Medical Management
Resume:
My Profile
Exceptional and outstanding Consultant Physician with over 16 years’ experience working in organizational and hospitals settings in diagnosing, managing and monitoring of heterogeneous disease through meticulous history, clinical examinations, laboratory and radiological assessments. Education
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Membership
Secretariat of Medic Club, Hospital Raja PerempuanZainab II, Kota Bharu, Kelantan. Malaysia
Committee Member for the Malaysian HIV Association Non-Governmental Organization Roles
Advisor for Pertubuhan Masyarakat Prihatin (PMP), the first NGO for single mother with HIV in Kelantan, Malaysia (as well as Honorary Lecturer)
Honorary Lecturer for Persatuan Pengasih Kelantan
Doctor in Radio whilst in Melbourne, Australia. Talking on HIV in Malaysia AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS
NORITA AHMAD
Consultant Infectious Disease Physician
KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia. Consultant Physician for
Medical Mission in Mecca
2007
Malaysian Hajj Foundation
Quality Assurance Project
2006
(Flipchart for HIV
Treatment)
National Recognition by
Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Excellent Staff 2004
Hospital Raja
PerempuanZainab II
(HRPZ II) Kota Bharu,
Kelantan,Malaysia
Malaysian Delegates for
Asia Pacific HIV
Conference in Tokyo
2003
World Health Organization
Speaker for International
HIV Conference for Muslim
Leaders 2003
Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Amongst First Few
Recognized Consultant
Infectious Disease
Physician
Ministry of Health, Malaysia
HIV Counselling Trainer for
East Coast Region 2003
Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Norita Ahmad
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Fellowship in Infectious Disease
The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Year: 2005 - 2006
MD
National University of Malaysia
(UKM)University
Year: 1992
Bachelor (Hons) Medical Science
Year: 1990
Master of Medicine
University Science of Malaysia (USM)
Year: 2000
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Clinical Experiences
Chairperson for Hospital Infection Control committee ( KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia )
o Registered as Consultant Infectious Disease Physician by National Specialist Registry (NSR) in 2012.
o Year : February 2008 – present
Established a proper infection control unit at hospital level. o Involved in hospital surveillance, outbreak management, Pandemic flu, H1N1 and MersCoV preparedness program.
o Looking at occupational and environmental hazards. o Established a local antibiotic guideline in KPJ Perdana Specialist Hospital, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
o Year : February 2008 - present
Active involvement in infection control activities at Hospital and central level of KPJ Group of Hospital.
o Monitoring surveillance data, Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) and policies development.
o Year : February 2008 - present
Speaker for Infection Control Awareness Program. o East coast region, KPJ Group Hospitals, TELEKOM, Masterskills College and Employees Provident Fund.
o Giving awareness program to the public pertaining to dengue, flu, leptospirosis, H1N1 and MersCoV.
o Year : 2010 – present
In-charge of High Dependency Ward (HDW) in HRPZII and seeing majority of infections in critically ill patients.
o Vast experience in treating tropical diseases (dengue, typhoid, leptospirosis), deep soft tissue infection, severe sepsis and pneumonias. o Year : 2000 - 2008
Managing patients in General Medical wards, ICU, CCU and clinic. o Year : 2000 – 2008
Coordinator for National Indicator Approach (NIA) for Medical Department. o Year : 2004
Supervising and training of Family Medicine Specialist/Nurses/ Medical Assistant from all over Malaysia during oftheir 2 weeks attachment in HIV/Infectious Disease clinic in HRPZ II.
My Expertise
Achievement
Committee Member for Clinical Risk Management (CRM) at central level of KPJ’s Hospital 2012-2014.
Chairperson of Hospital Infection Control Committee
Subcommittee member for Credentialing and Privileging Infectious Disease Physician in Malaysia effective from Oct 2016 till Dec 2018
Committee Member for National Antimicrobial Plan effective from Oct 2016 till Dec 2018
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o Kelantan has been recognized as the regional centre for East Coast Region in Infectious Disease specialty. Therefore, we received healthcare workers on regular basis (2 weeks course) for training in HIV/ID management. o Year : 2000 - 2008
Active involvement at Ministry Level:
o Coordinator for Tropical Disease for the National Antibiotic Guidelines o Active involvement in development of New Adult CPG for Dengue o Supervisor for Medical Officers, Masters Students as well as Clinical Specialists.
