Scientific Programme
WELCOME
from the
Organising Committee
E
ffective communication has always
been an issue and a great challenge
for good outcome in Palliative Care.
For the 9th Malaysian Hospice Congress in May
2010, we have eminent speakers from Australia,
Singapore and Malaysia to help us improve
our communication skills. As we all know,
communication is more than a two-way process.
It involves our conscious as well as subconscious
minds.
This congress will serve as a platform for
communication and networking amongst fellow
palliative care providers across Malaysia as
well as to meet up with experts in the field of
palliative care. May we have a great time together
learning and sharing. See you in the beautiful
bougainvillea city of Ipoh in May 2010.
Communication For
Better Care
Friday • 7th May 2010
14:00
Congress Registration
-18:00
15:00 MHC Board meeting
17:00 MHC AGM • Followed by MHC new Board meeting
20:00 Dinner for MHC Board members
Saturday • 8th may 2010
07:30 Congress Registration
08:30 Plenary 1: (to be confirmed)
Opening ceremony by MHC Chairman
09:30 Keynote address: Effective Communication for Better Care • Dr Rosalie Shaw
Opening of Congress exhibition
10:30 Tea Break
Symposium 1: Difficult symptoms Symposium 2: Communication
 When opiods fail • Dr Richard Lim  Communicating with palliative patient in acute care
 Pain in non-communicating patient • setting • Dr Loh Ee Chin
11:00
Dr Yong woon Chai  Collusion: an approach • Dr James Low
 Breathlessness • Dr Yeat Choi Ling  Advanced care planning • Assoc. Prof. Edward
Poon
12:30 Lunch Talk
Plenary 2: Social marketing – a key strategy in improving access to palliative care •
14:00
Dr Ednin Hamzah
15:00 Tea Break
15:20 Workshop 1: Unconscious mind at work Workshop 2: communication skills – HOW TO TALK
-17:00 (SBAR) • Assoc. Prof. Edward Poon SO OTHERS WILL LISTEN • MS See Foon Chan-Koppen
19:30 Congress Banquet
Sunday • 9th may 2010
Symposium 3: Terminal care Symposium 4: Palliative care for SPECIAL GROUPS
 Facilitating good death at home: preventing  Challenges in caring for very old patients •
& managing symptomatic & emotional crisis Dr James Low
08:30
• Dr Loh Ee Chin  Caring for children with terminal illness •
 Wish fulfillment: whose wishes and why? • DATUK Dr Kuan Geok Lan
Dr Rosalie Shaw
09:45 Tea Break
Panel discussion 1: Learn from successful and not so successful experience
 Running in-patient hospice (Rumah Hospice, PCU)
10:15
 Running daycare (Hospis Malaysia)
 Running home care (PPCS)
Panel discussion 2: Community palliative care in Malaysia: where are we now and where do we
11:45
go from here?
13:00 Lunch
 Keynote Speaker: congress venue & hotel

Final
Dr Rosalie Shaw Impiana Casuarina Hotel, Ipoh
Palliative Care Physician and Consultant, 18 Jalan Raja Dr Nazrin Shah, 30250 Ipoh
Formerly Executive Director of Asia Pacific Hospice Palliative Care Network

Announcement
Contact person: Encik Sharul Ain
Tel: 05-2555555 Fax: 05-2551948
Speakers:
email: resvihi@impiana.com
Dato’ Seri Dr T Devaraj
CEO / Medical Director, Penang Hospice Society
from exit
Ipoh Selatan
DATUK Dr Kuan Geok Lan toll Jaya Jusco
Head & Senior Consultant Paediatrician, Pantai
Hospital
Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Melaka
Ipoh Parade Ipoh Specialist
Dr James Low Hospital
Head & Consultant Geriatrician, Department of Geriatric Medicine, Chief Minister’s House
Alexandra Hospital, Singapore

Communication
IMPIANA CASUARINA HOTEL
Dr Ednin Hamzah Belati Wangsa 18 Jalan Raja Dr Nazrin Shah
CEO Hospis Malaysia 30250 Ipoh, Perak

Dr Richard Lim
from exit
Consultant Palliative Medicine Physician, Hospital Selayang Simpang Pulai

For Better Care

toll
Ms See Foon Chan-Koppen
B.A. Hon, NLP Trainer, American Board of Hypnotherapy,
American Board of Neurolinguistic Programming
Associate Professor Edward Poon
Director of Nursing, Dover Park Hospice.
Adjunct Associate Professor, ALCNS, NUS
Other Hotels
Dr Loh Ee Chin
Palliative Medicine Physician & Lecturer, Heritage Hotel
University Malaya Medical Centre
Jalan Raja Dihilir, 30350 Ipoh.
Dr Yong Woon Chai Contact person: Cik Farah Waridah
Consultant Geriatrician, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore
Tel: 05-2428888 Fax: 05-2415299
Dr Yeat Choi Ling
Palliative Medicine Physician,
email: ipreserversation@heritage.com.my
Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun, Ipoh.
Hotel Seri Malaysia
ORGANISING COMMITTEE Lot 10406, Jalan Sturrock,
Chairmen Dr Koh Wai Keat
Off Jalan Tambun, 30350 Ipoh
Dato Dr Ziaudin Ahamed Contact Person: Ms Liza
Secretary Ooi Siok Hoon Tel: 05-2412936 Fax: 2412946
Assistant Secretary Amarjit Kaur
Treasurer Chan Lai Yoong
Assistant Treasurer Judy Chua
Scientific Programme Dr Boon Chai Peng For further information, please contact
Dr Koh Wai Keat the Secretariat:
Dato Dr Ziaudin Ahamed
Sponsorship/Protocols Datin Seri Suraini Kamarulzaman 9th Malaysian Hospice Congress
Dato Dr S.Jena c/o Perak Palliative Care Society
Publicity Datin Judy Chin 14 Lebuh Woods, Canning Garden,
Leong Lai Peng
Exhibition Booth Lin Hui Yi 31400 Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia.
Congress Banquet Datin Teh Li Li Tel/Fax: 605-5469021
Logistics Tony Cheah Email: ppcs95@streamyx.com
Congress Coordinator Lee Siew Peng PER K
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