PUBLIC FORUMS
organised by The Arthritis Foundation of Malaysia (AFM)

Year 2006

Topic: Common bone and joint diseases
Date: 18th February 2006
Venue: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah

Topic: Common bone and joint diseases
Date: 1st April 2006
Venue: Petaling Jaya, Selangor

Topic: Living with arthritis
Date: 22nd April 2006
Venue: Ipoh, Perak

Topic: Surgery on arthritis
Date: 22nd April 2006
Venue: Sunway Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor

Topic: 1. The Management of Arthritis
2. Gout and Soft Tissue Rheumatism
Date: 7th July 2006
Venue: Dewan Sinaran Ilmu, Hospital Pulau Pinang



Archives

Year 2005

April 2005
Topic: Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Date: 10th April
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Venue: Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor
Speakers: Dr. SS Yeap
       
Topic: Role of Occupational Therapy in Arthritis Management
Date: 23rd April
Venue: Sunway Medical Centre, Subang Jaya, Selangor
Speakers: Ms. Charlie Tan, Ms. Aziah Mohamad

May 2005

Topic: Rawatan Penyakit Rheumatoid Artritis Artritis dan Senaman
Date: 5th May
Time: 12.30 pm – 2.00 pm
Venue: Hospital Selayang, Selangor
Speakers: Dr. SG Ong, Puan Narimah Daud
       
Topic: Living with Arthritis
Date: 15th May
Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Venue: Dewan Bandaraya Taiping, Perak
Speakers: Dr. Muhaini Othman
       
Topic: Chronic Arthritis, Arthritis and Exercise
Date: 29th May
Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Venue: Gleneagles Medical Centre, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur
Speakers: Dr. Emily Goh, Dr. Tunku Nor Takyaah

June 2005
Topic: Rheumatoid Arthritis - the treatment, the experience and the support
Date: 18th June
Time: 3.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Venue: KL Hilton, KL Sentral, Kuala Lumpur
Speakers: Dr. SG Ong, Professor Narehan Hassan, Dr. SK Chow

August 2005
Topic: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gout and Osteoarthritis
Date: 20th August
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Venue: Sunway Medical Centre
Speakers: Dr. SK Chow

September 2005
Topic: Management in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Date: 24th September
Time: 1.30 pm - 4.00 pm
Venue: Sentosa Regency Hotel, Alor Setar, Kedah
Speakers: Dr. Anwar Arshad
       
Topic: Arthritis - An Overview
Date: 24th September
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm
Venue: Hospital Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Speakers: Dr. SC Gun

 

Year 2004

March 2004
Topic: Management of osteoarthritisSurgery for rheumatoid arthritis
Date: 7th March
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Sunway Lagoon Resort Hotel, Bandar Sunway, Selangor
Speakers: Prof. Dr. Feng Pao-Hsii, Dr. Saranatra Waikakul
       
Topic: Osteoarthritis and exercise
Date: 20th March
Time: 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Speakers: Dr. SS Yeap, Ms. Vimala
   
Topic: Osteoarthritis and exercise
Date: 27th March
Time: 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Gurney Resort and Residence, Penang
Speakers: Dr. SG Ong, Puan Khuzaimah

April 2004
Topic: Osteoarthritis and exercise (Mandarin)
Date: 10th April
Time: 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Mutiara Hotel, Johor Bahru
Speakers: Dr. SK Chow
   
Topic: Gout Osteoarthritis of knee (Bahasa Malaysia)
Date: 17th April
Time: 2.00 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Hotel Sri Malaysia, Alor Setar, Kedah
Speakers: Dr. Anuar
   
Topic: Osteoarthritis and exercise
Date: 24th April
Time: 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Hilton Hotel, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Speakers: Dr. Heselynn Hussein

May 2004
Topic: Gout Osteoarthritis of knee
Date: 9th May
Time: 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Venue: Vistana Hotel, Kuantan
Speakers: Dr. Shahdan Shahid, Dr. Azmillah Rosman

June 2004
Topic: Gout
Date: -
Time: -
Venue: Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
Speakers: Dr. Madeline Piper

July 2004
Topic: Osteoarthritis and exercise (Mandarin)
Date: 3rd July
Time: 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Tropicana Golf and Country Resort, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Speakers: Dr. SK Chow
   
Topic: What is arthritis? Management of rheumatoid arthritis Arthritis needs exercise
Date: 17th July
Time: 2.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: E&O Hotel, Penang
Speakers: Dr. SG Ong, Dr. KL Loo, Ms. Vimala

Year 2003

March 2003
Topic: Gout / Knee AGM
Date:
8th March
Time:
10.00 am - 1.00 pm
Venue:
Armada Hotel, PJ
Speaker:
Kiran SK Chow

Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date:
22nd March
Time:
2.00 - 4.00 pm
Venue:
Sunway Hotel Geogetown, Penang
Speakers:
Emily Goh - Gout, Heselynn - OA

