PROGRAMME DETAILS
25th - 27th JULY 2024 (as of 21st July 2024)
| Day 1: THURSDAY 25TH JULY 2024 | |
| 8:00am | REGISTRATION |
| PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS | |
| 9:00am – 12:00noon | PCW 1: Overcoming Challenges in Community Palliative Care Services Delivery. Speaker: Dr. Ednin Hamzah （Chief Executive Officer, Hospis Malaysia） Speaker: Dr. M.R. Rajagopal （Chairman Emeritus, Pallium India. Director, WHO Collaborating Centre, Trivandrum. Adjunct Professor of Global Oncology, Queen’s University, Canada) |
| PCW 2: Paediatrics Palliative Care Essentials Speaker: Dr. Edi Setiawan Tehuteru (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Consultant; Pediatric Palliative Care Practitioner, Tzu Chi Hospital, Jakarta) Speaker: Dr. Chong Lee Ai （Consultant Paediatrician and Palliative Care Physician UMMC) |
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| PCW 3: Practical Aspects of Palliative Care Nursing PC Assessments / Wound Care / EOL Care Speakers: Nurul Izza Yusub (Kasih Hospice), Emily Yap (Hospis Malaysia), Jenny Ak Budum (PCU, Sibu Hospital) |
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| PCW 4: Caregiver Tips 101 Speakers: Wong Yih Yi (Sibu Hospital), Niensi Atarah (Two Tree Lodge Hospice Kuching), Michelle Phang (Tabuan Nursing Home) |
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| PCW 5: Communication Masterclass – Teaching Difficult Conversations Speaker: Dr. Frank D. Ferris (Medical Director Of Education, The Elizabeth Hospice, San Diego, California. Clinical Professor Of Medicine, University Of California San Diego. Member, International Affairs Committee, ASCO Center For Global Impact) Speaker: Dr. Shannon Y. Moore (Consultant Palliative Care Physician. Member, International Affairs Committee, ASCO International Programs) |
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| Day 1: THURSDAY 25th JULY 2024 | |||
| 12:00 noon – 1:15pm | REGISTRATION | ||
| 1:30pm – 2:15pm | PLENARY 1: Blueprint for Palliative Care in Malaysia
Speaker: Dr. Richard Lim （Consultant Palliative Care Physician & Head, Palliative Care Unit, Selayang Hospital. Head of Palliative Care Service, Malaysia） Chair: Dr. Ng Woon Fang |
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| 2:15pm – 3:00pm | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Strengthening Connections and Collaborations in Palliative Care
Speaker: Dr. Frank D. Ferris (Medical Director Of Education, The Elizabeth Hospice, San Diego, California. Clinical Professor Of Medicine, University Of California San Diego. Chair: Dr. Lam Chin Chyou |
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| 3:00pm – 3:15pm | TEA BREAK | ||
| 3:15pm – 5:00pm | SYMPOSIUM 1:
SYMPTOMS MANAGEMENT Chair: Dr. Sheriza Izwa |
SYMPOSIUM 2:
SPIRITUAL CARE Chair: Dr. Ng Wan Jun |
SYMPOSIUM 3:
NEW FRONTIERS IN PALLIATIVE CARE Chair: Dr. Sharon Choo |
| Updates on Cancer Pain CPG Speaker: Dr. Aaron Hiew Wi Han (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, HKL)Approach to Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Fazlina Ahmad (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Hospital Kedah)Managing Depression and Anxiety in Palliative Care Patients Speaker: Professor Ng Chong Guan (Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre) |
Panel Discussion: Interfaith forum on Spirituality and EOL care
Moderator: Panelists: Dr. Diana Katiman Venerable Tian Wen |
Upstreaming Palliative Care – Opportunities and Challenges
Speaker: Dr. Frank Ferris (Medical Director Of Education, The Elizabeth Hospice, San Diego, California. Clinical Professor Of Medicine, University Of California San Diego. Member, International Affairs Committee, ASCO Center For Global Impact))
ECHO Project Speaker: Dr. Ng Woon Fang
Experience of Using PCOC System to Improve Delivery of Care Speaker: Dr. Oo Loo Chan |
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| 5:00pm | END OF DAY 1 | ||
| 6:45pm – 10:00pm | OPENING CEREMONY + CONGRESS DINNER | ||
| Day 2 : FRIDAY 26th JULY 2024 | |||||
| 8:45am – 9:30am | PLENARY 2: Making Healthcare Human
Speaker: Dr. M.R. Rajagopal （Chairman Emeritus, Pallium India. Director, WHO Collaborating Centre, Trivandrum. Adjunct Professor of Global Oncology, Queen’s University, Canada) Chair: Dr. Richard Lim |
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| 9:30am -10:15am | PLENARY 3: Research Collaborations and Breakthrough in Palliative care
Speaker: Dr. Jaclyn Yoong (Consultant Medical Oncologist and Palliative Care Consultant, Monash Health Services, Melbourne) Chair: Dr. Cindy Teoh |
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| 10:15am – 10:30am | TEABREAK / POSTER VIEWING | ||||
| 10:30am – 12:30pm | SYMPOSIUM 4: INTEGRATING PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES IN MALAYSIA
Chair: Dr. Lam Chee Loong |
SYMPOSIUM 5: PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING
Chair: Michelle Phang |
SYMPOSIUM 6: FREE PAPERS
Chair: |
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| Panel Discussion 1:
Re-imagining Hospital- Community/ Public-Private Palliative Care Services Collaborations – The Sarawak Experience Moderator: Dr. Ednin Hamzah Panelists: Dr. Tiong Tung Hui (MD, NCSMSB)
