Annual Report for Movement Disorders Council 2013
Office Bearers / Executive Council Member
1. Chairperson – Prof Dr Norlinah Mohamed Ibrahim, Consultant Neurologist/
Movement Disorders Specialist, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center,
Kuala Lumpur
2. Secretary – Prof Dr Lim Shen Yang, Consultant Neurologist/Movement Disorders
Specialist, University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur
3. Treasurer – Dr Shanthi Viswanathan – Consultant Neurologist, Department of
Neurology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
Council Members
1. Dr Santhi Datuk Puvanarajah – Consultant Neurologist, Department of
Neurology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
2. Dr Lee Moon Keen – Consultant Neurologist, Sunway Medical Center, Sunway
3. Dr Chris Chong Kang Tird, Consultant Neurologist, Sabah Medical Center, Kota
Kinabalu, Sabah
4. Dr Lim Thien Thien, Consultant Neurologist, Island Hospital, Penang
5. Dr Ooi Phaik Yee, Consultant Neurologist, Hospital Sungai Buloh, Selangor
4. Dr Shahrul Azmin, Consultant Neurologist, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur
6. Dr Tan Ai Huey, Consultant Neurologist, University of Malaya Medical Center,
Kuala Lumpur
Total of 4 council meeting were held in the Department of Medicine, Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur in 2013.
Activities in 2013/2014
1. Malaysia PD Conference and DBS Course, 22-23th August 2013
For the first time in Malaysia, a teaching course dedicated specifically to PD &
DBS was held in Penang on 22 and 23 August 2013, under the auspices of the
Malaysian Movement Disorders Council (MDC). 130 people (mostly doctors, but
also some allied health professionals and interested members of the public /
Parkinson’s support community) attended the course. Faculty members included
international experts:
I.
Hubert H Fernandez, Cleveland Clinic, USA,
II.
Li Wei, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
III.
Roongroj Bhidayasiri, Chulalongkorn University Hospital, Thailand
IV.
Sarun Nanta-Aree, Siriraj Hospital, Thailand
V.
Richard Kerr, Medtronics Asia
local neurologists with an interest in Movement Disorders:
I.
Lim Shen-Yang,
II.
Norlinah Md. Ibrahim,
III.
Santhi Datuk Puvanarajah
IV.
Shanti Viswanathan
V.
Lim Thien Thien
VI.
Lee Moon. The visit by Dr Hubert was made possible by the generous
support of the Movement Disorder Society (MDS), under the MDS Visiting
Professor Program
The event was a huge success and the organizers are very grateful to the Visiting
Professors for their time, effort and good humour, and to the MDS
2. Botulinum Toxin Teaching Course, 13th December 2013
For the first time in Malaysia, a teaching course dedicated specifically to
Botulinum Toxin with Live Demonstration was held in Kuala Lumpur on 13
December 2013. Totaol of 200 doctors from ASEAN attended the course. Faculty
members are
I.
Dr. Austen Peter Moore, Liverpool
II.
Dr. Erle Lim, Singapore
III.
Dr. Goh Khean Jin, Malaysia
IV.
Dr. Lim Shen-Yang, Malaysia
V.
Dr. Norlinah Md. Ibrahim, Malaysia
VI.
Dr. Raymond Rosales, Manila
VII.
Dr. Witsanu Kumthornthip, Bangkok
The event was a huge success and the organizers are very grateful to the Visiting
Professors for their time and effort and to the Ipsen Pharmaceutical by contributing the
unrestricted funds.
Prepared by:
Prof Dr Lim Shen Yang
Secretary, Malaysia Society of Neuroscience Movement Disorders Council
June 2014