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“iCheck iAct iLive” submission wins top prize for the Radiology Malaysia-OutRageously PiNk Nite 2009 Slogan Contest, Bangsar Village II, Kuala Lumpur 7 Nov 2009 By Dr Evelyn Ho The top winning slogan was adopted as the theme for the OutRageously PiNk Nite (OPN) and it was “iCheck iAct iLive” submitted by homemaker Madam Loh Cheng Kee from Penang. Mdm Loh, made the trip to Kuala Lumpur with her sister and joined in the festive–like OPN2009! Full report, click here
Image Gently™ Campaign Expands to Include Interventional Radiology 24 Aug 2009 The College of Radiology Academy of Medicine of Malaysia – Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging Offer Free Interventional Radiology Dose Reduction and IR Patient Education Materials. In this 3rd Phase of the Image Gently Campaign, “STEP LIGHTLY” interventional radiology has been targeted. Full article, click here
“Safety is OUR BUSINESS”, says Director General of Health at the MOH-AMM Scientific Meeting 17-18 Aug 2009 By Dr Evelyn Ho Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Hj Mohd Ismail Merican delivered the key note address at the opening ceremony of the 8th Ministry of Health Malaysia–Academy of Medicine of Malaysia Scientific Meeting 2009 incorporating the 12th Scientific Meeting of the National Institutes of Health. His message was safety should be everyone’s business, as patient safety was imperative in the provision of quality care. The title of his keynote address was the theme of the meeting “Building a Safety Culture through Accountability”. New members of the College of Radiology were inducted at this opening ceremony. Full report, click here
Forum on Implications of the AFTA & ASEAN Mutual Recognition Agreement (MRA) for Medical Practitioners, Academies Building, Kuala Lumpur 16 Aug 2009 By Dr Evelyn Ho The ASEAN MRA for medical practitioners, signed in August 2008 will be effective 1st January 2010. To create awareness and allow a platform for clarifications and queries, the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia and the MMA organised a forum for the 16 Aug 2009 morning. More here
Colleges of Radiology Meet at the 43^rd Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine 6-8 Aug 2009 By Dr Evelyn Ho The 43^rd Singapore-Malaysia Congress of Medicine was held at the Waterfront Grand Copthorne Hotel in Singapore. It was remarkable that at this meeting, the organisers/scientific chairs included Presidents of the American College of Radiology (Carol Rumack), Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Radiologists (Mark Khangure) , Royal College of Radiologists UK (Andy Adam), Hong Kong College of Radiologists (Chun-Key Law), Singapore College of Radiologists (Bien-Soo Tan) and Malaysian College of Radiology (Evelyn Ho). Full report, click here
Clinical Research Leads To Good Clinical Practice: Highlights of Research Work Done by the Oncology Department In Sarawak June 2009 by Dr Beena Devi The Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology and Palliative Care Unit, Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, is happy to announce the research work that had been conducted and received international recognition. We see about 1500 new cases per year and are supported in our work by 4 medical physicists, 35 radiographers and 95 nurses. Full report, click here
Journey Through The Realm Of Vascular Ultrasound, Petaling Jaya 29-30 Nov 2008 By Dr Anushya Vijayananthan Dr Anushya and Dr Amir Fuad organized a Vascular Ultrasound Course as part of the programme under the Continuing Biomedical Imaging Education Center (CBIE) of the University Malaya Medical Centre. There were 2 days of lectures in vascular, gastrointestinal and genitourinary ultrasound. Demo sessions were also held daily. Participants took away with them practical and useful information for their daily practice. Full report, click here
2009 CoR Annual Scientific Meeting: Imaging in Emergencies and Trauma & Pre-Congress QAP in Mammography Workshop, Kuala Lumpur 28-31 May 2009 There were a total of 15 speakers, from local and foreign fraternities speaking on topics that covered radiation protection, chest, abdominal, spinal and musculoskeletal emergencies. They presented very good lectures with practical value to the delegates. The pre-congress workshop, QAP in Mammography met with overwhelming response. Full report, click here
