COLLEGE OFPHYSICIANS, AMMDr Steven Chow Kim WengDr Ng Swee ChoonDr Ganesananthan ShanmuganathanDr Chan Kheng KhimDr Wong Wing KeenDr Abu Salim IdrisDr Suresh Raj LachmananDr Tan Soek Siam

COLLEGE OFPAEDIATRICS, AMMProf Lee Way SeahDr Winston Yong Sin ChuenProf Thong Meow Keong

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE

PRESIDENTDr Steven Chow Kim Weng

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTDr Zainudin Md Zin

VICE PRESIDENTDr Chan Kheng Khim

HON SECRETARYDr Abu Salim Idris

HON TREASURERDr Wong Wing Keen

HON DEPUTY SECRETARYDr Abu Hasan Samad

COUNCIL MEMBERS Prof Dato’ Aminuddin AhmadProf Dato’ Khalid YusoffAssoc Prof Roslan HarunProf Rosmawati MohamedDr Suresh Raj LachmananDr Tan Soek Siam

PRESIDENTProf Lee Way Seah

VICE PRESIDENTDr Hussain Imam

HON SECRETARYDr Winston Yong Sin Chuen

HON TREASURERProf Thong Meow Keong

COUNCIL MEMBERSProf Boo Nem YunDato’ Dr Jimmy Lee Kok FooAssoc Prof Rohana Jaafar

COLLEGE OFPHYSICIANS, AMM

COUNCIL 2008 – 2010

COLLEGE OFPAEDIATRICS, AMM

COUNCIL 2008 – 2009

Dear Fellow Colleagues and Delegates

It is our pleasure to invite you to participate inthis very first innovative Joint ScientificMeeting of the College of Physicians and theCollege of Paediatrics of the Academy ofMedicine of Malaysia. This year, the Councilsof our two Colleges have resolved to develop

a sustainable CME/CPD event that will cater to the common needs of ourtrainees, members and our colleagues in the field of family medicines andprimary care.

The issues and challenges confronting us are quite the same. This joint meetingwill allow our members to work together for the advancement of training inpostgraduate medicine and paediatrics.

The First Joint Scientific Meeting will be held from 2nd to 3rd May 2009 atThe Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. The Meeting will also incorporatean Annual Postgraduate Teaching Course in Medicine / Paediatrics that has beenspecially designed to guide our candidates preparing for their Master’sexamination. Experienced mentors including examiners will be at hand to helpcandidates polish up the finer points in examination skills and techniques.

The scientific content of the program will also include tracks in cardiology,diabetology, dermatology and common clinical issues in paediatrics. In addition,there will be nursing workshops dealing with emergency room nursing andintensive and critical care bundle.

We are confident that you will find this joint meeting meaningful andmemorable.

Yours sincerely

DR STEVEN CHOW PROFESSOR LEE WAY SEAH President, College of Physicians President, College of PaediatricsAcademy of Medicine of Malaysia Academy of Medicine of Malaysia

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MESSAGE FROM THE ORGANISING CHAIRMEN

A Kulenthran(UMMC, Kuala Lumpur)Boo Nem Yun(IMU, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan)Chai Pei Fan(UMMC, Kuala Lumpur)Patrick Chan(Gleneagles Intan Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)Chan Chong Guan(Pantai Puteri Hospital, Ipoh, Perak)Chan Siew Pheng(UMMC, Kuala Lumpur)Choon Siew Eng(Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru)Gan Chin Seng(UMMC, Kuala Lumpur)Ganesananthan Shanmuganathan(Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)Jayaram Menon(Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah)Joseph Manavalan(Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)Khoo Teik Beng(IPHKL, Kuala Lumpur)Lam Kai Huat(Assunta Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor)Lee Ming Li(Hospital Tuanku Ja’afar, Seremban, Negeri Sembilan)Lee Way Seah(UMMC, Kuala Lumpur)Mardziah Alias(Damansara Specialist Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor)Muhd Muhsin Ahmad Zahari(UMMC, Kuala Lumpur)

