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

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