o Year : 2000 - 2008
Research Experiences
Period: 2006
Principal Investigator for Usage of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in diagnosis of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia (VAP). Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Principal Investigator for Audit on Antifungal use in General ICU, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Period: 2003 - 2005
Antibiotic audit in HRPZ II (Principal Investigator)
Needle stick injury in HRPZ II (Principal Investigator)
Typhoid outbreak in Kelantan 2003 (Kuchelong Outbreak) (Principal Investigator)
Typhoid outbreak in Kota Bharu 2005 (Co-Investigator)
CHIESI study. Multinational non-comparative study to evaluate the effectiveness of new antiasthmatic drugs in adult patient (Co-Investigator)
ACCORD study. Study on unstable angina in HRPZ II (Co-Investigator)
OASIS study. Study on usage of fondaparinux in Post Myocardial Infarct patients
(Co-Investigator)
Involved in Quality Assurance Project (QAP). Two QAP projects had been awarded at state as well as nation level:
o 1st project was introduction of Flipchart for HIV treatment counselling. This Flipchart has been used all over Malaysia for HIV counselling. o 2nd project was on Community Acquired Pneumonia. A new checklist was introduced to simplify doctors in management of CAP.
Period: 2000 - 2002
Studies on pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic with NA2 in tuberculosis patients treated with Isoniazide (HRPZ II & Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia, HUSM) – Co-Investigator.
Studies on pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic in hypertensive patients treated with metoprolol (HRPZ II& HUSM – Co-Investigator)
A preliminary study on the influence on HIV infection in the transmission of tuberculosis
(Co-Investigator)
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Teaching Experiences
Oral presentations on Typhoid outbreak. Malaysian Scandinavian Infectious Disease Conference (MSIDC), University Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, 2006.
Oral presentation at Combine Scientific Meeting, HUSM, 2006.
Oral presentation during Awareness on Sharp Injuries Conference (National) 2006, Renaissance Hotel, Kuala Lumpur.
Poster presentation on Typhoid Outbreak. Guillin, China. World Salmonellosis Conference, 2005.
Typhoid Outbreak. The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. (2005 – 2006)
Audit on Antifungal use in General ICU, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. (2006)
Usage of Bronchoalveolar Lavage in diagnosis of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
(VAP). The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ( 2006 ) Seminar & Workshops Handling Experiences
Conference in Internal Medicine (National) 2002
Tropical Medicine Conference (National) 2007
HIV Update (National) 2003 & 2005
Critical Medicine Course (National) 2004
Significant Courses Attended
2015
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 Stress Management Malaysia Airlines,
Kota Bharu,
Kelantan
29/9/2015 Speaker
2 KPJ Healthcare Conference Royale Chulan
Hotel, Selangor
4-6/9/2015 Facilitator
3 Infection Control Awareness Anugerah Room,
KPJ Perdana
Specialist Hospital
28/7/2015 Speaker
2014
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 Stress Management Anugerah Room,
KPJ Perdana
Specialist Hospital
27/9/2014 Speaker
2 Health Talk on Vector Bone
Disease
Anugerah Room,
KPJ Perdana
Specialist Hospital
12/4/2014 Speaker
3 Dengue Anugerah Room,
KPJ Perdana
Specialist Hospital
26/3/2014 Speaker
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2013
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 HINI Awareness Anugerah Room,
KPJ Perdana
Specialist Hospital
16/12/2013 Speaker
2 KPJ Healthcare Conference One World Hotel,
Selangor
6-8/11/2013 Facilitator
3 Treatment of HIV Anugerah Room,
KPJ Perdana
Specialist Hospital
16/10/2013 Speaker
4 Briefing on Influenza A (H7N9) Anugerah Room,
KPJ Perdana
Specialist Hospital
22/4/2013 Speaker
5 Hospital Acquired Infection Anugerah Room,
KPJ Perdana
Specialist Hospital
26/3/2013 Speaker
2009
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 KPJ Healthcare Medical
Workshop
Equatorial Hotel,
Selangor
12-13/12/2009 Speaker &
organizer
2007
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 10th Bangkok Symposium on
HIV Medicine
Bangkok 17-19/1/2007 Delegates
2 Conference in Infectious
Medicine
Pulau Pinang 6-8/4/2007 Delegates