M Narayanan(Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)Ng Swee Choon(Sunway Medical Centre, Petaling Jaya, Selangor)Nor Zuraidah Zainal(UMMC, Kuala Lumpur)Ong Lai Choo(UKMMC, Kuala Lumpur)Raja Juanita Raja Lopez(UKMMC, Kuala Lumpur)Rajini Sarvanathan(Sunway Medical Centre, Petaling Jaya, Selangor)Roshidah Baba(Hospital Melaka, Melaka)Suganti a/p Thevarajah(Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur)Sunita Bavanandan(Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur)Suppiah Paramaswaran(Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)Suraiya H Hussein(Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur)Tamil Selvan(Damansara Specialist Hospital, Petaling Jaya, Selangor)Tan Huck Joo(Sunway Medical Centre, Petaling Jaya, Selangor)Tan Soek Siam(Hospital Selayang, Selangor)Wan Azman Wan Ahmad(UMMC, Kuala Lumpur)Yap Yee Guan(Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)

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FACULTY OF SPEAKERS

Norafidah Sahari(Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)Sri Yusni Yusop(Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)Vijayaletchumi a/p Govindan(Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)

Yamunaa a/p Muniandy(Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)Yogeswary a/p Shumugam(Pantai Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur)

SPECIALTY NURSING WORKSHOP

• General Practitioners with SpecialInterests

• Allied Health Professionals

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Medical Officers• PostGraduate Trainees for M.Med,

MRCP, Family Medicine, Primary Care

DAILY PROGRAMME

2 N D M AY 2 0 0 9 • S AT U R DAY

0830 – 0900 REGISTRATIONVenue: The Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

0900 – 1030 M. MED WORKSHOPExamination Pearls 1. How not to fail your

clinical examinationChan Siew Pheng

2. How to break bad newsNor Zuraidah Zainal

3. Dealing with aggressivepatients and relativesMuhd Muhsin Ahmad Zahari

4. Dealing with patients witha grievance (medical errors)A Kulenthran

1030 – 1100 TEA1100 – 1230 S1 –

CARDIOVASCULAR 1“Controversies InCardiology”1. Lowering BP,

the lower thebetter?Wan Azman WanAhmad

2. PreventingCAD – LowerLDL-C betteror lowerHS-CRP betterLam Kai Huat

3. Managementof stable CAD– Medicaltherapy or PCITamil Selvan

SPECIALTY NURSINGWORKSHOP 1Emergency Room Nursing1. Critical signs and signals

in triage Joseph Manavalan2. The patient with multiple

injuries Suppiah Paramaswaran3. Paediatric emergency care

Gan Chin Seng4. Medical legal pitfalls at

A & E M Narayanan

HOW TOPREPARE FORPAEDIATRICPostgraduate ClinicalExamination1. Examination

techniquesOng Lai Choo

2. DevelopmentalassessmentRajini Sarvanathan

3. Assessment oflearningdisability inchildhood Raja Juanita RajaLopez

SPECIALTYNURSINGWORKSHOP 2Intensive And CriticalCare Bundle1. Ventilation care

Sri Yusni Yusop2. Central venous

lineVijayaletchumi a/pGovindan

3. DVT prophylaxisYamunaa a/pMuniandy

4. Severe sepsisNorafidah Sahari

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DAILY PROGRAMME

2 N D M AY 2 0 0 9 • S AT U R DAY (CONTINUED)

4. Anti-plateletagents forprevention ofCAD – Aspirin,ADP blockers,or what?Yap Yee Guan

1245 – 1415 LUNCH SYMPOSIUM (AstraZeneca)“Updates On The Management Of Atherosclerosis With Statins:Disease And Outcomes”

1430 – 1600 S2 – PAEDIATRICS 11. What’s new in G6PD?