The College of Radiology – Alliance for Radiation Safety in Paediatric Imaging Offer Free Parent Education Materials 3 Feb 2009 We are now happy to announce that the Alliance has developed new materials to educate parents about medical imaging and to help them track their child’s past imaging exams: “MY Child’s Medical Imaging Record” and “What Parents Should Know About CT Scans for Children” and these materials are downloadable at www.imagegently.org. Resources for Paediatricians have also been made available. For the full announcement, click here
National Ethics Seminar: The Ethical and Professional Doctor - The Role of Medical Education, Kuala Lumpur 6 Dec 2008 By Dr Evelyn Ho The Academy of Medicine and Ministry of Health organised an afternoon series of lectures with a panel discussion on the important issue of the role of medical education in inculcating and grooming a doctor who is ethical and professional. At a time where commercialisation of medicine was inevitable, it was even more important to ensure doctors maintain their professionalism and were able to practise ethically and self regulate. The best place to start would then be in the medical school where foundations for a medical career are built. Topics included “Can Medical Students Appreciate Ethics?”, “Are Ethical Issues Escalating? – The Malaysian Medical Council’s Perspective”, “Ethics as Part of Continuing Professional Development” and “The Public Perception of a Doctor”. The speakers were Prof Dr Christina Tan, Dato’ Dr Abdul Hamid Abdul Kadir, Dr Maimunah Abdul Hamid and Ms Ranjit Kaur respectively. Ranjit Kaur is President of the Breast Cancer Welfare Association in Malaysia and is a breast cancer survivor herself. She was thus in the best position to give this lecture, based on her experience as well as research into this area. She also sits on the Board of Directors of the International Union Against Cancer. The Panel Discussion was chaired by Dr Victor Lim, Dean of International Medical University.
Seung-Koo Lee Shares his experience using high concentration contrast media for Neuroradiology, Kuala Lumpur 11 Nov 2008 By Dr Evelyn Ho In an evening lecture at the Kuala Lumpur Hilton, Assoc Prof Dr Seung-Koo Lee shared his experience on using high-concentration contrast agent for central nervous system imaging. Full report here
Internationally Recognised Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Donald Resnick comes to town, Petaling Jaya 15-17 Aug 2008 By Dr Evelyn Ho The 9^th Malaysian Society of Rheumatology-Singapore Society of Rheumatology Workshops in Rheumatology was themed “From Clinical to Imaging”. The solid scientific programme served to attract radiologists as well! Prof Dr Donald Resnick (Professor of Radiology) and Prof Dr Fan Peng Thim (Consultant Rheumatologist and Clinical Immunologist) were the very impressive foreign faculty. Full report here
Da Ma Cai Health Aid 2008 Cheque Presentation, Kuala Lumpur 14 Aug 2008 By Dr Evelyn Ho College of Radiology was amongst 26 health-related organisations which were beneficiaries of the Da Ma Cai Health Aid 2008 programme this year. A total of RM 195,000 was given to the various organisations in a cheque presentation ceremony at Hospis Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Full report here
Vascular Ultrasound Course, Kuala Lumpur 2 Aug 2008 by Dr.Vanita Paramajothy, Hospital UKM, Kuala Lumpur With endorsement from the College of Radiology Academy of Medicine of Malaysia and the support of various sponsors, the Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) successfully organised an advanced vascular ultrasound course on the 2nd August 2008. Full report here
42^nd Malaysia-Singapore Congress of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur 31 Jul-3 Aug 2008 By Dr Evelyn Ho This year’s Congress of Medicine began with the Opening Ceremony where DYTM Raja Muda Perak Darul Ridzuan Raja Nazrin Shah delivered the 17^th Tun Dr Ismail Oration and many new members were inducted into the Academy. The Consensus Statement on the Utilisation of Cardiac CT was also launched at the opening ceremony. The theme of the congress was “Personalising Medicine – the A La Carte Approach”. Full report here
Seminar on New Standard for Whole Body Imaging, Kuala Lumpur 26 July 2008 By Dr Evelyn Ho Dr Oliver Klass, a cardiac surgeon and a radiologist in training from University Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany was in town to share his experience with cardiac and coronary artery imaging as well as the evolution of CT technology and clinical relevance. Full report here
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