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TMUAPS Speaker - DATO' DR. FARAIZAH DATO' ABDUL KARIM

SPEAKER

DatoDrFaraizah

DATO' DR. FARAIZAH DATO' ABDUL KARIM
PRESIDENT, MALAYSIAN BLOOD
TRANSFUSION SOCIETY (NBTS), MALAYSIA 🇲🇾

Speaker CV

Dato' Dr. Faraizah Dato' Abdul Karim is a Senior Consultant Pathologist (Haematology/Transfusion) with National Heart Institute of Malaysia from 2022 until now. She is also the Head of Department in Department of Pathology and Transfusion, National Heart Institute of Malaysia. Previously,  from 2017 - 2021 (Dec) as Senior Consultant Pathologist (Haematology/Transfusion) Head Transfusion Department, Hospital Ampang, Selangor. From 2001 - 2017 (July) Deputy Director 1, Senior Consultant Pathologist (Haematology/Transfusion) National Blood Centre, Kuala Lumpur. 2000 - 1998 Deputy Director Consultant Pathologist Blood Services Centre Hospital Kuala Lumpur. 1996-1997 Training at Imperial College School of Medicine, North LondonBlood transfusion service and Hammersmith Hospital, London in Transfusion Medicine and Haematology. 1995-1996 Pathologist at Blood Services Centre Hospital Kuala Lumpur. 1994 - 1995 Clinical Specialist (Pathology) Pathology Department, Hospital Kuala Lumpur. 1991-1993 Training at Hammersmith Hospital, London in Haematology, Chemical Pathology and Microbiology. 1991 Medical Officer Pathology Department Hospital Kuala Lumpur. 1988-1991 Medical Officer, Blood Services Centre Hospital Kuala Lumpur. 1987-1988 Medical Officer, Accident and Emergency Department lpoh Hospital. 1986-1987 Housemanship at lpoh Hospital

Her Basic Qualification: MD (USM), 1986 Post Graduate Qualification: Diploma in Clinical Pathology (DCP), 1992 (Royal Postgraduate Medical school, University of London) Masters of Science (Haematology) (Imperial College School of Medicine) London, 1997 Subspeciality training: Transfusion medicine: North London Blood transfusion service and Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK 1996/1997.

ISBT Activities:

1. Organized the 24th Regional congress of ISBT Kuala Lumpur in 2013 as part of local organizing committee.

2. Organized the Seminar on Universal Access to Quality and Safe Blood and Blood Components for Transfusion and Plasma
Derived Medicinal Products on 5 to 6 March 2020 at Holiday Inn Malacca, Malaysia (ISBT Co-organize with the Malaysian Blood Transfusion Society)

3. Successfully bid to host the 37th ISBT International Congress 2022 Kuala Lumpur but unfortunately change to Virtual format due to Covid Pandemic.

Other relevant activities:

I have organized a lot of educational events under position of President of the Malaysian Blood Transfusion Society such as below:

1. The 8th and 9th National Transfusion Medicine Conference 2. Patient Blood Management Workshop
3. Quality Seminar in Blood Transfusion
4. Transfusion Transmitted Infection Seminar

5. Transplant Immunology Seminar
6. Covid-19 Seminar in Blood Transfusion 7. lmmunohematology Workshop

8. Blood Bank External Quality Assurance Program -QAP-Tx for Blood Bank in government and private lab in Malaysia

9. Seminar of Updates on Platelets
10. Seminar on Apheresis and quality donor care 11. National Transfusion Safety Conference

TMUAPS Speaker - DR. NOR HAFIZAH AHMAD

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DrNorHafizah

DR. NOR HAFIZAH AHMAD
TRANSFUSION MEDICINE SPECIALIST,
NATIONAL BLOOD CENTRE,
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA 🇲🇾

Speaker CV

Dr. Nor Hafizah graduated with Medical Degree from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2004 and Master in Medicine (Transfusion Medicine) from USM in 2013. Her area of interest is Immunohematology(Region Medical Skane University Lund & Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine Office for Medical Services, Lund, Sweden). Patient Blood Management/Clinical Transfusion (Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Huddinge, Stockholm).

Currently she holds the position as Head of Clinical Transfusion Division, Transfusion Medicine Specialist, Institution National Blood Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 2018. Previously, 2013 - 2015 Transfusion Medicine Specialist, National Blood Centre, Malaysia. 2016 - 2017 Head of Immunohematology Division, National Blood Centre Malaysia.

NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ACTIVITIES:

  1. Committee Member of the Malaysian Blood Transfusion Society (2018 -2021)
  2. Life Member of the Malaysian Blood Transfusion Society
  3. Member of the International Society for Blood Transfusion (ISBT)
  4. Member of Society of Advancement in Blood Transfusion (Student-Resident) 2020-
  5. 2022
  6. Participant of I TRY IT ISBT Program (2020)
  7. Participant of Young Professional Peer Review ISBT 2021
  8. Local Organizing Committee International Society for Blood
  9. Transfusion (ISBT) Kuala Lumpur 2013
  10. Local Organizing Committee ISBT Kuala Lumpur 2022
  11. Transfusion Evidence Round-Up ISBT (Reviewer) ‘World Cancer Day’ 4th Feb 2022
  12. 75th Session Of The World Health Assembly Geneva, Switzerland
  13. 22 – 28 MAY 2022-Preparing Intervention Notes on Availability, safety and quality of
  14. blood Products for 75th Session Of The World Health Assembly Geneva, Switzerland
  15. Member of Working Party of Rare Donor ISBT Working Party (2022 till current)

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

  1. 2018-current: An open-labelsingle-arm multicentre non-controlled phase 3a trial investigating safety and efficacy of N8-GP in prophylaxis and treatment of bleeding episodes in previously untreated paediatric patients with severe haemophilia A ( Sub Investigator)
  2. 2018 - current: An open-label single-arm multicentre non-controlled phase 3a trial investigating safety and efficacy of nonacog beta pegol (N9-GP) in prophylaxis and treatment of bleeding episodes in previously untreated patients with haemophilia B (FIX activitiy< 2%) ( Sub Investigator)
  3. 2018 - current: A Phase III open label, Multicentre Extension Study to Assess the Safety & Efficacy of Recombinat Coagulation Factor VIII (rVIII-SingleChain, CSL627) In Subjects with Severe Hemophilia A
  4. 2013: Usage of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) in Hospital Kuala Lumpur
  5. 2021: Hemoglobin level during pregnancy and the associated outcome in maternity patients.
  6. 2022: Enzymatic Processing of O Rh(D) negative blood to produce rare Bombay blood for transfusion to rare Bombay patients (Collaboration research with researchers from Karolinska Institute, Stockholm)

COMMITTEES SERVED WITHIN MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MALAYSIA:

  1. 2016 Contributor for Transfusion Practice guidelines for clinician and laboratory personnel 4th edition 2016
  2. 2020 Editors Handbook on Clinical Use of Blood 3rd Edition 2020
  3. 2020 Committee Clinical Practice Guideline Dengue In Children 2020
  4. 2013- current Hospital Transfusion Committee, PDN/HKL
  5. 2020 Clinical Practice Guidelines (CGP) on Management of Dengue in Children
  6. 2021 Malaysian Patient Safety Goal 2.0 (Guidelines On Implementation Surveillance) (Contributors)
  7. 12 November 2020 Guideline For Collection, Processing & Use of Convalescent Plasma (CP) for Experimental Treatment of Covid-19 (Annex 43 Covid-19 Malaysia) 12 November 2020
  8. 2013 -current Member of Hospital Transfusion Committee, Hospital Kuala Lumpur & Hospital Tengku Azizah
  9. 2020 Guidelines On Transfusion Practice During Covid-19 Pandemic (Contributor)
  10. 2022 Contributor Guideline on Disaster Plan Transfusion Service

TMUAPS Speaker - PROFESSOR DR. VEERA SEKARAN NADARAJAN

SPEAKER

ProfDrVeeraSekaran
PROFESSOR DR. VEERA SEKARAN NADARAJAN
UNIVERSITI TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN,
PERAK, MALAYSIA 🇲🇾

Speaker CV

Veera Nadarajan is currently Clinical Professor at the Department of Preclinical Sciences, University Tunku Abdul Rahman. His main areas of interest are in transfusion medicine and cellular therapies, medical education and medical informatics.

He has more than 20 years of experience in transfusion medicine, with diverse research interests that include blood group serology, blood donor care and molecular haematology. He is also actively involved in teaching and training of doctors and sits on several national committees with regards to curriculum development, specialist accreditation and quality standards.

He has served in the past as the ISBT regional director for the Asia Pacific region and member of the ISBT Academy. He is currently a member of the ISBT Education Project Steering Committee as well as the Working Party on Global Blood Safety. He is also a member of the editorial board for Vox Sanguinis.

TMUAPS Speaker - DR. MOHD MUHAIMIN KAMBAL

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DrMohdMuhaimin
DR. MOHD MUHAIMIN KAMBALI
TRANSFUSIONIST, HSNZ,
KUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA 🇲🇾

Speaker CV

Dr. Muhaimin graduated as a medical doctor from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and obtained a postgraduate qualification in Transfusion Medicine from the Advanced Medical & Dental Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia. Since 2016, he has served as the Head of the Transfusion Medicine Service in Terengganu, Malaysia. He is also a committee member of the Chapter of Transfusion Medicine at the Academy of Medicine Malaysia and a National Patient Blood Management Committee Member.

In addition to his professional responsibilities, Dr. Muhaimin is actively involved in conducting research and publishing scientific posters. He has been invited to speak at multiple prestigious seminars and conferences, including the Malaysian Society of Haematology Conference, where he shared his valuable insights and extensive expertise on topics related to his field of work.