Dato' Dr. Hj. Ghazali Hasni bin Hj. Md.Hassan

MBBS, Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital and Health Administration

Dean
Faculty of Medicine
Lincoln University College, Malaysia

Dato' Dr. Hj. Ghazali is the associate professor and dean of Faculty of Medicine, Lincoln university college. He has more than 35 years of experience in the field of health science. He has acquired his MBBS degree in the year of 1982 and completed his post graduate diploma in Hospital and Health Administration from Southbank University London.

Dr Ghanzali was the former director of Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan for more than five years. He attended seminars, conferences and courses regarding medical sciences. Being a versatile professor, he delivered talks on various topics like ‘Apa itu jantung & penyakit jantung’ at Jabatan Pendidikan HRPZ II and ‘Pengurusan staf bermasalah dan proses tatatertib / lembaga perubatan’ at Institut Pengurusan Kesihatan, Kuala Lumpur.

Prof Dr. Ab Aziz Al-Safi Bin Ismail

MD, MPH, PhD in Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 diabetes

Professor, Faculty of Medicine
Lincoln University College, Malaysia

Prof Dr. Ab Aziz Al-Safi Bin Ismail is presently working as Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Lincoln University College, Malaysia. He has more than 35 years of experience in the Public Health Field.

During this period, he has completed his medical degree in 1983 from National University of Malaysia.

Kuala Lumpur (UKM), Master in Public Health from University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur (UM) in 1990, Doctor in Philosophy in Cardiovascular Disease in Type 2 diabetes from The University of Liverpool, UK in 1998 & Fellowship in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine (FINEM) from Soukha, Kochi, India in 2018.

His areas of specialty are Diabetes Mellitus, Metabolic Syndrome, Paliative Care, & Practicing Integrative Medicine (Cupping Therapy, Nutritional Therapy). During this tenure he has been serving himself as the external examiner in many universities such as Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak & Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu. For his excellence in the respective field he has been awarded by a) Excellent Award (Anugerah Khidmat Cemerlang, Ministry of Health, Malaysia, 1987, b) Excellent Award (AnugerahKhidmatCemerlang), Universiti Sains Malaysia, 2002 & c) Ahli Yang Ketiga (Paduka) Bagidarjah Kebesaran Setia Mahkota Kelantan Yang Amat Terbilang (P.S.K.), Her Royal Highness Al-Sultan Kelantan, 2008.

Assoc Prof Datin Dr. Hafizah Che Hassan

M.Ed., Ph.D. in Health Sciences

Dean
Faculty of Nursing
Lincoln University College, Malaysia

Datin Dr. Hafizah graduated as a registered nurse from College of Nursing, Penang in 1974. Datin Dr. Hafizah predominantly worked as a renal nurse where she specialized in Renal and Urology with a Certificate of Renal Nursing from the Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Australia in 1987. Datin Dr. Hafizah has been working as an educator for 32 years. She obtained her Certificate of Advanced Diploma in Teaching from University of Malaya in the year 1982. In year 1993, Datin Dr. Hafizah obtained her BSc Nursing from University of Sydney, Australia. Datin Dr. Hafizah completed her Master of Education in the year 2000 from University of Malaya. Datin Dr. Hafizah completed her PhD in Health Sciences from Lincoln University College in the year of 2017.

Datin Dr. Hafizah has extensive experience in both undergraduate and postgraduate nursing education, and the development and improvement of curriculum in nursing education. Datin Dr. Hafizah has been actively involved as a program and curriculum auditor for Malaysian Nursing Board and Malaysian Qualifications Agency.

Datin Dr. Hafizah provides research supervision to postgraduate students undertaking both qualitative and quantitative studies. Her research experience and her interests in curriculum have shown vast development in nursing education.

Dr. Amel Dawod Kamel Gudia

M.N.Sc., PhD

Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University, Egypt

Dr. Amel Dowod Kamel has more than 20 years of experience in the field of women health. She has attended more than 30 national and international conferences related to nursing and healthcare. Her area of specialty is maternal and newborn health nursing. She is also an author of 5 books entitled, ˜Assessment of Common Types of Vaginal Infections among Women; Early Bleeding during Pregnancy; Management for Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage; Evidence based practice in clinical nursing and Critical thinking in nursing clinical practice. She is also among the editorial board members and reviewer in several scientific journals both domestic and international and one of one of scientific committee of domestic and international medical and nursing conferences.

She was awarded the Best Teacher award three times and the Best Thesis award at Cairo University. She was also awarded by faculty of nursing Cairo University for putting Cairo University as one of the partners of global science & technology forum conferences (GSTF) (Singapore).

