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of Ionising Radiation in Biomedical Imaging, Kuala Lumpur –
10 May 2008
The above seminar was the third in a series of educational
seminars related to radiation by the Medical Physics Unit,
University Malaya Medical Centre, Continuous Biomedical
Education (CBIE), Department of Biomedical Imaging,
University of Malaya and for this year, also jointly
organised by the Medical Physics Subgroup of the Malaysian
Institute of Physics. The lectures covered the field of bone
mineral density, x-ray room shielding, nuclear medicine in
sentinel node localisation, radiation doses over 100 years
to staff and patient, perfusion CT imaging and culminated in
a forum : Ionising Radiation in Medicine – Quo Vadis?
Digital
Breast Tomosynthesis Looks Promising, Kuala Lumpur –
30 Mar 2008
“Mammography is not perfect,” was the opening remark of
Professor Dr Ingvar Andersson from the University Hospital
of Malmo, Sweden. Professor Andersson reiterated a known
fact before sharing his clinical experience with breast
digital tomosynthesis. Under research setting, he gave
examples of why he saw promise in digital tomosynthesis and
that he was convinced that tomosynthesis could pick up
cancers and delineate them better with this “variant” of
mammography.
Regional
Cooperation Agreement (RCA): Strengthening Medical Physics
Through Education and Training, Bangi – 27
Mar 2008 A
second meeting was convened at Agensi Nuklear Malaysia in
Bangi, Selangor for implementation of the RCA Clinical
Training Programme for Medical Physicists. Prof Dr Kwan-Hoong
Ng was acting chair of the meeting on behalf of Dato’ Dr
Rehir Dahalan. Represented at the meeting were the Malaysia
Institute of Physics, Malaysian College of Radiology,
Malaysian Association of Medical Physicists, the Ministry of
Health (Engineering Division) and Agensi Nuklear Malaysia.
The aim of the project was to ensure the availability of a
sufficient number of clinically qualified medical physicists
for supporting radiation medicine programmes. The Regional
Cooperative Agreement for the Asia and Pacific Region has
developed through a regional project implemented under the
Technical Cooperation Programme of the
IAEA, a
Clinical Training Programme to assist the member states to
provide clinical training to Radiation Oncology Medical
Physicists.
Yet
Another Successful STAR Programme, Kuala Lumpur –
19-20 Jan 2008
The College of Radiology, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia
played host and together with the local counter parts of
Siemens Healthcare and Bayer Schering Pharma organised the
STAR programme for the fifth time. The faculty of speakers
headed by the very eminent Prof Hans Ringertz (STAR
programme Scientific Director), Professor of Radiology in
Karolinska Institute and Hospital, Sweden was remarkable.
They kept the delegates riveted to the series of lectures
and one afternoon of workshops. The impressive faculty was
rewarded with immensely enthusiastic and tenacious
delegates.
Da
Ma Cai’s Health Aid 2007 Presents RM160,000 to Healthcare
Organisations, Kuala Lumpur – 13 Dec 2007 Da
Ma Cai (a brand of Pan Malaysian Pools Sdn Bhd) officially
launched their annual Health Aid programme at Level 24, Menara
Maxis, Kuala Lumpur on 13 December 2007. YB Dato’ Lee Kah Choon,
Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health officiated at the
launch and cheque presentation ceremony. The College of
Radiology was amongst the 23 health-related organizations who
were beneficiaries of the Health Aid.
National
Ethics Seminar, Kuala Lumpur – 1 Dec 2007
“Commercialisation and Professionals” was the theme of a
National Ethics Seminar held at the Auditorium of the Institute
of Health Management in Kuala Lumpur. Yg Berbahagia Tan Sri
Datuk Dr Mohd Ismail Merican, Director-General of Health
officiated and delivered the keynote address on “Is Medical
Ethics and Professionalism at the Crossroads?”
Photo L to R: Panel discussion with Dr Milton Lum, Dr David Quek,
Prof Dato’ Md Tahir Md Azhar and Dr Steven Chow.
The
How, When And Why in Paediatric Ultrasound, Kuala Lumpur - 24
Nov 2007 Participants at the above
workshop gave rave reviews for the high quality and usefulness
of the scientific programme. It made paediatric ultrasound look
“easy”. Roger Gent, Head of Paediatric Ultrasound Unit, Women’s
and Children’s Hospital in Adelaide was the main speaker. Live
demonstrations enhanced the workshop.
Estée
Lauder Companies’ Lights up Pavilion Kuala Lumpur in Pink - 1 October
2007
It was a grand “kick-off” for Estée Lauder Companies’ (ELC)
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Campaign. In partnership with Kuala Lumpur
Pavilion, the newest landmark in Kuala Lumpur, ELC illuminated the
entrance facade of Pavilion KL in bright pink lights.
