Past Seminars and Taster Webinars:
In April 2019, The Royal College of physicians (London) - Sunway - Cambridge Medical Seminars collaboration held their inaugural seminar at Sunway Medical Centre. This one day event proved to be a success and led to a further two day seminar held at Sunway University in September 2019. The plan was to continue these in-person seminars in 2020 and beyond.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 -2022 and the restrictions put into place by international governments on travel, the decision was made to provide webinars online, allowing not just the ASEAN community, but those from across the globe to participate. This series of two hour webinars provided a small snapshot on a variety of topics.
Due to the ongoing pandemic permitting, the hope is that face to face seminars will return in 2023.
Online Webinars:
Webinar 1 - Geriatric Medicine. Geriatrics in the 21st Century; 24th October 2020
- Understand and Managing Distress - Dr Duncan Ronald Forsyth, Consultant Geriatrician, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Adjunct Professor, School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences, Sunway University, Malaysia
- COVID-19 in the Elderly - Dr Ruth Law, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician, Whittington Health NHS Trust in London
- Parkinsons Disease and Parkinsonism in the Elderly - Dr Cheah Wee Kooi, Geriatrician and Physician, Department of Medicine Taiping Hospital, Perak & Programme Committee for the Postgraduate Diploma in Primary Care for Elderly, Sunway University & Trainer for the National Geriatric Subspecialty in Ministry of Health
Webinar 2 - Vasculitis and Lupus; 28th November 2020
- An Overview of Vasculitis and Lupus - Dr Cheah Chee Ken Consultant Physician & Rheumatologist, Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
- ANCA Associated Vasculitis; Key concepts in Diagnosis and Management - Dr Rona Smith Honorary Consultant in Nephrology and Vasculitis at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust & Senior Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, UK
- Challanging Lupus Nephritis Cases - Dr Mumtaz Patel Consultant Nephrologist, Renal Medicine, Manchester University Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) & Postgraduate Associate Dean, Health Education England North West (HEE NW) & Deputy Director Conduct and Progress, School of Medicine, University of Liverpool & Vice President, Global – Royal College of Physicians, London
Webinar 3 - Oncology; 16th January 2021
- Emergency Oncology - Dr Sophie McGrath, Consultant Medical Oncologist at The Royal Marsden Hospital, London
- Treatment of Advanced Lung Cancer - Dr Gary Doherty, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
- An Intergrated Approach to Oncology and Pallative Care - Dr Khoo Shiao Yen (Caryn), Consultant Palliative Medicine Physician at Sunway Medical Centre and Dr Jennifer Leong Siew Mooi, Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Sunway Medical Centre
Webinar 4 - Neurology; 17th April 2021
- Functional Neurological Disorders: A Common & Treatable Condition - Dr Wendy Phillips, Consultant Neurologist at Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
- Headache on the Acute Take - Dr Adrian Wills, Consultant Neurologist at Nottingham University Hospitals
- Acute Neuromuscular Emergencies: Dr Hiew Fu Liong, Consultant Neurologist at Sunday Medical Centre
Webinar 5 - Endocrinology and Diabetes; 22nd May 2021
- Thyroid: Disasters and Dilemmas - Dr Nadia Schoenmakers, Consultant Endocrinologist at Addenbrookes Hospital Cambridge
- Emergencies Related to the Hypothalamic Pituitary-adrenal axis - Professor Karim Meeran, Consultant Endocrinologist at Charing Cross Hospital
- Diabetes Emergencies: DKA, HHS, ABG, BOHB...OMG - Dr Alexander Tan, Consultant Endocrinologist at Sunway Medical Centre
Webinar 6 - Rheumatology; 26th June 2021
- Treating the Tormented Joint - Dr Chow Sook Khuan, Consultant Rheumatologist at Sunway Medical Centre
- Acute and Early Polyarthritis - Professor Ali Jawad, Consultant Rheumatologist at The Royal London Hospital
- "Doctor what can you do about my back pain" - Things every Physician need to know! - Dr Mark Lillicrap, Consultant Rheumatologist at Addenbrookes Hospital
Webinar 7 - Gastroenterology; 25th September 2021
- Hepatitis B Eradication - How far are we from it? - Dr Chung Yun Chien, Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist at Sunway Medical Centre
- Acute Medical Presentations in a Gastro Setting - Dr Cathryn Edwards, Registrar at The Royal College of Physicians London
- Upper GI Bleeding - Dr Ines Modolell, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Addenbrookes Hospital
Webinar 8 - Infectious Diseases: 16th October 2021
- What do we need to do to eliminate Tuberculosis? - Professor Salman Keshavjee, Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
