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 First of all I would like to thank all members for giving me and the Executive Committee of 2011-2013 the chance to contribute to our beloved association. I consider it a real privilege to be the President of the Malaysian Paediatric Association but looking back at all the previous prominent and eminent presidents, I know it will be a tough act to follow. However, with the support and cooperation of our 790 members, I will take it as a challenge and hopefully together we can steer MPA to greater heights and achievements. |
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Medicine is not just a career, but a calling |
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I have always felt keenly the suffering of animals. Since I was a child, I had wanted to be a vet. My parents persuaded me to abandon that idea by using the example of a vet whose university education was funded by the Public Service Commission. When he returned to Singapore , he was posted to serve his bond at the abattoirs. That was enough to persuade me to select my second career choice – a doctor. I have never regretted that decision. |
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A long wait to thank you |
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I was a naïve 1st year medical officer still at the infantile phase of my career. It was 18 years ago in a District Hospital in Sabah. Prior to that, I had just completed the last 3 months of my internship in Paediatrics at Penang Hospital. On reporting for work, I still remember the Hospital Director telling me, “Since you have just completed your internship training in paediatrics, please take care of the paediatric wards”. |
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How Doctors Die |
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 Years ago, Charlie, a highly respected orthopedist and a mentor of mine, found a lump in his stomach. He had a surgeon explore the area, and the diagnosis was pancreatic cancer.
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Who's meant to be teaching us? |
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 The harassed registrar looks up expectantly from her bleep. “We don't know”, three of us chime at once; we know the drill, we've spoken these lines many times. “It just says on our timetable ‘ward teaching’.
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Four wishes for Aubrey |
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In the critical care environment, what begins as cure-oriented and lifeextending treatment may become unsuccessful in overcoming the patient’ increasingly complex pathophysiology. A case from the neonatal intensive care unit is presented and used to elaborate upon care transitions toward palliative and supportive care that can be rendered in the hospital, at home or in a hospice facility.
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The proposed theme is: Towards equity in child health. The event is organised by the Malaysian Paediatric Association (MPA). 
