. Participants are encouraged to visit our website (www.sgh-nmu.org) to register on line and submit abstracts.

Organised by:		Department of Nuclear Medicine & PET Imaging
In Collaboration with:		World Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Council (WRPTC)
		World Federation of Nucear Medicine & Biology (WFNMB)
		Singapore General Hospital Postgraduate Medical Institute