- Progress towards a highly-effective malaria vaccine - Professor Katie Ewer, Jenner Institute, University of Oxford
- COVID-19 - an update for clinicians - Dr Ben Warne, Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, University of Cambridge
Webinar 9 - Renal Medicine: 27th November 2021
- Kidney Transplantation: A Gift of Life - Dr Rosnawati Yahya & Dr Ng Eng Khim, Consultant in Nephrology. Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
- Drugs and the Kidney - Dr Richard Baker, Consultant in Renal Medicine, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals, UK
- Proteinuria - Investigation, Diagnosis and Management- Prof. Menna Clatworthy, Professor of Translational Immunology, University of Cambridge & Honorary Consultant Nephrologist, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK
Webinar 10 - Cardiology: 23 April 2022
- New Updates on Heart Failure 2022 and what to expect - Dr Patrick Tiau, Consultant Cardiologist, Sunway Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Acute and chronic diseases of the aorta - Dr Thanjavur Bragadeesh, Consultant Cardiologist, Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, UK
- Chest pain - the good, the bad and the ugly - Dr Pegah Salahshouri, Consultant Cardiologist, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Webinar 11 - Maternal Medicine: 21st May 2022
- Medical management of Pregnancy Induced Hypertension - Dr Bernadette Jenner, Registrar in Clinical Pharmacology & Obstetric Medicine, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK
- Gestational Diabetes - A Whole Population Issue - Professor and Honorary Consultant Physician in Diabetes, Endocrinology & Metabolism at Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick & George Eliot Hospital, Nuneaton
- Inter-pregnancy Care, Optimising Care for Women in between pregnancies - Dr Hoo Mei Lin, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Fertility Specialist, Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
Webinar 12 - Haematology: 25th June 2022
- What is the current state of anticoagulation in the UK? - Dr Martin Besser, Cambridge University Hospitals, Cambridge, UK
- Anaemia - moving away from blood transfusion - Dr Catherine Booth, Consultant in Haematology and Transfusion Medicine, Barts NHS Health Trust, London, UK
- Updates in stem cell transplant and cell therapy for haematological malignancies - Dato Dr Chang Kian Meng, Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
Webinar 13 - Respiratory Medicine: 22nd October 2022
- Asthma - practical pearls- Dr Nurul Yaqeen Mohd Esa, Consultant Respiratory Medicine and Sleep Disorder Specialist, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity, Malaysia
- Respiratory Investigations - Prof Mona Bafadhel, Chair of Respiratory Medicine & Consultant Respiratory Medicine, King's College, London, UK
- Sleep medicine: Apnoea et al- Dr Tim Quinnell, Consultant Respiratory & Sleep Disorders Physician, Royal Papworth Hospital, Cambridge, UK
Webinar 14 - Dermatology: 03 December 2022
- Dermatological manifestations of systemic disease- Dr Pamela Todd, Consultant Dermatologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
- Eczema and psoriasis - Prof Shernaz Walton, Consultant Dermatologist & Hon. Professor, Hull York Medical School, UK
- Diagnosis of skin lesions and rashes - Dr Felix Yap Boon Bin, Consultant Dermatologist, Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
Webinar 15: Diabetes Mellitus: 25 March 2023
- Type 2 Diabetes- Management and New Treatments - Dr Charlotte Boughton, Clinical Lecturer in Diabetes, University of Cambridge Metabolic Research Laboratories, UK
- 100 years of hypoglycemia as a complication of insulin therapy - where are we in 2023? - Professor Mark Evans, Professor of Diabetic Medicine & Hon. Consultant Physician, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK
- Diabetic Retinopathy - Dr Peh Khaik Kee,Consultant Ophthalmologist, Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
Webinar 16: Neurovascular disease: 13 May 2023
- Stroke - prevention and risk factors - Dr Rayessa Rayessa, Consultant Stroke Physician, Hull University Teaching Hospitals, UK
- Eczema and psoriasis - Dr Law Zhe Kang, Consultant Neurology, Sunway Medical Centre Velocity, Malaysia
- Management of head injury and subarachnoid/subdural haemorrhages - Mr Adel Helmy, Consultant Neurosurgeon, University of Cambridge, UK
Webinar 17 - Hepatology: 17 June 2023
- Investigation of Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Dr Laura Jopson, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals
- How to approach and manage patients with NAFLD/MAFLD: Think global and act local - Dr Chung Yun Chien, Sunway Medical Centre, Malaysia
- Cirrhosis: diagnosis and management - Dr Victoria Snowdon, Cambridge University Hospitals, UK