Today we had a Zoom meeting for brief progress report in RESPIRE Asthma Project in Klang Valley. Prof Dr Ping Yein and myself attended from UM eHealth. We have some issues to extract data in TPC-OHCIS system to feed to Asthma Registry we’ll be building, but we’ll have some solutions for sure. Thanks much Jay
(info source: https://www.everydayhealth.com/emotional-health/how-does-loneliness-affect-the-brain/)(img source: Alexander Spatari/Getty Images) “We’ve adapted to feel safer and more secure when we feel like we’re not alone.” Absolutely. Loneliness, or I’d say “our perception of being lonely” to be more scientific, affects our brain that naturally impacts how we behave. And of course, the effect is damn negative all the
The publisher just sent me this certificate (?) to notify it’s been one of those well-cited articles during the time. I’m glad to know that. It actually was the final work of mine back in Japan, so kind of memorable. I started working on that while I still belonged to Keio University Faculty of Medicine,
(info source: https://www.monash.edu.my/pages/latest/articles/2023/appointment-of-chief-executive-officer-monash-university-malaysia-and-pro-vice-chancellor-and-president-malaysia ) I know. I know it’ll happen. Dato’ Professor Adeeba Kamarulzaman at UM (Universiti Malaya) is moving to her new place. It seems to me she has been on move of getting outside. So when I first saw the news, it was no surprising to me. (Her new position being CEO was
(info source: https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2021/05/01/um039s-dr-april-camilla-roslani-receives-international-surgical-fellowship)(image source: The Star) Dr April Camilla Roslani, Dean of Faculty of Medicine at Universiti Malaya, received a honorary fellowship in surgery (American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons). She is my boss (I don’t see her oftentimes, though). Congratulations!
It’s sad that one episode ends, but at the same time it was a celebration for a new beginning. Today we sent off Associate Professor Nasriah, who is an expert in health informatics. It’s been 3 years since she came to work for UM eHealth Unit, but for me we worked together only for 1
I had a fruitful discussion with two doctors at RUKA of PPUM (University Malaya Medical Center) this morning. They are both primary care doctors who want to create a clinical registry, and one of my colleagues had referred me to them. The doctors’ interest is to create a registry that can address them more customized
(info source: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/16/harvard-brain-expert-shares-what-he-never-does-in-order-to-stay-sharp-energized-healthy.html)(image source: artpartner-images | Getty) A neuroscientist at Harvard University tells us what to avoid to stay keen, energized, and healthy. Such as not to sleep shorter than 7 hours, not to drink, not to have more than two days off exercises, not to stop learning new things… yeah, I all know. We
The above photo was shot back in Christmas season of 2018 in the Old Town of Tallinn, Estonia. Dr. Ross, myself, and my two young sons. Yep, it was damn cold and beautiful. Today we at eHealth Unit of UM Faculty of Medicine had a good hour-and-half tel-conference with Prof. Dr. Peeter Ross at TalTech’s
I had a bad feeling when I was dropped off by an AirAsia cab driver who had been lost every once a while during our drive to the destination. Yes, it was hot as usual. And yes, it was the clinic of destination. But the huge arrow sign pointing to the right gave me uneasy