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Asia Pacific Stroke Organization

Tan KS, Lin RT, Yoon BW, Suwanwela N, Mehndiratta MM, Venketasubramanian N

Stroke, 2021 12;52(12):e844-e845.
PMID: 34807747 DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.121.035397
Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration*
Bringing out the leader in you--Malaysian Psychiatric Association Leadership Certification for Early Career Psychiatrists

Umi Adzlin S, Rafidah B, Rahima D, Chan LF, Vincent W, Ahmad Qabil AK, et al.

Asian J Psychiatr, 2012 Dec;5(4):370.
PMID: 23174453 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.07.009
Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration
Science in Malaysia: Challenge for the world s oldest prime minister

Meo SA

J Pak Med Assoc, 2018 Oct;68(10):1427-1428.
PMID: 30317335
Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration*
Fulltext Management of advanced prostate cancer in a middle-income country: real-world consideration of the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference 2017

Saad M, Alip A, Lim J, Abdullah MM, Chong FLT, Chua CB, et al.

BJU Int, 2019 09;124(3):373-382.
PMID: 31077523 DOI: 10.1111/bju.14807

OBJECTIVE: To examine the results of the Malaysian Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (MyAPCCC) 2018, held for assessing the generalizability of consensus reached at the Advanced Prostate Cancer Consensus Conference (APCCC 2017) to Malaysia, a middle-income country.
METHODS: Six key sections were chosen: (1) high-risk localized and locally advanced prostate cancer, (2) oligometastatic prostate cancer, (3) castration-naïve prostate cancer, (4) castrate resistant prostate cancer, (5) use of osteoclast-targeted therapy and (6) global access to prostate cancer drugs. There were 101 consensus questions, consisting of 91 questions from APCCC 2017 and 10 new questions from MyAPCCC 2018, selected and modified by the steering committee; of which, 23 questions were assessed in both ideal world and real-world settings. A panel of 22 experts, comprising of 11 urologists and 11 oncologists, voted on 101 predefined questions anonymously. Final voting results were compared with the APCCC 2017 outcomes.
RESULTS: Most voting results from the MyAPCCC 2018 were consistent with the APCCC 2017 outcomes. No consensus was achieved for controversial topics with little level I evidence, such as management of oligometastatic disease. No consensus was reached on using high-cost drugs in castration-naïve or castration-resistant metastatic prostate cancer in real-world settings. All panellists recommended using generic drugs when available.
CONCLUSIONS: The MyAPCCC 2018 voting results reflect the management of advanced prostate cancer in a middle-income country in a real-world setting. These results may serve as a guide for local clinical practices and highlight the financial challenges in modern healthcare.

Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration*
Fulltext Strategy for child immunization in Malaysian plantations

Sinniah D, Rajeswari B, Harun F, Maniam CR

World Health Forum, 1994;15(3):236-7.
PMID: 7945748

An outline is given of a simple cost-effective strategy aimed at the immunization of all children and pregnant women residing in the plantation sector of Malaysia. It is based on a partnership between government, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector, and is supported by UNICEF.
PIP: A cost-effective strategy aimed at the immunization of all children and pregnant women residing in the plantation sector of Malaysia is outlined. It is based on a partnership between government, nongovernmental organizations and the private sector, and is supported by UNICEF. Over a million people reside on the Malaysian plantation estates: only 17% of the estates have their own hospitals; immunization services exist on only 1.5%; 40% of the estates are at least 5 kilometers from the nearest government health facility; and 64% lack transport for workers and their dependents to seek care away from the plantations. Two nongovernmental organizations, the Malaysian Paediatric Association and the Malaysian Society of Health, initiated discussions with the United Planting Association of Malaysia. A pilot study was undertaken by the groups on 6 estates in Selangor State, which included all the children at their first birthday. Tuberculosis, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus, poliomyelitis, and measles immunization coverages were 88%, 44%, 59%, and 66%, respectively. The association of plantations accepted the organizations' proposals for all estates to: register all births; provide free transportation to government health clinics for the immunization of all eligible children and pregnant women; and enforce immunization schedules and record-keeping. The Ministry of Health agreed to provide free immunization of children and pregnant women; send mobile teams to estates that could assemble 20 or more eligible people for immunization; provide the estates with educational materials dealing with immunization; arrange that the maintenance of the cold chain be supervised by local medical officers of health; consider the training of estate hospital assistants with the help of the nongovernmental organizations. The total immunization plan was launched in September 1990. A manual was distributed to the estate managers, hospital assistants on the estates, and the medical officers who would implement and monitor the program. It is expected that total child immunization will be achieved in the foreseeable future in the estate sector.

Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration*
Consensus and contentious statements on the use of probiotics in clinical practice: A south east Asian gastro-neuro motility association working team report

Gwee KA, Lee WW, Ling KL, Ooi CJ, Quak SH, Dan YY, et al.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2018 Oct;33(10):1707-1716.
PMID: 29697855 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.14268

The concept of consuming microorganisms in the treatment of a medical condition and in health maintenance has gained much attraction, giving rise to an abundance of medical claims and of health supplements. This study identified relevant clinical questions on the therapeutic use of probiotics and reviewed the literature in irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, impaired intestinal immunity, liver disease, intestinal infections, and common childhood digestive disorders. Statements were developed to address these clinical questions. A panel of experienced clinicians was tasked to critically evaluate and debate the available data. Both consensus and contentious statements are presented to provide to clinicians a perspective on the potential of probiotics and importantly their limitations.

Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration*
History and current activities of the International Diabetes Federation-Western Pacific Region (IDF-WPR)

Baba S

Diabetes Res Clin Pract, 1994 Oct;24 Suppl:S325-9.
PMID: 7859629 DOI: 10.1016/0168-8227(94)90271-2

International Diabetes Federation (IDF) is one of the biggest non-governmental organizations with its 44-year history since 1950. In 1993, 114 diabetes associations in 96 countries participated in the IDF. In 1982, it was decided to divide the globe into seven regions and to promote the diagnosis, treatment, care and education of diabetes based on the environment, natural features, culture and race of the each region. On January 24, 1984, the IDF-WPR establishment meeting was held in Melbourne, Australia, with eight original member countries (Australia, New Zealand, Korea, The Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Fiji and Japan). In 1993, 13 diabetes associations in 12 countries joined the IDF-WPR. New member associations are from China (Beijing and Taipei), Hong Kong, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The IDF-WPR has been holding congresses and council meetings every 3 or 4 years since 1984 as well as formulating strategic action plans in the scientific, clinical, health care and education fields of diabetes.

Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration
Organizational Update: Asia Pacific Stroke Organization

Venketasubramanian N, Anderson C, Mehndiratta M, Lin RT, Tan KS, Huang CY

Stroke, 2017 09;48(9):e252-e254.
PMID: 28754827 DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.017044
Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration*
Fulltext Advancing global health and strengthening the HIV response in the era of the Sustainable Development Goals: the International AIDS Society-Lancet Commission

Bekker LG, Alleyne G, Baral S, Cepeda J, Daskalakis D, Dowdy D, et al.

Lancet, 2018 Jul 28;392(10144):312-358.
PMID: 30032975 DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(18)31070-5
Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration*
Parents' performance using the AAPOS Vision Screening App to test visual acuity in Malaysian preschoolers

Nik Azis NN, Chew FLM, Rosland SF, Ramlee A, Che-Hamzah J

J AAPOS, 2019 10;23(5):268.e1-268.e6.
PMID: 31520719 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2019.01.019

PURPOSE: To evaluate parents' performance in using the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS) Vision Screening App (application) as a vision screening tool among preschool children and to evaluate the reliability of this app.
METHODS: A total of 195 5- and 6-year-old preschoolers were recruited from children attending Hospital Selayang, Selangor, Malaysia, to test the app. Uncooperative children and those with visual acuity of >logMAR 0.6 were excluded. Results from parents and the screening doctor using the app (Lea symbols) to test visual acuity were compared to each other and to gold standard vision testing by an optometrist using the Lea symbols chart.
RESULTS: Children 5 years of age represented 46.7% of the study population. The mean age of parents was 37.27 ± 7.68 years. Bland-Altman scatterplot agreement between assessors mainly was within the 95% confidence interval for bilateral eyes screening. Parents obtained a sensitivity of 86.6% (right vision) and 79.5% (left vision) and specificity of 78.9% (right vision) and 71.8% (left vision). Parents took a mean of 191.2 ± 70.82 seconds for bilateral screening. The intraclass correlation coefficient between optometrist and parents in bilateral eyes screening was good (P 0.7, indicating high internal reliability of the app. Most parents (178/195 [91.3%]) strongly agreed on the app's acceptability and ease of use.
CONCLUSIONS: The AAPOS Vision Screening App used by parents is a promising tool for visual acuity screening among Malaysian preschool children and a reliable app for vision screening.

Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration
Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis and Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology practice recommendations for medical management and monitoring of inflammatory bowel disease in Asia

Ran Z, Wu K, Matsuoka K, Jeen YT, Wei SC, Ahuja V, et al.

J Gastroenterol Hepatol, 2021 Mar;36(3):637-645.
PMID: 32672839 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15185

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has increased in incidence and prevalence in Asian countries since the end of the 20th century. Moreover, differences in the cause, phenotypes, and natural history of IBD between the East and West have been recognized. Therefore, the Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis and the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology have established recommendations on medical management of IBD in Asia. Initially, the committee members drafted 40 recommendations, which were then assessed according to Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation. Eight statements were rejected as this indicated that consensus had not been reached. The recommendations encompass pretreatment evaluation; medical management of active IBD; medical management of IBD in remission; management of IBD during the periconception period and pregnancy; surveillance strategies for colitis-associated cancer; monitoring side effects of thiopurines and methotrexate; and infections in IBD.

Matched MeSH terms: Societies, Medical/organization & administration*