Rheumatologists are specialist physicians who have had extra training to become experts in diagnosing and treating arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. The rheumatologist will work closely with you, your GP and other specialists, to find out what is wrong with you and then plan your management. Most of the rheumatologists are attached to the rheumatologyRead more
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A Definition Of Terms The terms ‘arthritis’ and ‘rheumatism’ encompass a range of painful musculoskeletal conditions. This article provides a brief overview of the definitions of arthritis and rheumatism. What is Arthritis? The term arthritis describes a range of readily diagnosable inflammatory conditions of the joints. The classification, diagnostic criteria and treatment approaches to theseRead more
Our MSR 2020 scheduled activities is now available – Find out the latest updates now. Schedule for MSR Educational activities: 2020 DATE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THEME TRAINEE CASE PRESENTATION RHEUMATOLOGIST VENUE 12 Jan Rheumatology MSUS Mentoring Programme (TUI) – – – Hospital Kuala Terengganu 14 Feb MSR Combined Meeting Multi-disciplinary: Rehabilitation Dr Chua Siew Huoy DrRead more
Date: 21 – 23 October 2020 Hosted by: Korean College of Rheumatology Official Language: Korean, English For information please visit the official website www.rheum.or.kr/kcr2020 KCR Travel grant: Cash Prize USD 1,000, 2nights Accommodation during the Congress, Welcome Kit Please note! KCR Scholarship is available to Young Investigator in Rheumatology (very limited spaces available). No abstractRead more
Date: 14 February 2020 (Friday) Time: 9.30 am – 4.30 pm Venue: MSR Office, Merchant Square, Tropicana Programme: Case presentation – CASE 1: – CASE 2: TBC (20 minutes – case presentation, 10 minutes discussion and Q&A) Aspects of Rehabilitation in Rheumatology RA – Olumiant Updates PAH Preceptorship – PAH from Rheumatology Perspective –Read more
KUALA LUMPUR: Orang ramai tidak harus memandang ringan gejala Artritis (penyakit radang sendi) dengan tanggapan bahawa penyakit itu hanya dialami oleh golongan tua, walhal ia juga boleh berlaku kepada golongan muda jika tidak dikesan dan dirawat sejak awal. Pengarah Pusat Perubatan Universiti Malaya (PPUM) Prof Dr Tunku Kamarul Zaman Tunku Zainol Abidin berkata penyakit ituRead more
KUALA LUMPUR: It happened suddenly. One morning in 2006, Lokasundari Vijaya Sankar, a former lecturer from Petaling Jaya, woke up with her whole body feeling stiff. She could hardly move. Of course, it took her a very long time to get to the bathroom that day. She somehow was able to guess what was happeningRead more
State: Kelantan Hospital: Hospital Raja Perempuan Zainab II Consultant: Datin Dr Asmahan Mohamed Ismail – asma_dr_2000@yahoo.co.uk TUI Trainer: Dr. Anwar Mat Arshad Date: 6 OCTState: Sabah Hospital: Hospital Queen Elizebath Consultant: Dr Malehah – sitimalehah2@gmail.com TUI Trainer: Dr Lau Ing Soo Date: 10 & 11 OCT State: Sarawak Hospital: Sarawak General Hospital Consultant: Dr TehRead more
Dr Ong Yew Chong MSR-TUI Chair 2018-2020 27th June 2019 Introduction Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) is currently widely used in our Malaysian Rheumatology practice. Numerous steps have been taken over the past years to consolidate and further improve our MSUS training methodology. Currently, there are 14 MSR-TUI members (including one Abviee representative) of whom majority haveRead more
Greetings to all, First and foremost, I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for voting me as president of MSR at the last AGM. Since coming back from Birmingham in 1999 upon completion of my rheumatology training, I was roped into MSR by the then President Dr. Keith Lim as committee member,Read more