Day 1

20th September 2023 (Wednesday)

Time Conference Workshop
0800 Arrival and registration of delegates
0830
Keynote 1:

Digital Health: New Opportunities for Research and Improvement in Clinical Care

Professor Dr. Patrick THEN

Director, Centre for Digital Futures
Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus
Malaysia
0900
Plenary 1:

ASTRAZENECA
The Evolving Therapeutic Landscape of Complement-Mediated Rare Diseases

Dr. CHEW Lee Ping

Consultant Haematologist
Head of Haematology Department
Deputy Head of Clinical Research Centre
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia

 

Moderator:
Datin Dr. Sheamini SIVASAMPU

Director
Institute for Clinical Research
National Institutes of Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia
0930
Plenary 2:

Translational Research: A Clinician-Scientist’s Journey

Associate Professor Dr. Mark Y. CHAN

Deputy Director
Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) and Cardiovascular Disease Translational
Research Program, National University of Singapore (NUS)
Singapore
1000 Tea break, networking and poster viewing
Symposium 1:

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD)
Workshop 1:

Why Sample Size Matters?

Dr. Mohamad Adam BUJANG

Research Officer and Statistician
Clinical Research Centre
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1030 Neuroprotective Activities of Palm Vitamin E Tocotrienols

Professor Emeritus Dr. YUEN Kah Hay

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang
Malaysia
1055 Environmental Health and NCD Disease Burden

Professor Dr. Jamal Hisham HASHIM

Professor of Environmental Health
Universiti Selangor (UNISEL)
Director of Provenue Corporation, Selangor
Malaysia
1120 Q&A
Moderator:
Dr. Jack WONG Siew Yu

Public Health Physician
Head of Clinical Research Centre
Director of Miri Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1130
Plenary 3:

Clinical Research at the Heart of a Pandemic – ICR’s Local and Global Impact

Datuk Dr. Kalaiarasu M. PEARIASAMY

Former Director
Institute for Clinical Research
National Institutes of Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia
1200
Plenary 4:

NOVARTIS
Research Collaboration- A New Frontier

Dr. Balraj SETHI

Head of Medical Affairs
Novartis Corporation (M) Sdn. Bhd.
1230
Lunch Panel Discussion:

ROCHE

Digital Registry

  • Datuk Dr. Nor Fariza NGAH
    Deputy Director-General of Health
    (Research & Technical Support)
    Ministry of Health Malaysia
  • Dr. Nuraidah MOHD MARZUKI
    Deputy Director at Health Informatics Centre
    Public Health Physician
    Ministry of Health, Malaysia
  • Dr. Adibah ALI
    Consultant Breast and Endocrine Surgeon
    Department of Surgery
    Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
    Malaysia
  • Dr. LIEW Houng Bang
    Consultant Physician and Cardiologist
    Head of Cardiology Department
    Head of Clinical Research Centre
    Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Sabah
    Malaysia

Moderator:
Dr. Mohan Dass PATHMANATHAN

Research Medical Officer
Digital Health Research & Innovation Unit (DHRi)
Institute for Clinical Research
National Institutes of Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia
1310 Break
Symposium 2:

Infectious Diseases
Workshop 2:

Writing a Research Protocol

Ms. Norazida AB RAHMAN

Research Pharmacist
Centre for Clinical Outcome Research
Institute for Clinical Research
National Institutes of Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia

 

Dr. LAI Wei Hong

Research Officer and Quality Assurance Manager
Clinical Research Centre
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1400 Melioidosis

Dr. Anand Mohan MOHANA LAL

Consultant Paediatrician
Head of Paediatrics Department
Deputy Head of Clinical Research Centre
Bintulu Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1425 Herpes Simplex Encephalitis

Dr. Jeffrey LEE Soon Yit

Research Medical Officer
Clinical Research Centre
Sibu Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1450 Q&A
Moderator:
Dr. WONG Toh Mee

Consultant Physician
Deputy Head of Clinical Research Centre
Sibu Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1500 Tea break, networking and poster viewing
Symposium 3:

