January 1, 2013 December 31, 2013 TO: Board of Directors International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research 3100 Princeton Pike, Suite 3E Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 USA PREPARED BY: I. Background: We are a newly formed ISPOR Student Chapter in Malaysia approved as of February 2013. The secretariat office is hosted by the Discipline of Social and Administrative Pharmacy (DSAP), School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. DSAP prepares individual for responsible leadership position in pharmacy education, research and/ or management in academics, industry or public service. II. Mission Statement: 1. Nurturing growing interests in the area of pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes research. 2. Bridging the gap and bringing together students interested in health economics and members of the pharmaceutical industry, health-related organizations, and academia. 3. To provide an opportunity for student chapter members to become familiar with the affairs of ISPOR as well as have representation in its affairs. III. Chapter Officers: President Mr. Subramaniam Thanimalai subro6@gmail.com Vice-President Vacant - Treasurer Ms. Chua Gin Nie ginniechua@usm.my Secretary Ms.Yong Yee Vern yongyeevern@hotmail.com Faculty Advisor Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asrul Akmal Shafie aakmal@usm.my IV. Members of the Chapter: Mr. Lim Yen Wei Name
Dr. Lim Chin Choon Mr.Fahad Saleem Mr. Noman Ul Haq Mrs.Maryam Farooqi Mr.Nasir Hayat Khan Mr.Saleh Karamah Saleh Al-Tamimi Mr.Alian Aaly F. Alrasheedy Ms.Lee Shi Wei Mr.Nasir Hayat Khan Mr.Dinesh Kumar Upadhyay Ms.Ooi Guat See Mr. Abdul Haniff Mohd Yahaya Student Chapter Annual Report 2013 V. Science Activities in 2013: Abstracts: May 2013 May 2013 June 2013 August 2013 Presentations - 2 nd Annual Conference HTAsiaLink Presentations ISPOR 18 th Annual International Meeting Presentations HTAi Conference 2013 Presentations 21 st IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion USM, Penang, Malaysia New Orleans, LA, USA Seoul, Korea Pattaya, Thailand Poster Presentations: HTAi Conference 2013 Cost-effectiveness of Warfarin Medication Therapy Adherence Clinic (WMTAC) compared to usual medical clinic (UMC)in Kuala Lumpur Hospital Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asrul Akmal Shafie Page 2 / 5
Podium Presentations: HTAi Conference 2013,Seoul,Korea HTAsiaLink Conference 2013, Penang, Malaysia PUBLIC'S WILLINGNESS TO PAY FOR BRANDED AND GENERIC MEDICINES FOR ACUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE INSTRUMENT USED IN DETERMINATION OF WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY PER QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE -YEAR IN MALAYSIA COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF WARFARIN MEDICATION THERAPY ADHERENCE CLINIC (WMTAC) COMPARED TO USUAL MEDICAL CLINIC (UMC) IN KUALA LUMPUR HOSPITAL ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF CHILDHOOD OBESITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ASTHMA MANAGEMENT ON ASTHMA PATIENTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ISPOR ISPOR 18 th Annual International Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF ENHANCED ASTHMA MANAGEMENT: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW EXPLORING THE FEASIBILITY OF THE INSTRUMENT USED IN DETERMINATION OF WILLINGNESS-TO-PAY PER QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE-YEAR IN MALAYSIA A CROSS SECTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE TOWARDS DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG URBAN POOR POPULATION OF PENANG, MALAYSIA A QUALITATIVE EXPLORATION OF PERCEPTIONS TOWARDS PHARMACEUTICAL PRICE WAR AMONG COMMUNITY PHARMACIES IN THE STATE OF PENANG, MALAYSIA Manuscripts: 1. Malik M, Hussain A, Ahmad Hassali MA, Shafie AA. Standard treatment guidelines for malaria: Challenges in its implementation in Islamabad (federal capital) and Rawalpindi (twin city), Pakistan. Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal. 2013;21:123-4. 2. Farooqui M, Hassali M, Knight A, Shafie A, Farooqui M, Saleem F, Haq N-u, Aljadhey H. A qualitative exploration of Malaysian cancer patients' perceptions of cancer screening. BMC Public Health. 2013;13(1):48. 3. Shafie AA, Hassali MA. Willingness to pay for voluntary community-based health insurance: findings from an exploratory study in the state of Penang, Malaysia. Social Science & Medicine (ISI 2.7). 2013(in press). Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.02.045, 4. Hassali MA, Mohamad Yahaya AH, Shafie AA, Saleem F, Chua GN, Aljadhey H. Patterns and predictors of non-prescription medicine use among Malaysian pharmacy patrons: a national cross sectional study. PLoS ONE (ISI 4.1). 2013;8(4). 5. Malik M, Hassali MA, Shafie AA, Hussain A, Aljadhey H, Saleem F. Case management of malaria fever at community pharmacies in Pakistan: a threat to rational drug use. Pharmacy Practice. 2013;11(1):8-16. 6. Mousnad MA, Shafie AA, Mohamed Ibrahim MI. Determination of the main factors contributing to increases in medicine expenditures for the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. 2013:n/a-n/a. Page 3 / 5
