Venue: Hilton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

Theme: Ambulatory Paediatrics

Organising Committee

Organising chairperson
Zabidi Azhar Hussin

Scientific chairperson
Hussain Imam Hj Muhammad ismail

Secretary
Tang Swee Fong  
 
Treasurer 
Musa Mohd Nordin

Trade & Exhibition
Zulkifli Ismail, Saadiah Ahmad

Publications
Thiyagar Nadarajan

Scientific committee (conveners)
Bilkis Abd Aziz
Fuziah Md Zain
Kamarul Azahar
Lee Way Seah
Lim Yam Ngo
Noraini Nun Nahar Yunus
Norzila Mohd Zainudin
Siti Sabzah
Tang Swee Fong
Thong Meow Keong

Topics
Plenaries
Nutrition and early childhood development
H1N1: The Malaysian Experience
New Genetics and its implication for paediatric practice

Symposia

Idiopathic nephrotic syndrome
•    Genetics of nephrotic syndrome
•    Current management
•    Difficult to treat nephrotic

Transport of the critically ill child
•    Do we need a retrieval system?
•    The Perak experience (MA and nurse-led)
•    The Sabah experience (doctor-led)
•    The ideal retrieval system
•    Current plans for a retrieval system in Malaysia

Growth and pubertal disorders
•    Clinical approach to short stature: role of growth hormone
•    Approach and management of pubertal delay
•    Approach and management of precocious puberty
•    Congenital hypothyroidism

Common respiratory disorders in children    
•    Snoring in children: when to investigate
•    Chronic cough in children: when to worry
•    Recurrent wheeze in children: what could it be

Gastroenterology problems   
•    Assessment of nutrition status in children
•    Gastroesophageal reflux in infants and children
•    Practice and malpractice in complementary feeding in early childhood
•    Guidance on the role of special milk formulas

Dental symposium 1
•    Early childhood caries
•    Dental management of children with medical problems
•    Dento-facial trauma in children•    

Dental symposium 2    
•    Gingivostomatitis and other gingival lesions in children
•    Orofacial infections of dental origin

Neurology    
•    Approach to the first unprovoked seizure
•    Headache in children
•    The child with an abnormal gait

Cardiology    
•    Optimal management of heart failure in non-congenital heart defects
•    Management of chronic rheumatic heart disease
•    National congenital heart defect registry

Genetic and metabolic problems    
•    The critically ill child: when to suspect a metabolic cause
•    Referring a child with a suspected genetic syndrome: clues and challenges for the paediatrician
•    Long term care and management of genetic and metabolic disorders: what role can the paediatrician play
•    Medical ethics in paediatric genetics

Voiding disorders    
•    Nocturnal enuresis
•    Dysfunctional voiders: aetiology and assessment
•    Neurogenic bladder: management

Childhood diabetes    
•    Standard of care of diabetic patients, are we reaching the target?
•    How to manage Type 1 DM?
•    How to manage Type 2 DM?

Paediatric ENT  
 •   Paediatric upper airway challenges: Surgical Offers   
•    Management of External ear Anomalies; Congenital Microtia and Canal atresias
•    Universal versus High Risk Neonatal hearing Screening: relevance to rehabilitation and cochlear implant
•    Hearing rehabilitation in congenital hearing loss

32nd MPA Congress Dinner Talk

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Abstract submission
Deadline:  1 September, 2010
All abstract submissions should preferably be sent to the congress secretariat by email (mpa2010@myeventsolution.com). Any hard copy submissions by post should also be sent directly to the congress secretariat.

Accomodation
Hilton Hotel
Single with breakfast   RM 395++
Double with breakfast    RM 435++

Congress Secretariat
(conference registration, accommodation bookings and abstract submissions)
Event Solution Management Sdn Bhd
D-3-32, Pusat Perniagaan Seksyen 8 (8 Avenue)
Jalan Sg. Jernih 8/1
46050 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Tel: 603-7955 6608
Fax: 603- 7956 6608
Email: mpa2010@myeventsolution.com

Trade and exhibition
(enquiries and registration)
Datin Saadiah Ahmad
Malaysian Paediatric Association
3rd Floor (Annexe Block)
National Cancer Society Building
66, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
50300 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 603-2691 5379
Fax: 603-2691 3446
Email: mpaeds@gmail.com

Please download the full announcement, congress form and poster of the event below for further reading...

32nd Annual Congress - Announcement-uploaded 11.06.2010 (English - pdf - 537 Kb)

32nd Annual Congress Form - 1 (2).pdf (English - pdf - 165 Kb)

32nd Poster - 7.pdf (English - pdf - 520 Kb)

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