INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE ICOM 2014 Grand Ballroom @ Seri Pacific Hotel, Kuala Lumpur 17 th & 18 th May, 2014 Occupational Medicine A Tango between Caregiver, Patient and Employer Organiser Co-Organiser Collaborator Supported by Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland Malaysian Society of Occupational Health Physicians (MSOHP) Social Security Organisation (SOCSO), Malaysia Ministry of Health, Malaysia
On the association between chronic inactivity and poor health, Ramazzini urged that workers should at least exercise on holidays - Bernardino Ramazzini Father of Occupational Medicine In Sedentary Workers and Their Diseases Diseases of Workers (1713)
Introduction: Occupational Medicine Practitioners are often caught between different stakeholders and a myriad of hazards and risks present in the workplace. The millennium Occupational Health challenges compounded by the existing traditional diseases, injuries and other morbidities and mortalities at the workplace makes this scientific platform a good avenue for Occupational Medicine practitioners to converge, share, learn and disseminate Occupational Medicine cases and practices Target Audience: Occupational Physicians, Occupational Health Doctors, Public Health Physicians, Clinical Specialists, Medical Officers and Allied Health Care Professionals (Nurses, Assistant Medical Officers and Safety & Health Officers) Registration Early Registration by 15.03 2014 Late Registration after 15.03.2014 MSOHP members Government doctors Government allied health professionals (Nurses, Assistant RM 550.00 RM 600.00 Medical Officers, Assistant Environmental Health Officers) Other Local Delegates RM 600.00 RM 650.00 Foreign Delegates USD 500.00 USD 600.00 Registration Fees should be made payable to: MALAYSIAN SOCIETY OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PHYSICIANS Fees include meals and certificate of attendance CEP points from the Department of Occupational Safety and Health and CPD points from Malaysian Medical Association are awarded to eligible local participants No cancellation shall be entertained. Registration, however, may be transferred to any member of the same organization without charge after securing the approval of the organizers Room bookings to be made directly with the hotel Venue: Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Jalan Putra, 50350, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Tel. No. (Reservation): + 603-4042 5555; Fax No.: +603-4043 8717 or through Mr Mohan Bhanu, Director of Sales, Seri Pacific Hotel - MICE Jalan Putra, 50476 Kuala Lumpur E-mail address: mohan@seripacific.com ; Website: http://www.seripacifichotel.com/location.php Tel. No.: +60(3) - 4049 4429; Fax No.: +60(3) - 4043 5253 Room Tariff Superior Single Superior Double RM 290++/day RM 310++/day Conference Secretariat / Conference Administrator : Mrs Vicky Sivaratnam Address: Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr P. Krishnan President, Malaysian Society of Occupational Health Physicians c/o Room F, Block B, NSCMH Medical Centre Jalan Tun Dr Ismail, 70200 Seremban Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Phone: +60 (6) 762 2104 / +60 (6) 767 7521 Fax: +60 (6) 767 7530 Email: vickysivaratnam@gmail.com
ICOM 2014 Program Day 1 Saturday, 17 May 2014; Venue: Grand Ballroom Time Details of Event 0800-0900 Registration 0900-0945 Plenary Session 1 William I. Glass, New Zealand Chair: Retneswari Masilamani 0945-1030 Welcome Address Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr P. Krishnan President, Malaysian Society of Occupational Health Physicians & Organising Chairman of ICOM 2014 Opening Ceremony Professor John Crowe, President Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (subject to confirmation) 1030-1100 Break 1100-1145 Keynote Address Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr Jeyaindran Tan Sri Sinnadurai, Malaysia Chair: G. Jayakumar 1145-1230 Plenary Session 2 Ill Health Retirement in a Large Public Sector Organisation Tom O Connell, Ireland Chair: Ang Choo Lee 1230-1330 Bon Appetite 1330-1430 Symposium I - Respiratory Symposium II - Mental Health Occupational Respiratory Sensitization Dancing with Death, Life and Career Mark Cunningham-Hill, USA Work-Related Stress: Nip it in the Bud! Retneswari Masilamani, Malaysia The Building is Sick...bring it to the Doctor! Jaseema Begum bt Nazir Khan, Malaysia Chair: Glenn Fernandez Building Mental Capital in the Workplace: A UK Experience Stuart Whitaker, United Kingdom Chair: Ravindran Naidu
