DIAgnosis I : Lets go to Indonesia!

Insha Allah, this Saturday we will be launching the semi-translated DIAgnosis2 in Jakarta. Alhamdulillah, for the opportunity for us to try our luck there. It is never easy to breakthrough their market, but as the philosophy of the book goes, Yang menentukan adalah DIA. Du'a for us, all :)

Happy Nurses Day 2016!

A special shout out to the backbone of medical services! 

Thank you for being there!

Thank you for caring for the patient!

Thank you for being reliable colleagues!

Thank you for all the sacrifices!

Thank you for being my teacher!

#Throwback Mid Year Philippines Anaesthetist Conference

It was such an honour to be invited to this mid year conference. Even though I was not the first choice and came in as a replacement for my convenor, it was an opportunity not to be missed. Thank you again PSA!

What made me keen was its location ie in Cebu Island. It was my opportunity to be back in Philippines and this time to explore Cebu. The last time I was here it was just as transit before taking the ferry to Leyte during the Haiyan/Yolanda disaster. 

The first day, me and Amjad (the other invited facilitator from India) lead a session in Cebu Vincent Sotto Hospital live demo of simple blocks. It was a bit nerve wrecking for me because the blocks have to work! Haha The whole programme went well. I must say i am impressed of how the AV team handled the programme. Im sure this is not the first time. It is definitely more class than what i have done in Malaysia's workshops before. 

We had 6 blocks to do. Each of us did 3. I did a femoral, Ilioinguinal iliohypogastric and axillary. The ilioinguinal was very challenging as I had an obese patient. It was like being on a boat on a rough sea day! Haha The target was challenging and i believe the audience saw it! Haha All in all, i enjoed the workshop a lot and of course the weight was lifted when everything was done!

                                          excellent PSA team: Good coordination!

The next day was my talk. I was still nervous as I realized I was the only non Filipino to speak in this conference. However, I looked similar so maybe it was not that significant where I came from haha The hall was full and I just had to fight my nervousness! Alhamdulillah, it went well :)

 The dinner was good and ofcourse, the filipinos has always been excellent with the entertainment. I enjoyed the show and the live band. It was really cool to see Filipino Anaesthetists from all their major islands letting their hair down. I must say i enjoyed it very much! Though i had food restrictions especially their specialty Lechon! haha

                                         PSA Past President, Current President and CME Director

Thank you again to PSA and the organizers! I enjoyed my time here and hopefully I will be invited again in coming years! 

#Throwback DIAgnosis Apokalips launch

Alhamdulillah, we launched DIAgnosis Apokalips during the MPH Book fair. It was generous for MPH to organize the event for us. We were also lucky to have Dato Asyraf Wajdi to officiate the ceremony thanks to our dear KULN MAnsoura group who got us in contact with Dato Asyraf's side. Dato Muhammad, the CEO of MPH took his time off to be at our event too. We were very encourage by all their support.

It was also the first time for me to meet up with the social media legends such as MOfrust, Syamirullah, One Pint Normal Saline whom I've read their entries and tabik spring with their efforts. Lutfi who shares the same birth date as me, another figure worth mentioning because of what he has achieved so far at a very young age. Social entrepreneur :)

 As ever , our book signing session has always been legendary thanks to our loyal fans. Now i understand why those who won awards would always mention, if it is not because of the fans, we are nothing! 

Alhamdulillah, a very enjoyable late afternoon in PICC. Insha Allah, with many more sessions to come. 

Throwback MedTweet.MY

Another collaboration :)

I was invited to be part of this team, MedTweet.MY which was initiated by an enthusiastic doctor, Khairul Hafidz. He is superly popular in twitter and has been helping to light up medical questions in twitterland. I guess the questions became to overwhelming that he got the idea of having multiple doctors who are active in twitter to hold on to a same platform. Of course the famous #perangmelawanmitos which i thought is very educational to the public. 

I am happy to be part of this team which consist of multiple background and age. Of course we have a super active whatsapp group and it is the worldly discussion we have that can help to educate ourselves too. Its good to have colleagues helping you out in times when you wanna ask some questions for clarification.

                                         With Papa Li!

We had our first meet up weeks ago. It is only now that i am posting it up! Alhamdulillah, since then we have registered ourselves legally with ROS; making us a legitimate Society! 

Insha Allah, again our main aim is to educate the public especially on social media!

Majulah MedTweet.MY!!

#Throwback Diagnosis2 ke Mesir - Part 1

It was planned a few months in advance. When Anwar and Ben received the invitation, we were elated. AF, Aizzat, Azah and Ben met the representative in November when she came back for the PAT in PWTC. It was to discuss about the programme. Projek Nusa Bangsa. Totally bombastic!

However, being practical, never that i thought they would invite all of us to go. I would reckon that perhaps just 3-4 of us would do - all expenses paid! I was surprised when it was informed that all of us were invited and its on them! Wah.. I do know that Overseas UMNO Club is funded well but to sponsor 7 of us? It was surreal and i never thought it would be as such! Apa lagi, Why not right? 

All of us then applied for leave and planned for the trip. I had to look for locum cover during my absence. The list was getting busier and it would be catastrophic to just leave without cover for that week. SOmehow it was rezeki that the month of October in my place increased. Usually February is a slow month for private hospitals. 

Unfortunately FL had issues with this pregnancy. Initially we timed it well so that she could be on board the plane. However, it was not meant to be. Bukan rezeki. For her own safety she had to stay back. Kudos to Ben for helping out to get appointment in IJN after a palpitating (literally) episode in UKM during her call.

Honestly we did not know what to expect. I was in Cairo in 2014 but because of the mission tension, I did not visit Cairo much eventhough we were persuaded to do so. It did not feel right. This time around, i did a bit ofreading so that i know what to look for  during this trip. Of course, the main objective of the trip was to meet up with future doctors and inspire them. Apparently, D2 is a big hit with the students around Egypt and therefore justification to the club of our invitation.

We had to take an early morning flight from KLIA. Everyone was excited. Shahnaz (Din's wife) took leave tofollow her husband. She later became a big asset to the team during this visit. We were excited and really looked forward to be in Egypt. 

The arrival of Apokalips

Launched 29 MArch 2016 - MPH PIBF Putrajaya.

Alhamdulillah!