3 MRSA and Fungal Infection Singapore 1-2/7/2007 Delegates 4 National Conference on
Tropical Medicine
Renaissance, KB 29 -30/7/2007 Speaker
5 Sexual Health Life (National) Grand River View
Hotel, KB
16-18/8/2007 Speaker
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2006
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 PMTCT Course (State) Pusat Latihan
Tumpat
23/11/2006 Speaker
2 Occupational Needle stick
Injury (National)
Sunway Lagoon 25-26/7/2006 Speaker
3 4th National Conference on
Intensive Care
Sunway Pyramid 15-17/9/2006 Delegates
4 State Infection Control
Seminar
Kolej Jururawat
Kota Bharu
28-29/8/2006 Speaker
5 Hospital Infection Control
Course
Dewan Perdana,
HRPZ II
27/7/2006 Speaker
6 Malaysian Scandinavian
Infectious Tropical Disease
Conference ( International)
Universiti Malaysia
Sabah
16-19/11/2006 Speaker
7 Starting HIV treatment at
Rehab Centre ( National)
Hotel Perdana
Kota Bharu
26-28/12/2006 Speaker
8 Orientation Course for
Professional (HRPZ II )
Dewan Mulia 26/12/2006 Speaker
9 Post basic Course Meeting IMR, Kuala
Lumpur
Committee
10 National Antibiotic Guidelines Aras 1, Putrajaya 17/10/2006 Coordinato r Tropical
Disease
11 CPG Dengue in Adult Aras 1, BM 1,
Putrajaya
24/11/2006 CPG
Committee
Member
12 Internal Audit MS ISO
9001:2000 by TOMC
Consulting
Dewan Cahaya 13-15/11/2006 Delegates
13 HIV in Community and Muslim
leaders
Cinta Sayang Golf
Resort
7-9/11/2006 Speaker
2005
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 Strengthening Strategies in
Confronting Infection Control
Challenges
HUKM 1-2/6/2005 Delegates
2 8th Annual Congress of MTS Hilton Kuala
Lumpur
15-17/7/2005 Delegates
3 State Health Conference HUSM 1-7/7/2005 Speaker
4 Thrombolytic Therapy DewanMulia 15/6/2005 Speaker 5 Regional Conference Update
on HIV / Hepatitis Infection
De Rhu Beach
Resort, Pahang
15-17/3/2005 Speaker
6 QAP Convention Dewan Mulia 6/7/2005 Speaker
7 USMUS Intensive Course on
HIV: What’s New
HUSM 15-17/7/2005 Speaker
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2004
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 Update Management PLWHA Dewan Mulia 24/3/2004 Speaker 2 Counselling for Seroconvert
Donor
Grand Season
Kuala Lumpur
24-27/5/2004 Delegates
3 Thrombolytic Therapy (State) Dewan Mulia 12/7/2004 Speaker 4 HIV Counselling (National) Sutera Inn 12-15/7/2004 Speaker 5 Medicolegal Course Kelantan
(State)
Pusat Latihan
Tumpat
9-10/5/2004 Delegates
6 Infect ion Control(Hospital) Dewan Mulia 26-27/12/2004 Speaker 7 Update on HIV Management
(National)
Tanjung Bungah
Hotel, Pulau
Pinang
24-25/11/2004 Speaker
2003
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 GCP Hilton, Sarawak 15-17/7/2003 Delegates
2 Hospital Infection Control Dewan Mulia 26/2/2003 Speaker 3 Medical Emergency A&E 29/10/2003 Speaker
2002
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 Thrombolytic Therapy Dewan Mulia 16-17/10/2002 Speaker 2 SOCSO for Appellate Board
Members
Equatorial Melaka 22-24/7/2002 Delegates
2001
No. Courses Venue Date Remarks
1 Post Graduate Course in
Rheumatology
UMMC 19-20/7/2001 Delegates
2 Counselling for MA / Nurses
(National)
New Pacific Hotel 20-24/8/2001 Speaker
3 KMK / QAP Convention. East
Coast Region
Kolej Islam Pahang 30-31/10/2001 Speaker
4 Maternal Mortality Workshop Dewan Mulia 7/6/2001 Panel 5 Communication Skill Pusat Latihan,
Kota Bharu
23-24/5/2001 Speaker
6 Critical Care Medicine Renaissance 5-6/9/2001 Speaker 7 QAP Convention Kolej Jururawat 7/8/2001 Speaker
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8 QAP Convention Pusat Latihan,
Kota Bharu
12/6/2001 Speaker
9 Communication Skill Pusat Latihan,
Kota Bharu
17/2/2001 Speaker
Referees
Dr. Mahayidin Muhamad
Medical Director / Radiologist
KPJ Perdana Specialist
Hospital
Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Tel: 09 7458000
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Alex Padiglione
Infectious Diseases Physician,
Department of Infectious Disease,
Alfred Hospital.
Philip Block, Level 2,
55 Commercial Rd, Melbourne Vic
3004, Australia.
Tel: +61-390******
Mobile: +61-412******
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Nor Idham Che Ghani
Talent Acquisition Manager
UniversitiTeknologi PETRONAS
Tel: +60 5 3688 431
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A/Prof. Denis Spelman,
Head of Microbiology,
Deputy Director of Infectious
Diseases Unit,
The Alfred Hospital,
2nd Floor Burnet Institute,
85 Commercial Road,
Melbourne Victoria,
3004 Australia.
Tel: +61-03-927*****
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