Today I was privileged to meet two powerful and influential ladies, Prof Dr Jacqueline Ho, a paediatrician who is the Deputy Dean of Penang Medical College (the best private medical school in Malaysia by ranking I was told) and the Director of the Malaysian Cochrane under Australasia Network, with her good friend Dr Sharifah Hamilah Jaafar, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at KPJ Hospital..., Ipoh. The meeting took place at Prof Jackie's beautiful Ipoh residence.
The circumstances could have been better, I was on the way from Perak to PJ with kids (and their dad) waiting in the car, Prof Jackie had just returned from Vietnam the day before and Dr Sharifah had to rush to finish her ward rounds in order for the meeting to materialise.
The reason for meeting was to discuss the idea of starting a healthcare consumer or advocacy group, an NGO (it was decided this morning), which is common in developed nations, that educates consumers to make informed decisions with regards to the various healthcare products and services available in the market. The NGO will also advocate the practise of evidence based medicine amongst healthcare worker especially the doctors in Malaysia.
The findings could potentially be presented at the Cochrane Colloquium in Hyderabad, on the Malaysian experience educating the public on evidence based medicine and how it may change the practice of medicine in Malaysia.
Anyone interested to help/contribute/be one of the seven committee members/know anyone who would possibly be interested to participate, please be in contact. We welcome consumer representatives, in addition to persons with relevant medical/pharmaceutical/
The circumstances could have been better, I was on the way from Perak to PJ with kids (and their dad) waiting in the car, Prof Jackie had just returned from Vietnam the day before and Dr Sharifah had to rush to finish her ward rounds in order for the meeting to materialise.
The reason for meeting was to discuss the idea of starting a healthcare consumer or advocacy group, an NGO (it was decided this morning), which is common in developed nations, that educates consumers to make informed decisions with regards to the various healthcare products and services available in the market. The NGO will also advocate the practise of evidence based medicine amongst healthcare worker especially the doctors in Malaysia.
The findings could potentially be presented at the Cochrane Colloquium in Hyderabad, on the Malaysian experience educating the public on evidence based medicine and how it may change the practice of medicine in Malaysia.
Anyone interested to help/contribute/be one of the seven committee members/know anyone who would possibly be interested to participate, please be in contact. We welcome consumer representatives, in addition to persons with relevant medical/pharmaceutical/
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