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2008 National Primary Health Care Conference Malaysia


30 Years After Alma Ata - Harnessing The Passion, Moving Primary Health Care Forward
VENUE : SUNWAY PYRAMID CONVENTION CENTRE,
              PERSIARAN LAGOON, BANDAR SUNWAY, 46510, PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR
              for booking & more details : kualalumpur.sunwayhotels.com
DATES : 14th - 16th APRIL 2008
AFPM - MOH - FMSA- PPPKAM

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Conference Agenda

Symposium 1 Inter and Intersectoral partnership – are we doing enough?
Symposium 2 Healthcare financing
Symposium 3 Grassroots human resource development
Symposium 4 Service and Standards
Symposium 5 Creating partnership that works
 
MONDAY, April 14, 2008
 
8:00am – 4:00pm
Registration
8.30am – 9.15am
Plenary 1
Dr Dean Shuey (WPRO)
~Strengthening PHC in the WPRO Region~
9.15am - 10:00am
Plenary 2
Dr Safurah Hj. Jaafar
~Malaysian Health Reform in Primary Care~
10.00am – 10:30am
Tea
10:30am – 12.30pm
Concurrent Symposium
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
12.30pm – 2.15pm
Lunch
2.15pm – 3.00pm
Plenary 3
Dr Karen Kinder Siemens (John Hopkins University)
~Using Casemix to Improve Equity and the Delivery of Primarycare.
Global experiences~
3.00pm – 4.00pm
Keynote Address
Y.Bhg.Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Hj. Mohammad Ismail Merican
Director General, Ministry of Health Malaysia
~30 years of after Alma Ata, Harnessing the Passion and Moving PHC Forward~
4.00pm – 4.30pm
Tea
8.00pm – 10.00pm
Oration Dinner
Datuk Dr. Tee Ah Sian
~Primary Health Care in Malaysia-it’s standing in WPRO Region~
 
Symposium 6 Training and Qualification
Symposium 7 People’s power – sustainable benefits to the community
Symposium 8 Service and Standards
Symposium 9 Information and Communication Technology
Symposium 10 Reproductive Health
 
TUESDAY, April 15, 2008
 
8:00am – 4:00pm
Registration
8.30am – 9.15am
Plenary 4
Datuk Dr Narimah Awin (WPRO)
~Quality in Primary Health Care Practice~
9.15am - 10:00am
Plenary 5
Dr Suwit Wibulpolprasert (Thailand)
~Sustainable Financing for PHC~
10.00am – 10:30am
Tea
10.30am – 11:15am
Plenary 6
Dr Jason Cheah(Singapore)
~Primary Health Care approach in reducing disease burden in
the New Millennium~
11:15am – 1.15pm
Concurrent Symposium
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
1.15pm – 2.15pm
Lunch
2.15pm – 3.00pm
Plenary 7
Dato’ Dr Jai Mohan
~Remodeling Information Technology for Primary Health Care~
3.00pm – 4.00pm
Opening Ceremony by
Honorable Minister of Health
& Reading of the
“Kuala Lumpur PHC Declaration”
4.00pm – 4.30pm
Tea
4.30pm – 6.00pm
Workshop1
Workshop2
Workshop3
Workshop4
 
Workshop 1 Managing Diabetes Mellitus and Bronchial Asthma
Workshop 2 ACG 101 – Moving PHC forward
Workshop 3 Third Age Education: Lesson learnt from LLIFE Program
Workshop 4 Health informatics – Teleprimary Care (TPC)
 
Symposium 11 Health and equity – achievements and challenges
Symposium 12 Service and Standards
Symposium 13 Building research capacity within Primary Health Care
Symposium 14 Service and Standards
 
WEDNESDAY, April 16, 2008
 
8:00am – 4:00pm
Registration
8.30am – 9.15am
Plenary 8
Dr Don Matheson(New Zealand)
~Ensuring equity in health services~
9.15am – 9:45am
Tea
9:45am – 11.45pm
Concurrent Symposium
S11
S12
S13
S14
11.45pm –12.45pm
Premier Forum

~EQUITY, UNIVERSALITY AND SOLIDARITY~
Foundation of PHC

Moderator : Dato’ Dr Hj. Ramlee Rahmat
Dato‘ Dr. Raj Karim
Dr. Indra Pathmanathan
Dato Dr. Abdul Aziz Mahmood
Dr. Hematram Yadav
Dato’ Dr. Narimah Awin

Former Directors of Family Health Development Division, MOH
12.45pm – 1.30pm
Closing Ceremonies
1.30pm – 2.00pm
Lunch & End of Conference
 
