Community Medicine Cluster

     

    prof. lua

    Head of Cluster
    Prof. Dr. Lua Pei Lin

     

         Background

    Community Medicine is often considered synonymous with Preventive and Social Medicine or Public Health and is mainly concerned with the health of the members of a community or region. Its emphasis lies in the early diagnosis of disease, the recognition of environmental and occupational hazards to good health and the prevention of disease. As such, this specialty covers a range of healthcare services from prevention, promotion, cure to rehabilitation of health problems.

     

     List of Special Interest Group (SIG)

     

    NO.

    NAME OF SIG

    PRODUCTS/SERVICES

    GROUP MEMBERS

    1

    Health-Related Quality Of Life (HRQoL)

    HRQoL as effectiveness or outcome assessment to reflect the holistic impact of community-based healthcare services or treatments.

    YBhg. Prof. Datuk Dr. Yahaya Ibrahim

    Prof. Dr. Kamaruddin Mohd Said

    Prof. Dr. Tg. Mohammad Ariff B. R. Hussin

    Prof. Dr. Ab Fatah B. Ab Rahman

    Prof. Dr. Lukman @ Zawawi B. Mohamad

    Assos. Prof. Dr. Ramle B. Abdullah

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norizan Bt. Abdul Ghani

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azmi B. Hassan

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aniza Bt. Abd. Aziz

    Dr. Myat Mo Thwe Aung

    2

    Health Education And Promotion

    Interventions designed to help individuals and communities improve their health by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.

    YBhg. Prof. Datuk Dr. Yahaya Ibrahim

    Prof. Dr. Kamaruddin Mohd Said

    Prof. Dr. Lukman @ Zawawi B. Mohamad

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ramle B. Abdullah

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Nordin Abd. Rahman

    Assoc. Prof.  Dr. Azmi B. Hassan

    Assoc. Prof.  Dr. Rabiul Ahasan

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norizhar B. Kadarman

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rahmah Bt. Mohd Amin

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aniza Bt. Abd. Aziz

    Dr. Sh. Wajihah Wafa Bt. SS Tarek Wafa

    Dr. Aryati Bt. Ahmad

    Dr. Myat Mo Thwe Aung

    Dr. Mokhairi B. Makhtar

    Dr. Mohd. Razif B. Shahril

    En. Mohd. Khairuddin B. Mohd. Safee

    En. Sahar Sa’di B. Hashim

    Pn. Normala Bt. Abdul Rahim

    Pn. Julaily Aida Bt. Jusoh

    En. Azwa B. Abd. Aziz

    3

    Integrative Healthcare

    Non-mainstream healthcare approaches that encompass the various practices outside mainstream medicine which are integrated into treatment and health promotion (including telehealth).

    Prof. Dr. Ab Fatah B. Ab Rahman

    Assoc. Prof.  Dr. Abdul Manam B. Mohamad

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd. Nordin B. Abdul Rahman

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norizan Bt. Abdul Ghani

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rabiul Ahasan

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aniza Bt. Abd. Aziz

    Dr. Myat Mo Thwe Aung

    Dr. Mokhairi B. Makhtar

    En. Sahar Sa’di B. Hashim

    Pn. Normala Bt. Abdul Rahim

    Pn. Julaily Aida Bt. Jusoh

    En. Azwa B. Abd. Aziz

    4

    Substance Abuse And Misuse

    Research to identify, understand and produce solutions/treatments for substance abuse, including reducing relapse, smoking habits and crime-related activities while enhancing independence, social interactions and quality of life.

    Prof. Dr. Ab Fatah B. Ab Rahman

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdul Manam B. Mohamad

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Norizan Bt. Abdul Ghani

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aniza Bt. Abd. Aziz

    Dr. Myat Moe Thwe Aung

    5

    Community Nutrition And Rehabilitation

    Serves to investigate the distribution and causes of nutritional disparities in populations using tools from epidemiology, social sciences and policy analysis as well as designing, implementing and evaluating nutrition interventions and education.

    Prof. Dr. Tg. Mohammad Ariff B. R. Hussin

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Azmi B. Hassan

    Assoc. Prof.  Dr. Norizhar B. Kadarman

    Assoc. Prof.  Dr. Rahmah Bt. Mohd Amin

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aniza Bt. Abd. Aziz

    Dr. Sh. Wajihah Wafa Bt. SS Tarek Wafa

    Dr. Wan Rohani Bt. Wan Taib

    Dr. Aryati Bt. Ahmad

    Dr. Myat Mo Thwe Aung

    Dr. Mohd. Razif B. Shahril

    En. Mohd. Khairuddin B. Mohd. Safee

     

    Cluster Activities

    NO.

    DATE

    VENUE

    ACTIVITY

    1

    9-10 Mar 2014

    UniSZA Main Library Computer Centre

    Multi-Disciplinary Proposal-Writing Workshop

    2

    16 Mar 2014

    UMMC, Petaling Jaya

    Discussion with UM research partner – RCRP UM

    3

    10 April 2014

    UMMC, Petaling Jaya

    IAEEP product polishing and completion of RCRP proposal

    4

    9 Jun 2014

    Bilik Mesyuarat 1, UniSZA Kampus Gong Badak

    Cluster Meeting

    5

    18 Aug 2014 (future)

    Bilik Mesyuarat 1, UniSZA Kampus Gong Badak

    Visit From Psychology & Social Health Research Unit, UMS

    6

    14-16 Oct 2014 (future)

    UniSZA Main Library Computer Centre

    Workshop On Systematic Review & Meta Analysis