April 2003
Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date:
12th April
Time:
12 pm - 2 pm
Venue:
Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Johor Bahru
Speakers:
Esha, Yoong, Heselynn

June 2003
Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date: 5-6 June
Venue: Kota Bharu
Speakers: Shahdan, Azmillah

Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date: 14th June
Time: 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Venue: Taiping Town Council Hall, Taiping
Speakers: Muhaini - OA, Vimala - PACE, Rohani - Rehab

Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date: 14th June
Time: 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Venue: Sunway Hospital, PJ
Speakers: Keith Lim, Kiran

Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date: 28th June
Time: 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Venue: Renaissance Melaka Hotel, Melaka
Speakers: Gun SC, Esha

August 2003
Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date: 2nd August
Time: 3.00 - 5.00 pm
Venue: Syuen Hotel, Ipoh
Speaker: Yeap SS

Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date: 24-Aug
Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 noon
Venue: Allson Klana Hotel, Seremban
Speakers: Gun SC, Esha

September 2003
Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date: 13th Sept
Time: 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Venue: University Hospital, KL
Speakers: SK Chow, Emily Goh

November 2003
Topic: Gout / OA Knee
Date: 2nd Nov
Time: 2.00 - 4.00 pm
Venue: Gleneagles Hospital, KL
Speakers: Yeap SS


Year 2002

October 2002
Topic: Public Forum on Gout & Osteoporosis
Date: Saturday, 26.10.02
Time: 8.30-11.00 am
Venue: Auditorium, Hospital Putrajaya
Speakers: Dr. Mohd. Shahdan Shahid / 
              Dr. Mollyza Mohd. Zin

March 2002
Topic: The Spectrum of Arthritis
Date: 6/3/02 (Wednesday)
Time: 10.30 - 11.30 am
Venue: Selayang Hospital
Speaker(s): Dr. Mollyza Mohd Zain
Sponsor: Bayer

April 2002
Topic: SLE & Connective Tissue Disease
Date: 27/4/02 (Saturday) AGM to follow
Time: 3.00 - 4.00 pm
Venue: Sunway Medical Centre
Speaker(s): Dr. Kiran Veerapen
Sponsor: MSD

June 2002
Topic: What do I do if I have arthritis?
Date: 6/6/02 (Saturday)
Time: 4.00 - 5.00 pm
Venue: Mandarin Oriental
Speaker(s): John Edmonds
Sponsor: Aventis

Topic: What do I do if I have knee pain?
Date: 6/6/02 (Saturday)
Time: 4.00 - 5.00 pm
Venue: Mandarin Oriental
Speaker(s): Mike Doherty
Sponsor: Aventis

September
Topic: How to prevent Common Arthritis
Date: 14/9/02 (Saturday)
Time: 3.00 - 4.30 pm
Venue: Ruka Hall, UMMC
Speaker(s): Dr. Emily Goh, Dr. Yeap Swan Sim
Sponsor: Bayer

October 2002
Topic: Arthritis Day
Date: 12/10/02 (Saturday)
Time: 2.00 - 5.00 pm
Speaker(s): Caroline Lee to liaise with Mee Hong re : games, exercises, walkathon and display of medical appliances (OTs and Physios)
Sponsor: MSD

December 2002
Time: 3.00 - 4.30 pm
Venue: HUKM
Speaker(s): Prof. Chin Gek Liew


Year 2001

January 2001
"Dealing with neck and back pain"
Venue: Sunway MC,PJ

Mar 2001
"Caring for someone with arthritis"
Venue: Tawarkal Hospital,KL

"Joint Pain and Total Joint Replacement"
Venue: Sunway Medical Centre

July 2001
"Can Arthritis be cured?"
Venue: HKL

September 2001
"Osteoarthritis"
Venue: UHKL

November 2001
"Diet and Traditional Medicine"
Venue: HKL


Year 2000

June 2000
24-06-2000
"Introduction to different types of Arthritis"
Dr Emily Goh

"Management to Rheumatoid Arthritis"
Dr SK Chow
Venue: University Hospital, KL

September
16-09-2000
Organisers : MSR & Pfizer
"Arthritis & Rheumatism"
Venue - Syuen Hotel,. lpoh

October 2000

14-10-2000
Speaker: Prof. Paul Dieppe
Venue: Magellan hotel, Kota Kinabalu

14-10-2000
Speaker: Dr Peter Hollingworth
Venue : Kuching, Sarawak (Aches and pains in childhood)

21-10-2000
"Aches and Pains in children: All you wanted to know about Rheumatism in children"
Speaker: Prof. Dr Pat Woo
Chairperson: Prof P.H Feng
Venue: Island Hospital, Penang
Time 3.30-5.30pm

November 2000
"Adapting your lifestyle to arthritis"
Venue; Pantai Medical Centre, KL