Oncology
Workshop 3:

How to Best Present a Scientific Poster

Professor Dr. TOH Teck Hock

Consultant Paediatrician
Head of Clinical Research Centre
Sibu Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1530 Improving Outcomes through Early Phase Research

Dr. VOON Pei Jye

Consultant Medical Oncologist
Head of Radiotherapy and Oncology Department
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1555 Revolution in Treatment of Haematology Diseases

Dr. CHEW Lee Ping

Consultant Haematologist
Head of Haematology Department
Deputy Head of Clinical Research Centre
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1620 Q&A
Moderator:
Dr. Alan FONG

Consultant Cardiologist
Head of Clinical Research Centre
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1630
Plenary 5:

Ministry of Health Malaysia Biobank

Dr. Hans Prakash SATHASIVAM

Head of Biobank Unit
Institute for Medical Research
National Institutes of Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia
1700 Adjourn

Day 2

21st September 2023 (Thursday)

Time Conference Workshop
0800 Arrival and registration of delegates
0830
Clinical Research Malaysia Named Lecture:

A Vision for Developing Early Phase Research Investigator Capability

Dr. Joseph CHERIYAN

Affiliated Associate Professor,
University of Cambridge
Consultant Clinical Pharmacologist
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
United Kingdom
0900
Plenary 6:

From Bench to Bedside: What Have We Learned for Asian Breast Cancers

Professor Datin Paduka Dr. TEO Soo Hwang, OBE

Chief Scientific Officer, Cancer Research Malaysia
Adjunct Professor, University Malaya Medical Centre, Selangor
Malaysia
0930
Plenary 7:

Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre: Vision and Mission

Dr. Ivan YAP Kok Seng

Chief Executive Officer, Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre
Deputy General Manager, Sarawak Research and Development Council, Sarawak
Malaysia
1000
Keynote 2:

Championing Research in Ministry of Health

Professor Dr. GOH Bak Leong

Senior Consultant Nephrologist
Head of Nephrology Department
Head of Clinical Research Centre
Serdang Hospital, Selangor
Malaysia
1030 Tea break, networking and poster viewing
1100 Arrival of VIP and distinguished guests
1110
Institute for Clinical Research Named Lecture:

Quantum Leap in Research Leadership

Datuk Dr. Muhammad Radzi Bin ABU HASSAN

Director-General of Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia
1140 Doa recital
1150
Opening Ceremony

Welcoming Address

Datin Dr. Sheamini SIVASAMPU

Director
Institute for Clinical Research
National Institutes of Health
Ministry of Health Malaysia

Dr. Akhmal YUSOF

Chief Executive Officer
Clinical Research Malaysia
1200 Officiating Speech and Launch by YBhg. Dato’ Sri Norazman Ayob, Deputy
Secretary-General (Finance) of the Ministry of Health Malaysia

  • 16th National Conference for Clinical Research
  • 20th Anniversary of Clinical Research Centre, Sarawak General Hospital
  • Sarawak State Research Day
1240 MoU signing between National Institutes of Health (NIH), Ministry of
Health (MOH) and Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre (SIDC)
1245 Press Conference
1300 Lunch Symposium:
PFIZER

COVID-19 Vaccination and Treatment: What’s the Way Forward?
Dr. CHUA Hock Hin

Consultant Infectious Disease Physician
Head of Infectious Disease Department
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1340 Break
1400 Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Young Investigator Award Oral Presentation
5 Research Finalists

Judges:

  • Datuk Dr. Kalaiarasu M. PEARIASAMY
    Former Director
    Institute for Clinical Research
    National Institutes of Health
    Ministry of Health Malaysia
  • Professor Datu Dr. Andrew Kiyu Dawie anak USOP
    Professor of Public Health
    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Sarawak
    Malaysia
  • Dr. Kalwinder Singh KHAIRA
    Consultant Physician
    Head of Medical Department
    Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
    Malaysia
1530 Tea break, networking and poster viewing Dr. Wu Lien-The Research Award Poster Presentation
5 Research Finalists