Title & Speakers of Symposiums
 
Symposium 1 – Inter and intrasectoral partnership – are we doing enough?
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Partnership in the delivery of Primary Care services in Malaysia: lessons learnt Dr. M.K Rajakumar
2. Involving the community: Lesson from COMBI success in Negeri Sembilan Dr. Omar Minhat
(Deputy Director, JKN Negeri Sembilan)
3. Nutrition integration into policy development: way forward Mdm. Rokiah Don
(Senior Principal Assisstant Director, FHDD)
4. Intergration of Oral Health Services in Primary Health care – what next? Datin Dr. Nurain Abu Talib
(Director, Oral Health Division, KKM)
 
Symposium 2 - Health care financing
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Financing Primary Care(Private Sector):
Malaysian Experience		 Dr Mohd Husni Ahmad Jamal (Academy of Family Physician)
2. Malaysian National Health Accounts: Primary health care expenditure Datin Dr. Zailan Dato’ Adnan
(MNHA Unit, Planning & Development Division,KKM)
3. Options for provider payment mechanism in financing primary health care Prof. Syed Mohamed Al-Junid (Department of Community Health, Medical Faculty, UKM)
4. Responsibility of health care managers in pursuing equity Dato’ Dr Ahmad Razin Ahmad Maher
(Director JKN Perak)
 
Symposium 3 - Grass root human resource development
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Future development in primary care: Vision and mission in Malaysia. Dr. Osman Warijo
Principal Assistant Director, Family Health Development Div.MOH)
2. Human resources in primary care: Ideal versus realties. Dr. Mastura Ismail
(Family Medicine Specialist Association)
3. After office services: Are we ready ? Dr. Zil Falilah
(Family Medicine Specialist Association)
4. Minimum education for clinic assisstant Dr. Raj Mohan
(General Practitioner)
 
Symposium 4 – Service and Standards
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Privileging: Kedah’s experiences Dr. Nor Azwa Mohd Salleh
(Family Health Officer. JKN Kedah)
2. Accreditation of facilities Assoc. Professor Dr Nurjahan Ibrahim
(International Medical University)
3. Pre Screening: Developing Realistic Approaches to the System-wide Use of Health Impact Assessment (HIA) Dato’ Dr. Jai Mohan
(International Medical University)
4. Proficiency Testing – Benchmarking the Best in PHC Laboratories Mdm Lili Tresa
(Medical Laboratory Technician, JKN Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur)
 
Symposium 5 – Creating Partnership that works
Paper Topics Speaker
1. People’s participation in Primary Health Care Dr. Asnarul Khadi Abu Samah
(Faculty of Ecology, University Putra Malaysia)
2. Challenges in setting up support for unmarried pregnant adolescents Ass.Prof. Dr Harlina Haliza Hj. Siraj
(Department of O&G, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
3. Keeping the elderly fit and healthy: Lesson learned from the Hulu Langat District Dr. Rahmah Mohd Amin
(Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
4. Issues and challenges in community participation: Experience of Down Syndrome Association of Malaysia Ass. Prof Sharifah Zainiyah Syed Yahya
Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine & Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia)
 
Symposium 6 – Training and Qualification
Paper Topics Speaker
1. GPs and FMS as trainers Prof. Dr. Khoo Ee Ming
(Dept.of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UM)
2. Educational opportunities for General Practitioners Dr. Sheikh Amin
(Academy of Family Physician)
3. CPD and credentialing: Experiences from Singapore Prof Goh Lee Gan
(Dept. of Community, Occupational and Family Medicine, National Univ. of Singapore)
4. Training of Allied Health in Malaysia Mr. Mansoor Fennel
(Training Division, MOH)
 
Symposium 7 – People’s power – sustainable benefit to the community
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Improving access to health care for the rural and remote population: experience from Village Health Workers Volunteer in Sarawak Dr. Andrew Kiyu
(Director, JKN Sarawak)
2. Community Participation in Applied Food and Nutrition Programme En. Yahaya Ahmad
(JKN,Sarawak)
3. Empowering General Practices For Health Promotion and Prevention Datuk Dr.Sudha Nathan
(General Practitioner)
4. Community participation – Persatuan Usia Emas Tn Syed Barakah
 
Symposium 8 – Service and standards
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Psychosocial Rehabilitation for Psychiatric patient at Primary Healthcare Setting Dr. Baizury Bashah
(Family Medicine Specialist, JKN Kedah)
2. Autism Detection Among Toddlers at Primary Healthcare Setting Dr. Rose Peng
(Child Psychiatrist)
3. Screening and Managing Dementia Case at Primary Healthcare Setting: Success and Challenges Dr. Mohd Faudzi Abdullah
Family Medicine Specialist, JKN Kedah)
4. Dramatic Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) Reduction – The Skilled Birth Attendants. Dr. Bibi Florina Abdullah
(Nursing Division,MOH)
 
