Congress Programme

CONGRESS PROGRAMME

14^th MALAYSIAN HOSPICE COUNCIL CONGRESS
Palliative Care: Building Compassionate Communities
24^th JULY 2020 – 26^th JULY 2020

PROGRAM DAY 1

Friday 24^th July 2020 \| MORNING SESSION
8:00am		REGISTRATION
9:00 -11:00am		PRE – CONGRESS WORKSHOPS PCW 1 – Overcoming Challenges in Community Palliative Care Services Delivery. Speaker: Dr. Ednin Hamzah (Chief Executive Officer, Hospis Malaysia） Speaker: Dr. M.R. Rajagopal（Chairman of Pallium India and Director of Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences）
		PCW 2 – Conducting Quality Researches in Palliative Care-What does it take? Speaker: Dr. Jaclyn Yoong (Consultant Medical Oncologist and Palliative Care Consultant, Monash Health Services, Melbourne）
		PCW 3 – Integrating Spiritual Aspects in Palliative Care. Speaker: Sister Geraldine Tan （Executive Director, St Joseph’s Home, Singapore）
		PCW 4 – Rehabilitative Palliative Care – Who, How, Why? Speaker: Dr. Meike van de Lemput – Helvoort (Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, Rehabilitation Centre “Basalt”, Delft, Netherlands）
		PCW 5 – Paediatrics Palliative Care Essentials *(End @ 12noon)** Speaker: Dr. Edi Setiawan Tehuteru (Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, National Cancer Centre, Dharmais Cancer Hospital, Jakarta Speaker: Dr. Chong Lee Ai (Consultant Paediatrician and Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre）
		PCW 6 – Practical Aspects of Palliative Care Nursing Speakers: Helena Wee (Retired Palliative Care Nurse Consultant, United Kingdom; Michelle Phang and Nooraishah Shahmat (Staff Nurses, National Cancer Society of Malaysia Sarawak Branch); Niensi Atara (Staff Nurse, Two Tree Lodge Hospice, Kuching）
		PCW 7 – Shan Zhong 善终 Good Death (Conducted in Mandarin) Speaker: Fong Yee Leong (Senior Social Worker / Counsellor, Xian En Group, Kuala Lumpur)

Friday 24^th July 2020 \| AFTERNOON SESSION
11:00am		TEA BREAK / NETWORKING
11:30am		OPENING CEREMONY
12:00 – 12:45pm		KEYNOTE ADDRESS- Building a Compassionate Society – Advocacy for Palliative Care. Speaker: Dr. M.R. Rajagopal （Chairman of Pallium India and Director of Trivandrum Institute of Palliative Sciences, New Delhi) Chair: Dr. Lam Chin Chyou
12:45 – 2:00pm		LUNCH
2:00 – 2:40pm		PLENARY 1: Blueprint for Palliative Care for All (who needs it) in Malaysia Speaker: Dr. Richard Lim （Head of Palliative Care Unit, Hospital Selayang, Selangor) Chair: Dr. Lam Chin Chyou
2:40 – 3:30pm		PLENARY 2: Measuring Outcome in Palliative Care – What yardstick? Speaker: Dr. Lam Chee Loong (Chairman of Malaysia Hospice Council, Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, University of Malaya) Chair: Dr. Fazlina Ahmad
3:30 – 4:00pm		TEA BREAK
4:00 – 5:00pm		POSTER & EXHIBITION VIEWING
5:00pm		END OF DAY 1
5:15pm		BIENNIAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MALAYSIAN HOSPICE COUNCIL.
7:30pm		FACULTY DINNER

