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SELECTED PAPERS FROM WONCA ASIA-PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE 2009

Below are some papers presented by Malaysian family physicians during the WONCA Asia-Pacific Regional Conference 2009 (4-7th June 2009, Hong Kong). The Malaysian Family Physician would like to invite all presenters to submit their full papers for consideration for publication.

Alphabetical order by author’s names

1. Azidah AK, Norlaily H, Asrenee AR, Rohayah H, Juwita S. A study of cognitive impairment and dementia among elderly attending outpatient clinics of Universiti Sains Hospital, Malaysia. [Oral presentation]
2. Azidah AK, Hasniza H. Prevalence of fall and its associated factors among elderly diabetics in Diabetic Clinic, Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital, Malaysia. [Poster presentation]
3. Aznida Firzah AA, Ismail R, Tong SF. Adherence to the scheduled clinic appointments: does it improve diabetes care among type II diabetic patients? [Poster presentation]
4. Aznida Firzah AA, Sharifuddin N, Aziz NA, Hamzah MS, Radzniwan AR. Erectile dysfunction in hypertensive men attending outpatient clinic in a teaching hospital in Malaysia. [Poster presentation]
5. Cheong AT, Tong SF, Khoo EM. Usefulness of a history of rubella vaccination in the diagnosis of rubella susceptibility among pregnant women. [Poster presentation]
6. Haireen AH, Khoo EM. A comparison study between direct ophthalmoscopy and fundus camera in detecting diabetic retinopathy. [Oral presentation]
7. Khairani O, Amilia Hazreena H. Prevalence of postpartum anaemia and its associated factors at a primary care clinic in Malaysia. [Poster presentation]
8. Khairani O, Hizlinda T, Noor Azimah M. Perception of primary care doctors on the effectiveness of smoking cessation programmes for adolescents in Malaysia. [Poster presentation]
9. Khoo EM, Mathers N, McCarthy SA, Low WY. Is the Ohmer & DeSouza screening questionnaire for somatisation disorder useful in primary care? [Oral presentation]
10. Kwa SK, Yong Rafidah AR. Constructing quality single best answer questions. [Workshop]
11. Thuraiappah DM. General practice training programme in Malaysia. [Symposium]
12. Lee VKM, Teng CL, Efendie B, Rafidah B, Bong YK, Anuja K, Lee WH, Shafiq Ali JS, Selvakumari S, Sargunan P. Antibiotic prescription in upper respiratory tract infection – comparing public and private practice. [Poster presentation]
13. Nafiza MN, Paranthaman V, Satnam K, Lim JL, Amar Singh HSS, Sararaks S, Ranjit K, Asmah AA. Effective implementation of a structured psychoeducation programme among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia in the community. [Oral presentation]
14. Norlaili T. Healthy aging conceptualization – what do older Malays in Melbourne, Australia and Klang Valley, Malaysia, say? [Oral presentation]
15. Syed Alwi SAR, Shamsir A, Zainul Rashid MR. Assessment of menopausal symptoms using modified menopause rating scale (MRS) among middle-aged women in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. [Oral presentation]
16. Teng CL, Efendie B, Lee VKM, Tey KK, Selvakumari S, Sargunan P, Rafidah B, Bong YK, Shafiq Ali JS, Lee WH, Anuja K, Chen WS, Kennedy C. Antibiotics shorten duration of acute cough? A cohort study. [Oral presentation]
17. Tong SF, Lee VKM, Leelavathi M. Effectiveness of facilitated group discussion in improving diabetic control in a primary care centre. [Poster presentation]
18. Tong SF, Lee VKM, Zailinawati AH, Teng CL, Nordin S, Chen WS, Mimi O. Management of hypertension in primary care clinics: the process of care and appropriate use of pharmacological agents. [Oral presentation]
19. Yong Rafidah AR, Kwa SK, Noor Azizah T. Improving women’s health course for family doctors – sharing experiences with CRISIS. [Oral presentation]