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1. CONGRATULATIONS TO DR. SHAHNAZ MURAD

The new Deputy Director General of Health

(Research and Technical Support)

Dr Shahnaz Murad was the

Director of the Institute for

Medical Research before she is

appointed as Deputy Director of

Health (Research & Technical

Support) on 16 Apr 2014. She is

also the

Director of

SEAMEO-

TROPMED

Regional

Centre,

National

Head of the

Pathology

Service for

the Ministry

of Health and the Executive

Officer for the Inter-Islamic

Network for Tropical Medicine

(INTROM). Dr Shahnaz

graduated from the Royal

College of Surgeons in Ireland

in 1985 and subsequently

obtained two postgraduate

qualifications from London. She

has worked in the Ministry of

Health for more than 25 years.

Prior to becoming the director

of the IMR, she was head of the

Allergy and Immunology

Research Centre at the IMR.

Her field of

specialization

is

immunology.

She

established a

large number

of specialised

diagnostic

tests in the

field of

immunology and established

the allergy diagnostic service

for the Ministry of Health. She

established the Malaysian Stem

Cell Registry in 2000. She has a

large number of publications in

International Journals in the

field of Immunogenetics and

Allergy.

ISSUE 4 (JAN – APR 2014)

CRC SABAH NEWSLETTER

INSIDE THIS ISSUE – MAY 2014

1 Congratulations

to our new

Deputy DG of

Health (R&TS)

2 Email from Head

of CRC National

3 Activities

4 Gallery

5 Contact us

6 Events

CRC's objectives are:

1. To promote a culture

of research among health

care workers in Sabah.

2. To disseminate skills in

Methodology, Statistical

tools, and techniques in

designing and conducting

clinical trials.

3. To provide health care

workers the principles of

methodology and

biostatistics in clinical

research.

CRC's vision is to become a leading clinical research institution in Asia

CRC's mission is to improve patients' health outcomes through ethical and quality clinical research

I S S U E 4 ( J A N – A P R 2 0 1 4 )

She is a member of a number of International committees which includes the TDR/WHO and Chairs

the Governing Board for SEAMEO REFON in Indonesia. Within the country she is a board member of

the National Ethics Board, National Biosafety Board, National Herbal Council, National Committee for

Research and Development in Herbal Medicine, National Committee for Clinical Research, National

Stem Cell Committee and many others. She also chairs a number of National Committees including the

National Herbal Monograph Committee and National Committee for Containment of Wild Polio. In

addition to the above she is a reviewer of a number of international journals and sits on a number of

committees that reviews research grants.

2. EMAIL FROM HEAD OF CRC NATIONAL

CONGRATULATION ON BEING THE NEW TKPK Allow me to represent the family of CRC Network to take this the

opportunity to congratulate you on your official appointment as Deputy Director General of Health for Research and Technical Support, which takes effect today.

From our years leading IMR and CRC respectively, we have shared a strong

bond; one that transcends the convergence of basic science and clinical science. We, in the CRC will continue to support NIH in its quest, and we are behind

you all the way to ensure that our institutes remain the centres of research excellence for Malaysia.

I also want to thank you for making a personal call to me on your first day

of work to update me on the National Registry Unit which you are very supportive of and ask me what issues CRC wants to bring up to you. I really appreciate that.

All the best in your position and we look forward to working closely with

you in the coming days. Thank you. With best regards, Dr.Goh Pik Pin Director Clinical Research Center


3. ACTIVITIES

New ISR 2014

NMRR_ID Is Student Project

MREC Initial Approval Date

Research Title Site

NMRR-13-503-15271

No 07-Jan-2014

A PROSPECTIVE, MULTI-CENTRE, RANDOMISED CONTROLLED STUDY OF POSTERIOR PERIANAL SUPPORT [COLOREC HPS) IN TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CONSTIPATION AND HAEMORRHOID IN PREGNANT WOMEN.

Sabah Woman and Children Hospital

NMRR-13-960-17695

No 03-Jan-2014

A Phase III Clinical Trial to Study the Tolerability and Immunogenicity of a 2-dose regimen of V503, a Multivalent Human Papillomavirus (HPV) L1 Virus-Like Particle (VLP) Vaccine, administered in Preadolescents and Adolescents (9 to 14 year olds) with a Comparison to Young Women (16 to 26 year olds)


New IIR 2014

# NMRR_ID

Is Student Project


Research Title Site

1 NMRR-13-973-17683

No 15-Jan-2014

An analysis of the subtypes of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma seen at major hospitals in Malaysia and correlation with clinical outcome

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

2 NMRR-13-1219-17743

Yes 27-Jan-2014

Knowledge, perception, attitude and practice of medication error reporting among Healthcare Providers at Public Primary Care Facilities in Malaysia

JKNS

3 NMRR-13-1091-17900

Yes 04-Feb-2014 Use of Human Papillomavirus DNA as a Triage of Persistent Inflammatory Smears for Colposcopic Evaluation


4 NMRR-13-1055-17699

No 12-Feb-2014 Germline Reference DNA for DNA microarrays and targeted resequencing by Next Generation Sequencing


