Volume 6, Issue 1 May 2013 - MSO-HNS...Volume 6, Issue 1 May 2013 N EWSLETTER OF THE MSO-HNS INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Message from the President Message by the Outgoing President 8th Joint

Volume 6, Issue 1

May 2013

NEWSLETTER OF THE MSO-HNS

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Message from the President

Message by the Outgoing President

8th Joint Malaysia-Singapore Annual Scientific Congress 2012

2nd USM – Laser Seminar

An Evening with the Prime Minister of Malaysia

1st Basic Surgical Skills for ENT Officers Workshop

Global Post-Laryngectomy Rehabilitation Academy (GPRA) Tour

MSO-HNS Annual Scientific Meeting 2013

MSO-HNS Health Camp at Sg. Lembing

Malaysia’s First ENT Specialist Training Programme in Private Institution

MSO-HNS Commemorative / Coffee- table Book

MSO-HNS Research Grant

4th Malaysian International ORL-HNS Congress and Inaugural ASEAN Sleep Congress

Upcoming Conferences and Courses

Editors:

Assoc. Prof. Dr Mazita AmiProf. Dr Primuharsa Putra Sabir Husin Athar

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Executive Committee

2012 - 2013

President

•Prof.DrPrimuharsaPutraSabirHusinAthar

President Elect

•Prof.DrPrepageranNarayanan

ImmediatePastPresident

•DrYapYokeYeow

HonSecretary

•DrRevadiGovindaraju

Treasurer

•DrAvatarSinghMohanSingh

EXCOs

•DatinDrSitiSabzahMohd Hashim

•Assoc.Prof.DrMazitaAmi

•Assoc.Prof.DrMohdRazifMohamadYunus

•Assoc.Prof.DrGohBeeSee

•DrJeevananJahendran

•DrAnuraMichelleManuel

•DrRekhaBalachandran

•DrPathmaLetchumanan

Auditors

•Prof.DrAbdullahSaniMohamed

•DatukDrKuljitSingh

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

Prof. Dr Prepageran Narayanan

President of MSO-HNS 2013-2014

Firstandforemost,Iwouldliketothankthemembersofthesocietyfor the privilege to become thePresidentelectof theMalaysianSocietyofOtorhinolaryngologists-Head & Neck Surgeon (MSO-HNS)atour32ndAnnualGeneralMeeting on 28th June 2012 atthe KLCC Convention Centre inKuala LumpurandsubsequentlycontinueasthePresidentfortheyear2013-2014.ItisindeedagreathonourtobeelectedtothispositionandIpledgetoservetothebestofmyability.ImustalsocongratulateProf.DrPrimuharsaPutra, thepresident for theyear2012 - 2013 and the executivecommittee members for 2012- 2013 on a successful yearand for their commitment anddedication over the past twelvemonths.

Over the last 30 years, ORL -HNS has undergone a majorexpansion.Wehaveimprovedourteaching of ORL - HNS and ourservicetothepublic.Ourmembershave increased tremendously innumber.The latest totalnumberofourmembersis340.

We intend to continue thefollowingactivitiesduringtheyear2013 -2014 : the9thMalaysia-SingaporejointScientificMeetingwhich will be held in Malaysiain 2013 - 2014, MSO-HNSHealth Camp 2014, the AnnualScientificMeeting2014,and theclimaxwillbethe6thAsiaPacificOtology, Neurotology & SkullBase conference / 5th ASEANAcademy of Neuro-Otology &Audilogy (AANOA) congress/Inaugural ASEAN RhinologySociety congress/ 6th MalaysianInternationalORL-HNSCongress/34th MSO-HNS AGM. To improveour CPD activities, MSO-HNS

will streamline and coordinatethe activities with formation ofCPD specialty subcommittee forOtology, Rhinology and Head& Neck, Laryngology. The keyto the continued success forMSO-HNS is the participation ofourmembers. Iurgememberstoget involved in our organizationandstayengagedandunited.Giveyourideas,timeandexpertise. Itisafterall,yoursociety.

Asanorganization,MSO-HNSwillonlybeasstrongasthetalentsandcontributionsofitscollectivemembership. I would like toextend a special ‘thank you’ inadvance to all of the memberswhowillvolunteertheirtimeandbecause of their generosity andexpertise,MSO-HNS is a thrivingorganization. I look forward toan exciting year and interactingwith a very special group ofindividuals! Working together wecanmake2013-2014anothergreatyear!

