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Good news for Children age between 8 years to 15 years old. Come and join the Community CPR for Children to learn to save lives and loose some weight on September 11th 2011 at 2pm to 4pm at Level 7, Adventist College of Nursing & Health Sciences, One Stop Centre, Burmah Road.

This is a joint effort between and the Penang Medical Practitioners’ Society and Penang Adventist Life Support Education Centre.

This event will be officiated by YB Tuan Phee Boon Poh.

Please contact Ms Ewe at 04-8180288, PG Corporate Services Sdn Bhd. NO.18-22-A1, Gurney Tower, Persiaran Gurney, 10250 Penang.

Please click below to obtain the registration forms. Please be informed that the registration fee is RM15.00 per person. Closing date is August 30th 2011. Parents may accompany children if necessary. Participants are required to wear clothing suitable for physical activities.

Download CPR Registration Forms

Time to act

Dear Colleagues,

First of all allow me to thank you for electing me to the chair of President of PMPS, the premier Private Medical Practitioner’s Association in the country. I promise to do my best in this capacity.

We in the private health care are in a crucial juncture in the medical history of the country. The Government of Malaysia is in the process of formulating a Health Care Finance System (1 Care) that is all encompassing which will change the Primary Health Care Services very drastically.

In theory, this system incorporates both private and public primary health care services providing seamless care to the public. The important aspects in the scheme are:

1. Credentialing and Accreditation of all Primary Care providers 2. Resources will be pooled and managed by government linked or private company with General Practitioners work on capitation. 3. Prescribing and Dispensing of drugs will be separated 4. Primary Care providers will function as “gatekeepers”

A technical working group has been set up by the Ministry of Health involving various groups and so far met at least 3 times and is progressing very rapidly.

The choice we have now is, either take part in the decision making from the beginning or suffer the consequences. To this end PMPS is setting up a GP subcommittee which will handle this urgent matter. The committee needs your input.

We are interested in your opinion.

I would like to appeal to all the general practitioners in Penang to come for a special meeting on the 15th May 2011. Several speakers including Dr. Steven Chow, president of FMPMPS will be there to address the issue. We will discuss on the current status of Health Care Finance and will collect feedback from your which will be used in the subsequent meetings with Ministry of Health.

I appreciate and looking forward to your undivided support.

Humbly Yours,
Col ® Dr Vejayan Rajoo
President, Penang Medical Practitioners’ Society

GP Night: Eastin Hotel on the 15th May 2011
7.20pm: Registration
7.40 pm: Introduction
7.50 pm: National Healthcare Financing background
8.10 pm: NHF / 1care: current status and issues. What can we do?
Followed by discussion

Dinner is optional for RM 30 (subsidized)

Dear PMPS Members,

The PMPS Committee is pleased to inform you of the upgrade of the PMPS website (www.penangpmps.org) and the incorporation of new features to the website.

Features of the website to highlight are:

• "Members login" that enables members to access personal information, check subscription payments and access certain sections of the website
• Albums featuring photos from PMPS events
• PMPS newsletters
• "Medical Legal Care of Patients", "Lifestyle Intervention" and "CPR Update" sections
• Advertising portal

The “Lifestyle Intervention” section features articles from Dr. Yen Ang who is a nutritionist and a lifestyle intervention consultant (DrPH, MSc, MPH, RD, ACSM). She will contribute regular articles that may be useful for you and your patients in living a healthier lifestyle.

The “Medical Legal Care of Patients” section will feature medical-legal aspects of patient care. Some of the articles that appear in this section are posted with permission from the Medical Protection Society. Dr. Patrick Tan, who holds a master degree in Medical law (LLM, UK), will be coordinating this section.

PMPS members are invited to submit articles (including non-medical articles), recipes or jokes for the “Laughter is the Best Medicine” section. Please note that submissions should be original to avoid copyright concerns.

The advertising portal will allow members to advertise within the confines of the law. Members will be given free advertising space for a short period after which a reasonable fee will be charged if members wish to continue using the facility.

The PMPS Committee reserves the right to review all information and articles posted on the website, and only information and articles deemed suitable will be posted.

Members are also invited to use the “Contact Us” form to share information, ask questions or provide feedback. We extend our thanks to the sub-committee in charge of the website upgrade for their efforts.

Yours truly,

Dato’ Dr.Lim Huat Bee
President, PMPS

Don’t pinch, it’s real
By Dr Yen Ang

In April 2010, Mr Lim (not his real name) received his most dreaded news in the doctor’s clinic. He must be on insulin pump right away, at 100 units a day. That’s $18,000RM (for the pump), plus $1000RM (for insulin etc) every month.

You see, Mr Lim has been diabetic for 14 years. All oral medications and even injections had failed him; his blood sugar was totally out of whack.

At over 40 kg overweight, and constantly short of breath, Mr Lim thought he was going to die, literally.

In Oct 6, 2010, he came to my clinic. Right way, he enrolled in our 10-week Weight Matters Program—a non-pharmacological intervention that focuses on lifestyle factors that contribute to disease development.

In Oct 24 (exactly 2 weeks after the program), he discontinued his insulin pump—with a little trepidation. People have been telling him he might get into a coma if he did so. Nevertheless he decided to try: he unplugged the machine that he carried 24/7. He passed the day with no signs of trouble. Second day and third day passed with no problem. Then a week passed, he was perfectly FINE without insulin pump.

How did he do it—normalised blood sugar, lowered blood cholesterol, lowered uric acid, lost weight, all without medication? Eating food the way our body is designed to eat, moving the body it is supposed to move. A diet and exercise regime based on research evidence, not hocus pocus.

The 5-foot-9-inch big man walked into my clinic.

Almost jumping, “I am off insulin pump” came the declaration.

For the first time in 14 years, Mr Lim experiences no more shortness of breathe, his blood sugar is beautifully normal. What’s more, he is 18 Kgs (40 lbs) lighter, in just 10 weeks!

Mr Lim has to constantly pinch himself to make sure he is not in a dream.

“Don’t pinch, this is real,” I assure him.

Yours in wellness,
Dr Yen Ang
DrPH( USA), MSc(S'pore), MPH (USA), RD, ACSM
Lifestyle Intervention Consultant

About Dr Yen Ang

Yen Ang has two master degrees: one in nutrition (from United States), one in Exercise Science (from Nanyang Technological University Singapore), and a doctorate training in Preventive Care from Loma Linda University, USA—the one and only university in the world offering a graduate program that studies diseases at their root, namely: lifestyle.

She is also a registered dietitian (RD) from the United States and a certified fitness specialist from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM).

She is currently practicing as a Lifestyle Intervention Consultant in a private hospital in Penang where she created a whole new series of lifestyle intervention programs targeting at chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity.

In addition to her clinical practice, Yen is an adjunct professor and fellow researcher with the School of Public Health, Loma Linda University—the university that engages in one of the world’s largest and most renowned epidemiological studies that examined the association between nutrition and disease patterns, namely the Adventist Health Study.

Some of the research work she is currently working on are: soy and breast cancer, omega 3, vitamin D and depression and mental health.

Date: 30 April to 1 May 2011
Venue: The Saujana, KL

For programme details, download this PDF : 51stAGM_PMPASKL (3)

To register for this event, use this form: 51th_PMPASKL-reg form