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FEATURED SITE FEATURED SITE

MEDICAL WORKFORCE SPECIALTY

CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTRE (CRC) / CLINICAL • Anaesthesiology • Paediatric Dental
RESEARCH MALAYSIA (CRM) – KEDAH • Cardiology • Imaging
• Dermatology • Pathology
• Establish on 11 August 2008 • Gastroenterology • Transfusion
• Haematology • Forensic
• Internal Medicine Physician • Pharmaceutical
• Currently has 3 Medical Officers, 2 Pharmacists, 3
• Nephrology Supplies
Research Officers, 5 CRM Study Coordinators and 2 • Neurology • Dietetics and Food
Research Nurses. • Neurosurgery Services
• Obstetrics and • Physiotherapy
• The Head of Unit, Datuk Dr. Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan Gynaecology • Occupational Therapy
• Ophthalmology • Medical Social Work
is a Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist and
• Orthopaedic Surgeon • Rehabilitation
Hepatology who actively conducts both investigator
• Oral and Maxillofacial • Psychiatry
initiated research (IIR) and industry sponsored research Surgeon • Oral Surgery
(ISR). • Pulmonary Medicine • Rheumatology
Physician • Endocrinology START UP TIMELINES, METRICS, QUALITY AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• On top of ISR, the CRC of Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah had • Otolaryngology • Infectious Disease
• Paediatric / Neonatal Specialist
also excelled in IIR over the past 3 years. Some of the HSB AS IQVIA PRIME SITE AND PARAXEL PREFERRED SITE
major achievements are as follows:
1. CRC with the highest number of publication per
Dedicated Clinical Trial Facility IQVIA Prime Site
researcher in 2017.
• Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah was selected as one of the 12 Prime Site in Malaysia
2. Research papers published in a number of prestigious
international journals, including JAMA Oncology, The • The CRC at HSB is equipped with Freezer -20 °C, • Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah enrolled patients up to 25% when faster compared with other sites (2017)
Lancet, and The New England Journal of Medicine. Freezer -80 °C, Fridge 2-8 °C, temperature • Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah enrolled up to 3% more patients for all the IQVIA trials (2017)
3. Young Investigator Award in the National Conference monitoring system, temperature-controlled centrifuge,
for Clinical Research (NCCR) received by Mr Chan syringe pump, electrocardiograph and emergency
Huan Keat (CRC’s pharmacist) in 2017. cart.
4. Dato’ Eisah’s Award for the Best State in Pharmacy • Documents storage area, rooms for
Research 2017. meeting/monitoring with internet access.
• Dedicated area for patient examination and review by
• CRC HSB is also the coordinating center and facilitator for investigator.
several nationwide patient registry, including:
1. National Cancer Patient Registry – Colorectal Cancer
(NCPR-CC).
2. National Endoscopy Registry.
3. National Liver Registry.
4. National Otorhinolaryngology Registry.
5. National Obstetrics Registry.

• CRC and CRM at HSB are also actively engaged in R & D
training activities. Some of the activities organized or
facilitated include:
1. Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Workshop.
2. Scientific Writing Workshop.
3. Introduction to Clinical Research. PARAXEL – Preferred Sites Network
4. Biostatistics Workshop. • Preferred Site for clinical trials
5. Epidemiological Research Method Workshop in • Aim to drive clinical trial efficiencies, improve reliability of delivery and deliver healthcare benefits to patients
collaboration with the Notre Dame University, Indiana, • PARAXEL works with the leadership team to increase the flow of clinical trial opportunities
United States.

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