Boo Nem Yun2. Urinary tract infection in

children – What’s new in2009?Lee Ming Li

3. ABC of viral hepatitis –What every paediatricianneeds to know?Lee Way Seah

1600 – 1630 COFFEE / TEA

1630 – 1800 College of Physicians, AMMAnnual General Meeting

1930 – 2230 DINNER SYMPOSIUM“Treatment Of OpiateDependence – What’s New?Co-hosted byAMAM / FPMPAM / PMPASKL

4. CommunicationskillsBoo Nem Yun

COMMUNITY WORKSHOPCARE – Citizens’ Action InResponse To Emergencies(organized by the FPMPAM / SJAM)

College of Paediatrics, AMMAnnual General Meeting

DINNER SYMPOSIUM“Current Strategy In ManagementOf Chronic Urticaria?Co-hosted byFPMPAM / PMPASKL / PDM

5. MultidisciplinaryroundsYogeswary a/pShumugam

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DAILY PROGRAMME

3 R D M AY 2 0 0 9 • S U N DAY

0900 – 1030 S3 – CARDIOVASCULAR 2“Management Of GlobalCVS Risk”1. Management of

hypertension – Is it thenumber?Chan Chong Guan

2. Combating obesity – Dietand drugs? Ng Swee Choon

3. What is good diabeticcontrol – Patient orglucose level?Chan Siew Pheng

4. Hypertension – Is itthe numbers that matters?Sunita Bavanandan

1030 – 1100 COFFEE / TEA1100 – 1220 S5 – DERMATOLOGY

“Dermatology Revisited”Faculty For Dermatology,College of Physicians1. Cutaneous drug eruptions

Suraiya H Hussein2. A child with fever and a

rash Mardziah Alias3. Update on atopic

dermatitis – Expandingrole of calcineurininhibitors Roshidah Baba

4. Cutaneous manifestationsof systemic diseasesChoon Siew Eng

5. Dermatologic emergenciesSuganti a/p Thevarajah

1220 – 1300 DERMATOLOGY QUIZ Course Assessment And Feedback

1300 – 1400 LUNCH / End of Programme

S6 –GASTROENTEROLOGY“Update In GastroesophagelDiseases”1. A new paradigm in GERD

Ganesananthan Shanmuganathan2. Helicobacter pylori: Friend or

foe Tan Huck Joo 3. Colorectal cancer: Screening

and surveillance 2008Jayaram Menon

4. A 2009 look at Hepatitis BTan Soek Siam

S4 – PAEDIATRICS 21. Cough, but is it asthma?

Patrick Chan2. Doctor, my child has

tummy ache! Chai Pei Fan3. Fits and faints in children

Khoo Teik Beng

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MOCK EXAMINATION FOR MRCP PACESIN HOSPITAL TAIPING

4 T H M AY 2 0 0 9 • M O N DAY

VENUE : HOSPITAL TAIPING, WARD B4 AT BLOCK BCONTACTS : Dr G R Letchuman (012-522 6242)

Dr Ang Chong Lip (012-522 5800)

T E N T A T I V E P R O G R A M M E

0730 – 0800 Examiner briefing and review of cases

0800 – 1000 MOCK Exam – Session 1

1000 – 1030 Tea Break

1030 – 1230 MOCK Exam – Session 2

1230 – 1400 Lunch Break

1400 – 1600 MOCK Exam – Session 3

1600 – 1630 Tea Break and briefing

Secretariat1st Conjoint Scientific Meeting19 Jalan Folly Barat, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTel : (603) 2093 0100, 2093 0200 Fax : (603) 2093 0900Email : acadmed@po.jaring.my Website : www.acadmed.org.my

Registration Fees

BEFORE AFTER30TH MARCH 2009 30TH MARCH 2009

Delegate RM 300 RM 350

Allied Health Professional RM 100 RM 150

Daily Registration RM 150 RM 200

The Organising Committee has made available Day Registration. Please indicatein the registration form which day you are participating if you register as a daydelegate.

Payment is to be issued in favour of “College of Physicians”.