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MESSAGE BY THE OUTGOING PRESIDENT

Prof. Dr Primuharsa Putra bin Sabir Husin Athar

President of MSO-HNS 2012-2013

It has been an honor and a great pleasure to be able to serve this society for the

past one year. I think the past year has

been a great success.

8 th JOINT MAL AYSIA-SINGAPORE ANNUAL ScIENTIFIc cONGRESS 2012

The8thJointMalaysia-SingaporeAnnual Scientific congress washeld on the 21st of October2012atHotelOasia,Singapore.This eventwas jointly organizedby the Malaysian Society ofOtorhinolaryngologists-Head &NeckSurgeon(MSO-HNS)andtheSocietyofOtolaryngologyHead&NeckSurgerySingapore(SOHNSS)with Singapore being the hostcountryfor2012.

Themeetingwasattended by4EXCOmembersandDrChewYokKuan represented Malaysia fortheresident’spresentation.

After theopening ceremonyandwelcome address by Dr Chan

Kwai Onn, President, SOHNSSand Prof. Dr Primuharsa Putra,President, MSO-HNS, the guestlectures which followed weregivenbyrenownedspeakersfromMalaysia, Singapore and USAon new techniques in surgeryinvolvingthefrontalsinus,hearingaid implantation and skull basesurgery.Therewasalsoexchangeofthoughtsandideasonmedicaleducation and the direction it isheading.Aftertheteabreak,theresident’s research presentationcompetition commenced. Thishalfdayeventconcludedwiththeprizegivingceremony.

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Dr Anura Michelle Manuel, Universty Malaya Medical Centre

Ithasbeenanhonorandagreatpleasuretobeabletoservethissociety for the past one year.I thinkthepastyearhasbeenagreatsuccess.

Through my time as presidentI have worked with a dedicatedgroupofpeoplewhocontributedtheir time for the profession’sbetterment. I thank all of you,who were directly or indirectlyinvolved, for the time you haveselflesslygiven. Despite our continuous effortsthere may have been somelapses and shortcomings in themanagement and we could notextend our hospitality to fulfilall expectations. I hope that allthese unintentional lapses canbeforgiven.

Ithastakenmanyofoursocietymembers to represent thevariouscommitteestotakecareof theneedsof thisassociationover the course of the pastyear and the years before.

Therefore when you cross-pathwithanyofthepastandpresentcommittee members at any oftheconferences,pleasetakethetime to stop and thank them.Thesecommitteemembershavewillinglyvolunteeredthemselvestoensurecontinuedbenefitsforthemembersofoursocietyaswellasthepublic.Theyhavecontributedcountless hours and energy toensure resounding success ofall ourMSO-HNS activities, yearinandyearout. Ichallengeeachof you to get involved with thecommittees and play an activerole in the future leadership ofyour society! If you have notvolunteered in our committees there is no better time like thepresent.

Thank you for allowing me thehonor and privilege to haveserved as your president in theyear 2012-2013. It is now mypleasuretopassonthebatonofleadershipof this society toourincoming President, Professor DrPrepageranNarayanan.

I am sure our new President,Professor Dr Prepageran, will fillthe role admirably. And I hopeyou will provide him with thesamelevelofsupportthatIhavereceived during my tenure asPresidentofMSO-HNS.

Mysincerestthankstoall.

Prof. Dr Primuharsa Putra and Dr chan Kwai Onn


2 nd USM – LASER SEMINARDr Norhafiza Mat Lazim, University Science of Malaysia

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The1stprizewenttoDrLynnKohwhopresentedher research titled‘Comparing Ways of AssessingTongue Base Obstruction InObstructive Sleep Apnoea’. DrLim Mingyann won the secondprizewith his topic on ‘TheMusicListeningPreferencesandHabitsofYoungPeopleinSingaporeanditsRelevancetoLeisureNoiseInducedHearingLoss’whilethe3rdprizewasgiven to Dr Chew Yok Kuan whopresented a paper on ‘ObjectiveAssessment of Hearing ThresholdinDarkandLightEnvironment’.Thiscongresshasservedasaplatformin bringing together current andfutureMalaysianandSingaporeanENTsurgeons.