Panel Discussion 2: Community Hospices/ Palliative Care Services – Triumphs & Tribulations Moderator: Prof Mohd Raili bin Suhailil (Dean, Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University) Panelists: Dr. Rajagopal (MD, Pallium India) |
PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING FORUM
Palliative Care Nursing in Malaysia : A Pioneer’s Journey Speaker: Morna Chua (Kota Kinabalu)
Charting the Path for a career in palliative care nursing Speaker: Nurul Izza Yusub (Palliative Care Nurse, Kasih Hospice Foundation)
Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Niensi Atarah Panelists: Emily Yap Lee Peng (Hospis Malaysia, KL)
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| 12:30pm – 2:00pm | LUNCH BREAK | ||||
| 2:00pm – 2:45pm | Plenary 4: Transforming Palliative Care Through Connections
Speaker: Dr. Ednin Hamzah (Chief Executive Officer, Hospis Malaysia) Chair: Dr. Michael Yoong |
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| 2:45pm – 3:30pm | PLENARY 5: We Rise by Lifting Others – Journey of a Hospice Volunteer
Speaker: Mok Check Boon (Volunteer, Selayang Hospital) Chair: Dr. Clement Chen |
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| 3:30pm – 3:45pm | TEA BREAK | ||||
| 3:45pm – 5.30pm | SYMPOSIUM 7:
PAEDIATRICS PALLIATIVE CARE Chair: Dr. Ong Gek Bee |
SYMPOSIUM 8:
PALLIATIVE CARE IN NON-CANCER SETTINGS Chair: Dr. Fazlina Ahmad |
SYMPOSIUM 9:
ALLIED HEALTH/ PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE Chair: Nooraishah Bt Shahmat |
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| Perinatal + Neonatal Palliative Care
Speaker: Dr. Fahisham Taib (Consultant Paediatrician and Palliative Care Physician University Sains Malaysia, Kelantan)
Holistic Care for Children with Cancer Speaker: Dr. Edi Setiawan Tehuteru
Bridging the Gap in Palliative Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Speaker: Dr. Chong Lee Ai (Consultant Paediatrician and Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre) |
Supportive Care for Patients Living with Advanced Heart Failure : The Sabah Experience
Speaker: Dr. Ng Wan Jun
Palliative care for patients with ESRF: Perspective and Future Speaker: Dr. Sheriza Izwa (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre)
Supporting Communication In Patients With Motor Neuron Disease And Other Neurological Disease Speaker: Dr. David Capelle (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre) |
The Palliative Heart in Pharmaceutical Care
Speaker: Prita Nambbiar (Pharmacist, IKN, KL)
Tapping into Welfare Resources for the Needy (in Bahasa Malaysia – national language) Speaker: Janice Lim Chiew Lan (Welfare volunteer, Department of Social Welfare)
Bridging the Gap and Meeting Community Needs – The Kuching Life Care Story Speaker: Hung Sung Huo (Founder, Kuching Life Care Society) |
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| 5.30pm | END OF DAY 2 | ||||
| 6.00pm | BIENNIAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MALAYSIAN PALLIATIVE CARE AND HOSPICE COUNCIL | ||||
| DAY 3: Saturday 27th July 2024 | ||
| 8:30am – 9:15am | PLENARY 6: Community-based Palliative Programme for Children with Complex Medical Disabilities
Speaker: Dr. Toh Teck Hock (Consultant Paediatrician, Sibu Hospital), Yong Pei See, Endun Jabu ( Lau King Howe Memorial Children Clinic @ Agape Centre, Divisional Health Office, Sibu) Chair: Dr. Fahisham Taib |
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| 9:15am – 10:00am | PLENARY 7: Facts and Fiction of Medical Cannabis
Speaker: Dr. Mary Cardosa (Consultant Pain Physician) |
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| 10:00am – 10:45am | PLENARY 8: What is a Good Death?
Speaker: SR Geraldine Tan (Executive Director, St. Joseph’s Home, Singapore) |
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| 10:45am – 11:00am | TEA BREAK | |
| 11:00am – 12:10pm | Symposium 10:
END-OF-LIFE CARE Chair: Dr. Ng Wan Jun |
Symposium 11:
COPING AND CARING – PATIENTS’ AND CARERS’ PERSPECTIVE Chair: Dr. Loh Ee Chin |
| Ethics and Cultural Considerations at End of Life Speaker: Dr. Lam Chee Loong (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, UMMC, KL)Managing End-of-Life Symptoms Speaker: Dr. Diana Law (Family Medicine Physician, Siburan Health Clinic) |
Living with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) – What I wish others will know Speaker: Leonard Chang Foh Soon Grief and Bereavement Speaker: Dr Nur Iwana Bt Abdul Taib (Dee Hati Centre for Grief, Bereavement and Trauma. Kuching) |
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| 12:10pm -1:00pm | PLENARY 9: Hospice and Palliative Care – Past, Present and Future
Speaker: Dato’ Seri Dr. T. Devaraj (MD, Penang Hospice Society, Founding President MHPCC) |
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| 1:00pm | CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRIZE GIVING
Dr. Lam Chin Chyou |
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GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
CPG (Clinical Practice Guidelines)
ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes)
EOL (End-of-life)
ESRF (End-stage renal failure)
MD (Medical Director)
MHPCC (Malaysian Hospice and Palliative Care Council)
NCSMSB (The National Cancer Society of Malaysia Sarawak Branch)
PCOC (Palliative Care Outcomes Collaboration)
UMMC (Universiti Malaya Medical Centre)