PROGRAM DAY 2

DAY 2 MHCC Main Congress \| 25^th July 2020, Saturday
8:30 – 9:15am	PLENARY 3 : Palliative Care – A Disruptive Innovator in Healthcare? Speaker: Dr. Ednin Hamzah (Chief Executive Officer, Hospis Malaysia) Chair: Dr. Michael Yoong
9:20 – 10:50am	Symposium 1 SYMPTOMS MANAGEMENT Chair: Dr. Sheriza Izwa	Symposium 2 REHABILITATIVE/ PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE Chair: Dr. Loh Yunn Hua
9:20 – 9:50am	Meeting Patients’ Needs in Cancer Pain Management Speaker: Dr Mary Cardosa (Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Pain Specialist, Hospital Selayang, Kuala Lumpur)	Integrating Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Meike van de Lemput – Helvoort (Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, Rehabilitation Centre “Basalt”, Delft, Netherlands）
9:50 – 10:20am	Approach to Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Palliative Care Speaker: Dr Fazlina Ahmad (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Hospital Alor Setar, Kedah)	Role of a Medical Social Worker: Beyond $$ and Cents Speaker: Fong Yee Leong (Senior Social Worker / Counsellor, Xian En Group, Kuala Lumpur)
10:20 – 10:50am	Managing Depression and Anxiety in Palliative Care Patients Speaker: Associate Professor Ng Chong Guan (Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre	No Journey Too Far – One NGO’s Palliative Care Journey Speaker: Hung Sung Huo (Founder, Kuching Life Care)
10:50 – 11:10am	TEA BREAK/ POSTER & EXHIBITION VIEWING

DAY 2 MHCC Main Congress | 25^th July 2020, Saturday

8:30 – 9:15am

PLENARY 3 : Palliative Care – A Disruptive Innovator in Healthcare?

Speaker: Dr. Ednin Hamzah (Chief Executive Officer, Hospis Malaysia)

Chair: Dr. Michael Yoong

9:20 – 10:50am

Symposium 1

SYMPTOMS MANAGEMENT
Chair: Dr. Sheriza Izwa

Symposium 2

REHABILITATIVE/ PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE
Chair: Dr. Loh Yunn Hua

9:20 – 9:50am

Meeting Patients’ Needs in Cancer Pain Management

Speaker: Dr Mary Cardosa (Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Pain Specialist, Hospital Selayang, Kuala Lumpur)

Integrating Rehabilitation and Palliative Care

Speaker: Dr. Meike van de Lemput – Helvoort (Consultant Rehabilitation Physician, Rehabilitation Centre “Basalt”, Delft, Netherlands）

9:50 – 10:20am

Approach to Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Palliative Care

Speaker: Dr Fazlina Ahmad (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Hospital Alor Setar, Kedah)

Role of a Medical Social Worker: Beyond $$ and Cents

Speaker: Fong Yee Leong (Senior Social Worker / Counsellor, Xian En Group, Kuala Lumpur)

10:20 – 10:50am

Managing Depression and Anxiety in Palliative Care Patients

Speaker: Associate Professor Ng Chong Guan (Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre

No Journey Too Far – One NGO’s Palliative Care Journey

Speaker: Hung Sung Huo (Founder, Kuching Life Care)

10:50 – 11:10am

TEA BREAK/ POSTER & EXHIBITION VIEWING

Saturday 25^th July 2020 \| AFTERNOON SESSION
11:10 – 12:40am	Symposium 3 PAEDIATRICS PALLIATIVE CARE Chair: Dr. Ong Gek Bee	Symposium 4 PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING Chair: Michelle Evelyn	Symposium 5 FREE PAPERS Chair: Dr. Cindy Teoh
11:10 -11:40am	Perinatal + Neonatal Palliative Care Speaker: Dr. Fahisham Taib (Consultant Paediatrician and Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan)	SYMPOSIUM 4: PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING Lessons from a Palliative Care Nurse Pioneer Speaker: Morna Chua. (Retired Matron, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu)
11:40 -12:10pm	Holistic Care for Children with Cancer Speaker: Dr. Edi Setiawan Tehuteru (Consultant Paediatric Oncologist, National Cancer Centre, Dharmais Cancer Hospital, Jakarta)
12:10 – 12:40pm	Bridging the Gap in Palliative Care for Adolescents and Young Adults Speaker: Dr. Chong Lee Ai (Consultant Paediatrician and Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre)	Panel Discussion : Diary of a Hospice Home Care NurseModerator: Angela Chia (Australia) Speakers: Amy Lim (HCA Hospice Care, Singapore) Emily Yap Lee Peng (Hospis Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur) Helena Wee (Retired Palliative Care Nurse Consultant, United Kingdom) Nooraishah Shahmat (National Cancer Society of Malaysia Sarawak Branch) Niensi Atarah (Two Tree Lodge Hospice, Kuching) Jenny Ak Budum (Palliative Care Unit, Sibu Hospital)
12:40 – 12:50pm	QUESTION & ANSWER
12:50 – 1:40pm	LUNCH SYMPOSIUM
1:45 – 2:30pm	PLENARY 4: What is a Good Death? Speaker: Sister Geraldine Tan (Executive Director, St Joseph’s Home, Singapore) Chair: Dr. Molly Mathew
2:30- 3:15pm	PLENARY 5: The Science of Compassion – Review of Landmark Papers in Palliative care Speaker: Dr. Jaclyn Yoong (Consultant Medical Oncologist and Palliative Care Consultant, Monash Health Services, Melbourne) Chair: Dr. Cindy Teoh
3:15 – 3:30pm	TEA BREAK

