Programme Details – Malaysian Hospice Council Congress

PROGRAMME DETAILS

25^th - 27^th JULY 2024

Day 1: THURSDAY 25^TH 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)
	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)
	PCW 4: Caregiver Tips 101 Speakers: Wong Yih Yi (Sibu Hospital), Niensi Atarah (Two Tree Lodge Hospice Kuching), Michelle Phang (Tabuan Nursing Home)
	PCW 5: Communication Masterclass – Teaching Difficult Conversations Speaker: Dr. Frank D. Ferris (Associate Director, Palliative Medicine Education, OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio. Member, International Affairs Committee, ASCO International Programs) Speaker: Dr. Shannon Y. Moore (Consultant Palliative Care Physician. Member, International Affairs Committee, ASCO International Programs)

Day 1: THURSDAY 25^th JULY 2024
12:00 noon	REGISTRATION
12:15pm – 1:15pm	Lunch Symposium
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
2:15pm – 3:00pm	KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Strengthening Connections and Collaborations in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Frank D. Ferris (Associate Director, Palliative Medicine Education, OhioHealth, Columbus, Ohio. Member, International Affairs Committee, ASCO International Programs) Chair: Dr. Lam Chin Chyou
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: Nur Liyana Shamsudin (Clinical Psychologist, National Cancer Institute) Panelists: SR Geraldine (Executive Director, St Joseph’s Home & Hospice Singapore) Dr. Diana Katiman (Consultant Palliative Care Specialist, Hospital Al-Sultan Abdullah, UiTM Puncak Alam) Venerable Tian Wen (Spiritual Counsellor, ASPAC)	Upstreaming Palliative Care – Opportunities and Challenges Speaker: Dr. Frank Ferris (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, ASCO International Programs) Speaker: Dr. Shannon Moore (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, ASCO International Programs) ECHO Project Speaker: Dr. Ng Woon Fang (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Hospital HTAA, Kuantan) Experience of Using PCOC System to Improve Delivery of Care Speaker: Dr. Oo Loo Chan (MD, Charis Hospice, Penang)
5:00pm	END OF DAY 1
6:45pm – 10:00pm	OPENING CEREMONY + CONGRESS DINNER

Day 2 : FRIDAY 26^th 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
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
10:15am – 10:30am	TEABREAK / POSTER VIEWING
10:30pm – 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: Dr Cindy Teoh / Dr Jaclyn Yoong
	Panel Discussion 1: Re-imagining Hospital- Community/ Public-Private Palliative Care Services Collaborations – The Sarawak Experience Moderator: Dr. Loh Ee Chin Panelists: Dr. Tiong Tung Hui (MD, NCSMSB) Dr. Sharon Choo (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Sarawak General Hospital) Dr. Diana Law (Family Medicine Physician, Siburan Health Clinic) Dr. Toh Teck Hock (Consultant Paediatrician, Sibu Hospital) Panel Discussion 2: Community Hospices/ Palliative Care Services – Triumphs & Tribulations Moderator: Prof Mohd Raili bin Suhailil (Dean, Faculty of Medicine, SEGi University) Panelists: Dr. Michael Yoong (MD, Klang Hospice) Dr. Rajagopal (MD, Pallium India) Dr. Sri Wahyu (Family Medicine Physician, Kedah) Dr. Anthony Gilbert (MD, Hospice Negeri Sembilan)		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: Community PC Nurses role in assessing and managing patients’ symptoms Joy in the midst of suffering Overcoming challenges / Burnout/ Compassion fatigue Moderator: Niensi Atarah Panelists: Emily Yap Lee Peng (Hospis Malaysia, KL) Jenny Ak Budum (Palliative Care Unit, Sibu Hospital) Sofia Bt Jaman (The National Cancer Society of Malaysia Sarawak Branch)
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
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
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
	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 (Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Consultant; Pediatric Palliative Care Practitioner, Tzu Chi Hospital, Jakarta) 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 Physician, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Kota Kinabalu) 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)
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
9:15am – 10:00am	PLENARY 7: Facts and Fiction of Medical Cannabis Speaker: Dr. Mary Cardosa (Consultant Pain Physician) Chair: Prita Nambbiar
10:00am – 10:45am	PLENARY 8: What is a Good Death? Speaker: SR Geraldine Tan (Executive Director, St. Joseph’s Home, Singapore) Chair: Dr. Oo Loo Chan
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)
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) Chair: Dr. Ng Woon Fang
1:00pm	CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRIZE GIVING Dr. Lam Chin Chyou Chairman, The National Cancer Society of Malaysia Sarawak Branch

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)