The ORL - HNS Dept, HUSMKubang Kerian Kelantanin collaboration with DELTAMedisains organized a two dayseminar on the use of laser inthe otorhinolaryngology field on21 - 22 November 2012. Theseminar’s aim was to introducecarbon dioxide laser applicationinto the armamentarium ofotorhinolaryngology surgeons inMalaysia.

ThespeakersfortheeventwerefromthedepartmentsofORLandOpthalmologywitheachspeakerhighlighting their experiences inthe application of CO2 laser intheirrespectivefields.TherewerealsospeakersfromtheRadiologydepartment to help us betterunderstandpre-operativeimagingwhichisverypertinentforproperselectionofpatients.

The speakers included AssociateProfessor Dr Baharudin Abdullah,DrIrfanMohamad,DrNorhafizaMatLazimandDrHazamaMohamad.Twoseniorotorhinolaryngologists,Associate Professor Dr RahmatOmarandDrBalachandranAppo,conductedthelivesurgeriesduringtheevent.Agoodnumberofcaseswere put up for the live surgerysession including tonsillectomy,bilateralturbinoplasty,septoplasty,vocal cord mass excision andlaryngotracheal stenosis withsuccessfuloutcomes.

Theparticipantscamefromacrossthe country including Malacca,Negeri Sembilan and Kedah. Wehad altogether 80 participants.Duetothecontinuingencouragingresponse towards our USM-Laser Seminar, we look forwardto organize similar events in thefuture.

Lecture session

case discussion session Live surgeries session

Example of live surgery case

Participants looking at the various ENT instruments Dato’ Dr Gurdeep attentively listening to the lectures

Designing a prototype oropharynx

Prototype oropharynx model


On the 16th of December 2012,MSO-HNS with more than 700doctorsfromaroundthecountry,attended the Grand Dinner withthe Prime Minister of Malaysia.The event was a great successandthedoctorsheardthepolicypointsmadebythePrimeMinister.Oursocietysupportedtheeventbysponsoringonetableandtheorganizingchairmanoftheeventwas Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh, pastpresidentofMSO-HNS.

Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh, Prince Court Medical Centre

Dr Philip Rajan, Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak

1st BASIc SURGIcAL SKILLS FOR ENT OFFIcERS WORKSHOP

Attributesofasurgeon;‘He should be youthful or in early middle age, with a strong and steady hand, as expert with the left as with the right, with vision sharp and clear, and spirit undaunted; so far void of pity that while he wishes only to cure his patient, yet is not moved by his cries to go too fast, or cut less than is necessary ’ – Aulus Cornelius Celsus (AD 30)

The first basic surgical skillsworkshop for ENT officers inPerak was held on the 13th ofMarch2013.TwentyENTmedicalofficersfromaroundthecountryparticipated in this hands-on

courseandworkshop.

The workshop incorporated thestandardsurgicalskillsworkshopwith a special focus on ENTinstruments and hemostasis inENT surgery. Specialists fromthe state of Perak shared theirknowledge and experiences withthejuniorsurgeons.

Participants were given abrief history of ENT surgery.Hippocratesdescribeda ‘spongetechnique’ for removal of nasalpolyps 2500 years ago. Celsusadvocated finger dissection oftonsils 2000 years ago ……withoutanaesthesia.

Itwasalsoatimeofinnovation.A rough construct of anoropharynx was designed toteachparticipantshemostasisofthe tonsilar bed with the Negusforcepsandknotpusher.

This inaugural programme waswellreceivedandwillcontinuetobeanannualevent inthePerakENTTeachingProgramme.

AN EVENING WITH THE PRIME MINISTER OF MALAYSIA


GLOBAL POST-L ARYNGEcTOMY REHABILITATION AcADEMY (GPRA) TOURDr Iqbal Farim bin Rizal Wong, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre

Laryngectomy is one of themore common major head andneck operations in ENT andthus, though the small detailsmay be rather complex, is welldescribed in Otolaryngologicaltexts.Whatislesswelldescribedisthecomplicatedsequelaethatresults from it, beyond merelylosingyourabilitytospeak–whichin itself is a considerable, if notthemostdistressing,disability inENT.MainstreamOtolaryngologytraining in Malaysia, and Isuspectthistobethecasewithmostpartsoftheworld,focusesmostly on how to perform alaryngectomy and largely simplybrowses through some of thevoice rehabilitation options thatare available. In fact, in lessfortunate parts of world, evenwithinourowncountry,manyofthese options are prohibited byvarious factors – the main onebeingcostconstraint–thusmanyENTtraineesandsurgeonsdonotactuallyhavemuchexperienceinpost-layngectomy rehabilitationand sound understanding ofthe physiological changesthat patients undergo after alarygectomy and the principlesand theories behind eachrehabilitationoption.

