Dear Members of Malaysian Paediatric Association, Survey on Current Practice of Umbilical Cord Clamping in Malaysia In collaboration with Penang Adventist Hospital, we are conducting a survey as mentioned above. Our aim is to investigate the attitude and current practice of umbilical cord clamping among obstetric and paediatric doctors as well as midwives in Malaysia.…
In this 20-minute interview, Dr Amar Singh talks about his background and experience, who his co-author Dr Lim Swee Im is and life after Covid-19, detailing three exit strategies. He also delves into what the government should do and the type of leadership needed. On a more personal level, he discusses (a) why people should…
Dear friends and colleagues (doctors, nurses, paediatricians, researchers, managers, parents & children, NGOs, etc) As many of you are aware I am retiring this month; this is my 36th year in the civil service. I have lived through the era where those who qualify serve as a single (or only other) paediatrician in a state,…
In Part 2 of our MPA Congress preview dialogue, Dr Zahilah Filzah finds out from Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail if the Gen Y are into social paediatrics as much as the Gen Wise. In Part 2 of our MPA Congress preview dialogue, Dr Zahilah Filzah finds out from Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail if the Gen…
What can we expect from this year’s MPA Congress? Dr Zahilah Filzah chats with Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail about the theme, ‘Marginalised Children – Addressing the Needs’ and more. What can we expect from this year’s MPA Congress? Dr Zahilah Filzah chats with Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail about the theme, ‘Marginalised Children –…
29 August 2013 International Paediatric Congress 2013, Melbourne, 24-29 August 2013 By Musa Mohd Nordin Three of us Malaysians woke up early for this Meet the Experts (MTE) session. One did not fit the age bill because she had loads of paediatric years ahead unlike us who were inching to the finishing line. Surprisingly, the more elderly…
By Dr Lee Wei Ling, Lee Kuan Yew’s daughter. I have always felt keenly the suffering of animals. Since I was a child, I had wanted to be a vet. My parents persuaded me to abandon that idea by using the example of a vet whose university education was funded by the Public Service Commission.…
N. Paramaesvaran, Past President MPA My good friend Dr.Gopalkrisnan, a retired Anaesthetist who lives in Perth, once met His Holiness Sai Baba in India and asked His Holiness his views on retirement. Sai Baba looked him straight in the face, and with a cheeky smile said “The word my good friend is ‘re-tyre’. You then …
By Dr Pong Kwai Meng, Dr Cheang Hon Kit and Dr Hwang Yee Chern It all started after Kwai Meng returned from Sydney, Australia in 2009 when he had completed his 2 years of neonatal training at the Royal Hospital for Women. During his stint with NSW Newborn and Paediatric Emergency Transport Service (NETS), a…
BERITA MPA – FEBRUARY 2011 I was a naïve 1st year medical officer still at the infantile phase of my career. It was 18 years ago in a District Hospital in Sabah. Prior to that, I had just completed the last 3 months of my internship in Paediatrics at Penang Hospital. On reporting for work,…