1430-1530 Symposium III - Medical Disability Symposium IV - Renal Impairment Assessment of Noise Induced Hearing Loss K.G. Rampal, Malaysia The Myths and Truths of Medical Disability and Return to Work Mohammed Azman bin Aziz Mohammad, Malaysia Chair: Premalatha Das TBA Geoff Helliwell, Ireland TBA Speaker from London Chair: Wilson Wong 1530-1630 Symposium V - Dermatology Symposium VI - Travel Medicine Doc! Is the PPE causing the Itch? G. Jayakumar, Malaysia Travel Medicine - The BASF Experience Jefferelli Shamsul Bahrin, Hong Kong Do Occupational Health Doctors follow the Management Guidelines of Occupational Contact Dermatitis? Naesinee Chaiear, Thailand Chair: Shanthi Nagarajan Flying Medicine, Halting Diseases Glenn Fernandez, Malaysia Chair: Teow King Fok 1630-1730 Symposium VII - Ergonomics & Industrial Hygiene Symposium VIII - Occupational Infections Evaluating Ergonomic Risks in the Clinical Setting Kenneth Choy, Singapore Managing Hepatitis B Among Healthcare Providers; A Long Standing Problem With New Perspectives Priya Ragunath, Malaysia Respirable, Thoracic, Inhalable and Total Dusts- Differences in Sampling Methods Rajesh Jackson, Malaysia Chair: Ganesh Balasingam Work Related Tuberculosis - Challenges Lee Lay Tin, Singapore Chair: Anselm Su Ting 1730 Tea 1930 Grand Dinner Admission Ceremony to the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. Chief Guest: Y.B. Datuk Seri Dr. Subramaniam, Minister of Health, Malaysia - Optional for conference participants, upon separate payment Participants are invited to present posters at the conference. Further information may be obtained from the website (www.msohp.com.my)
ICOM 2014 Program Day 2 Sunday, 18 May 2014; Venue: Grand Ballroom Time Details of Event 0800-0900 Symposium IX- Prevention of Occupational Disease Occupational Health in the Informal Sector Ramachandra Kamath, India Managing Health in Remote Locations Abdul Halim Mohamed, Holland Chair: Benjamin Sinappan Symposium X- Health Screening & Medical Examination Health Screening and Beyond; Benefits to Company and Beyond Booby Joseph, India Evidence Based Nerve Conduction. Study and Electromyography in Occupational Setting Danh Tranh, Australia Chair: Mohammed Azman bin Aziz Mohammad 0900-1000 Symposium XI - Contemporary OM Issues Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome - Is it a problem in Tropical Environment? Anselm Su Ting, Malaysia TBA Speaker from London Chair : Letchumanan Krishnan Symposium XII - Aviation & Underwater Medicine Snapshots of Occupational Medicine Practice in an Aviation Organisation Mohammad Razin Kamarulzaman, Malaysia Occupational Diving Hakimi bin Abdullah, Malaysia Chair : Jaseema Begum bt Nazir Khan 1000-1030 Break 1030-1115 Plenary Session 3 Qigong as an Intervention for Workplace Stress David Koh, Brunei Chair: Hashim Noh 1115-1200 Plenary Session 4 Early Detection of Metabolic Diseases in Occupational Settings Christoph Oberlinner, Germany Chair: Chandra Sekanan Raman 1200-1300 Interactive Session - Case Discussion Moderator: Nik Amsharija bt. Mohamed, Malaysia Chair: Priya Ragunath 1300 Bon Appetite & Adieu TBA - To be announced