Saturday 25^th July 2020 \| AFTERNOON SESSION
3:30 – 5:00pm	SYMPOSIUM 6: INTEGRATING PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES IN MALAYSIA Chair: Dato’ Seri Dr. T. Devaraj	3:30 – 5:00pm	SYMPOSIUM 7: PALLIATIVE CARE IN NON- CANCER SETTINGS Chair: Dr. Harre Harren
3:30 – 4:15pm	Panel Discussion 1: Hospital vs Community Palliative Care Services: Can Patients’ Care be transferred seamlessly? Moderator: Dr. Loh Ee ChinSpeakers: Dr. Richard Lim Dr. Ednin Hamzah Dr. M.R. Rajagopal Dr. Lam Chee Loong	3:30 – 4.00pm	End Of Life Pathway For Patients With Advanced Heart Failure Speaker: Dr. Liew Houng Bang (Consultant Cardiologist and Head, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu)
		4:00 – 4:30pm	Palliative Care For Patients With ESRF: Perspective and Future Speaker: Dr. Sheriza Izwa (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre)
4:15 – 5:00pm	Panel Discussion 2:Community Palliative Care Services – Triumphs & Tribulations Moderator: Datuk Dr. Victor Raja Speakers: Dr. Michael Yoong (Klang Hospice) Morna Chua Dr. Oo Loo Chan (Charis Hospice, Penang) Dr. Meike van de Lemput – Helvoort Dr. Sri Wahyu Taher, (Consultant Family Medicine Specialist, Alor Setar)	4:30 – 5.00pm	Supporting Communication In Patients With Motor Neuron Disease And Other Neurological Disease Speaker: Dr. David Paul Capelle (Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre)
5:00pm	HOUSEKEEPING/ END OF DAY 2
6:00 – 10:00pm	EXPLORE KUCHING CITY TOUR : FREE & EASY Sign up upon Registration (Free transport provided)

PROGRAM DAY 3

Sunday 25^th July 2020 \| MORNING SESSION
8:30 – 9:10am	PLENARY 6: Fiction and Facts on The Opioid Crisis Speaker: Dr. Mary Cardosa (Senior Consultant Anaesthesiologist and Pain Specialist Selayang Hospital) Chair: Dr. Tiong Tung Hui
9:10 – 9:45am	PLENARY 7: You Matter …. A Legend’s Legacy Speaker: Dr. Molly Mathew (Palliative Care Kota Kinabalu) Chair: Dr. Ednin Hamzah
9.45 – 10:20pm	PLENARY 8: We Rise by Lifting Others – Journey of a Hospice Volunteer Speaker: Mok Check Boon (Volunteer, Selayang Hospital) Chair: Dr. Richard Lim
10:20 – 10:40am	TEABREAK
10:40 – 11:40am	SYMPOSIUM 8 END OF LIFE CARE Chair: Dr. David Paul Capelle	SYMPOSIUM 9 COPING AND CARING – PATIENTS’/ CARERS’ PERSPECTIVE Chair: Lily Ling
10:40 – 11:10am	ACP and Cultural Considerations at EOL Speaker: Dr. Loh Ee Chin (Senior Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre)	Living with Chronic Illness – What I wish others will know Speaker: Leonard Chang Foh Soon
11:10 – 11:40am	Managing End of Life Symptoms Speaker: Dr. Cindy Teoh (Palliative Care Consultant, Selayang Hospital)	Caring for Loved Ones with Terminal Cancer and Coping with Loss Video Presentation and Discussion (Dr. Angel Wong)
11:45 – 12:25pm	PLENARY 9: Palliative and Hospice Care – Past, Present and Future Speaker: Dr. Loh Ee Chin (Senior Consultant Palliative Care Physician, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre) Chair: Dr. Angel Wong
12:30pm	CLOSING CEREMONY AND PRIZE GIVING Dr. Lam Chin Chyou (Chairman, National Cancer Society of Malaysia Sarawak Branch)