Congress Venue & Hotel AccommodationThe Legend Hotel Kuala Lumpur(Above The Mall, Putra Place)100 Jalan Putra, 50350 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTel : (603) 4042 9888 Fax : (603) 4042 9069Website : www.legendsgroup.comAttention : Ms Afidah Lu Mobile : 017-690 5948

Superior Room (Single/Double) RM 240.00 nett per room per night

Deluxe Room (Single/Double) RM 240.00 nett per room per night

Executive Deluxe Room (Single/Double) RM 322.00 nett per room per night

Executive Room (Single/Double) RM 437.00 nett per room per night

*Room rates quoted above are inclusive of 10% service charge and 5% government tax.*Room rates quoted above are inclusive of one buffet breakfast. Additional breakfast will be chargeat RM 25.00 nett.

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CONFERENCE INFORMATION

DisclaimerWhilst every attempt would be made to ensure all aspects of the Conference mentioned in

this announcement will take place as scheduled, the Organising Committee assumesno responsibility should it fail to materialise due to unforeseen circumstances.

Secretariat1ST CONJOINT SCIENTIFIC MEETING19 Jalan Folly Barat50480 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaFax : (603) 2093 0900

Full Name

Address

Tel Fax

Mobile Email

Specialty

REGISTRATION FEES

BEFORE AFTER AMOUNT30TH MARCH 2009 30TH MARCH 2009

Delegate RM 300 RM 350

Allied Health Professional RM 100 RM 150

Day Registration (Date : _______________________ ) RM 150 RM 200

TOTAL

Payment is to be issued in favour of “College of Physicians”.

Signature Date

R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M(Photocopies of this form are acceptable)

H O T E L R E S E R V A T I O N F O R MPlease send this reservation request to Ms Afidah Lu at Fax no. 603-4042 9069 or contact Mobile at 017-690 5948

The Legend Hotel is a 5 star hotel with 620 rooms strategically located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur and the city’s major commercial district. The Hotel is locatedabove The Mall, which offers the best in Shopping and Entertainment and is within walking distance to Putra World Trade Centre. The Light Rail Transit and theKTM Commuter is located adjacent to the hotel.

I would like to make the following reservation/s:

❑ Superior Room (Single/Double) RM 240.00 nett per room per night

❑ Deluxe Room (Single/Double) RM 240.00 nett per room per night

❑ Executive Deluxe Room (Single/Double) RM 322.00 nett per room per night

❑ Executive Room (Single/Double) RM 437.00 nett per room per night

*Room rates quoted above are inclusive of 10% service charge and 5% government tax.*Room rates quoted above are inclusive of one buffet breakfast. Additional breakfast will be charge at RM 25.00 nett.

Delegate Name(As per passport)

Company

Telephone Fax

Room Category No of Rooms

Arrival Date Departure Date

Flight / ETA Flight / ETD

LIMOUSINE TRANSFER:Kuala Lumpur International Airport To Legend Hotel (Proton Perdana Car)

RM 170.00 nett – One Way ❑ YES ❑ NO

Surcharge of 50% is applicable between 12.00 Midnight and 7.00 a.m.

T E R M S A N D C O N D I T I O N S :1. The above room rates are applicable for this event only and effective within stipulated event dates.2. Please guarantee your booking by 20th April 2009 with credit card details. Failing which reservation will be accepted based on room availability.3. Notification on cancellation must be given to the hotel not later than fourteen (14) days before check-in date, otherwise a one (1) night’s room

charge will be levied.In the event of no-show on a guaranteed booking, a one (1) night’s room charge will be levied.

Credit Card Type ❑ AMEX ❑ VISA ❑ MASTERCARD ❑ DINERS

Credit Card No. Expiry Date

Specimen Signature Date

* for AMEX cardholder please advise your non-embossed C.I.D number* for (VISA, MASTERCARD & JCB) please advise your CVV number (last three digits found on the signature strip)

NOTE: The hotel’s official check-in time is 1500 hrs on day of arrival and check-out is 1200 hrs on day of departure. The hotel will make every effort toaccommodate arrival before 1500 hrs. A half-day room charge is applicable for late check-out until 1800 hrs. Rooms occupied beyond 1800 hrs will becharged a full day’s room rate.