Overseas Faculty Local Faculty 1. Prof. William I. Glass Consultant Occupational Health Physician, New Zealand 2. Dr Tom O Connell Dean and Chair of the Board, Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 3. Dr Geoff Helliwell Chief Examiner, Faculty of Occupational Medicine Royal College of Physicians of Ireland 4. Dr Mark Cunningham-Hill, Director Global Solutions Center and Head of Occupational Medicine Johnson & Johnson, United States of America 5. Dr Christoph Oberlinner Vice President, Occupational Medicine and Health Protection Department, BASF, Germany 6. Dr David Koh Professor & Chair of Occupational Health and Medicine Institute of Health Sciences, University of Brunei 7. Dr Lee Lay Tin Senior Occupational Physician & Head, Occupational Health Department, Tan Tok Seng Hospital, Singapore 8. Dr Jeffereli Shamsul Bahrin, Regional Head Occupational Medicine and Health Protection, BASF East Asia Regional Headquarters Ltd. Hong Kong 9. Assoc. Professor Dr Naesinee Chaiear Unit of Occupational Medicine, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University Thailand 10. Dr Ramachandra Kamath, Professor and Head Department of Public Health, Manipal University, India 11. Dr Stuart Whitaker, Director, The Centre for Occupational Health and Wellbeing Ltd, England 12. Dr Kenneth Choy, Deputy Director (Occupational Medicine), OSH Specialist Dept., Occupational Safety and Health Division, WHO Collaborating Centre and ILO CIS National Centre, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore 13. Dr Bobby Joseph, Professor and Head Division of Occupational Health Services St John s Medical College, Bangalore, India 1. Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr Jeyaindran Tan Sri Sinnadurai Deputy Director General (Medical), Ministry of Health 2. Assoc. Professor Dr Retneswari Masilamani Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences UCSI University 3. Assoc. Professor Dr Jayakumar Gurusamy Director of Longitudinal Clerkship, Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine, Perdana University 4. Dr Priya Ragunath Senior Principal Assistant, Occupational Health Unit Ministry of Health 5. Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr Mohammed Azman bin Aziz Mohammad, Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Operations) Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) 6. Datin Dr Nik Amsharija bt. Mohamed General Manager, Medical & Rehabilitation Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) 7. Dr K G Rampal, Professor of Community Medicine Perdana University Graduate School of Medicine Perdana University 8. Dr Jaseema Begum bt Nazir Khan Deputy Director, Occupational Health Unit Department of Occupational Safety and Health Ministry of Human Resources 9. Colonel Dr Mohammad Razin Kamarulzaman Colonel In Charge of Medical Ops and Training Malaysian Armed Forces Headquarters Health Services Division 10. Dr Anselm Su Ting Senior Lecturer, University Malaysia Sarawak 11. Dr Glenn Fernandez, Regional Manager for ASEAN/North Asia/Japan/ANZ, Johnson & Johnson, USA 12.Lt. Colonel Dr Hakimi bin Abdullah Head, Department of Hyperbaric Medicine Hospital Angkatan Tentera Tuanku Mizan 13. Rajesh Jackson, Principal Consultant Environmental Resources Management (M) Sdn. Bhd 14. Dr Halim Mohamed, Business Health Advisor Shell International B.V Hague, Holland 15. Dr Danh Tran, Consultant Occupational & Environmental Physician, Employment Medicine Pty Ltd, Australia (subject to confirmation) 16. Two speakers from London
Organizing Committee Members Y. Bhg. Datuk Dr P. Krishnan Chairman Dr Ang Choo Lee Secretary Dr Hashim Bin Moh Treasurer Members Y. Bhg. Dato Dr Letchumanan Krishnan Y. Bhg. Dato Dr Chandra Sekanan Raman Dr Ravindran Naidu Dr Glenn Fernandez Dr Shanti Nagarajan Dr Benjamin Sinappan Dr Ganesh Balasingam Dr Wilson Wong Dr Teow King Fok Scientific Committee Members Assoc. Professor Dr Jayakumar Gurusamy Assoc. Professor Dr Retneswari Masilamani Dr Anselm Su Ting Dr Jaseema Begum Bt. Nazir Khan Y. Bhg. Dato Dr Mohammed Azman bin Aziz Mohammad Datin Dr Premalatha Gopal Das Dr Priya Ragunath DISCLAIMER: The organizers reserve the right to make such alterations to the programme as circumstances dictate and will not accept responsibility for any errors, omissions or changes made to the speakers information. The views and opinions expressed by the speakers at this conference are not necessarily the views and opinions of the organizers A Weekend with Occupational Medicine. Have you said yes, yet?