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 Seasons’
Greetings and Welcome 2008!
This time of the
year is usually a time of reflection and for making new year
resolutions! It is also a time for tying up loose ends (if we can),
spending some time relaxing, catching up with friends and family and
doing what Malaysians are great at, eating, eating and eating!
The Year That Was...and what’s in store for
2008
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The
National
Specialist Register (NSR) has made some progress and
registrations have been received. Specialist Committees have been
set up and appointed by the Ministry of Health. The last message
conveyed was the need to make this a statutory requirement and
hopefully we can see this materialise in 2008.
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The Nuclear
Medicine Specialty is considered as a separate specialty in the NSR.
Discussions amongst the Academy of Medicine and also with our
counterparts in Singapore and Hong Kong were held to determine how
to start this up as a section or faculty within the College of
Radiology (CoR) or College of Physicians. It is very likely that our
full time nuclear medicine specialists (either from the route of
medicine or radiology) will “settle” into a subsection or faculty of
the CoR. There is already a nuclear medicine specialist committee
for the NSR with representatives from the Ministry of Health (MOH)
and
Academy of Medicine (AMM).
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Continuous
Professional Development (CPD) is in! Still in the developmental
stage, it will become reality as both the MOH and AMM are serious
about the need to govern ourselves (as in our own profession) in a
more measurable way and that will act to build some confidence in
the public. In the meantime, the Continuous Medical Education (CME)
activities are not mandatory for some medical disciplines and not
everyone is registered with the
Malaysian
Medical Council - CPD scheme that is run by the
Malaysian Medical
Association. This is already in its 13th Session since 1996. If
you have not been updating yourself in the various aspects of
professional development, it’s time to start!
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Quality
Assurance Programmes: The CoR is collaborating with its counterparts
in the MOH to draw up QAP for various fields in Radiology.
Scientific/CPD Programmes
2008
kicks off with the Bayer Schering-Siemens Training in Advances in
Radiology(STAR) programme on 19-20 Jan 2008.
The 31st CoR AGM and Scientific Meeting will be held parallel with the
8th Asia Pacific
Congress of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, 9-12 June
2008. There will be something for all, as the programme for the CoR
meeting will be relevant to all practising radiologists. Oncologists
won’t be left out as the scientific programme of the APCCVIR includes
onco-intervention.
Check our
Events Calendar for the latest updates!
Emerging Technologies, Turfs, Reinvented
Technologies etc...
There is no doubt, we will continue to be bombarded with new equipment
or re-invented technologies but good sense must prevail. We should not
hop on any bandwagon, and promote technologies that are not yet proven
adequately. Beware, as it is more dangerous giving false reassurance and
false hope to the public. After all, the patient’s well being and best
interest should always be our focus.
CoR
Mammogram Programme, Breast Health Awareness Programmes and Radiology
Malaysia Website contest
The CMP will carry on in 2008
thanks to the donations of generous corporates. The Estee Lauder Group
of Companies has pledged RM 100,000 from its
Charity Gala Dinner on 7 November 2007 to the CoR’s Mammogram
Programmes. This will be music to the ears of our collaborators in
Segamat, Johor and other targeted CMP service areas.
We have already benefitted some 300 women from Segamat and the area
surrounding it. This time we we able to help fund transport fees to the
UIA Breast Centre in Kuantan.
Spread the news about the
2007
Radiology Malaysia-The Kidz Challenge, themed on “what
cancer means to me”. It is a contest to evoke interest in the website
and yet, bring awareness that cancer should not be a taboo word. This
contest is easy, as it involves pouring out your creativity into a
collage and it began on 1 Dec 2007 and will end on 31 Mar 2008.
Thank you
As always, the CoR does not exist as an island. The activities it
promotes, encourages and collaborations it forges are only possible
because of other organisations, friends and members. As a TEAM, everyone
achieves more!
So let’s all take up the challenge to ensure our allied professions will
keep abreast and stay relevant in very challenging times for the
healthcare profession. Let’s also be able to change where needed to
improve healthcare delivery and services to our patients.
Dr Evelyn Ho
President 2006-2008
College of Radiology
Academy of Medicine of
Malaysia
Email:
president@radiologymalaysia.org
December 2007
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