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    EAST COAST GASTROINTESTINAL PATHOLOGY UPDATE SEPTEMBER 2018

    The Department of Pathology, Universiti Sains Malaysia in collaboration with International Academy of Pathology, Malaysian Division (IAPMD) had organised an East Coast Gastrointestinal Pathology Update Seminar. This seminar was held on 6th September 2018 at School of Medical Sciences Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, Kubang Kerian Kelantan. This one day seminar had been attended by 75 delegates, comprised Pathologists, Clinician, Surgeon, Medical Officers and Trainees.
     
    Our invited speakers were from both a histopathological and clinical background. Our key speaker was Datin Dr Nik Raihan Nik Mustapha, our Consultant Histopathologist & Head of Histopathology Unit Department of Pathology Hospital Sultanah Bahiyah, Alor Setar, Kedah, who has subspecialty in Gastrointestinal and Hepatobiliary Pathology. The other speaker was Prof Dr. Lee Yong Yeh, Professor of Medicine and Senior Consultant of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Internal Medicine, from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus. Both speakers have a vast experience in gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary diseases.
     
    The seminar included lectures which was very inspiring, informative and updated. The selected interesting and challenging cases were discussed during the slide seminar session. Overall, this seminar was a success comprising a good discussion between pathologists, gastroenterologist and surgeon in order to have a common understanding of gastrointestinal pathology reporting.

    I would like to thank all who attended the East Coast Gastrointestinal Pathology Update 2018, the committee members who chaired by Dr. Sharifah Emilia Tuan Sharif and all who helped to make this seminar a real success. I hope that all delegates had enjoyed this seminar, have a good day shopping in Kota Bharu and happily connected with old friends!


    Dr. Wan Faiziah Wan Abdul Rahman (Secretary) &
    Dr. Nur Asyilla Che Jalil (Assistant Secretary)
    East Coast Gastrointestinal Pathology Update 2018
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    National Renal Pathology Workshop 2018

    The Department of Pathology, Hospital Pulau Pinang in collaboration with The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and University College Dublin Malaysia Campus (RCSI & UCD, formerly known as Penang Medical College) and International Academy of Pathology, Malaysian Division (IAPMD) had organised a National Renal Pathology Workshop that was held on 21-22nd July 2018 in RCSI &UCD Malaysia Campus, Penang.
    The response was overwhelming, there were more than 110 delegates attended the two days workshop, comprised Pathologists, Nephrologists, Medical Officers and Trainees. The invited speakers were from both Histopathology and Nephrology background, they were Professor Datuk Dr Looi Lai Meng, Dr Nik Hasimah Nik Yahya, Dr. Hakimah Mahsin, Dr. Hanizah Khairan, Dr Norra Harun, Dr Roslina Suboh, Dr. Hemlata Kumari Gnanasegaram, Dr. Fauzah Abdul Ghani, Dr Liew Yew Fong,  Dr Anita Bhajan Manicha and Dr Kong Boon Huei. The workshop included lectures and slide seminar of selected interesting and challenging cases were discussed.
    I would like to thank all who attended the National Renal Pathology Workshop 2018 and who helped to make this workshop a huge success! I hope that all delegates had truly benefitted from this workshop, enjoyed connecting with old friends, our local cuisines and scenic beauty of the Pearl of Orient.
     
     
    Dr Chew Bee See
    Organising Committee Chairman,               
    National Renal Pathology Workshop 2018 
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    4th IAPMD ASM KOTA BHARU 2017

    The 4th IAPMD annual scientific meeting and AGM was successfully  held on 9-11th September 2017 at Grand Riverview Hotel in Kota Bharu. The theme of the conference was Pathology of Men Women and Children. The speakers were Professor Anthony Gill, Associate Professor Lyndal Anderson, Dr Anna Gill [from Australia], Professor Rita Alagio from United States, Dr Tara  Poonpracha from Thailand.  Other local speakers include Professor Nor Hayati Othman, Dr Arni Talib, Dr Razmin Ghazali, Dr  Faezahtul Arbaeyah Hussain, Dr Clarence Lai and Datuk Dr Azhar Amir Hamzah.

    There were more than 200 delegates attended the 3 day conference. A total of 48 abstracts were received and they were published in Malaysian Journal of Pathology. A pre-conference seminar on Immunohistochemistry was held a day prior at  School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. 