Recognising this fact, theGlobalPost-Laryngectomy RehabilitationAcademy (GPRA)was founded in2009.TheGPRA isthebrainchildof the world renowned Prof. Dr

Frans Hilgers and his group attheNetherlandsCancer Institutein Amsterdam and they conductcoursesandworkshopsworldwidetoimproveunderstandingandthemanagementoflaryngectomisedpatients for ENT surgeons andtraineesandalliedprofessionalsalike.

TheKualaLumpurlegoftheGPRAtour underwent its 2nd Edition on the 15-16th March 2013 atUKM Medical Centre attendedby some20participants comingmostly from Malaysia and twofromSpain.ThecoursethistimewasgracedbyProfessorDrIBingTanandAnneKornmanfromtheNetherlands and local expertssuch as Professor Dr AbdullahSaniandAssociateProfessorDrBaharuddinAbdullah.The‘hands-on’ participants were uniquelyprovided with a sample productbag consisting of a range ofproducts available courtesy ofAtos Medical, the makers ofProvox voice prosthesis. Thehighlight of the first day, apartfromtheveryinformativelecturesbytheexperts,wasthehands-ontraining conducted byMr JoakimPersson from AtosMedical. Thisgave the participants an insightintothecomprehensive rangeofproductsavailable to ‘normalise’the lives of laryngectomisedpatients. After the lunch break,the delegates were broughtto the operating theatre to

observe Professor Dr Bing Tanperform twosecondaryTracheo-esophageal punctures (TEP)supported excellently by High-Definitionaudio-videofacilityandrunning expert commentary anddiscussion.

In the evening, after an intensefirst day, the delegates enjoyeddinner at Saloma Bistro, KualaLumpur,andwereentertainedbycolourful cultural performances.Some of the participants hadthe opportunity to display theirdancingtalentsonstagewiththeprofessionaldancers!

Day 2 started with Dr IqbalFarim from UKM sharing UKM’sexperience with the voiceprosthesis over the last 18years. This was later followed

by talks on Adverse Eventsand Trouble shooting in voiceprosthesis by Professor Dr BingTan and Olfactory Rehabilitationby Ms Kornman. The highlightof the second day was the liveprosthesischangedemonstrationon real post-laryngectomypatients as well as a review ofthepatientswhounderwent thesecondaryTEPthepreviousday.

Allinallitwasaverysuccessfullyruncourseandaveryworthwhileone indeed. GPRA is likely to bea fixture in the Malaysian ENTcalendarforyearstocome.

The judges

The winners

Participants

The presenters


MSO -HNS ANNUAL ScIENTIFIc MEETING 2013Dr Aneeza Khairiyah Wan Hamizan, University Kebangsaan Medical Centre

The MSO-HNS annual scientificmeeting (ASM) 2013 was heldin a five star facility at SaujanaHotelKuala Lumpuron the31st March 2013. This successfulevent organized by Dr RevadiGovindaraju drew entries fromtwelve postgraduate students,one of the highest number inthe history of ASM. The eventstartedwithawelcomingaddressby Prof. Dr Primuharsa Putra,presidentofMSO-HNS2012/13followed by the postgraduateoral presentations. The paperspresented were of the highestqualitywithusefulscientificvalue.The trainees gave up-to-datepresentationsontheirtopicswhichwere on par with internationalstandards.Theycertainlydidnotmakeiteasyforjudges,DatinDrSiti SabzahMohd Hashim , Prof.DrPrimuharsaPutraandAssoc.Prof. Dr Mohd Khairi Md Daudto pick the best three. All thepresentationswentsmoothlyandkept to time. The guest lecturethis year was presented by Prof.Dr Prepagaren Narayanan. Hegaveanextremelyenjoyabletalkonallergic rhinitis interlacedwithusefuleyeopeningvideosonthemechanism of allergy and alsoincluded videos of his surgicalexperience.TheeventcontinuedwiththespecialistcategoryaftertheexcellentlunchsponsoredbyGSK. There was cool responsefor the specialist category withonly three entries this year.However the show must go on

