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CONTENTS
3 MESSAGE FROM THE
DEPUTY DEAN
COVER STORY
4 UM-GENTING COLLABORATION FOR A
BETTER DEMENTIA CARE IN FACING THE
SILVER TSUNAMI
8 RESEARCH SPOTLIGHT
CANCER RESEARCH FORUM: IMPROVING
ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CANCER
TREATMENTS IN MALAYSIA
RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF RESEARCH
(RCR) WORKSHOP: YSN-ASM AND FACULTY
OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITI MALAYA
GENOME EDITING ETHICS CONFERENCE:
FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITI
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MESSAGE FROM THE DEPUTY DEAN
PROFESSOR DR NG CHIRK JENN
DEPUTY DEAN (RESEARCH)
Pulse@UM is a tri-annual research
Warmest greetings to all! Once again, bulletin in English published by the
University of Malaya remains the top Faculty of Medicine at the University
university in Malaysia, rising to the 70th of Malaya. The views and opinions
expressed here are those of the
spot in the QS-World University Rankings for author(s) and do not necessarily reflect
2020. We must thank our faculty members those of UM, and the editorial board.
who weather the storm despite the limited Materials from the Bulletin may be
research grant – it’s your hard work that has reprinted with proper attribution.
taken us to the top!
If you would like to learn more about
It is therefore my pleasure to launch the anything from this bulletin, or would
second issue of PULSE@UM 2019, which like to contribute or subscribe to future
features exciting partnerships with other public institutions, industries, issues, please get in touch with us at
communities, as well as international collaborators. In this issue, the cover editorialpulse@um.edu.my.
story highlights the historical moment where the Faculty embarked on a
public-private partnership with Genting Berhad to organise the inaugural For the online version of this bulletin, visit:
Eminent Speakers’ series on ‘Navigating towards Healthy Ageing’ and https://resfom.um.edu.my/pulse@UM
launch the Dementia Care Centre.
CONTRIBUTORS
This issue also highlights a range of research activities conducted by the
FOM research teams, from implementation, dissemination, advocacy We would like to acknowledge and thank
to community engagement. This demonstrates how the Faculty has the following contributors to this issue:
extended its reach and impact on the community where the needs are.
In collaboration with the Ministry of Health, and industries, a Cancer Melissa Kioh Sheng Hui, Kejal Hasmuk,
Research Forum was held in February, highlighting the important Nur Aishah Taib, Rozaida @ Poh Yuen
issues pertaining to cancer care including access to affordable cancer Ying, Phan Chia Wei, Teo Chin Hai, Nur
Asyikin Yakub, Lim Shen Yang, Moy
treatments in Malaysia. In April, a public conference entitled “Getting Foong Ming, Haireen Binti Abdul Hadi,
the Ethics of Genome Editing Right: Engaging Multiple Perspectives” Loh Siew Yim
was held and the Master of Health Research Ethics Programme
was launched. This is a testimony of a strong collaboration with our EDITORIAL BOARD
MALAYA AND JOHNS HOPKINS BERMAN international colleagues in Berman Institute of Bioethics, Johns Hopkins Advisors:
University. The Faculty also sees many exciting community engagement
INSTITUTE OF BIOETHICS
activities such as the 50 Keluarga Sihat Program, the Regional Centre of
Ng Chirk Jenn
APACPH-KL EARLY CAREER GLOBAL Expertise (RCE) walking football programme, and the KeepAble Cancer Adeeba Kamarulzaman
PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE 2019 Community Centre. On top of these, it is also worthy to feature the FOM Low Wah Yun
Parkinson’s research group, whose work has been recently published in
LANDMARK LANCET NEUROLOGY Lancet Neurology. Editor-in-Chief:
Tan Kae Yi
PUBLICATION ON PARKINSON’S DISEASE Another important research agenda of FOM is to continuously support
IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION researchers in honing their research skills. Together with YSN-ASM, a Editors:
COMMUNITY PROGRAMMES workshop on ‘Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR)’ was held to Choo Wan Yuen
Fadzilah Hanum Mohd Mydin
inculcate, promote and sustain an environment of research integrity
21 50 KELUARGA SIHAT: A COMMUNITY among academicians and researchers. Besides, the Faculty held the Tan Choo Hock
Nurul Farhana Mohd Nasir
PROJECT IN TAMAN MEDAN CAHAYA APACPH Early Career Global Public Health Conference, focusing on how Carol Ann Cheah Wei Qi
to translate research into the real world for improving population health
through Implementation Science.
RCE WALKING FOOTBALL PROGRAM: A COVER PHOTO
UMCARES INITIATIVE Enjoy reading!
Cover image: LightSpring at Shutterstock
KEEPABALE CANCER COMMUNITY CENTRE For editorial use only.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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Professor Dr Ng Chirk Jenn