    Professor Dr Nor Hayati Othman
    Chairperson, IAPMD KB 2017
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    IAPMDQAP Talk @ National Pathology Conference, Kuantan

    Professor Dr. Nor Hayati Othman, the president of IAP Malaysian Division was invited by the organizing committee of 2017 National Pathology Conference in Kuantan. This conference is an annual meeting of the Ministry of Health (MOH) pathology services.

    It was then concluded that all MOH anatomic pathology laboratories will join the IAPMDQAP programme.
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    10th APIAP BALI 2017

    The 10th Congress of Asia Pacific International Academy of Pathology &  Asia Pacific Society of Molecular and Immunohistology (APSMI) was held at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center, Bali, Indonesia on 24th to 27th 2017

    IAP Malaysian Division along with Sarawak Convention Bureau was involved in the bidding for Asia Pacific Congress in 2021. However, the bid goes to Japan

    2 of our council member, Prof. Dr. Wong Kum Thong and Dato' Dr. Norain Karim was invited as speaker for this meeting. 
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    IAPQAP SEMINAR

    Announcement of the IAPQAP programme

    I would like to announce that IAPMD will embark on providing QAP for anat path labs for the country. I am sure you already know that we have made a trial run  in 2015 and the results were presented at the AGM in September 2015 [you can view the summary here http://www.iapmd.net/iapmd-qap-programme.html] . For the trial run the DVDs were distributed to 21 labs .  At the last AGM we pledged to strengthen this program. 

    In January this year, we run a questionnaire survey on your readiness to accept Malaysian QAP program [replacing RCPA of which all 35/35 anatomic pathology labs in Malaysia subscribe to]  organized by IAPMD and  majority of respondents  (87%) agreed and ready to subscribe to this program. On 10th of January we had a meeting with Jabatan Standard Malaysia (DSM)  seeking their advice on how to be a PT provider.  following that DSM has listed us as one of PT (proficiency Testing) providers for medical testing [http://www.jsm.gov.my/proficiency-testing#.WMi42_l942w]  

    Further discussion  with DSM led to a 2 day seminar (13-14 March 2017)  on ISO 17043 jointly organized by IAPMD and DSM. We invited 2 speakers from Thailand, Professor Pongsak who is ex-IAP Thailand President and chair of IAPTD QAP program. The Thai Division  have been offering this service in Thailand. We also invited Dr Patravee, the director of Bureau of Quality Lab Standard from Thailand who is an expert on ISO 17403, the quality standard for PTP. This seminar was attended by council members of IAPMD, IAPMD QAP members and some heads of pathology labs in the country.

     At the end of the seminar, the conclusions  could be summarized as below
    1.  the PT provider for anat path is IAPMD and the name is IAPMD QAP
    2. IAPMD QAP will seek  ISO17043 accreditation within 2 years
    3. There will be 2 runs (cycle) per year
    4.  For the next run  10 QAP slides [ scanned and saved in  DVDs] will be sent  to all 35 labs for free [the cost is incurred by IAPMD]. the  DVDs will reach your lab around May 2017. Results disclosure a month later
    5. Since some labs have already subscribed to RCPA - the 2nd run in October2017 will be at a cost of 500 ringgit per that cycle 
    6. The subscription is 1000 ringgit per year from 2018. This is much cheaper than subscribing to RCPA QAP
    7. Majority who attended voted the Thailand style of issuing results
    8. Upon discussion, it was agreed that the disclosure of results that IAPMD QAP will  adopt  is a modified  Thailand style  and RCPA style. We will now call it IAPMD QAP style.  For each case, the target diagnosis and description for each is given and the  differential diagnoses will be listed. When the labs receive the results,  the lab has to analyse whether the diagnosis they made for the case belongs to "Discordant",  "Concordant" or "Minor Discordant. 
    9. The announcement on cycles and disclosure of results are on IAPMD website
    10. Slides for testing are submitted by 18 members who volunteered or nominated at the last AGM (in Penang) representing all states in Malaysia, public, private and universities. There were suggestion to also get the slides given at the exit exams of MPath. There will be slide bank and we also welcome members who are not among the 18  members to submit slides 
    11. The head of the program is Dr Chng Ewe Seng  and the comprising team is at the point finalsing. 
    12.  I hope all of you will participate in this program. This is run by our society and the success of the society is our responsibility

    ​Professor Dr. Nor Hayati Othman
    President,
    International Academy of Pathology
    ​Malaysian Division