7. Shafie AA, Hassali MA, Mohamad Yahaya AH. Health-related quality of life among nonprescription medicine customers in Malaysia. Value in Health Regional Issues. 2013;2(1):107-17. 8. Nasution A, Syed Sulaiman SA, Shafie AA. Cost-effectiveness of clinical pharmacy education on infection management among patients with chronic kidney disease in an Indonesian Hospital. Value in Health Regional Issues. 2013;2(1):43-7. 9. ul Haq N, Hassali M, Shafie A, Saleem F, Farooqui M, Haseeb A, Aljadhey H. A cross-sectional assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice among Hepatitis-B patients in Quetta, Pakistan. BMC Public Health. 2013;13(1):448. 10. Saleem F, Hassali MA, Shafie AA, Ul Haq N, Farooqui M, Aljadhay H, Ahmad FUD. Pharmacist intervention in improving hypertension-related knowledge, treatment medication adherence and health-related quality of life: a non-clinical randomized controlled trial. Health Expectations. 2013:n/a-n/a. 11. Thanimalai S, Shafie A, Hassali M, Sinnadurai J. Comparing effectiveness of two anticoagulation management models in a Malaysian tertiary hospital. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy. 2013 2013/05/29:1-8. 12. Farooqui M, Hassali MA, Knight A, Shafie AA, Farooqui MA, Saleem F, Ul Haq N, Othman CN, Aljadhey H. Cross sectional assessment of health related quality of life (HRQOL) among patients with cancer in Malaysia. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(5):3017-21. 13. Mousnad MA, Shafie AA, Mohamed Ibrahim MI. Determination of the main factors contributing to increases in medicine expenditures for the National Health Insurance Fund in Sudan. Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. 2013;4(3):159-64. 14. Malik M, Hassali MAA, Shafie AA, Hussain A. Why Hospital Pharmacists Have Failed to Manage Antimalarial Drugs Stock-Outs in Pakistan? A Qualitative Insight. Malaria Research and Treatment. 2013;2013:9. 15. Lim YW, Shafie AA, Hassali MAA, Chua GN. Exploring the Feasibility of the Instrument Used in Determination of Willingness- To-Pay Per Quality-Adjusted Life-Year in Malaysia. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 2013;16(7):A596-A7. 16. Yong YV, Shafie AA. Economic Evaluation of Enhanced Asthma Management: A Systematic Review. Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 2013;16(7):A377. 17. Chua GN, Yee LJ, Sim BA, Tan KH, Sin NK, Hassali MA, Shafie AA, Ooi GS: Job satisfaction, organisation commitment and retention in the public workforce: a survey among pharmacists in Malaysia. International Journal of Pharmacy Practice 2013n/a-n/a. 18. Atif M, Syed Sulaiman SA, Shafie AA, Asif M, Jamshed SQ. Engaging community pharmacists and alternative practitioners: an approach to active case finding of tuberculosis in Malaysia. Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. 2013;12(6):1093-5. 19. Al Aqqad SM, Chen LL, Shafie AA, Hassali MA, Tangiisuran B. The use of potentially inappropriate medications and changes in quality of life among older nursing home residents. Clinical interventions in aging. 2014;9:201-7. Achievements: Awards Best Presentation Award HTAsiaLink 2013 Ms. Yong Yee Vern Book Publication : Economic Evaluation of Dispensing Separation Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asrul Akmal Shafie VI. Education Activities in 2013: Page 4 / 5
VII. Community Service/Other Activities in 2013: Student Chapter Annual Report 2013 March 2013 Medical Camps for general public Penang, Malaysia Medical Camp - 8 Volunteers Penanti, Penang, Malaysia April 7 th 2013 Home Medication Review 3 Volunteers Air Tawar, Penang, Malaysia VIII. Upcoming Activities for 2014: 5-7th March 2014 15-16 th May 2014 August 5-8 th, 2014 17-20th Match 2014 MySPOR 2nd Pharmacoeconomics & Outcome Research Conference 2014. 3rd HTAsiaLink Annual Conference 2014 18 th International Social Pharmacy Workshop International Congress on Obesity(ICO) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Beijing, China Boston, MA Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, Malaysia Sept 2014 8th NCCR Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6-9th September 2014 ISPOR 6th Asia Pacific Conference Beijing, China Page 5 / 5