Symposium 9 – Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Evidence-based Quality Care in General Practice: Role of ICT Dr. I.S. Ludher
(Primary Care Doctors’ Organisation Malaysia)
2. Patient Safety: Reducing medication errors through E-prescribing Dr. John Chan
(General Practitioner)
3. Change Management in implementation of TPC in Malaysia Dr Fauziah Zainal Ehsan
(Family Health Dev.Division,MOH)
4. Digital Training Management System for General Practitioners Dr Noraliza Mohd Ariffin
Hosp. Uni. Kebangsaan Malaysia
 
Symposium 10 – Reproductive Health
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Population-based pap smear screening – the way forward Dr. Majdah Mohhamad
Principal Assistant Director, Family Health Development Div.MOH)
2. Adolescent Health Screening – Sharing experiences from Café@Teen Dr. Hamizah Mohd Hassan
(National Population and Family Development Board)
3. Role of FFPAM in Reproductive Health Services Assc. Prof. Dr. Mary Huang Soo Lee (Federal Family Planning Association of Malaysia)
4. Sexual and Reproductive Health of the Disabvle – what we need to teach the children? Dr. Aminah Bee Mohd Kasim
Senior Principal Assistant Director, Family Health Development Division,MOH)
 
Symposium 11 – Health and equity – achievement and challenges
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Conceptualising Health and Equity Dr. Rozita Halina Hussein
(Institute for Health System Research,MOH)
2. Health for the adolescent - Issues and Challenges Dr. Nazeli Hamzah
(Malaysian Association for Adolescent Health)
3. Realising health for the urban poor Dato’ Dr. Maamor Osman,
(Persatuan Pengguna Islam, Malaysia)
4. Health for the Orang Asli – achievements and challenges Dr. Saiah Bte Abdullah
Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Kesihatan dan Perubatan), Jabatan Hel Ehwal Orang
 
Symposium 12 – Service and Standards
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Methadone Replacement Therapy: Issues in Implementation Cik. Sameerah Sheikh Abd. Rahman
(Pharmacy Services Division,MOH)
2. The Implementation of A New Family Planning Quality Indicator: Percentage of High Risk Family Planning Acceptors Practicing Effective Contraceptive Methods for at Least Two Years – Lesson Learn. Dr. Rosliza Abd Manaf
(Assisstant Director, Family Health Development Division,MOH)
3. Early Detection of Domestic Violence in Primary Healthcare Setting: A model Dr. Nik Azhan Nik Mohamad
(Family Medicine Specialist, JKN Kelantan)
4. The “Bare-foot Doctor” of Malaysia. Tn. Hj. Siri Narudin
(Medical Assisstant Board,MOH)
 
Symposium 13 - Building research capacity within Primary Health Care
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Regional issues and challenges in PHC Research Dr. Goh Lee Gan
(Singapore)
2. Current and future of research in TCM: Chinese Herbs in Primary Health Care : China’s Experiences Prof. Zhang Peiyu
Unit Traditional & Complementary Medicine
Hospital Kepala Batas
3. Oral health of preschool children :A universal problem Dr. Khairiah Abd. Mutalib
(Oral Health Services, MOH)
4. Research in Family Practice – an unrealized opportunity Dr. Teng Cheong Lieng
(Dept.of Family Medicine, Int. Medical University
 
Symposium 14 – Service and Standards
Paper Topics Speaker
1. Chronic Infectious Disease Dr. Hemendra Doshi
2. Chronic Pain Management in Primary Care Setting Datin Dr. Zailinawati Dato’ Abu Hassan
(Academy of Family Physician Malaysia)
3. Medicine Therapy Adherent Clinic (MTAC) in Improving Compliance Mohd Dziehan bin Mustafa
4. Palliative Care Dr. Ednin Hamzah
Chief Executive Officer
HOSPIS Malaysia
 
Title & Speakers of Workshops
 
Workshop Topics Speaker
1. Managing Diabetes Mellitus and Bronchial Asthma. Dr. Chong Phui Nah
(Primary Care Academy, Singapore)
Dr Matthias Toh
(Disease Management and NHG Polyclinics, Singapore)
2. ACG 101 – Moving PHC forward Dr. Karen Kinder Siemens
(John Hopkins University)
3. Third age education: Lesson learnt from the LLIFE Program Dr. Tengku Aizan
(Institute of Gerontology, UPM)
4. TPC: Data Consolidation, Datamining and Analysis Dr. Fauziah Zainal Ehsan
(Senior Principal Assisstant Directot, FHDD,MOH)
Dr Peter Lee Fuei Siong
(Brilliance MSC Sdn Bhd)