andeveryonewashappywiththeoverall quality of presentation.The evening ended with theawards ceremony. UniversitiKebangsaan Malaysia cameout proudest for the traineescategory with Dr MawaddahAzmanwinning first prize for herpresentation titled ‘Randomizedcontrolled trial on effects ofglutamine plus supplementationin surgical patients with headandneckmalignancy’.ThirdplacewenttoanotherUKMtraineeDrSiti Zulaili Zulkepli with her topic‘Insulin resistance in patientswith obstructive sleep apnoea:acrosssectionalstudy’.Secondplace went to Universiti SainsMalaysia’s Dr Shamina SaraMoses Peter who presented‘A study on effectiveness ofautofluoresecence endoscopy indiagnosing upper aerodigestivetract tumours’. Dr SarmadAlazzawi emerged as thewinnerfor the specialist category withhis study titled ‘Radiologicalanalysis of the ethmoid roofin the Malaysian population’.The ASM has been a platformfor otorhinolaryngologists inMalaysia topresent the findingsoftheirmostrecentworktothesociety. It is a place not onlyfor sharing and discovering newknowledge but also for learningand improving our researchskills. Congratulations to all thewinners, theorganizersandalsotoallparticipants.

Winners of ASM 2013 are:

TraineeCategory;

1st Prize Dr Mawaddah Azman

Randomized Controlled Trialon effects of Glutamine PlusSupplementation in SurgicalPatients with Head and NeckMalignancyinPPUKM

2nd Prize Dr Shamina Sara Moses

A study of effectiveness ofautoflourescence endoscopy indiagnosing upper aerodigestivetracttumours

3rd PrizeDr Siti Zulaili Zulkepli

Insulin resistance in patient withObstructiveSleepApnea:acrosssectionalstudy

SpecialistCategory:

1st PrizeDr Sarmad Alazzawi

Radiological Analysis of theethmoidroofinthetheMalaysianPopulation. 2nd PrizeDr Roslenda Abd Rahman

Recoveryoffacialnervefunctionin temporal bone trauma aftersurgicalexploration :A10yearsexperience

3rd Prize Dr Aneeza Khairiyah Wan Hamizan

The role of middle meatusantrostomy in treatment ofantrochoanalpolyp


MSO-HNS HEALTH cAMP AT SG. LEMBING Dr Rekha Balachandran, Hospital Ra ja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh, Perak

The annual MSO-HNS healthcampwasheldthisyearinSungaiLembing,Pahang.Thiscampwasconductedwiththecollaborationof the Department of ORL,International Islamic University(IIU)andHospitalTengkuAmpuanAfzan(HTAA),Kuantan.Thiseventwas jointly organized by MSO-HNS and Department of ORL-HNSIIU.TheorganizingchairmanwasDrRekhaBalachandranwithDr Pathma Letchumanan andthe co-organizing chairman wasAssociate Professor Dr ZamzilAmin Ash’ari from IIU. ProfessorDr Primuharsa Putra andDr YapYokeYeowactedasadvisors.

Thehealthcampwasheldonthe7thofAprilattheAnjungKomuniti1 Malaysia in Sungai Lembing.The turnout from the localcommunity was 201 people.ORL surgeons, medical officers,audiologistsandparamedicsfromIIU, HTAA and Hospital Temerlohwere joinedby fourmembersofour EXCO. The ORL team of IIUalso provided hearing screeningviatheirmobileaudiology-testingunit.Thestatehealthdepartmentalso conducted general healthscreening and education for theparticipants.

Thisevent received funding from

the Health Promotion Board ofMalaysia (MySihat). The healthcamp was officiated by the“Penaung Komuniti 1 Malaysia”or ex-ADUN of Sungai Lembing,Dato’Md Sohaimi bin HajiMohdShah.

MALAYSIA’S FIRST ENT SPEcIALIST TRAINING PROGRAMME IN PRIVATE INSTITUTION Prof. Dato’ Dr Lokman Saim, President & Dean School of Medicine, KPJ Healthcare University College.

TheMasterofOtorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgeryprogramme at KPJ HealthcareUniversity College (KPJUC) andKPJ Healthcare Berhad, is thefirst private medical specialisttraining programme in Malaysia.This programme is endorsed bytheOtorhinolaryngology ConjointCommittee, The MalaysianQualification Agency (MQA/PA 2135) and approved by theMinistry of Higher Education(N/721/7/0024). It providescandidates with the opportunitytobetrainedinthemanagementandtreatmentofawidevarietyofENTdiseases in6accreditedKPJSpecialist hospitals.This4yearprogramme follows the UKM/UM/USMconjointcurriculum.Theprogrammeprovidesaninnovativecompetency based education

programme featuring one-to-one, hands-on apprenticeship,supervisedbyagroupofdedicatedand experienced KPJ ENTconsultants. The Faculty ofMedicine Universiti KebangsaanMalaysia is the collaboratorin the curriculum design andassessment to ensure a highquality training programme.Clinical Professor Dr PrimuharsaPutraSabirHusinAtharfromKPJSeremban Specialist Hospital isappointed as the co-ordinatorfor the programme. Currently,3 students are enrolled since1st January 2013 under thesupervision of Clinical AssociateProfessor Dato’ Dr SolahuddinKenali (KPJ Tawakkal SpecialistHospital), Clinical Professor DrAminuddinSaim(KPJAmpangPutriSpecialist Hospital) and Clinical

LecturerDr RoslanMahmud (KPJDamansaraSpecialistHospital).

Apprenticeship training

The hallmark of the trainingprogramme is “one-to-one”,hands-on apprenticeship, whereeach candidate is supervised bya consultant. Candidates willbe supervised by experiencedKPJ ENT consultants on a 3 to6 monthly rotation. In the earlypart of the training, candidatesare introduced tobasic skills foroutpatient assessment, careof inpatients and basic ENTprocedures. Adequate time isgivenforselfstudyinpreparationfor the Part 1 Basic SurgicalSciences examination. As thecandidates gain experience andbecomemoreproficient theywill

beallowedtoprogressinlevelofsupervised clinical skills learningopportunities. Candidateswill begiven increasing responsibility informulating diagnostic workupsand treatment plans as theirexperience and competenceincrease. In the operation room,candidatesarealwayssupervised,but allowed to become moreindependent in decision makingand performance as their skillsevolve, guided by immediateformative feedback by theconsultants. As candidates gainfurther patient care and clinicalskillsexperience,theyprogressesin responsibility to one of“supervisedindependence”,wherethe supervising consultants arealways involved in the care ofevery patientand haveultimateresponsibility.


MSO-HNS cOMMEMORATIVE / cOFFEE-TABLE BOOKProf. Dr Primuharsa Putra, KPJ Seremban Specialist Hospital/ KPJ Healthcare University CollegeDatuk Dr Kuljit Singh, Prince Court Medical Centre

This project was started in2009. The aim of this bookis to document the historyof the Malaysian Society ofOtorhinolaryngologists-Head &Neck Surgeon, so that it canbecomeanimportantreferenceinthefuture.Thismarksahistoricallandmark being the first suchbook published in Malaysia. Thewriting of the book has reachedits final stages and will beofficially launched in May 2013duringtheMSO-HNSGalaDinner.TheeditorsofthebookareDatukDr Kuljit Singh and Professor DrPrimuharsaPutrabinSabirHusinAthar. Theadvisors areDr ImranGurbachan,DrSPSingaram,DrSPPalaniappan,DrHjMdHusainHj Said and Professor Dato’ DrLokmanSaim.

This coffee book is dedicatedto each and every personinvolved in one way or anotherwith the Malaysian Society ofOtorhinolaryngologists-Head &

MSO -HNS RESEARcH GRANT Dr Revadi Govindara ju, Ampang HospitalProfessor Dr Prepageran Narayanan, University Malaya Medical Centre

Intandemwiththegrowingneedtopracticeevidence-basedmedicine,MSO-HNSresearchgrantwassetupthisyeartoprovideaplatformto support research projectscarried out by ENT residents,trainees and qualified surgeonswhichwillresultinpublicationsinInternationalISI/ScopusJournals.The research grant’smainaim istoencourage theENT residents,trainees and qualified surgeonsto conduct study and researchrelatedtootorhinolaryngology.