5 NMRR-13-1361-18619

Yes 21-Feb-2014 Pengetahuan Tentang Pemakanan Seimbang Bagi Ibu - Ibu Hamil Anaemia Di Klinik Kesihatan Ibu Dan Anak, Kota Belud, Sabah

Klinik kesihatan Ibu dan Anak Beluran

6 NMRR-13-1398-17363

No 01-Mar-2014 Patient¡¯s Satisfaction with the Performance of Anticoagulation Clinic Hospital Queen Elizabeth 2

Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2

7 NMRR-13-1403-18234

No 01-Mar-2014 Cost-Effectiveness Analysis Of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention In Various Public Cardiology Centres In Malaysia

Queen Elizabeth Hospital 2


# NMRR_ID Is Student Project


Research Title Site

8 NMRR-13-560-15293

Yes 04-Mar-2014

A cross-sectional study of the Prevalence and characterization of Antibiotic Resistance in Helicobacter pylori strains in Hospital Queen Elizabeth


9 NMRR-13-1216-18331

Yes 04-Mar-2014

Relationship between Religious Coping Method and Psychological Distress Level among Parents with Child/ or Children Diagnosed Thalassemia Major

Sabah Woman and Children Hospital / Hospital Duchess Of Kent Sandakan/Keningau Hospital

10 NMRR-13-1400-18816

Yes 10-Apr-2014 A Study On The Work-Life- Balance Among Nurses In Hospitals


11 NMRR-13-1458-18928

Yes 21-Apr-2014 An Evaluation of Time in Therapeutic Range In Patients under Warfarin Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic Hospital Beufort

Beufort Hospital


4. GALLERY

A. CRC District Visit

1. Venue: Hospital Sipitang

Date: 7 January 2014

2. Venue: Hospital Tenom


3. Venue: Hospital Beaufort


4. Venue: Hospital Kinabatangan

Date: 4 February 2014

5. Venue: Hospital Duchess of Kent, Sandakan



6. Venue: Hospital Lahad Datu


7. Venue: Hospital Kunak


B. IIR VerifyNow Platelet Function

Test 100th recruitment Celebration

Venue: ICL Meeting room, HQE II


C. Go to training

Venue: CRC Room 1, HQE II



D. Chinese New Year Celebration 2014

Venue: CRC, HQE II


E. Good Clinical Practice Workshop

Venue: Hospital Wanita dan Kanak-Kanak Sabah

Date: 19-21 February 2014


F. NMRR Roadshow

Venue: KSKB

Date: 14 March 2014

G. Awareness and perceptions of colorectal cancer and screening

among the population in Sabah : A population based study.

Venue: City Mall, KotaKinabalu.

Date: 22-23 March 2014

H. ISR Freedom training for MOs

Venue: CRC Room II, HQE II

Date: 26 March 2014


I. Good Clinical Practice Workshop

Venue: HQE 2

Date: 1-3 April 2014


J. APPLICATION OF BASIC MEDICAL AND INTERMEDIATE STATISTIC IN

RESEARCH USING SPSS

Venue: Makmal Komputer, Sekolah Perubatan, Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Date: 14-17 April 20l4


5. CONTACT US

Clinical Research Centre

Hospital Queen Elizabeh 1

Locked Bag No 2029

88586 Kota Kinabalu

Sabah

Tel: 088-517507

Fax: 088-211906


Level 5, Cardiology Clinic

Hospital Queen Elizabeth II

Lorong Bersatu

Off Jalan Damai Luyang

88300 Kota Kinabalu

Sabah

Tel: 088-324600 (2019)

Fax: 088-272454


Hospital Wanita Dan Kanak-

Kanak

(Hospital Likas)

Karung Berkunci No 187

88996 Kota Kinabalu

Sabah

Tel : 088-522600

Fax : 088-438512

6. UPCOMING EVENTS

(May-Aug 2014)

Provide consultation services to facilitate

researchers in:

1. Research idea

- Literature search

2. Research proposal

- Study design

- Sample size calculation

- Statistical analysis

3. Data analysis

4. Presentation / publication

Consulting services are provided in CRC unit.

An appointment is required, and may be made

by email or by phone:

[email protected],

[email protected]

Tel: 088-517507 or 088-324600 (ext 2019).

DAY PLACE TIME

Monday Clinical Research

Centre, Hospital QE1

8.00 am – 12.00 pm

2.30 pm – 4.30 pm

Appointment time will

be allocated

Tuesday Clinical Research

Centre, Hospital QE2

(Level 5, Cardiology

Clinic)

8.00 am – 12.00 pm

2.30 pm – 4.30 pm

Appointment time will

be allocated

June 1 – 5 June 2014

Basic Research Methodology & Biostatistics and Intermediate to

Advanced Biostatistics in Medical Sciences, Makmal Komputer, UMS

19 – 20 June 2014

Bengkel Kajian Penyelidikan, Kolej Jururawat Masyarakat Tawau

23 – 24 June 2014

Basic Data Analysis Using SPSS, Makmal ICT, HQE II

August 14 August 2014

NMRR Reviewer Workshop, Makmal ICT, HQE II

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