Dr. Ahmad Khaldun Ismail

MBB Ch, BAO, B Med Sci (NUI), Dr Em Med (UKM)

President, Malaysian Society on Toxinology (MST)
Medical Lecturer & Consultant Emergency Physician (DU54)
Founding Consultant, Remote Envenomation Consultancy Services (RECS)
Clinical Toxinology, Emergency Medicine, Prehospital Care Special Events, Medical Services (SEMS)
Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

Dr. Khaldun is a Senior Medical Lecturer and Consultant Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Hospital Canselor Tuanku Muhriz, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre. He is the President of the Malaysian Society on Toxinology (MST) and a Review Advisor for the WHO Snakebite Envenoming Working Group (SBE-WG). He is the Founding Consultant of Remote Envenomation Consultancy Services (RECS) and Founding Director of ASEAN Marine animals & Snakes Envenoming (Poisoning) Management (AMSEM). He has special interest in Clinical Toxinology, Emergency Medicine and Prehospital Care. He founded various educational programs related to clinical Toxinology for students, healthcare providers and the public. He has a passion for teaching and is a well-known speaker in Malaysia and Internationally. He holds the authorship of a number of academic publications in related area of interests. He enjoys travelling, nature, swimming and good times with friends and family.

Ms. Phoebe Lynn Bolfango Calungsod

RN, MA

Dean, Faculty, College of Nursing, Visayas State University, Philippines

Phoebe Lynn Bolfango Calungsod had been working as a professional nurse at different institutions with various field of specialization. From community health nursing to a tertiary hospital at Cebu Doctors Hospital and its sister company North General Hospital. Recently she worked as a GNU staff nurse at Medical Center, Manila which offers wide information with its latest equipment and technologies for medical treatments.

She had been working as a dental nurse at Dr. Abdullah Al’ Mozher Dental Polyclinic, which caters all around dental procedures, treatments and prosthesis. She switched her career from hospital work to academe as Nurse Clinical instructor and an educator. She delivers theoretical nursing lectures both in the clinical area and in school, guiding the students in developing and applying their skills, knowledge and positive attitude.

Dr. Tan Choo Hock

MBBS, PhD

Venom Research and Toxinology Laboratory (Vetox Lab)
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya

Choo Hock Tan (MBBS, PhD) is a senior medical lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine and he leads the Venom Research and Toxinology Laboratory (Vetox Lab). His research interests span a wide range of subjects in the field of venom toxinology, which include molecular and functional characterization of venoms, medical pharmacology of antivenom (production, kinetics and dynamics), “-omics” of venomous species and toxins in drug discovery. Choo Hock enjoys passionately his toxinology research activities, from collecting specimens in the wild to conducting experiments in his laboratory. He is also affiliated to several professional bodies: as the Honorary Secretary of the Malaysian Society on Toxinology, and as a faculty member for the Annual Marine and Snake Envenomation Management Symposium/Workshop (AMSEM) as well as the Toxinological Society of India Conferences (TSICON). He is also a recipient of awards such as the Academic Training Fellowship from the Malaysian government and the International Award of Young Scientist from the Japanese Association of Laboratory Animal Sciences, Japan. His other “non-venomous” interests include medical education and traveling.(CV: https://umexpert.um.edu.my/tanch.html)

Prof. Dr. Mohammed Elbagir Ali Elameen

M.B.B.S University of Khartoum, Sudan
MRCP, FRCP, FCCP

Professor of Medicine, National Ribat University, Sudan
Consultant Internist and Interventional Pulmonologist at Ribat University Hospital
Rapporteur of Commission of high education of the medical college research and postgraduate studies, National Ribat University
Rapporteur of the commission on training of the internal medicine council of the Sudanese Medical Specialization Board
Rapporteur of the commission on training of the internal medicine committee of the Arab Board

Dr. Mohammed Elbagir Ali Elameen is an eminent researcher in the field of pulmonary medicine and plays a pivotal role in fostering medical education among medical colleges and other colleges in the country. Presently he is the Head of the Respiratory and HIV unit in the Medical Department of the Ribat University Hospital, Khartoum, Sudan. He is also the Professor of Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine, The National Ribat University.

He is the member of The Sudan Medical Council specialist and the General Medical Council, UK. He is the examiner at PACES of the Royal College of Physician, UK. Dr. Mohammed Elbagir has completed his PhD on medical education from MUST University, Egypt. He has acquired expertise in respiratory medicine for the diagnosis and treatment of all respiratory problems along diagnostic bronchoscopy and others. He has done research in the fields of tuberculosis, asthma.

Dr. Madhumita Sen

MBBS, MD

Faculty of Medicine
MAHSA University, Malaysia

Dr. Madhumita Sen, MD, is a doctor with many years of clinical experience, initially in hospital practice in the Indian Army and then in the National Health Service, UK and later as a Primary Care Physician in the community.

She completed her MBBS from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India in 1982 and later specialised in Geriatric Medicine. She also obtained a degree in Natural Medicine and Yoga Sciences in India. She is a life member of the Indian Medical Association and the Indian Academy of Geriatrics.

From 2011, she has been in Malaysia, working at the Melaka College of Science and Management as a Programme Director for the Faculty of Natural Medicine, as well teaching clinical skills to the students.

Since 2015 she is teaching at MAHSA University Faculty of Medicine, in the Department of Early Clinical Exposure and Personal and Professional development, teaching clinical skills and Medical Ethics to students from years 1 to 5.