The grant awards a maximumof RM20,000.00 per researchwith strict adherence to the

guidelines set-up. It is restrictedto ENT residents, trainees andqualified surgeons who aremembersof thesocietyandarenot receiving other grants forthe same research project. Theproposals are to be made bythe 30th of September and thereimbursement begins from 1st January the following year till31stDecemberofthesameyear.

Successful candidates will berequired to present his/herresearch in the Annual ScientificMeetingnotlaterthantwoyearsfromthecommencementdateofthe project with evidence/proof

ofsubmissiontoanInternationalJournal. However failure ofcompletion of research withoutavalidreasonorpresentationattheAnnualScientificMeetingwillresultintheprincipalinvestigatorhaving to return the grant andwill notbe considered for futuregrants. The complete guidelinefortheresearchgrantisavailableontheMOSHNSwebsite:http://w ww. m s o h n s . c om /a r t i c l e .php?aid=242

The Research Grant Committeeis chaired by Professor DrPrepageran Narayanan. Thecommittee members are

Professor Dr Primuharsa PutraSabirHusinAthar,DrLohSheauTorng and Datin Dr Siti SabzahMohdHashim.

DrAndrewChinfromDepartmentofOtorhinolaryngology,Universityof Malaya is the first recipientof the grant for his researchentitled “Topical Intranasal Corticosteroid Effectiveness in Children with Adenoid Hypertrophy and Obstructive Sleep Apnea and/or Otitis Media”.

Neck Surgeons (MSO-HNS).Variousindividualshave given their ideasand inputs into themaking of this book.However, in an editionofthisformatandsize,ithasnotbeenpossibleto include all of theideas and inputs intothepublication.Norisitpossibletoacknowledgeand mention allthe individuals whocontributed to thegrowthanddevelopmentoftheMSO-HNS.

The opening ceremony officiated by the Honorable Health Minister, Liow Tiong Lai

The keynote address of thecongress was delivered byProfessor Naresh Punjabi, fromJohnHopkinsUniversity.ProfessorPunjabi emphasized that sleepmedicine is an archetype of amultidisciplinarymedicalspecialtywith involvement of variousdisciplinesincluding,butnotlimitedto, otolaryngology, pulmonology,neurology,psychiatry,psychology,dentistry, neuroscience, andepidemiology.Theotherprominentspeaker was none other thenthe father of sleepmedicine, DrChristian Guilleminault from theDepartment of Psychiartry ofthe Stanford University MedicalSchool. There were many otherprominent international, regionaland local speakers who wereexperts in their respective fields.Some prominent names includePatrick Bradley, David Terris, RayWeiss, Simon Robinson, GoergSprinzl, Lim Li Ling, NarichaChirakalwasanandSiowJinKeatamongothers.

The meeting was attended byabout 500 delegates from bothsurgical and medical specialties.Concurrent sessions were

A relaxing moment just before the press conference

held to cover all aspects ofotorhinolaryngology and sleepmedicine.AsforanyInternationalmeeting, theofficialGalaDinnerwasheldattheconferencevenueoverlookingtheiconicTwinTowers.It was also the time to presentvarious awards and announcewinnersofthescientificprogramsheld during the conference,Awards were presented to threeprominentENTSurgeonsfortheircontributions to the society anddevelopmentof the filedofENTin Malaysia. Professor PatrickBradley was made an honorarymemberoftheMSO-HNS.

Thecongresswaswellorganisedand it has set the mark forcollabaritveworkinsleepmedicinein the region. The 2nd ASEANSleepCongresswilltakeplaceinBangkok,Thailandfromthe1st to the3rdofAugust2013.

IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytothankthewonderfulOrganizingCommittee I had theprivilege toworkwithandalsothesupportihadfromtheExecutiveCommitteeoftheMSO-HNS.