Judges:

  • Dr. NGIAN Hie Ung
    Director
    Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
    Malaysia
  • Dr. OOI Mong How
    Senior Consultant Paediatrician
    Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
    Malaysia
  • Dr. TEH Cheng Lay
    Consultant Rheumatologist,
    Department of Medicine,
    Sarawak General Hospital
    Malaysia
Symposium 4:

Acute Care
Workshop 4:

Writing A Case Report for Publication

Dr. Benjamin NG Wei Liang

Paediatrician
Sibu Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1545 Navigating Do-Not-Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) Decisions in Emergency Department: A Surveillance Study on Who, What, When and Why

Professor Dr. CHEW Keng Sheng

Deputy Dean of Graduate Studies, Research and
Commercialisation
Consultant Emergency Physician
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Sarawak
Malaysia
1610 Ergonomics in Resuscitation and Acute Care Settings

Associate Professor Dr. Shaik Farid ABDULL WAHAB

Consultant Emergency Physician
Head of Department of Emergency Medicine and
Senior Lecturer
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang
Malaysia
1635 Q&A
Moderator:
Dr. Jeremiah DING Deck Shen

Emergency Physician
Head of Clinical Research Centre
Bintulu Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1645
Plenary 8:

Advanced Regenerative Medicine and Clinical Trials

Professor Dr. Sung Yong OH

Hemato/Medical Oncologist
Director of Clinical Trial Center,
Dong-A University Hospital, Busan
Korea

 

Moderator:
Dr. LIEW Houng Bang

Consultant Physician and Cardiologist
Head of Cardiology Department
Head of Clinical Research Centre
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Sabah
Malaysia
1715 Adjourn

Day 3

22nd September 2023 (Friday)

Time Conference Workshop
0730 Arrival and registration of delegates
0800
Plenary 9:

Access to Life-saving Advanced Therapies: Can We Do Better Than Just Let Patients Die?

Dr. LIM Teck Onn

Senior Consultant
ClinResearch Sdn. Bhd.
Malaysia

Moderator:
Dr. LIEW Houng Bang

Consultant Physician and Cardiologist
Head of Cardiology Department
Head of Clinical Research Centre
Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Sabah
Malaysia
0830
Plenary 10:

Environmental Aspects of Heart Disease

Professor Dr. Moo Hyun KIM

Cardiologist
Department of Cardiology
Dong-A University Hospital, Busan
Korea
Symposium 5:

Drug Development
Workshop 5:

Preparing a Research Grant

Dr. Diana FOO Hui Ping

Research Medical Officer and Director of Human Physiology Lab
Clinical Research Centre
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
0900 Accelerating Development of a Treatment for Dengue Through an Endemic Country Led Dengue Alliance

Professor Dr. Neelika MALAVIGE

Head of DNDi Dengue Global Programme & Scientific Affairs
DNDi South Asia,
India
0925 A New Spin to Vaccine Development: One Breath is All It Takes

Mr. Jinbo GOU

Senior Director of Clinical Operations Center,
CanSinoBio
China
0950 Q&A
Moderator:
Mr. CHEW Chun Keat

Technical Head
Centre for Clinical Trial
Institute for Clinical Research
National Institutes of Health
Malaysia
1000 Tea break, networking and poster viewing
1015
Plenary 11:

Updates from National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency on Clinical Trial Conduct in Malaysia

Dr. Zaril Harza ZAKARIA

Senior Principal Assistant Director
Head of Investigational Product Evaluation and Safety Section
National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency
Ministry of Health Malaysia
1045 Closing & Dr. Wu Lien-Teh Research Award Competition Prize Giving Ceremony

Group photo session
1130 Closing speech by Scientific Chairperson
Dr. Alan FONG

Consultant Cardiologist
Head of Clinical Research Centre
Sarawak General Hospital, Sarawak
Malaysia
1140 Lunch and Adjourn