7th MOH-AMM Scientific Meeting, Penang – 6-8 Sep
2007
The CoR congratulates its members,
Dr Gurcharan Singh Khera, Dr Gerard Lim Chin Chye and Dato’ Dr
Sellaiah Sithambaram Pillay, who were conferred the Fellowship of the
Academy of Medicine of Malaysia while Dr Kooi Eng San was
inducted as ordinary member of the Academy of Medicine recently
in the 7th Ministry of Health – Academy of Medicine
of Malaysia Scientific Meeting in Penang.
Advanced
Digital Image Management, Kuala Lumpur – 3-4 Sep 2007
With radiology going digital, moving towards an integrated
healthcare enterprise has or will become a necessity. Issues,
success stories, experience gained, budgeting, connectivity,
standards were presented in this 2 day event themed “Digital
Image Management in a Globalised Economy”.
Update
on the Use of Contrast Media in Cardiac Imaging and Renal Safety, Kuala
Lumpur - 14 Aug 2007 An evening symposium on
the above theme was a rather interesting series of lectures, displaying
the crossing of boundaries in skill and expertise as well as knowledge.
The invited speakers included Professor Dr Peter Aspelin, Professor in
Medical Radiology from Sweden. He spoke on “How to prevent contrast
induced nephropathy (CIN)”.
EIT
Breast –A painless way for early detection of breast cancer?
Scientists/medical
physicists are in the process of conducting clinical studies to solve quite
a few issues regarding the use of impedance measurements in the breasts.
What is EIT? Can it be used to detect early breast cancer?
How
Safe is Radiofrequency? It is time to find out what RF can do
FOR rather than TO people! Radiology Malaysia conducts an online with Prof
C-K Chou, PhD, a multiple award-winning scientist and currently Motorola
Chief EME Scientist, and the Director of Corporate EME Research Laboratory,
responsible for RF product safety.
Tai
Chi Chi Kung, Healing and Cancer? “….Tai Chi
complements Chi Kung. Chi Kung provides the foundation like a tree's roots
while Tai Chi is like the trunk of the tree…”
One-On-One with Prof Dr John R. Cameron: His Mission - Making a Difference to Society! Prof Dr John R. Cameron, a medical physicist who has devoted his life to the application of physics in the medical world.
Up Close with the Father of Spiral CT – Prof Dr Willi A. Kalender Willi Kalender pioneered spiral (volumetric) Computed Tomography (CT)catalysing the explosive development of multislice CT scanners.
n Continuing Medical Education/Continuing
Professional Development
Check out the RM Training section for Programmes on Interventional Radiology, Ultrasound and Breast Imaging.
9-12
June 2008 -
8th Asia Pacific Congress of Cardiovascular and
Interventional Radiology (8th APCCVIR) & 31st
College of Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting and
Endovascular and Neurointerventional Radiology Symposium III, Kuala
Lumpur
15-17 Aug 2008 - 9th MSR-SSR Workshops in Rheumatology - Rheumatology: from
Clinical To Imaging. Prof Dr Donald Resnick, Prof of Radiology at the University
of California and also Chief of Osteoradiology Section of the Veterans
Administration Medical Centre will be speaking at this seminar. For the
Registration Form and Programme, go to
Events
Calendar
21-23 Sep 2008 – 14th Asean
Association of Radiology, AAR2008, Hanoi, Vietnam.
24-28
Oct 2008 - 12th
Asian Oceanian Congress of Radiology, AOCR 2008 SEOUL, Korea.
13-15
May 2009 - 15th UICC Reach to Recovery International Breast
Cancer Support Conference, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Brisbane, Australia.
2007 Continuing Biomedical Imaging and Intervention Education programme, UMMC, Malaysia is now available. http://radiology.um.edu.my/cbie
The
Australasian Society for Ultrasound in Medicine (ASUM)
– get
the latest updates on programmes
www.asum.com.au The Asian-Oceanian Textbook of Radiology - find out more at www.asianradiology.com
EDIPS
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e-learning tool - enabling visitors to download PowerPoint Presentations
of lectures given at the last ECR Meeting in March 2006. Over 530
presentations are currently available for download free of charge. This
new tool complements ECR’s established e-learning tools EPOS™, eECR and
EURORAD.
Please visit the Events Calendar
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Quality assurance is crucial in Radiology and particularly so in
mammography where poor quality films can mean a higher miss rate for
breast cancers. The results of the CoR’s survey of QA in Mammography in
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Breast Health Info Centre
A Beginner’s Guide to Breast Health and Self Breast Checks
– is a handy book in English, Malay or Mandarin. Find out
more.