Her special interests lie in Geriatric Medicine and in Natural Health Care which involves mainly dietary and lifestyle interventions in health promotion and disease prevention. Since joining MAHSA, she has also been involved in developing and implementing the Personal and Professional development curriculum in the Faculty of Medicine.

Dr. Laurence L. Garcia

M.Sc. in Nursing (Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing), Ph.D. in Nursing (Gerontology Nursing)

Director for Research
Center for Research and Development and
Research Institute for Ageing and Health
Cebu Normal University
Philippines

Dr. Laurence L. Garcia is a relatively young faculty member of the College of Nursing of Cebu Normal University.

He graduated his Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master’s in Nursing specialized in Mental Health Psychiatric Nursing and Doctor of Science in Nursing specialized in Gerontology Nursing from the same university. In his short stay in the university, he rose from the ranks, from being a research assistant of the college, to being faculty member and eventually served as Dean at the age of 25.

His works centered on mental health and care of the older persons. In his memberships in local and national organizations for the older persons, he was able to contribute in the formulation of policies to provide greater comfort to the older population. He was also able to lead projects on the provision of services for the older people which eventually led to the formulation of modules. Some of his researches were focused on this age group which he was able to present in national and international conferences and were published in local and international journals. He also served as a mentor to students who specialized in Psychiatric Nursing and Gerontology Nursing. Currently, he is the Director of the Center for Research and Development and the Research Institute for Ageing and Health. He also serves as the Chair of the Committee on Research Information and Utilization of the Central Visayas Consortium for Health Research and Development.

Dr. Jayanta Das

M.B.B.S ( Cal ), F.MAS ( Delhi )

Dialysis Access & Peripheral Vascular Surgeon
Course Coordinator: PGDPML ( Post Graduate Diploma in Public Healthcare and Medical Laws ), WB NUJS.
Managing Director, Dillons Hospital Pvt. Ltd.
General Secretary, Dillons Kidney Foundation, Kolkata, India

Dr. Jayanta Das after completing his graduation from Medical college, Kolkata, India in the year 1999. In 2010 obtained Fellowship in Minimal Access Surgery. He has served as Former Medical Director, Nehru Memorial Techno Global Hospital, India and presently working as course coordinator of Post Graduate Diploma in Public Healthcare and Medical Laws (PGDPML), in NUJS (National University of Juridical Sciences).He is also holding the post of General Secretary, Dillons Kidney Foundation and Managing Director, Dillons Hospital Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata, India.

Prof. Harish Rao

MBBS, MS

Orthopedic Surgeon

Prof Rao completed his MBBS from Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal and obtained his Master of Surgery in Orthopedics in 1992. After his training in medical college he worked in various hospitals and institutes in India. At present he is a visiting Professor at Lincoln University College. He has been invited to various forums to deliver lectures. He has publications in various National and International journals.

Mr. S. Choudhury

PKT, PJK B.Sc., M.Sc. (Pharma)., M.Phil., Dip.BS.

CEO Vigilenz Medical Devices Sdn.Bhd
CEO Vigilenz Medical Supplies Sdn.Bhd
CEO Vigilenz Medical UK Ltd

Born and brought up in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia S.Choudhury had his early education in Bahau and completed his MSc, Bsc (Pharmacology) and Master of Philosophy at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India in 1982. Started his career with a German multinational in the Medical field. After almost 19 years with this company in various Regional Senior positions, he decided to call it quits and established his own medical devices manufacturing company (2002), Vigilenz Medical Devices Sdn Bhd. Vigilenz achieved its ISO 13485:2003 and CE Mark Class ll medical devices in the year 2004. In the year 2006, the company accomplished the highest Class lll CE Mark for exports to the European Union and the first Malaysian company with a Class lll accreditation audited by TUV Germany. In 2006, he was the founder and Pro-term President of the Malaysian Medical Devices Association [MMDA] and he is also currently a member of the Association of Malaysian Medical Industries. S.Choudhury is also the recipient of two state awards, the PJK (2002) and the PKT (2006) by the most Honorable Governor of Penang. Appointed as the Advisory Panel of (Invest Penang), a state government investment arm by the Chief Minister of Penang and holds this position from year 2006 till present. He was featured in the September 2013 issue of the worldwide US publication Site Selection inviting investors into Malaysia as a possible manufacturing base. He was appointed by the Minister in the Prime Ministers Department, the Honorable Datuk Seri Idris Jala, as the Lab leader for the Medical Devices Lab under NKEA Healthcare (2011). He was subsequently endorsed by both Datuk Seri Idris Jala and the then Minister of Health as a sitting member of the national steering committee for NKEA Healthcare [medical devices] from year 2012 till present. Vigilenz had been announced as an Entry Point Project [EPP] company by the Honorable Prime Minister under the Economic Transformation Programme (2012). He was appointed by MIDA as a member of the Medical Devices Investment Advisory Panel (MDIAP) in line with the 11th Malaysia Plan (2016). He is the member of the Medical Technology Flagship Research Committee, under SIRIM Berhad. At its new facility in Penang Science Park, Vigilenz now ventures into orthopedics implants which will be coated with bacteriostatic material and launched globally as a first of its kind. The company currently has R & D projects in wound management & infection control products.