Creating Clinical Research Culture

A/P Dr Syah Irwan Shamsul Bahari

Centre for Research and Innovation
KPJ Healthcare University College
syahbahari@gmail.com
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KPJ International College (KPJIC)
approved as a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
Centre for Research and Innovation
To promote the research culture in KPJ
Healthcare University College where scholars,
staffs and students have the opportunities to
do research where they can explore their
creativities, develop new ideas, improve
current work practices and ultimately
improving the quality of work and care we
delivered to our students and patients in KPJ
hospitals
50 Research
projects
29
publications
Medicine
Nursing
Pharmacy
Health
Sciences
Business &
Management
Behavioural
Sciences
2013 Research Output
Creating research culture
Patients
Hospitals Clinicians
Why clinician do research?
Career progression
Evidence based
treatment outcome
Quest for new
knowledge
Status among peers
Why hospitals do research?
Innovation
Cost effectiveness of
treatment
Increase status of the
institution
Funding
Why patients involved in
research?
Access to new
treatment
Better treatment
Cost effective treatment
Challenges
Time/Talent
Data collection
Facilities/Resources
Funding
Incentives
Time/Talent
Research
Officer/Assistant
Clinical/Research fellow
Postgraduate student
Academic
Data collection
Computerized database
ICD 10
Disease severity
Treatment outcome score
Quality of life score
Use of portable device for
patient interaction
Facilities and Resources
Chicken and the egg
issue
Facilities and resources
for research can be
centralised
Champion for the cause
Funding
Institutional
Seed
Industry
Intellectual property,
Bias, Industry driven
National
Track record, Public-
private barrier
International
Complex, ethical and
legal issues
Patient perception
Research means
experiment
Patient education on
clinical research
Magazine and article
Incentives
Individual
- Recognition for
individuals that
contribute to research
activities
Institution
A league table to
compare hospital
research activities
CENTRAL
KPJAmpangPuteri Specialist Hospital
KPJDamansaraSpecialist Hospital
KPJSelangor Specialist Hospital
KPJTawakkal Specialist Hospital
KPJKajangSpecialist Hospital
Sentosa Medical Centre
KPJKlangSpecialist Hospital
NORTHERN
KPJIpohSpecialist Hospital
KPJPenangSpecialist Hospital
TaipingMedical Centre
KedahMedical Centre
Sri Manjung Specialist Centre
EASTCOAST
KPJPerdanaSpecialist Hospital
Kuantan Specialist Hospital
AUSTRALIA
JetaGardens(Brisbane)
EASTMALAYSIA
KuchingSpecialist Hospital
Damai Specialist Hospital
KPJSabahSpecialist Hospital SibuSpecialist
Medical Centre
INTERNATIONAL INDONESIA
RSMedikaPermata Hijau(Jakarta)
RSMedikaBumi SerpongDamai (Jakarta)
SOUTHERN
KPJJohor Specialist Hospital
KPJPuteri Specialist Hospital
KPJSerembanSpecialist Hospital
KluangUtamaSpecialist Hospital
KPJPasirGudangSpecialistHospital
KPJ HEALTHCARE AND KPJUC
Multi specialty group practice in KPJ Healthcare is
the largest clinical practice in the country.
More than 900 medical specialists, pharmacists,
physiotherapists, dieticians, etc - has the biggest
number of health professionals under one
organization
The combined KPJ Healthcare and KPJUC alliance will
potentially be the largest academic medical and
health institution in the country if not the region.