4th MALAYSIAN INTERNATIONAL ORL-HNS cONGRESS AND INAUGURAL ASEAN SLEEP cONGRESS

2012 was a landmark yearfor MSO-HNS. For the first timea collaborative meeting wasorganized between varioussocieties in the field of sleepmedicine. The main congresswascenteredonSleepMedicine,which is in itself notanew fieldbut in recent years has seentremendous developmentswith new thoughts and ideasparalleled with technologicaldevelopments. With the supportof the Ministry of Health ofMalaysia and our partnersfrom the Malaysian ThoracicSociety, Malaysian PsychiatricAssociation, Malaysian Societyof Neurosciences, the NationalHeart Association of MalaysiaandtheMalaysianHealthyAgingSociety,wewereabletogiveanintegrated approach to SleepMedicine - the first time such acollaborationonSleephasbeenbrought together in a congressin this region. We are proud tohave flown in prominent leadersof Sleep Medicine from aroundtheworldtosharetheirexpertisewith our society members andcongressparticipants.Therewereconcurrent sessions on Otology,

Dr Jeevanan Jahendran

Rhinology and Laryngology/Headand Neck Surgery featuring agoodmix of traditional teachingaswellaslatestinnovationsandtechniques.Twoworkshopswereorganized;onefocusingonSleepDiagnostics and CPAPmachines,catering for allied healthpersonnel and doctors and theotheraworkshoponEndoscopicSinus Surgery and Skull BaseSurgery.

The congress venue was atthe Kuala Lumpur ConventionCentre. The opening ceremonywas graced by our HonorableHealth Minister; Liow TiongLai who warmly welcomed allspeakers and participants. Hisspeech touched on variousaspects on the epidemiologicalandeconomical burdenof sleepdisorders including the issuesleep related motor vehicleaccidents. He also touched onthe high incidence of head andneckcancersinMalaysiaandtheneed for public awareness andeducation.Hisspeechisavailableat the following link; http://www.msohns.com/article.php?aid=223


UPcOMING cONFERENcES AND cOURSES

Tit le Date Venue / Country

Local

2ndIpohHeadandNeckCadavericWorkshop

3rdIpohEndoscopicSinusSurgery

6th Asia Pacific Otology, Neurotology & SkullBaseconference/5thASEANAcademyofNeuro-Otology&Audilogy (AANOA)congress/ InauguralASEANRhinologySocietycongress/6thMalaysianInternationalORL-HNSCongress/34thMSO-HNSAGM

9-10Oct2013

11 - 13 Oct 2013

May2014

HospitalRajaPermaisuriBainun,Ipoh,Perak

HospitalRajaPermaisuriBainun,Ipoh,Perak

Penang

International

1stYonseiSymposiumonEstheticHeadandNeckSurgery-EndoscopicandRoboticNeckDissection

XX International Federation of Otorhino-laryngologicalSocieties(IFOS)WorldCongress

4thSleepSurgeryCourse

Australian and New Zealand Head & NeckCancerSociety(ANZHNCS),15thAnnualScientificMeeting

XXXII Congress of the International Symposiumon InfectionandAllergyof theNose (ISIAN)/XVCongress of the International Rhinology Society(IRS)/ IV Conference of the Pan Arab RhinologySociety(PARS)/VX IIIIAnnualRhinologyConferenceoftheEgyptianORLSociety

EuropeanCongressonHead&NeckOncology

FifthWorldCongressofIFHNOSWorldCongress

Tri-SocietyMeeting

13thAsia-OceaniaORL-HNSCongress

3rdWorldCongressonLarynxCancer

5thWorldCongressof International AcademyofOralOncology(IAOO)

16thASEANORLandHead&NeckCongress

30-31May2013

1-5June2013

23-25August2013

29-31August2013

6-9Nov2013

24-26April2014

26-30July2014

13-16August2014

March2015

26-30July2015

8-11July2015

Nov2015

Severance Hospital, Seoul, SouthKorea

COEXConventionCenter,Seoul,SouthKorea

Singapore

The Sebel Albert Park, Melbourne,Australia

SharmElSheikh,Egypt

ACC-Arena and Convention Centre,Liverpool,UK

NewYork,USA

Darwin,Australia

Taipei,Taiwan

Cairns Convention Centre, Cains,Queensland,Australia

SaoPaulo,Brazil

ChiangMai,Thailand


Documents

Volume 6, Issue 1 May 2013 - MSO-HNS...Volume 6, Issue 1 May 2013 N EWSLETTER OF THE MSO-HNS INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Message from the President Message by the Outgoing President 8th Joint